15 Feb 2010, 10:24 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / GM has just announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding in Seoul, Korea that will enable the GM Uzbekistan joint venture, formed of the local division of the US-based manufacturer and UzA...
29 Jan 2010, 08:57 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Hyundai Motor reported a 2009 Q4 operating profit which exceeds analysts’ expectations, thus indicating that a new path may lie ahead for the world’s 4th biggest automaker (if we conside...
25 Nov 2009, 09:26 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Ford Motor Co is set to take a bigger piece of the Indian car market, as it announced it will launch a new model in India every 12-15 months over the next five years. Ford also hopes its new Figo sm...
24 Nov 2009, 09:08 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Suzuki is the latest biggest carmaker that intends to continue its expansion with the help of a Thai plant, as the company now plans to establish a brand new factory to handle small car production. ...
16 Nov 2009, 14:49 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Volkswagen has some celebrating to do because the new Volkswagen Polo won the Small Car of the Year at the Scottish Car of the Year awards. The award was presented during a ceremony held in St Andre...
2 Nov 2009, 15:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A somewhat disturbing news surfaced today about Japanese manufacturer Nissan working on a Tata Nano challenger (if such a thing is even possible). Not quite up Nissan's alley, we might say, but...
15 Oct 2009, 14:10 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Citroen has really high expectations from its small models and hopes to snatch at least 10 percent of the European B segment by 2012. Basically, the French manufacturer wants to achieve this optimis...
4 Sep 2009, 09:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American manufacturer Ford is taking big steps towards completing the conversion of its Indian Maraimalai Nagar facility and the beginning of production of the new small vehicle. The car will be at ...
7 Jul 2009, 14:14 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After emerging from bankruptcy and getting ready for the optimistic plans brought from Europe by now-ally Fiat, Chrysler loses one of the most important players in the team responsible for the produ...
27 Jun 2009, 07:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As we reported yesterday, increasing rumors were saying that GM is getting close to designate its Orion Township, Michigan plant as the one to build the company's future small car. GM has now c...
26 Jun 2009, 15:09 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Still not official, but new rumors claim that General Motors is going to build its over-discussed small car in Michigan. The American automaker has already announced a press conference to reveal the...
26 Jun 2009, 10:34 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The economic turmoil has seriously shaken the auto sector and, beside the well-known sales of popular brands - Opel, Saturn, Saab and even Volvo - automakers around the globe tend to join forces to ...
19 Jun 2009, 06:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Following on the success of the recently launched iQ, the Japanese manufacturer decided to extend the range of its small sized vehicle with the addition of a 1.33l engine. Dubbed iQ3, the new Toyota...
15 Jun 2009, 13:46 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A fierce battle has started for GM's small car platform and the American automaker seems to enjoy it. After requesting no less than 200 million dollars from the state of Tennessee in exchange f...
15 Jun 2009, 07:20 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / GM is asking for around $200 million from the state of Tennessee to build a small car at the Spring Hill factory, Governor Phil Bredesen revealed after a meeting with a group of officials representi...
11 Jun 2009, 07:08 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / As you probably remember from our previous coverage on the matter, General Motors recently decided after an agreement with the United Auto Workers union to save one of the plants sentenced to closur...
31 May 2009, 11:58 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / One more rumor that proves to be true. General Motors has finally confirmed that it will build a small car in the United States, following the agreement it reached with the United Auto Workers (UAW)...
25 May 2009, 12:22 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Things are getting worse for General Motors and not only in the United States where it faces the imminent bankruptcy filing. According to a report by Reuters, GM Daewoo, the Korean subsidiary of the...
19 May 2009, 13:24 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Just like all the other car manufacturers, Renault tries to do basically the same thing and focus its market strategy on small cars that are often referred to as the only models that could survive t...
12 May 2009, 14:21 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Although some companies are actually feeling that the crisis is rather deepening than getting back to the pre-recession levels, Citroen is doing pretty great in Europe and plans to increase producti...