900 Potential Customers for the Porsche 918 Spyder Hybrid
27 Apr 2010, 07:08 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Porsche revealed it had almost 900 potential buyers for its 918 Spyder hybrid concept car. Porsche unveiled the 918 Spyder at the Geneva Auto Show last month and said at the time that it would consi...
Subaru Global Production Up 166.9 Percent in Q1
26 Apr 2010, 10:38 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Subaru reported consistent sales growth for March and for the first quarter of 2010, both in its home market of Japan and in export ones. The global production for March increased for the fifth cons...
U.S. Production Not a Priority for Audi
22 Apr 2010, 13:44 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Audi has denied speculation that it intends to produce and sell a new model in the US following the increasing sales registered in the last quarter. There had been rumors the German automaker could ...
BMW Under the Ash Cloud: 3 German Plants Idled
21 Apr 2010, 07:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It was only a matter of time until the flight ban in Europe would take it's toll on the day-by-day operations of local carmakers. Although the ash cloud coming from Eyjafjallajokull is dissipat...
Production of Ford Fiesta PowerShift Transmission Kicks-Off
29 Mar 2010, 06:55 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / American manufacturer Ford announced today it has started production of the PowerShift dual-clutch automatic transmission for the 2011 Ford Fiesta. The new dual-clutch automatic transmission is prod...
Saab Resumes Production at the Trollhattan Plant
23 Mar 2010, 08:19 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / After some one week ago, Saab was announcing new headquarters in Michigan, NA, the newly independent car manufacturer also revealed it has decided to resume car production at its Trollhattan plant y...
Brazilian Built Mercedes A-Klasse, Take Two
22 Mar 2010, 15:53 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Following a failed attempt to start production of the A-Klasse in Brazil in the late 1990s, it would appear the German carmaker is once again contemplating the idea, as the vice president of marketi...
Survey Predicts 25% Car Sales Increase in March
19 Mar 2010, 15:00 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / A JD Power survey has some good news for car dealers. Apparently new-vehicle buyers are returning to dealer showrooms in March, lured by incentives, after the news about recall and bad weather kept ...
GM To Restart Saturn and Hummer Production
17 Mar 2010, 10:37 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Though GM has closed down both the Saturn and the Hummer brands, its seems that the Saturn Outlook and the Hummer H3 are not completely dead, as both models are still in production, says autonews.co...
Honda Builds Second Motorcycle Plant in India
11 Mar 2010, 11:59 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) revealed plans to build a second motorcycle production plant to meet the company's annual 20 percent increase in demand on the local market. HMSI wil...
Mercedes-Benz do Brazil to Increase Production
8 Mar 2010, 14:20 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Mercedes-Benz has just announced that it signed a contract with the Brazilian bank Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Económico e Social (BNDES) for a loan in the amount of R$ 1.2 billion (rou...
Renault to Build New Master at the Batilly Plant in France
1 Mar 2010, 07:33 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Renault has just announced that its Batilly plant in France will be the one and only production site for the new Master, as the factory has the necessary equipment to handle operations for the new m...
Confirmed: GM Adds 1,200 Jobs to Lordstown Complex
24 Feb 2010, 07:13 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Just as we told you yesterday, GM planned to add a third shift at the Lordstown Complex to boost Chevrolet Cruze production, a model that posted unexpected sales figures in the United States. The US...
GM Adds Third Shift to Cruze Production
23 Feb 2010, 08:26 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Chevrolet Cruze seems to be a very popular model as General Motors gives its best to keep up with demand and produce as many cars as needed. In order for this to happen, GM will add a third shift to...
GM Pondering New Chinese Plant to Meet Demand
22 Feb 2010, 09:45 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Chinese market is posting a huge increase and carmakers building cars in the country have turned to all kind of measures supposed to help them keep up with demand. But General Motors is trying t...
Hyundai to Boost Tucson Production
19 Feb 2010, 13:58 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / It’s not a secret that Hyundai had a great year in the US. The Korean manufacturer managed to top its 2008 sales and continue growing, thanks to its new line up and affordable prices. Though 2...
UK’s Car Production Up 65%
18 Feb 2010, 14:54 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Things are looking good for UK based car manufacturers, as the increased demand pushed the automobiles production in the United Kingdom up 65%. In January, the car manufacturing business saw its big...
Tata Nano Production Begins in Gujarat
18 Feb 2010, 10:08 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The new Tata Sanand plant in Gujarat began trial production of the manufacturer's very low cost Nano, with commercial output expected to begin this April. The new factory will help Tata meet th...
Yamaha to Move ATV Production to the US by 2013
12 Feb 2010, 15:58 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Japanese manufacturer Yamaha announced today it plans to transfer its all-terrain vehicle (ATV) production from Japan to the United States. With this transfer, the production capacity of YMC&#...
Buick Regal Adds Second Production Shift in Canada
12 Feb 2010, 07:53 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors has just announced that its Oshawa Car Assembly plant will add a second shift for the production of the 2011 Buick Regal. The shift, which will led to the return of 700 employees to t...