Auto Merger And Acquisition Market Growing
30 Apr 2010, 12:22 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The automotive merger and acquisition (M&A) sector will continue to power the automotive industry’s transformation, supporting the changes necessary for the short-term restructuring and lo...
Automotive Education Day at NAIAS
20 Jan 2010, 07:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Whereas back in December 2008 the Pasadena Art Center College of Design hosted a design show with car company recruiters almost missing from the event, things seem to have changed during the past ye...
UK Car Production Up First Time Since September ‘08
18 Dec 2009, 15:52 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Production in the UK’s automotive industry increased by 12.5 % to 122,134 units in November, the first rise since September 2008, just-auto.com reported. To be more specific, November car ...
Intel Mulling Over Auto Industry
23 Nov 2009, 11:10 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / What do computer hardware manufacturers and the automotive sector have in common? Quite a lot, especially if we take into account the current trends that are pushing carmakers towards electric cars ...
Azure Posts Q3 Financial Results
13 Nov 2009, 08:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Although it is not our habit to bring to your attention financial results of non-mainstream automotive industry manufacturers, we decided to start doing so and we chose Azure Dynamics as the startin...
Mayor Bing May Give Up on the Bing Group
13 Oct 2009, 07:50 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Detroit's Mayor Dave Bing is facing the same difficult economic environment as the car manufacturers in his city are facing. Owner of the Bing Group, a company specializing in steel stamping an...
Reactions to the Volkswagen-Porsche Merger
24 Jul 2009, 12:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As we reported yesterday, German manufacturers Volkswagen and Porsche reached a preliminary agreement regarding their joint future. Although details are still scarce, as they "will be worked ou...
Bentley, 2009 Apprentice Employer of the Year
21 Jul 2009, 13:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The National Apprentice Employer of the Year Awards for 2009 appointed Bentley Motors as the "place to be" if you got talent and need a part-time job. The company managed to be voted best ...
Mercedes-Benz Dealers Ranked Highest in Customer Satisfaction
14 Jul 2009, 10:37 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / It is known in every industry that consumer satisfaction is one of the key points in keeping your business at a competitive level. The same is true for the automotive industry. Mercedes-Benz has ...
Fight "Cash for Clunkers"
21 May 2009, 10:03 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The American version of the European scrappage scheme, largely know as the "Cash for Clunkers" bill, has stirred a lot of debate in the US. This time, a more aggressive initiative, set in ...
British Scrappage Scheme Debuted Today
18 May 2009, 12:25 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The long-awaited long-talked about UK scrappage scheme has come into effect today, raising the number of European countries who mix the need for the renewal of the national car park with the need to...
Martin Winterkorn Chosen Automotive Manager of the Year in Italy
29 Apr 2009, 06:58 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Chairman of the Management Board Volkswagen AG Martin Winterkorn received one of the most famous awards granted by the media in Italy: “World’s Top Manager Automotive 2008”. The aw...
UK Vehicle ‘Scrappage’ Incentive Supported by Consumers
24 Apr 2009, 17:09 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / A recent online survey conducted by J.D. Power and Associates showed that two-thirds of the respondents support the UK Government in their £2,000 “scrappage” incentive for vehicles...
Rolls Royce RR4 Officially Baptized Ghost
21 Apr 2009, 10:32 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The newest addition to the Rolls Royce range now has a name, other than the in-house code used for its development. The RR4 will be marketed from now on as the Ghost. The name, less impressive than ...
Proton Exora, the First Malaysian MPV Now Available
16 Apr 2009, 13:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Malaysia, a country with a virtually inexistent automotive industry (from the international point of view), has taken today its first real step into the market, with the release of the country'...
GM, Chrysler Rescue Plans Come on Monday
29 Mar 2009, 08:14 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The White House confirmed president Barack Obama's announcement regarding the measures the administration will take to help GM and Chrysler on Monday, Autonews reported. A White House spokes...
Obama: The Automotive Industry Must Be Preserved
27 Mar 2009, 13:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / President Barack Obama has announced that his administration will present the new aid package for GM and Chrysler over the following days, but warned that the two manufacturers will have to make &qu...
China Is Restructuring the Automotive Industry
23 Mar 2009, 12:08 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As we reported several times over the last few weeks, rumors about Chinese companies taking interest into the acquisition of foreign automotive brands such as Volvo, together with the growing econom...
US Gives $5 Billion to Auto Suppliers
19 Mar 2009, 17:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The other side of the coin most seem to have neglected in the automotive industry drama is the story of the auto parts suppliers. The Obama administration has taken note of this fact and will provid...
Chinese Car Manufacturers: 100 and Counting
9 Mar 2009, 11:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Rumors that surfaced in the last few weeks of the Chinese automotive players taking lot of interest into the acquisition of some European brands, such as Volvo or Saab, put the Chinese auto industry...