Caterham Seven May Use Renault Engines
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 ...
Renault - Caterham Tie-Up Becomes Official - To Jointly Develp Sports Cars
5 Nov 2012, 13:36 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Renault and Caterham have today officially announced that they will be joining forces with the sole purpose of developing sports cars. More specifically, Renault’s Alpine brand will co-develop...
Mitsubishi ASX Production Begins in China
23 Oct 2012, 11:21 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The ASX is most likely Mitsubishi’s most attractive global product right now catering to every major market with its compact size and crossover platform. The nimble little vehicle has also beg...
Jaguar Land-Rover-Chery Joint Venture to Make Freelander-Based Small SUVs in China
16 Oct 2012, 09:33 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Jaguar Land-Rover recently created a joint venture with Chinese automaker Chery, in order to create cars specifically for the Chinese market. Now, according to autocar.co.uk, the first materializati...
Ford and GM Joining Forces to Create 9- and 10- Speed Gearboxes
2 Oct 2012, 11:37 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Ford and GM will apparently be joining forces in order to split the development costs for new automatic gearboxes. However, they are no ordinary gearboxes, as they will have 8, 9 and 10 speeds, resp...
Chery - Jaguar Joint Venture Gains Official Acceptance by Chines Government
24 Sep 2012, 11:34 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Jaguar - Land Rover’s joint venture with Chinese automaker, Chery, has just gained official acceptance by the local government. The $1.58-billion deal was officially recognized by the National...
Bosch and Samsung Ending Lithium-Ion EV Battery Development Collaboration
13 Sep 2012, 12:49 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Four years ago, Samsung and Bosch signed a partnership to jointly develop advanced lithium-ion battery packs for EVs - SB LiMotive. However, now Bosch has decided that it does not need a partner in ...
Mazda - Alfa Romeo Relationship is Doing Great!
1 Sep 2012, 13:59 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While the tie-up between Mazda and Alfa Romeo may have seemed a bit strange at first, we have come to the conclusion that it would be very beneficial for both companies. Their first order of busines...
BMW and Toyota to Develop Future Sportscar Together
30 Jun 2012, 05:56 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / In December 2011, Toyota Motor Company and BMW Group entered a partnership to share hybrid and diesel technologies. BMW would held the Japanese automaker with small four-cylinder diesel engines, and...
GM-Peugeot Alliance Is Official
1 Mar 2012, 11:37 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / General Motors and PSA Peugeot Citroen today announced a “long-term and broad-scale global strategic alliance that will leverage the combined strengths and capabilities of the two companies, c...
Zagato and CPP Confirm Joint Venture
20 Jul 2011, 08:30 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Rumors of Italian design house Zagato being bought by CPP Globlal Holdings have been circulating for weeks. Zagato has been a CPP customer for several years, delivering production of ...
Daimler and Bosch Name Electric Motors JV EM-motive GmbH
14 Jul 2011, 12:30 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / German carmaker giant Daimler and automotive supplier Robert Bosch GmbH have been negotiating on a new joint venture that would see development and production of electric motors for all-electric veh...
Mazda to Open Plant in Mexico, Sales Company in Brazil
17 Jun 2011, 12:37 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Japanese automaker Mazda today announced it will open a vehicle production facility in Mexico and a sales company in Brazil, in alliance with Sumitomo Corporation. Thus, a new joint venture is born,...
Daimler and Rolls-Royce Become Majority Stakeholder in Tognum AG
6 Jun 2011, 07:18 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Engine Holding GmbH – the joint venture between Daimler AG and Rolls-Royce Holding plc – has received an acceptance rate of 58.35 percent of shares in Tognum AG (about 76,657,611 million...
Hyundai Creates Joint Venture in China
30 Apr 2011, 07:36 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Planning to increase its market share on the Chinese market, South Korean manufacturer Hyundai announced last week the signing of an agreement with Sichuan Nanjun Automobile Group (China’s 11t...
Daimler and Bosch to Form Electric Motors JV
12 Apr 2011, 08:21 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Daimler AG announced today it has selected automotive supplier Robert Bosch GmbH as its partner in the development and production of electric motors for all-electric vehicles in Europe. The companie...
BMW and PSA Commit EUR100 Million to Hybrids
28 Feb 2011, 14:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Building on the announcement made in the beginning of the month, German auto maker BMW and French group PSA Peugeot Citroen announced today that they have decided to invest EUR100 million ($138.2 mi...
Ford Sollers JV Announced for Russia
18 Feb 2011, 12:58 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / American manufacturer Ford announced today it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Sollers OJSC for a new 50:50-owned joint venture called Ford Sollers for the production and distribution o...
Hybrid, Electric Buses $30M JV Announced
14 Feb 2011, 08:24 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / A new production facility in Abu Dhabi that will specialize in zero emission all-electric buses is currently under construction, thanks to a $30 million joint venture between the DesignLine Corporat...
General Motors China Sales Jumped 22.3% in January
11 Feb 2011, 15:37 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / General Motors announced on Wednesday that its sales in China increased 22.3 percent in January on a yearly basis, while also setting a new all-time monthly record. The US car giant has sold 268,071...