2012 Mazda Axela Facelift Enters Production
8 Aug 2011, 06:39 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The second model equipped with SKYACTIV technology following the facelifted Mazda Demio (known overseas as the Mazda2) has started rolling off production lines in Japan. The automaker announced toda...
Toyota to Build Electric RAV4 in Canada
5 Aug 2011, 14:21 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / We already knew Toyota plans to make the RAV4 EV available to the general public, but they were still lacking a final site for production. It now looks that the automaker has finally decided to manu...
Chevrolet Volt Plays Hard to Get This Summer
17 Jul 2011, 17:46 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Customers who have their eyes on a Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle will be disappointed to hear that they will have to wait a couple of months until they’ll get to drive one home. American aut...
Mazda Production in Japan Full Speed Ahead
28 Jun 2011, 09:40 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The effects of the disaster which struck Japan on March 11 seem to slowly fade away, as Mazda today announced its assembly plants in the country have returned to normal operational levels, including...
Porsche Built Over 300,000 Boxsters and Caymans
24 Jun 2011, 07:47 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Few realize just how many more sportscars Porsche sells than its competition. In fact, without the little Boxster that was introduced almost exactly 15 years ago, we might not have the chance to buy...
Toyota US to Reach Full Production Levels in September
17 Jun 2011, 07:35 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / As one of the automakers hit by the disaster that struck Japan in the beginning of 2011, Toyota factories had to face countless shutdowns or partial operations. Back in April, Toyota said that produ...
Ford to Triple EV Production in North America by 2013
10 Jun 2011, 07:58 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Yesterday, Ford was announcing it has decided to increase production of the C-Max and Grand C-Max models in Spain to keep up with increasing demand. Now, the American automaker is tripling productio...
Aston Martin Rapide Production Moves to the UK
7 Jun 2011, 12:09 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / British auto brand Aston Martin today confirmed it will move production of the Rapide to the company’s Gaydon headquarters in Warwickshire, UK. This will happen in the second half of 2012. In ...
Toyota Back to Near Normal Production in June
31 May 2011, 18:21 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Having been one of the major contributors to the huge dip in production in Japan last month, due to the natural disaster that hit the Asian country on March 11, Toyota is slowly picking up the piece...
Japan April Output Dips 60 Percent
31 May 2011, 09:48 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The March 11 disaster which struck Japan wreaked havoc in the local automotive industry, one of the most advanced on the planet. Fearful of releasing the production numbers for the month of April, t...
MV Agusta Starts Building First F4 RR Units
28 May 2011, 14:25 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The MV Agusta factory in Varese, Italy, is kept busy these days, as the range-topping F4 version has entered production. The first batch of the new F4 RR superbike are being built, and as soon as th...
Honda Swindon Plat Returns to Normal Production This September
27 May 2011, 12:04 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The fact that following the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, the majority of automakers have had to idle or cut short their activities, is no longer a novelty. So is the case with Honda, whose Briti...
Saab Back in Business, Production Lines Rolling
27 May 2011, 09:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / For the first time since April 6, when problems with unpaid suppliers led to the closure of Saab's production plant in Trollhattan, the lines of the facility were powered on again on Friday mor...
Honda US Back at Full Throttle in August, Civic Output Still Affected
27 May 2011, 03:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Following one of the worst natural disasters in Japanese history, local auto makers and parts suppliers have been fighting to get back on their feet and resume production at the pre-March 11 levels....
BMW 1 Series M Coupe Production to End in 2011
25 May 2011, 08:27 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / When it arrived on the market, earlier this year, the 1 Series M coupe, or the 1M, as it has come to be known, was seen as one of the most impressive machines that came out the lines of BMW's t...
GM to Increase Production in Russia
24 May 2011, 05:13 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As the Russian automotive industry is proving that the predictions made about its evolution were not mere hearsay, the carmakers who are conducting business there are doing their best to keep up the...
Saab Production Resumes Next Week, 9-4X Rolls Off the Lines
19 May 2011, 13:50 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Ever since Swedish manufacturer Saab bit off more that it could chew a few months ago, choking on a sizeable amount of cash and some scared suppliers, no one really knows how things are going in Tro...
Astra Drives Opel into High Gear
16 May 2011, 05:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The best-selling model in the history of Germany's Opel, the Astra, continues to be the driving force behind the not so long ago battered GM brand. Since the launch of the new generation of the...
Dacia Stops Production for Over a Week
13 Apr 2011, 14:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Facing parts shortages caused by problems with suppliers from France, Romanian automaker Dacia announced on Wednesday that it would halt production at the plant in Mioveni, in between April 22 and M...
MG6 Production Begins
13 Apr 2011, 11:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Apparently oblivious to the bad karma the number 13 is said to bring, the Chinese-British manufacturer that is now MG stayed true to its word and kicked off production of the new MG6 at MG Birmingha...