General Motors Begins Production of Saab 9-4x Crossover
26 Jan 2010, 10:00 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Judging by the latest rumors, Saab will most likely live on under Spyker's ownership and, although some experts are raising concerns that such an alliance might not work, the Dutch carmaker wil...
Audi A3 Production Suspended
21 Jan 2010, 09:48 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / German manufacturer Audi will halt production of its A3 in February, following poor sales results in Germany. The Ingolstadt, Germany facility will halt production for one week, autoobserver.com rep...
Dainese Moves Production from Italy to Africa
20 Jan 2010, 16:14 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Italian motorcycle clothing specialist Dainese recently announced it is planning to move production to North Africa by closing down its plant in Italy, resulting in a loss of 200 jobs. The decision ...
Toyota Prius, Made in the USA
15 Jan 2010, 11:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese carmaker Toyota announced today it will build the hybrid Prius at its Blue Springs, Mississippi in the US starting from an yet undecided date. Most likely, production of the Prius, currentl...
Hummer Production Stops on Monday
14 Jan 2010, 09:32 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American manufacturer GM will reportedly close the line in its Shreveport, Louisiana plant, on which the Hummer is produced, on Monday, January 18, as it awaits the conclusion of the deal with the C...
Autoliv Steering Plant Destroyed by Fire
4 Jan 2010, 13:42 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / The Autoliv steering plant in El Nadhour, Tunisia, caught fire on December 26 due to some poor welding work done during the Christmas vacation. Fortunately, there were no human injuries, but the fac...
Tata Nano Orders Shrink by 15%
29 Dec 2009, 10:47 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Tata Nano, the $2500 definition of low-cost motoring instantly attracted buyers when it was launched on the Indian market back in March, but it seems that meanwhile 15% percent of the customers hav...
Climax Sports Racer Turns Production in 2010
17 Dec 2009, 14:48 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After seeing an avalanche of electric vehicle queuing up for their 2010 release, it's time to take a well deserved break and have a look at a racer powered the good old fashion way. You mig...
Porsche Rolls Out 10,000th Panamera
15 Dec 2009, 08:45 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Porsche recently announced that its Leipzig plant produced the 10,000th Panamera, a model that was purchased by a consumer in Singapore. Porsche intends to sell a total of 20,000 units per year, wit...
Kia Pondering Kee Concept Production
14 Dec 2009, 08:23 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The 2007 Kia Kee coupe concept that was unveiled in 2007 might make it to production in the next few years, as the South Korean manufacturer is looking into ways to build a new compact, rear-wheel d...
Polish Car Production Up 32%
11 Dec 2009, 12:41 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Poland’s car industry is apparently boosting, as its auto production is up for the second month consecutively in November. The number of cars produced in Poland went up 31.8 percent, after a 1...
Official: Mercedes C-Klasse to be Built in the US
10 Dec 2009, 14:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Following the recent wave of speculation surrounding a possible expansion of the Mercedes C-Klasse production to the US, the news was confirmed today by the German carmaker. However, the move to...
Honda Could Source Bike Parts from India
10 Dec 2009, 09:47 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / After some rumors surfaced last week reporting that Honda will stop production of its motorcycles in Spain at the end of March due to slow European sales, the Japanese motorcycle manufacturer recent...
Confirmed: Audi e-tron Sales to Begin in 2012
9 Dec 2009, 09:04 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Soon after its exciting unveiling at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show in September, Audi confirmed the e-tron concept will get a production version in at most two or three years. Recently, the German c...
GM Invests $336M for Chevrolet Volt Production
8 Dec 2009, 07:32 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors has just announced a new investment in the Michigan area to support Chevrolet Volt's production that it projected to begin in 2010. The $336 million investment in the Detroit-Ham...
Nissan Qazana Goes on Sale in 2010
26 Nov 2009, 10:12 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Probably one of the most disputed crossovers concepts revealed this year, the Nissan Qazana, is projected to go on sale in October 2010. “The Nissan brand is going to have a more attractiv...
GM to Restart Russian Antara Production in 2010
24 Nov 2009, 09:27 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Russian market is apparently seeing signs of recovery so General Motors is planning to resume Opel Antara SUV production in early 2010. The company decided to suspend operations of the St Peters...
Europe to See 3% Growth in Light Vehicle Production in 2010
23 Nov 2009, 15:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / According to a study by JD Power, the Old Continent will experience a 3 percent increase in light vehicle production in 2010, with all the projected fall of the market taken into account. The main r...
Peugeot 307 Production to Start in Nigeria
20 Nov 2009, 09:41 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Nigerian division of French manufacturer Peugeot established a new production line to assemble the 307 model and replace the 406 range. Peugeot Automobile Nigeria, often referred to as PAN, unde...
First US-Built Kia Sorento Rolls Out
17 Nov 2009, 10:17 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Some three months ago, we were reporting the name of the first vehicle that will be produced at the KMMG plant in West Point, Georgia. Yesterday, the first US-built 2011 Kia Sorento CUV rolled off t...