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21 Sep 2009, 08:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Amid conflicting reports that Suzuki and Volkswagen are planning a partnership, the Frankfurt Auto Show has proven the best grounds for VW and Suzuki executives to let slip some of the company's future expansion plans. According to one of ...
21 Sep 2009, 07:57 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As announced yesterday, the new tentative agreement between the Canadian Auto Workers and GM's CAMI was voted upon and approved yesterday by the former. The new contract is three years long and was approved by 61 percent of production workers ...
21 Sep 2009, 07:31 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Taking advantage of the recent developments in vehicle safety and accident prevention system, the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology launched this weekend the so called Ko-FAS research initiative. The program has as a main goal the...
21 Sep 2009, 06:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German manufacturer Volkswagen announced today the release of its own designed winter tires, complete with light alloy rims and premium winter rubbers. The tires will be available for most of the Volkswagen vehicle range. "Thanks to new ru...
21 Sep 2009, 06:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American builder Roush announced today the release of two new in-house bred Mustangs, in the form of the famous Stage 3 and the 540RH. The special Stage 3 Mustang will be built in a limited edition of 103 units and will be available for a MSRP of...
20 Sep 2009, 13:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German manufacturer Daimler secured yet another contract to sell the buses it is producing, this time from Netherlands. The German manufacturer will sell 350 Mercedes-Benz urban and intercity buses to Qbuzz (Citaro LE and Citaro NF) and 75 natural...
20 Sep 2009, 13:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Canadian Auto Workers and CAMI, the joint venture operated by GM and Suzuki in Canada, have reached a tentative agreement yesterday, whose passing will be voted upon by the 2,250 CAW members today. The agreement is, as CAW President Ken Lewenz...
20 Sep 2009, 10:21 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Germany's projected state aid for Opel is slowly sparking protectionism accusations; yet, German chancellor Angela Merkel stands by her decision to help Opel. {ad| “We are naturally determined to resolve the remaining problems in a spir...
20 Sep 2009, 10:08 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Jim Press, who is the current deputy CEO for American automaker Chrysler, is reported to owe almost $1 million in back taxes. Like many other US auto industry executives, Press relied on some huge year-end bonuses from his company. With that pers...
19 Sep 2009, 06:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / One of the most comprehensive presences at the 2009 Frankfurt Auto show, the BMW display of vehicles is comprised of just about every single development in technology and design the German manufacturer made this year. Among the novelties, the r...
19 Sep 2009, 06:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Sberbank, the Russian side of the GM-Magna-Sberbank-Opel affair, announced today that the new generation Opel Astra will be built in Russia, at GM's St. Petersburg plant. Production at the plant may start very soon, as Sberbank CEO, German Gre...
18 Sep 2009, 15:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In what may very well be called one of the most daring moves made by a car manufacturer when it comes to its marketing strategy this year, the Japanese from Toyota seem to have decided on launching a dazzling $1 billion campaign for the fourth quar...
18 Sep 2009, 14:21 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After yesterday announcing it has become the official supplier for Volvo and its C30 BEV, battery manufacturer Ener1 is confident the market will explode and multiply tenfold by 2020. A growth driven, of course, by the blooming EV automotive indust...
18 Sep 2009, 13:50 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Wraps have finally come off the latest prancing horse creation, the 458 Italia. Of course, the details of the F430 replacement are already known, but the Frankfurt event is the public appearance of the Italia. "The 458 Italia is designed t...
18 Sep 2009, 13:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / South Korean manufacturer Hyundai is presenting at the 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show not only its more tangible, soon to be released vehicles, but also their interpretation of how the future of the green automotive industry should look like. And, in the...
18 Sep 2009, 11:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After yesterday Canadian manufacturer Magna learned it will likely no longer produce Chrysler 300C and Jeep Grand Cherokee for Chrysler at its Magna Steyr facilities, another warning comes from Volkswagen. This time however, the tone is much mo...
18 Sep 2009, 09:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / If you are in the mood for yet another hybrid concept, the Toyota stand at the 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show is the place to be. The Japanese manufacturer is displaying what may very well be the precursor of the future generation Prius: the plug-in hybr...
18 Sep 2009, 09:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Call it lack of inspiration, or just an attempt to capitalize on the success of the Prius...Japanese manufacturer Toyota said at a dealer meeting in Las Vegas that it will use the Prius badge for more hybrids to join the line-up in the US in the fu...
18 Sep 2009, 08:43 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With the battle for its control almost over, Opel is taking full advantage of the Frankfurt Auto Show to remind us there is more to the German manufacturer than a bitter battle between Magna, RHJ and GM. One of the brand's stars displayed a...
18 Sep 2009, 08:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Daimler's head of sales and marketing for Mercedes Benz cars has decided to step down, due to personal reasons as of October 1. He will be replaced by Joachim Schmidt, at the moment head of sales Central/Eastern Europe, Africa and Asia. &l...