Rejected by Carmakers, Apple Turns to Plan B for Apple Car Production
12 Mar 2021, 06:22 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Apple wants to use an approach similar to the one it previously embraced for the iPhone as it’s now seeking contract manufacturing for its car
Nissan Reportedly in Pole Position to Build the Apple Car
10 Feb 2021, 07:04 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Japanese automaker suggests it’s willing to discuss the manufacturing of an EV for Apple, though Cupertino is said to explore several options
One-Off Honda VF500C Magna Prides Itself with Tasty Retro Livery
19 Sep 2020, 14:36 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / The 1983 model in Honda’s fearsome VF500C family regains its youth after visiting a revered workshop, by the name of ANX Prototypes
Magna And Ford Develop Carbon Fiber Subframe Prototype To Shed Weight
15 Mar 2017, 09:43 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The Canadians at Magna have teamed up with Ford to develop a subframe made of carbon fiber. It is designed to reduce weight and save fuel
Magna Buys Transmission Maker Getrag for $1.9 Billion
16 Jul 2015, 13:10 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Stuttgart-based Getrag makes about 3 billion euros worth of gearboxes for Ford, Renault, Mercedes, Smart and other car companies
Magna Mila Plus Concept Debuts at Geneva Motor Show 2015
5 Mar 2015, 13:39 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Magna Mila Plus has a powertrain symilar to the BMW i8, a chassis built like an SLS AMG and completely original design
Mercedes-Benz MFA's 4Matic Systems Come From Magna
5 Jun 2014, 14:13 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Not many people apparently know this, but all four models developed until now on the Mercedes-Benz MFA (Modular Front-wheel drive Architecture) platform have a 4Matic all-wheel drive system that is ...
Mercedes-Benz G-Class to be Made at Least Until 2019
1 Oct 2013, 11:08 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / One of the equally most hated and loved vehicles in the current (and previous) Mercedes-Benz range is obviously the legendary G-Class. It is candidly called the G-Wagon in the US, because of a mi...
Mercedes-Benz G-Class Gets Increased Production Capacity
30 Sep 2013, 14:30 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / The three-pointed star vehicle with the longest continuous production in history, the legendary G-Class, received a breath of fresh air in 2012, with the Germans giving it a range of interior, exte...
Magna Touchskin Renders All the Buttons in Your Car Useless
17 May 2012, 14:46 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Magna’s Touchskin interface is the kind of technology which appears to be ‘from the future’ but its here, now and it works. The system is currently not used on any production car, ...
GM Cutting Shifts Due to Parts Supplier Fire
4 Mar 2011, 08:18 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / General Motors announced it is canceling production shifts at assembly plants in Flint, Michigan and Lordstown, Ohio, and is making changes at several others because of a fire at an auto parts plant...
Magna to Open Stamping Plant in Mexico
28 Jan 2011, 10:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Mexico, the land of opportunities for car manufacturers and parts suppliers, will get a bit more crowded in June next year, when one of the biggest suppliers in the world, Magna, will open the doors...
Magna to Build MINI Paceman
26 Jan 2011, 14:57 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / MINI Paceman, the concept presented by the British brand at the 2011 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, will go into production at the end of 2012 and will be produced by Magna-Steyr...
WikiLeaks: Merkel Furios Over GM-Opel Flip Flop
30 Nov 2010, 12:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The diplomatic world is in turmoil, as we already know, following the continuous release of countless diplomatic documents by WikiLeaks. Some of you also remember last year's soap opera threeso...
Chinese Carmakers Looking to Buy Pininfarina
30 Nov 2010, 09:33 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / It's becoming a common thing to see Chinese companies involved in businesses all over the world and, after failing to snatch two or three big names in Europe, they are back for more. This time,...
Magna to Build $109M Russian Factory
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The less-known Canadian auto parts manufacturer Magna International has announced plans to build a new production facility in Russia by 2011. The company will invest approximately $108.7 million for...
Magna Pondering Pininfarina Acquisition
17 Nov 2010, 14:19 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After fighting for Opel almost half a year and quit the battle after General Motors decided to keep the German brand, Magna International is now targeting the Italian design house Pininfarina. Obvio...
Siegfried Wolf Leaves Magna
14 Sep 2010, 10:27 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In what may be the unexpected executive change of the week, Siegfried Wolf, the co-chief executive officer for American manufacturer Magna announced he resigned as a director and chief executive off...
Magna Restructuring Survives Appeal
31 Aug 2010, 14:51 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After earlier this month the Ontario Superior Court approved Magna's proposed plan to eliminate the current dual class share structure, the plan was reconfirmed by an appeal court, which denied...
Magna Gets Green Light to Shed Founder
18 Aug 2010, 13:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Following some intense months of negotiations and rhetoric, Magna's proposed plan to eliminate the current dual class share structure and subsequently put an end to the control founder Frank St...