Disappointing Sales Sentence the Cadillac CTS Wagon to Be Axed!
27 Nov 2012, 17:41 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Nobody can blame Cadillac for not trying, with the estate or wagon version of their CTS. Launched in 2010, the car was expected to be a strong seller (and appeal to Europeans), yet it failed to deli...
Ford Creates New Sub-Brand in China - Rebadges Old Focus
27 Nov 2012, 14:59 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / To better capitalize on the Chinese car market’s strong points, Ford has created a sub-brand specifically for the country, called Jia Yue, which roughly translates as ‘Good Leap’. ...
Mahindra Looking to Complete Aston Martin Purchase this Week
27 Nov 2012, 10:30 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / As we reported a few weeks ago, Aston Martin is up for grabs, and the most serious bidder is India’s Mahindra and Mahindra. They have announced that they want to finish the job of buying out t...
Ford to Halve Romanian B-Max Production
26 Nov 2012, 15:57 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Apparently, the demand for Ford’s small Fiesta-based MPV, the B-Max, is not as high as company officials had hoped, so much so that they have apparently announced a reduction of the daily prod...
Thai Domestic Automotive Sales Rise 233% in October
26 Nov 2012, 15:28 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Thailand is becoming a major player on the Asian automotive market, and their production increase of 410% in October, when 252,165 cars were manufactured in the country, over last year’s numbe...
Toyota Announces Two China-Only Brands Coming Next Year
26 Nov 2012, 09:39 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / With Honda and Nissan already having their China only brands up and running, Toyota, a manufacturer who has so many sub-brands in Japan that it is highly probable that they themselves don`t know all...
1,000,000 x 500 = Fiat Production Celebration
19 Nov 2012, 15:19 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Fiat has announced that today announced that production of the cute new 500 has reached a million units. The car has ben rolling of the assembly line since 2007 in Poland, and since 2011 in Mexico. ...
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...
Chevy Cruze Production Shift to Europe Causes Anxiety in Korea
19 Nov 2012, 10:14 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The news that Chevrolet might be moving production of the next-generation Cruze to Europe has put a lot of unwanted stress on the shoulders of their Korean unit (formerly Daewoo). Union officials in...
Ford of Australia Sacks 212 Workers at Local Plant
16 Nov 2012, 16:50 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / One of Ford’s Australian factories, in the state of Victoria was forced to give up on the services of 212 of its workers, today, following six months of uncertainty and negotiations. Prior to ...
UK Car Output Up 6.5% in October
15 Nov 2012, 14:54 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Despite the fact that most of Europe is facing a prolonged economic crisis, car production in the UK has risen all throughout the year, as well as in October. According to the Society of Motor Manuf...
Suzuki Idles Magyar Plants due to Russian Gas Restrictions
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / As if the financial recession wasn't enough, here comes another serious problem for the Central and Eastern European automakers: Russia completely stopped gas exports to Ukraine and to all coun...
Dacia Builds the 50,000th Sandero
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Alex Tudorache / Dacia recently built the 50,000th Sandero which rolled out of the assembly line in Mioveni on November 19. The so called special car is a bleu marine Laureate and will be sold on the Romanian market...
Japan Production Reaches Lowest Point in Four Decades
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / There's no wonder that worldwide automakers slash production of most of their models under the pressure of the financial recession. And obviously, this could only lead to amazingly low producti...
Toyota Sales Drop in November 2008
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / The current world financial crisis doesn't forgive any carmaker and Toyota Motor Corporation is no exception. After announcing their production and sales for November 2008, no one has any more ...
SEAT Alters 2009 Production
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Spanish carmaker SEAT is the latest victim of the global recession as the company has just announced that it decided to modify the initial production schedule due to the decreasing demand on most ma...
Even More Production Cuts Prepared by Ford
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A new production cut may be announced by Ford in the near future, analyst George Pipas told Autonews, this time concerning the North American production of crossovers. Ford already confirmed several...
Ford Idles 10 Production Plants
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / New day, more suspended plants. This time, the company that takes the decision to temporary suspend the activity of several production facilities is Ford, one of the largest carmakers in the world a...
Toyota Idles Japanese Plants for 11 Days
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The financial recession is surely one of the most popular news subjects nowadays since reports about struggling automakers continue to come on a daily basis. Today's piece of news concerns Toyo...
Honda Announces US Accord Production Increase
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Alexandru Stan / Honda has recently said that it would halt the production of its Pilot and Odissey model to focus on the Accord instead. The Japanese manufacturer has decided to pull the plug on the couple after sa...