8 Nov 2012, 16:45 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Ford’s announcement that they would be closing down the Genk factory, in Belgium, which would lead to the loss of some 4,300 jobs did not go unnoticed. Angry workers gathered outside Ford&rsqu...
8 Nov 2012, 10:52 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / West European cars sales are still falling, and by the end of the year, no more than 11.47-million units will have been sold - a long way off the 2009 record, of 13.66-million, the last year of grow...
8 Nov 2012, 10:33 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Due to sub-par sales and interest from the public, which caused their American branch to go bankrupt, Suzuki have now been given clearance to receive a $45-million government loan, in order to close...
8 Nov 2012, 09:56 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Green automaker Fisker is reporting loses of $30- (€23.5-) million, following the flooding of New Jersey port, earlier this week. Aside from the 16 cars which suffered extensive fire damage, ye...
8 Nov 2012, 09:32 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Superstorm Sandy really hit the US hard, and while it wasn’t as devastating as Katrina, it still caused sizable damage to personal property, including cars - 200,000 of them, in fact, accordin...
7 Nov 2012, 13:23 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Ford recently managed to steal VW’s most reliable commercial vehicle manufacturer crown, as shown by a recent survey that targeted the 50 largest contract hire and leasing companies in the UK....
7 Nov 2012, 13:11 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / While you can still find multiple cars with four-speed automatic transmissions, as well as even more vehicles with five-speed manuals in dealerships from across the world, the auto industry has deve...
7 Nov 2012, 10:40 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / If elected, Mitt Romney had his own agenda and views on what should be done with the budget for ‘green developments’, and he would have not supported just EVs, opting instead to not conc...
7 Nov 2012, 09:21 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Land Rover is set to expand its range in a massive way, planning to have a sixteen-model lineup ready by the turn of the decade. They plan to cover every single corner of the global SUV and crossove...
7 Nov 2012, 09:10 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / When Suzuki recently announced that it will no longer sell cars in the US, there were many who were curious what Mitsubishi, which isn’t very popular in the US either would do. It seems tha...
7 Nov 2012, 08:34 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Mercedes-Benz has the ambition of becoming the world’s largest luxury automaker, by the year 2020, when it plans to sell 2.7-million units. Last year they sold a total of 1.26-million cars, an...
7 Nov 2012, 08:17 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The use of photovoltaic cells is becoming increasingly common in all branches of industry, especially the automotive one. All automakers are desperate to earn their green credentials, by any means, ...
6 Nov 2012, 15:07 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While the American branch of Suzuki may have gone bust, and is now concentrating on the sale of motorbikes, ATVs and marine vehicles, the Japanese manufacturer will continue car sales in Canada. Spe...
6 Nov 2012, 12:21 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Caterham is currently a limited-appeal sports car manufacturer with an equally-limited fan base, of trackday enthusiasts and a more serious kind of ‘boy racer’. However, according to aut...
6 Nov 2012, 08:25 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Suzuki is not what one would call a ‘major automaker’, and they have always offered ‘different’ and ‘interesting’ alternatives to the mainstream brands, with thei...
5 Nov 2012, 15:47 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Caterham have used engines from a variety of manufacturers, since the company came into being, in 1973. They used Lotus, Cosworth, Rover and, most recently, Ford engines - they are now even testing ...
5 Nov 2012, 13:54 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / All the major Japanese automakers have achieved a firm footing in Europe, not just through the sale of their cars, but also through local production. One of Toyota’s key factories in Europe, t...
2 Nov 2012, 13:37 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It seems that not only Ford is making changes at the highest executive level, but also Opel (and Vauxhall), as the company is looking to enlist the services of former VW China boss, Karl-Thomas Neum...
2 Nov 2012, 10:13 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The current CEO of Ford, Alan Mulally, is now 67 years old, and while it is known that he will not retire any sooner than the year 2014, the company has already begun to take steps to pass on the &l...
2 Nov 2012, 08:21 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / One of the many reasons that VW is able to stay profitable and do quite well, even in the face of the depressing economic situation of Europe, is the fact that they have a limited number of adaptabl...