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VW Adding Engine Factory to Kaluga Facility, in Russia
VW Adding Engine Factory to Kaluga Facility, in Russia

30 Aug 2012, 09:03 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Volkswagen’s Kaluga plant, just west of Moscow, currently manufacturers cars like the Skoda Yeti, Octavia and Fabia (and the Rapid), as well as the VW Tiguan and Polo. However, as of 2015, the...

 
Chevrolet Idling Volt Plant for 4 Weeks
Chevrolet Idling Volt Plant for 4 Weeks

28 Aug 2012, 11:22 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It is now the second time this year that GM is forced to take drastic measures to reduce the production of the Chevrolet Volt - they halted production between March 19th and April 16th. This time th...

 
Suzuki Reopens Maruti Plant in India - Police Protection Required
Suzuki Reopens Maruti Plant in India - Police Protection Required

26 Aug 2012, 11:26 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The riot-torn Maruti-Suzuki factory, in Manesar, India has reportedly been reopened last Tuesday with some 1,200 police officers maintaining order in and around the plant. Also, considering the fact...

 
Skoda Begins Production of Rapid at Mlada Boleslav Factory
Skoda Begins Production of Rapid at Mlada Boleslav Factory

24 Aug 2012, 15:44 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Skoda Rapid sedan has now officially entered production. It is being made at Skoda’s home factory, in the Czech town of Mlada Boleslav, as the manufacturer is getting ready for the Paris M...

 
GM to Invest $220-Million in Ohio Plants for Production of Next Cruze
GM to Invest $220-Million in Ohio Plants for Production of Next Cruze

24 Aug 2012, 11:28 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / GM will be investing some $220- (€175-) million in two of its Ohio plants, preparing them for the production of the next generation Chevrolet Cruze. This means that the Parma (suburb of Clevela...

 
Mahindra Reva Opens EV Manufacturing Plant in India
Mahindra Reva Opens EV Manufacturing Plant in India

23 Aug 2012, 13:26 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Mahindra Reva is the one of Mahindra’s sub-brands, and more specifically, one which handles the company’s EV related affairs. Now, they have opened a new manufacturing facility which wil...

 
Honda Begins US Production of ‘Earth Dreams’ Drivetrains
Honda Begins US Production of ‘Earth Dreams’ Drivetrains

21 Aug 2012, 09:54 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / With the introduction of the new Accord, Honda will also kick off production of an all-new range of engines, called ‘Earth Dreams’. The range consists of two all-new engines, one 2.4-lit...

 
Watch The Fiat Panda Being Made
Watch The Fiat Panda Being Made

14 Aug 2012, 12:13 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The name Panda has been attributed to the first Fiat small family hatchback back in 1980, when the boxy first generation car burst onto the scene. It spawned numerous Fiat and Seat badged cars, incl...

 
US Toledo Factory Almost Ready for Alfa Romeo SUV Production
US Toledo Factory Almost Ready for Alfa Romeo SUV Production

13 Aug 2012, 09:47 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Chrysler will be termination production of the Jeep Liberty, at their Toledo North, Ohio factory. The exact date is August 16th, a date which will be followed by a period in which the factory will s...

 
BMW Considering Mexico Production of 3-Series and 1-Series GT
BMW Considering Mexico Production of 3-Series and 1-Series GT

6 Aug 2012, 08:29 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / BMW’s Spartanburg plant currently makes the X3, X5 and X6, and it used to make the Z3, Z4 and the 318i and 318is (between 1994 - 1996), so it’s safe to say it’s one of BMW’s ...

 
All-New Maserati Quattroporte Enters Production
All-New Maserati Quattroporte Enters Production

1 Aug 2012, 13:10 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While we treated this piece of news with a fair degree of skepticism, it seems that the guys over at quattroruote.it are pretty convinced that the all-new Maserati Quattroporte has entered productio...

 
Ford Quietly Killing Off Australian Operation by 2016
Ford Quietly Killing Off Australian Operation by 2016

31 Jul 2012, 09:06 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The traditional Australian rivalry between Ford and Holden may soon be a one horse race, as Ford is slowly and quietly killing off its Australian production. The main reason for this, it seems, is t...

 
Fiat to Shut Down Punto Production for 3 Months in 2012
Fiat to Shut Down Punto Production for 3 Months in 2012

30 Jul 2012, 13:45 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It seems that despite the fact that the Fiat Punto is Italy’s second-best selling car, the automaker has begun stocking them up outside the Melfi factory. To prevent this from becoming a probl...

 
Jaguar-Land Rover to Create 1,100 UK Jobs
Jaguar-Land Rover to Create 1,100 UK Jobs

25 Jul 2012, 12:19 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While other automakers are excessively outsourcing as much of their operations as possible, to the extent that even industry analysts can’t keep up, Jaguar remains firmly rooted in the British...

 
200 Million Toyotas Produced... Ever!
200 Million Toyotas Produced... Ever!

24 Jul 2012, 08:48 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Toyota Motor Corporation announced today that as of June 2012, their global cumulative vehicle production surpassed 200 million units. No, not this year, we’re talking about cars made since th...

 
Triumph Boosting Production Capacity up to 500,000 Units Per Year
Triumph Boosting Production Capacity up to 500,000 Units Per Year

18 Jul 2012, 15:37 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Triumph’s current production capacity of 50,000 bikes per year may skyrocket ten times, closer to 500,000 units per year, after they finalize their Indian plant, in the Karnataka region of the...

 
Ginetta Founders Returning With EcoBoost-Powered Elise Rival
Ginetta Founders Returning With EcoBoost-Powered Elise Rival

16 Jul 2012, 11:56 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Ginetta was founded back in 1958, by the four Walklett brothers (Bob, Ivor, Trevers and Douglas) and the company made light-weight sports cars until 2005 when the family-owned company was sold to LN...

 
Production Version of Renault Alpine A110-50 Concept to Cost €50,000
Production Version of Renault Alpine A110-50 Concept to Cost €50,000

16 Jul 2012, 07:31 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Renault’s Alpine A110-50 concept definitely turned a few heads this year at Goodwood, where it was driver rather vigorously up the famous hill. Also, the reaction people have to it seems to be...

 
Mitsubishi Sells European Plant to Dutch Bus Manufacturer for €1
Mitsubishi Sells European Plant to Dutch Bus Manufacturer for €1

16 Jul 2012, 07:07 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It seems that Mitsubishi’s ‘goal’, if we can call it that, to start making smaller and more fuel efficient cars, as well as concentrating on less developed markets where it plans t...

 
BMW Investing £250 / €315 Million in UK MINI Manufacturing
BMW Investing £250 / €315 Million in UK MINI Manufacturing

9 Jul 2012, 13:18 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / BMW officials have announced the investment of a further £250 / €315 million by the end of 2015, in its Oxford, Swindon and Hams Hall UK plants. Aside from the Oxford plant where the cars...