Hyundai to Boost Tucson Production
19 Feb 2010, 13:58 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / It’s not a secret that Hyundai had a great year in the US. The Korean manufacturer managed to top its 2008 sales and continue growing, thanks to its new line up and affordable prices. Though 2...
UK’s Car Production Up 65%
18 Feb 2010, 14:54 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Things are looking good for UK based car manufacturers, as the increased demand pushed the automobiles production in the United Kingdom up 65%. In January, the car manufacturing business saw its big...
Italy to Invest 450 Million Euros in Fiat’s Sicily Plant
18 Feb 2010, 14:28 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Sergio Marchionne’s decision to shut down production at Fiat’s Termini Imerese factory in Sicily attracted a lot of critics from the Italian government and the Unions. But despite that, ...
1964 Shelby Cobra Up for Auction
13 Feb 2010, 18:08 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Car collectors need to prepare their check books, as a1964 Shelby Cobra factory race car will be up for auction by RM Auctions at Amelia Island on March 3. The car is quite impressive, as it is one ...
Jaguar Land Rover Factory Named Low Carbon Economic Area
12 Feb 2010, 15:22 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Nowadays everybody talks about green technologies, CO2 emissions, efficiency and renewable energy. And a lot of people seem to think that cars are the ultimate polluter, but that’s not really ...
Fiat to Buy GM’s Stake in Polish Engine Plant
4 Feb 2010, 15:21 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Fiat has some serious problems in Italy. After a disastrous 2009, when the Italian automaker posted important losses, CEO Sergio Marchionne decided that the only way he could turn the company around...
Fiat Workers on Strike to Save Sicily Plant
4 Feb 2010, 09:56 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / After posting serious losses, Fiat decided to make some important changes in order to become profitable again. One important decision was the closure of the Termini Imerese factory in Sicily. Obviou...
Unions Slam Fiat for Production Stop
1 Feb 2010, 14:23 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Sergio Marchionne’s decision to shut down production at Fiat’s Termini Imerese factory in Sicily seems to have serious repercussions, as both the Fiat Unions and the Italian government a...
Fiat Idles ALL Italian Plants for Two Weeks
27 Jan 2010, 11:15 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even if it joined forces with Chrysler, this doesn't necessarily mean that all things are going great for Italian carmaker Fiat. In fact, the domestic market is going from bad to worse, as both...
Think Announces US Factory
6 Jan 2010, 11:56 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / The Scandinavian electric vehicle constructor Think is set tot take over the world. They have announced for some time now that they were considering building a manufacturing plant in the US, but unt...
Chery Boss on Fiat's Italian Factory: Media Reports Are Funny
17 Dec 2009, 11:02 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Chery is one of the companies linked with numerous overseas acquisitions, with some of the recent rumors claiming that it wants to purchase an Italian factory belonging to Fiat. Even more, some sour...
Chrysler Cuts Production, Extends Holiday Shutdown
30 Nov 2009, 08:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It is not clear yet if the recently unveiled five-years business plan has taken into account the continuing crisis, but American manufacturer Chrysler is now forced to idle its plants for a longer t...
Toyota Will Not Sell F1 Operations
6 Nov 2009, 09:16 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Toyota rejected the idea of selling their Cologne headquarters following their withdrawal from Formula One. The Japanese car maker will keep their factory open and running in the future, as they are...
Austria, Poland to Grant Opel Financial Aid
19 Oct 2009, 08:15 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Poland and Austria are ready to provide financial support to Opel, Germany Economy Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg said on Friday. Furthermore, the two countries have already made written commit...
Husqvarna Reaches 25,000 Units Produced Milestone
8 Oct 2009, 13:29 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / After the recent inauguration of its new development and administrative center, Husqvarna has yet another reason to celebrate, as the 25,000th motorcycle rolled off the assembly line on October 2, a...
Renault to Build New Models in Spain
7 Oct 2009, 09:32 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / French car manufacturer Renault will bring three new models at the Spanish production facility in Valladolid, in a move supposed to extend the life of the plant. Heavily affected by the economic rec...
Updated: Visteon Looking to Reduce NA Interiors Business
6 Oct 2009, 10:17 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Visteon Corporation continues its restructuring process in North America with a new announcement: the company is looking to sell a Highland Park factory that currently handles production of door tri...
BMW Expands South African Plant
6 Oct 2009, 09:33 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / German carmaker BMW today announced that it will invest up to 2.2 billion rand (approximately $288 million) in the South African production plant to expand local production. BMW hopes the Rosslyn, S...
Volkswagen Chattanooga Plant on Schedule
5 Oct 2009, 08:36 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Construction of Volkswagen's new production facility in the State of Tennessee is going as planned, the company assured in a press statement following the visit of Lower Saxony’s Prime Mi...
Chery Auto to Build New Plant in Dalian
29 Sep 2009, 07:10 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Chery Auto continues its expansion plans with a new factory, this time in Dalian, the coastal city of northeast China. The new production plant will have a goal of 200,000 passenger cars per year, a...