Honda to Build Fit Sedan, Hatchback and Crossover in Mexico
10 Dec 2012, 10:06 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Honda has announced that it will be building two additional variants of their popular Fit/Jazz city car - a sedan and a crossover. An inside source told autonews.com that the all three variants of t...
Japanese Automakers Preparing for Biggest US Production Expansion in a Decade!
19 Nov 2012, 13:18 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Back in 2011, Japanese automakers lost out a hefty chunk of sales in the US, as a direct result of the devastating earthquake that hit the country. Now, though, they are all planning to win back the...
Jaguar-Land Rover and Chery to Invest $1.75-Billion in New China Plant
19 Nov 2012, 09:44 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Jaguar-Land Rover and Chery Automobile Co. have announced that they will be investing a total of $1.75-billion / €1.7-billion in their new plant, which will be built somewhere in eastern China....
Fisker to Build Technical Center in South Michigan
16 Nov 2012, 13:59 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Fisker Automotive has just announced today that they will be building a new technical center, somewhere in the Midwest, with south Michigan being the most likely area for its construction. The new f...
IAC Group Announces Opening of Romanian Plant - Supplies Parts for Ford
24 Oct 2012, 11:08 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The International Automotive Components Group (IAC) has announced the grand opening of its new plant, in Bals, Romania, in order to supply the local Ford plant, with various interior fittings. Ford&...
Ford Closing Genk Plant in 2014 - Moving Production to Spain
24 Oct 2012, 09:58 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / When we previously reported that Ford may be moving production from its traditional factory for making large cars for Europe, located in Genk, Belgium, we weren’t expecting it to happen this q...
Hyundai Shows Off HB20 in Brazil
23 Oct 2012, 09:53 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Instead of just simply importing the i20 into Brazil, Hyundai have just unveiled a Brazil-only supermini, around the same size as the i20, called the HB20. It will be manufactured locally, at the ne...
BMW to Build First Plant in Brazil
19 Oct 2012, 13:16 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / After Rolls-Royce opened their first showroom in Sao Paolo, in Brazil, BMW have now announced that they will be building their first factory in the country, to capitalize on the increased demand for...
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...
Ferdinand Porsche’s Nazi Affiliation Prevents Street Renaming
5 Oct 2012, 13:54 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Porsche have chosen Atlanta, Georgia as the city where they will be building their American headquarters. They plan to invest some $100-million, to createa a state of the art building complex, which...
Ford Will Make a Cheap Small Car for the Chinese Market
30 Aug 2012, 15:57 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Ford have recently begun construction of a manufacturing plant, in Hangzhou, China, and they have big plans for what will be produced there. According to The Detroit Free Press, the American company...
GM to Invest $1-Bilion in Russia During Next 5 Years
30 Aug 2012, 13:47 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / After China, Russia is one of the fastest growing and developing auto markets in the world. Now, following the Chinese model of outsourcing as much as possible, GM will be investing a reported $1-bi...
Ford Building Sixth Plant in China
27 Aug 2012, 15:45 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Ford Motor Co. will be building their sixth plant in China, in an effort to boost their production capacity and presence on the PRC market. They will be investing some $600- / €480- million and...
VW Opens $27-Million Development and Testing Center in California
23 Aug 2012, 14:33 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / With a reported $4-billion to spend in order to advance on the US market, VW has really big plans for the future. Of that colossal amount, the German brand has now spent some $27-million, for the bu...
Renault Looking to Build Plant in Algeria
23 Jun 2012, 12:10 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Renault’s Tangiers factory in Morocco has been operating now for a few months and its main product, the Dacia Lodgy, has been greatly appreciated for what it is, as well as what it offers at a...
BMW Opens New Factory in China
29 May 2012, 10:54 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Nothing seems to stand in the way of BMW’s expansion into China. After joining forces with Brilliance Automotive 2003 and beginning production of BMW-badged cars in China in 2004. On May 24...
Honda Builds Second Auto Plant in China
23 Jan 2010, 14:08 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / Through the automobile production and sales joint venture with Dongfeng, Honda plans to build a second automotive production plant in China. The plant is designed to have a low environmental impact ...