Kia Supplier Sewon "Now Hiring" Sign Draws Thousands
13 Feb 2009, 08:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Sewon America, the LaGrange, Georgia based major parts supplier for Kia Motors, is doing something not very often seen these days in the American automotive industry. The company is accepting applic...
Renault Scraps Laguna and Espace
12 Feb 2009, 14:35 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / French automaker Renault is to terminate production of the Laguna and Espace models it produces at the Sandouvile plant. The decision is part of the larger plan Renault has developed in order to get...
Nissan Shows New Qazana Concept Teaser
12 Feb 2009, 12:05 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Only little is known about the Nissan Qazana Concept but even so, the Japanese manufacturer struggles to catch our attention with various teasers launched every once in a while. So, a new photo was ...
Nissan Announces 2009 cube Pricing, Debuts Krom
11 Feb 2009, 15:31 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Nissan today announced pricing for the new 2009 Nissan cube, with the cheapest variant to be sold for $13,990 when it goes on sale in early May. In addition, the Japanese automaker introduced a bran...
Mini Plans a Diesel for the US Market
11 Feb 2009, 14:48 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Already present in other parts of the world with diesel engines, BMW's Mini now turns its attention to the American market. Tighter car emission regulations that are in effect in the US have ke...
Nissan Requests US Loan to Build Electric Cars
11 Feb 2009, 14:27 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Nissan has requested the United States government to provide financial support for its local operations in order to design new electric vehicles along with the batteries needed to power them. Even t...
IIHS: Chevy Silverado, Dodge Ram and Nissan Titan Lack Side Safety Features
11 Feb 2009, 10:42 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Despite Ford's recent announcement that F-150 gained a five-star rating at the newest crash tests conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), the American organization says ...
Nissan Gasps for Air, but Opens Plant in Russia
11 Feb 2009, 08:32 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As we reported these past few weeks, especially in the last days, Nissan has got itself in a big pile of... trouble. Having a bleak $2 billion loss forecast, Nissan sees itself in the position of ha...
Renault Releases Laguna Black Edition
9 Feb 2009, 13:33 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Renault has announced the release of the Renault Laguna Black Edition based on two core versions of the Renault Laguna range, the Expression and the Carmina. The Black Edition is exclusively availab...
Nissan Cuts Jobs after $2bn Loss Forecast
9 Feb 2009, 11:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The $2.9 billion dollars annual loss forecasted by Nissan Motor has forced the company to consider reducing its employment scheme by 20,000 people worldwide by the end of March. The number represent...
GM, Ford and Chrysler Cut 250,000 Jobs in 9 Years
9 Feb 2009, 10:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Big Three are not so big anymore. Desperate to survive the crisis, they've cut jobs, sold assets, got loans and still no result. But nowhere is the crisis more obvious than in their human r...
Paris Hilton's Brother Sued by Gas Station Employee
6 Feb 2009, 11:47 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Being Paris Hilton's brother shouldn't exempt you in any way from the rule of law in case you make a slip. So now it results that Paris Hilton's dear brother is being sued by a 76 ...
Nissan, Infiniti Lose Ground in North America
4 Feb 2009, 14:07 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / January represented a very disappointing month for several automakers when it comes to their sales, especially in North America, often referred to as the most recession-damaged market in the whole w...
Renault-Nissan 2008 Sales: Logan and Sandero Key Products Outside Europe
4 Feb 2009, 11:51 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Achieving better sales results and increase the global share in a crisis-struck market sounds like mission impossible these days but it may seem like the Renault-Nissan Alliance managed to do it. At...
Fiat-Chrysler Alliance - a Good Way, but Not the Only Way
4 Feb 2009, 11:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Chrysler says the upcoming alliance with Italian automaker Fiat could be very prosperous, but it is not the only option it has. The company refrained from other comments and made no reference as to ...
Japanese January Sales Lowest in 37 Years
2 Feb 2009, 16:01 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Despite some rumors claiming the Japanese automotive industry is less affected by the economic downturn, new car sales in Japan reached the lowest point in 37 years in January, according to Reuters ...
Amsterdam Auto Show to Suffer some Themed-Modifications
2 Feb 2009, 13:50 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / While organizers of the 2009 Barcelona Auto Show have completely given up the idea of holding the event this year due to lack of interest among automakers, their competitors in the shape of this yea...
Nissan GT-R "Launch Control" Gets Reprogrammed
30 Jan 2009, 15:27 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Rumors upon rumors have kept appearing in the last several months about Nissan GT-R's transmission problems. Allegedly, the advertised 0-60 mph times of the car are unachievable without either ...
Honda Profits Drop 90% in Q3
30 Jan 2009, 14:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Honda has posted its Q3 financial report and things are looking really scary. The company's operating profit dropped 63 percent in 2008's last quarter and the net profit in practically non...
Barcelona Auto Show Cancelled
29 Jan 2009, 15:23 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / There were a few rumors before but no one believed it until the inevitable occurred. Organizers had to cancel the 2009 Barcelona Auto Show due to lack of automakers' interest, Autonews reported...