The Apple in Saab
4 Feb 2009, 16:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Saab will soon be out of the General Motors Group and intends to use its newly re gained independence to become the “Apple of car brands”. Saab’s director of Global Brand and Sales...
Fiat-Chrysler Alliance - a Good Way, but Not the Only Way
4 Feb 2009, 11:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Chrysler says the upcoming alliance with Italian automaker Fiat could be very prosperous, but it is not the only option it has. The company refrained from other comments and made no reference as to ...
Obama to Announce Auto Czar Picks This Month
4 Feb 2009, 10:12 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The White House administration is continuously working to form an auto restructuring team, including an auto czar that would oversee the industry reform, and the first picks may be announced this we...
GM Truck Production Pumped Up to Save the Day
3 Feb 2009, 09:30 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Spring is fastly approaching and with it comes hope of renewal, wormer days and money for GM. Following one of the worst winters in economic history, GM is looking forward with great expectati...
Seoul Motor Show Loses GM, Chrysler, BMW
3 Feb 2009, 08:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The restless race for money, initiated by the economic crisis, makes car manufacturers fire workers, close down factories, scrap new models and sell assets. Undoubtedly, marketing budgets are also c...
GM Still Unsure of Cadillac Converj Bodystyle
2 Feb 2009, 16:26 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ever since the American automaker displayed the Cadillac Converj concept at the 2009 North American International Auto Show, people started talking about the mass-production model, discussing whethe...
GM Intends to Save Saturn
2 Feb 2009, 10:42 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Although in December last year, GM mobilized all its forces to convince the Congress help it save Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick and GMC and no word was mentioned about the Saturn brand, it seems that t...
Saturn, Saab and Hummer Future Still in Doubt
2 Feb 2009, 09:42 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The short history so far: General Motors received a $13.4 billion in December from the Bush administration and was asked to provide a viability plan to the government by February 17. In other words,...
US Automakers Ally Against State-by-State Regulations
2 Feb 2009, 08:20 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / American automakers are now joining forces for a major campaign against state-by-state regulations and struggle to convince the Washington authorities that a unique national standard would be useful...
Corvette ZR700 and ZR750 Unleashed by Hennessey Performance
30 Jan 2009, 10:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Hennessey Performance announced they are ready to upgrade the Corvette ZR1, the most powerful and most expensive Corvette model ever. Starting from the baseline LS9 620 horsepower engine, Hennessey...
Barcelona Auto Show Cancelled
29 Jan 2009, 15:23 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / There were a few rumors before but no one believed it until the inevitable occurred. Organizers had to cancel the 2009 Barcelona Auto Show due to lack of automakers' interest, Autonews reported...
GM to Produce New Buick in Germany
29 Jan 2009, 10:59 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors won't produce new Saab cars in Germany but, in return, it will move the production of new Buick models at Opel's main plant in Ruesselsheim near Frankfurt. Opel will become ...
Bolivia to Become the World's Supplier for Lithium Car Batteries
29 Jan 2009, 08:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Whether they like it or not, the United States might depend on Bolivia in the near future. No, it's not a historical turn-over, rather a dependence based on raw materials needed to build... ele...
General Motors Gives Up on Dealers
28 Jan 2009, 11:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American giant General Motors tries to escape the crisis' grip by adopting tough methods at all levels of its structure. Following this week's announcements of job cuts in the U.S. and sho...
RIP Cadillac XLR
28 Jan 2009, 11:44 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors confirmed the end of production of the Cadillac XLR manufactured by the American automaker at the Bowling Green Assembly Plant. All the 40 employees responsible for the production of ...
No More Jets for Citigroup During the Crisis
28 Jan 2009, 11:39 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / After getting a $45 billion from the government, Citigroup had to do something about their plan before the current financial crisis to purchase a new corporate jet . However, an Associated P...
General Motors Introduces the Three Day Workweek
28 Jan 2009, 08:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / General Motors will cutback the workdays at its Shushary flexible assembly plant, near St. Petersburg, Russia, for “a few months”, as Sergei Lepnukhov, company's spokesman said. The...
GM to Fire 2,000 Workers, UAW Says It's Devastating
27 Jan 2009, 11:34 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors has just confirmed that it plans to cut approximately 2,000 jobs at two plants, adding that the company also intends to idle several plants in the United States. Basically, the Americ...
Opel Ampera Plug-in Hybrid Set for Geneva
27 Jan 2009, 10:32 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors today announced that Opel Ampera, its so-called “revolutionary” extended-range electric car, will be displayed at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show that opens its doors on Ma...
GM, Chrysler Urge Dealers to Order Cars
26 Jan 2009, 14:05 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Two of the struggling American automakers, General Motors and Chrysler, urged their United States dealerships to order as many cars and trucks as possible in the next two months in order to help the...