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European April new car registrations upNew car registrations for the EU member states along with Iceland, Norway and Switzerland rose 9.6 percent in April from a year earlier to 1,421,230 units, boosted by extra work days, European automobile association ACEA said. [REG] May 16 10:25 CET |
Daimler/Chrysler merger did not work, says CEODaimler CEO Dieter Zetsche today said the German automaker learned a lesson about the limits of globalization during its ill-fated ownership of Chrysler. Zetsche said Daimler's 1998 merger with the U.S. [REG] May 16 09:36 CET |
Mercedes sticks to U.S. sales targetsDaimler's luxury passenger car Mercedes-Benz is holding on to its U.S. sales growth targets this year despite weakness in the U.S. car market, Mercedes-Benz U.S. head Ernst Lieb told reporters. He said Mercedes-Benz this year will exceed the previous year's 235,400 unit sales. [REG] May 16 13:24 CET |
GM Europe to launch 2 fuel-efficient enginesGeneral Motors Europe will launch two new fuel-efficient engines from next year. A 1.6 liter compressed natural gas (CNG) turbo engine for the Opel Zafira will be introduced in 2009. In 2010, a 1. [REG] May 16 13:01 CET |
Strong Russian, German and French sales boost FordA record month in Russia and strong sales in Germany and France and helped Ford of Europe increase sales by eight percent in April. The automaker achieved sales of 161,140 across Europe including Russia and Turkey during the month, up from 149,400 for the same month in 2007. [REG] May 16 06:01 CET |
IDEA concept built in 30 daysItalian design and engineering consultancy IDEA Institute unveiled the Era, a concept car conceived to celebrate the company's 30 years of activity. The concept was built in just 30 days. [REG] May 16 16:12 CET |
Report: Skoda wins police car tenderSkoda won a tender on Thursday to deliver up to 3,500 cars for Czech police with a lowest bid of 1.1 billion crowns ($68 million), police said. Police want to buy between 2,800 and 3,500 new vehicles by 2011. The contract might be concluded in July, police said in a statement. [REG] May 16 12:00 CET |
Porsche denies U.S. Cayenne productionPorsche says it does not need to build its Cayenne SUV in North America and has no plans to do so. Earlier this week, the German business newspaper Handelsblatt said the Cayenne could be built in a new U.S. factory planned by the Volkswagen group. [REG] May 15 11:41 CET |
German minister urges state to up VW stakeGerman environment minister Sigmar Gabriel said it would be advisable for the federal state of Lower Saxony to increase its blocking minority stake in Volkswagen to 25 percent from the current 20 percent, according to his interview with Nordwest-Zeitung newspaper. [REG] May 15 10:06 CET |
Prius sales in Europe top 100,000Toyota Europe today said cumulative European sales of its Prius hybrid car have topped 100,000 vehicles. Since 2000, a total of 100,821 Prius models have been sold in Europe, with more than one third of this result achieved in the last 12 months, Toyota Europe said. [REG] May 15 13:23 CET |
Renault Sandero will be produced in RussiaRenault is to produce its low-cost Sandero vehicles in its Moscow factory, which is set to have its capacity doubled in 2009 to 160,000 vehicles a year. Sandero production will start at the end of 2009 at the Avtoframos site. [REG] May 15 12:20 CET |
Visteon promotes Stebbins to CEOSupplier Visteon today has promoted Donald Stebbins to CEO, replacing Michael Johnston at the company's helm. Johnston, 60, will remain executive chairman of the former parts unit of Ford Motor Co. The moves are effective June 1. [REG] May 15 06:01 CET | UPDATED: 5/14/08 1:10 p.m. EDT |
Johnson steps down from InchcapeInchcape, one of Europe's biggest car retailers and distributors, is looking for a new chairman after Peter Johnson said he was stepping down. Johnson, 60, is leaving the UK-based group as planned after 13 years with the company, the last three as non-executive chairman. [REG] May 15 12:06 CET |
Marchionne: Fiat retains European market share in AprilFiat has maintained its market share in Europe in April, said CEO Sergio Marchionne, without giving further details. In March this year, Fiat's European market share was 7.3 percent, including 7.4 percent in Western Europe. [REG] May 15 16:03 CET |
CEO: Hungary's Raba sees 2008 revenue of $371M
Hungarian vehicle parts maker Raba expects revenue to rise to 60 billion forints ($370.7 million) in 2008 from 58 billion in 2007, Chairman and CEO Istvan Pinter told a news conference. [REG] May 15 14:00 CET
Strong Russian, German and French sales boost FordA record month in Russia and strong sales in Germany and France and helped Ford of Europe increase sales by eight percent in April. The automaker achieved sales of 161,140 across Europe including Russia and Turkey during the month, up from 149,400 for the same month in 2007. [REG] May 15 21:31 CET |
Toyota: Prius hybrid sales hit 1M worldwideoyota said today that cumulative sales of its Prius hybrid car had topped 1 million units worldwide since its launch just over a decade ago. The Prius, the world's first mass-produced gasoline-electric hybrid car, first went on sale in Japan in late 1997 and in other markets in 2000. [REG] May 15 09:00 CET |
VW labor boss sees need for U.S. plantVolkswagen's senior labor leader gave his blessing to management plans for a possible new engine and transmission factory in North America to supply the carmaker's upcoming U.S. assembly plant. [REG] May 14 10:00 CET |
10-millionth Opel Astra produced todayThe ten-millionth Opel/Vauxhall Astra lower-medium car rolled off an assembly line in Germany today. The landmark model was a Silver Lightning Astra station wagon 1.7 CDTI. [REG] May 14 15:43 CET |
Skoda to set new sales record in 2008Skoda is on track to sell 700,000 units this year, a new sales record for the automaker. [REG] May 14 16:01 CET |
Analyst: GM needs to raise $9 billion over next two years
General Motors needs to raise about $9 billion over the next two years to refinance debt, and may seek more for operational cash burn as it faces production headwinds and commodity price increases, Lehman Brothers analyst Brian Johnson said. GM will need to refinance close to $8. [REG] May 14 14:50 CET
Nissan heavily contributes to Renault earningsRenault said its Nissan affiliate's fourth quarter earnings, announced yesterday will, after restatement, make a contribution of around 395 million euros to Renault's first quarter net earnings. Nissan yesterday announced a 4.7 rise in net profit to 482.26 billion yen in the year to end-March. [REG] May 14 09:49 CET |
Toyota mulling building new low-cost car plant
Japan's Toyota said today it is considering setting up a new plant to build small, low-cost cars. Toyota spokesman Hideaki Homma said the company had not decided on details such as the location or timing of the move. [REG] May 14 15:00 CET
Smart ForTwo earns high safety ratingsInsurance industry researchers are giving high marks for safety to the tiny Smart car. But they also are warning consumers about the generally higher risks of small vehicles. [REG] May 14 06:15 CET |
Continental to invest in first Thai plantContinental said today it planned to invest 100 million euros ($154.2 million) or 5 billion baht in its first plant in Thailand as it seeks to expand into Southeast Asian markets. [REG] May 14 12:00 CET |
VW could build Porsches in U.S.Volkswagen could build Porsche's Cayenne SUV at its new U.S. plant. The German business newspaper Handelsblatt today reported that VW could build Porsche's premium SUV in a new factory it plans to open in the U.S. in 2010. [REG] May 13 16:07 CET |
Ferrari unveils its fourth modelFerrari today unveiled the first pictures of the California, its fourth model. Offered only as a convertible with retractable hardtop, the California will debut at the Paris auto show in early October. [REG] May 13 15:40 CET |
IFIL profit up on higher Fiat contributionIFIL said its first quarter net profit rose 6.5 percent to 93.9 million euros, supported by a higher contribution from Fiat, in which it is the largest shareholder with 30 percent. Fiat contributed 128.6 million euros, from 102.3 million in first quarter 2007. [REG] May 13 13:27 CET |
Toyota plans expansion at China plant
Toyota plans to invest 1.5 billion yuan ($214.6 million) to boost production capacity at a facility in north China by 50 percent to 150,000 vehicles a year, the company said today. [REG] May 13 13:53 CET
Nissan earnings up on strong offshore sales
Nissan today said its operating profit in the fiscal year to March rose 1.8 percent on brisk sales outside Japan, especially in emerging markets, which more than offset weak domestic sales and higher procurement costs. [REG] May 13 13:12 CET
Hyundai drops plan for China financial unit
South Korea's Hyundai said today it had canceled a plan to set up a financial services business in China after it was unable to reach an agreement on the operation with Chinese authorities. Hyundai had been working since early 2006 to set up a loan-service company in China. [REG] May 13 15:00 CET
Breaking the 'glass ceiling'The glass ceiling. Eight years into a new century -- and more than a century after the invention of the automobile -- the glass ceiling remains a reality for women in the auto industry. Yes, progress has been made. [SUB] May 12 06:01 CET |
Lamborghini picks L.A. for U.S. HQ
Turns out you can't spell Lamborghini without L.A. Automobili Lamborghini has created a separate sales arm for its North American operations --the first such business unit outside of Italy. It will be headquartered in the beachside Los Angeles suburb of Santa Monica. [REG] May 12 06:01 CET
Bosch: Watch out Japanese!
Five years ago Robert Bosch was hardly thinking about hybrids. Now the German partsmaker expects to be the world's leading supplier of the technology. [SUB] May 12 06:01 CET
Winners? Losers? Block exemption has bothWho won and who lost as Europe's retail landscape adjusted to new EU regulations? It depends who you ask. Six years after Europe's car-retailing rules changed, sorting out the winners and the losers corresponds directly with the sales history of the brands. Simply: The new guys won. [SUB] May 12 06:01 CET |
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VW to decide on U.S. plant in July
German car maker Volkswagen AG will decide in mid-July on whether to set up a U.S. assembly plant to fend off the impact of the weak dollar, the company's CEO told German newspaper Handelsblatt. "We will put the issue of the U.S. [REG] May 12 14:00 CET
Fiat builds a second TychySlightly more than half a century ago Fiat signed an historic licensing agreement that permitted Zavodi Crvena Zastava -- or Red Flag Plant in English -- to begin automobile production in Serbia. [SUB] May 12 06:01 CET |
Sources: Fiat considers building cars in MexicoFiat is considering car production in Mexico, company sources say. The sources say Fiat is looking at an existing plant in Mexico that can build 150,000 cars a year. Starting in 2011, the plant would build Alfa Romeos for North America and Fiats for South America. [SUB] May 12 06:01 CET |
Renault seen investing up to $1B in electric car
The head of an Israeli-backed electric car project estimated on Sunday that its partner, the Renault-Nissan alliance, would likely invest $500 million to $1 billion in the swappable-battery electric cars. [REG] May 12 06:01 CET
Renault, Nissan, Bajaj form low-cost car venture
Renault-Nissan and India's Bajaj Auto said on Monday they would form a joint venture to develop a low-cost car, joining a growing list of carmakers eager to tap emerging markets and as soaring oil prices drive a move to fuel-efficient "green" cars. [REG] May 12 10:30 CET
GM to give Opel an image makeoverIn an effort to stand out in an increasingly competitive segment, General Motors Europe is repositioning its Opel brand. [SUB] May 12 06:01 CET |
Market turmoil worries premium brands
BMW and Daimler may be in for a more difficult year than expected, as a slowing North American economy overshadows strong growth prospects in many emerging markets. Both German premium carmakers reported falling first-quarter profits. [SUB] May 12 06:01 CET
Talks aim to ease access to Korean marketNegotiators say Europe and South Korea may move one step closer to resolving a range of automotive trade issues later this month. Talks between the two sides, which have been in progress since May 2007, could accelerate at a meeting in Brussels May 12-15. [SUB] May 12 06:01 CET |
Mann + Hummel sees growth
Mann + Hummel Automotive Inc. had a record $120 million in North American sales in 2003. But COO Claude Mathieu set his sights higher. He predicted the company would hit $200 million in sales in 2008. [REG] May 12 06:01 CET
GKN Driveline to grow in China
GKN Driveline plans to open a production plant during the first half of 2009 in the central China city of Wuhan in Hubei province. The 474,000-square-foot plant will supply driveshafts for Dongfeng Motor Co. and its joint venture programs with Honda and Citroen. [REG] May 12 06:01 CET
Booth wants Volvo out of 'in-between land'Volvo Chairman Lewis Booth said last week that he is making progress repositioning the Swedish brand. Booth, who also is chairman of Ford of Europe, said he is working with Volvo management to make the brand, a division of Ford Motor, more distinctive and a little more premium. [SUB] May 12 06:01 CET |
Mercedes plans more parts sharingMercedes-Benz models will share more components as parent Daimler looks for ways to boost efficiency and lower costs. “It makes sense to get commonality as high as possible,” said Thomas Weber, Daimler's board member for research and development. [SUB] May 12 06:01 CET |
Audi, BMW seek to match Lexus with 8-speed transmissionsAudi and BMW want to catch up with Lexus by offering eight-speed automatic transmissions on their top-of-the-range cars, company sources say. Audi is testing vehicles equipped with an eight-speed transmission, a company source told Automotive News Europe. [SUB] May 12 06:01 CET |
VW, Sanyo to develop lithium-ion battery
German carmaker Volkswagen and Japan's Sanyo Electric Co. will jointly develop a lithium-ion battery to be used in hybrid and electric cars, the Nikkei financial daily reported on Sunday. [REG] May 12 06:01 CET
Cristina SilettoCristina Siletto is vehicle line manager, quality, for Fiat light commerical vehicles and large minivans at Fiat Group Automobiles. [SUB] May 12 06:01 CET |
Renault to manufacture minibus in ChinaStarting in 2010, Renault will once again build vehicles in China, sources say. The French carmaker plans to produce a new minibus at an existing facility in the eastern Hubei province. [SUB] May 12 06:01 CET |
Bosch-Mahle: Turbo venture will happenMahle's pending 50-50 turbocharger joint venture with Robert Bosch will become a major building block of the company's future growth, Mahle CEO Heinz Junker said. Junker expects the joint venture, if approved by European antitrust authorities, to produce about 1. [SUB] May 12 06:01 CET |
Birgit BehrendtBirgit Behrendt is executive director, global programs, and vice president, purchasing, for Ford of Europe. [SUB] May 12 06:01 CET |
Anja KleyboldtAnja Kleyboldt is manufacturing area manager, general assembly and components, for GM Europe. [SUB] May 12 06:01 CET |
BMW will increase dealers in ChinaBMW plans to add 30 more dealers in China this year to realize ambitious sales goals, a senior executive said. The German premium car maker also wants to provide better service to car buyers and owners. [SUB] May 12 06:01 CET |
Barbara RichmondBarbara Richmond is group finance director for Inchcape. [SUB] May 12 06:01 CET |
Industry would benefit from more women execs
With this issue of Automotive News Europe, we present 25 leading women in the European auto industry. We identified a number of them right away. We then went to Europe's automakers and suppliers and asked for their help in finding other leading women. [SUB] May 12 06:01 CET
Thank you, Bernd Pischetsrieder!Back when he was running the Volkswagen group, the rumor was that Bernd Pischetsrieder used to enjoy sitting outside at his house in the Bavarian countryside smoking his cigars. It's a good bet that he's smoking a few now Jason Stein is publisher of Automotive News Europe. [SUB] May 12 06:01 CET |
Sometimes rules are OKI don't like regulations. In fact, I really hate them. Especially when the “brief” introduction comes in 90 pages of legal jargon. [SUB] May 12 06:01 CET |
Martina MerzMartina Merz is executive vice president, sales and marketing, Chassis Systems Brakes, for Robert Bosch. [SUB] May 12 06:01 CET |
Fiat's Sistino almost became a musicianAs a boy, Lorenzo Sistino had to decide which of his parents' paths to follow. His father worked at contract manufacturer Carrozzeria Bertone. His mother was from a family of musicians. After studying violin for five years, Sistino abandoned music -- something he still regrets. [SUB] May 12 06:01 CET |
Glenda MinorGlenda Minor is vice president finance and controller, Europe and Interiors Product Group for Visteon. [SUB] May 12 06:01 CET |
How dealers changed since 2002
Paul Williams wanted to believe block exemption would work. [SUB] May 12 06:01 CET
RETAIL EVOLUTION
Multibranding: Good or bad?
Having many brands under one roof is one survival tactic for dealers as the new-car sales business gets increasingly expensive, says a dealer who has embraced the concept. [SUB] May 12 06:01 CET
RETAIL EVOLUTION
Exclusive dealers are better
Not all franchised dealers agree that adding brands from rival carmakers is a good way to make money. Some manufacturers also don't believe it is the best way to sell cars, and not just because they believe it will reduce their own volumes. [SUB] May 12 06:01 CET
Lena OlvingLena Olving is senior vice president of process and operational excellence and member of the executive management team at Volvo. [SUB] May 12 06:01 CET |
Liliane LacourtLiliane Lacourt is executive vice president for corporate communications for PSA/Peugeot-Citroen. [SUB] May 12 06:01 CET |
Audi: Half of Q5 buyers will be womenAudi expects as many as half of the European buyers of its new Q5 to be women. Frank Hermann, head of product marketing for the Q5 and Q7, said the carmaker believes more women will choose the mid-sized Q5 than Audi's larger Q7 because of the Q5's compact size. [SUB] May 12 06:01 CET |
Volkswagen group design director insists on simplicityThese are busy days for Walter de' Silva, VW group design director. Between new designs and restylings for the eight brands he oversees -- Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Seat, Skoda, VW passenger cars and VW light commercial vehicles -- de' Silva is keeping track of 100 projects. [SUB] May 12 06:01 CET |
Sara CummingsSara Cummings is director of global retail operations for Jaguar and Land Rover. [SUB] May 12 06:01 CET |
VW's China partners start to cooperate
Volkswagen has finally gotten its two partners in China to cooperate on something -- sort of. At the Beijing auto show, each of Volkswagen's joint ventures showed a new model designed in China for China. The two cars are built on the same platform. [SUB] May 12 06:01 CET
China's Chery plans 7 new minicarsThanks to the help of an Italian design house, Chery Automobile expects to continue to dominate China's minicar market. At the Beijing auto show last month, China's largest domestic automaker debuted its new seven-member Faira minicar family, which was created by Torino Design. [SUB] May 12 06:01 CET |
Chinese minicar market: Bonanza for European automakers?Daimler will bring the Smart ForTwo minicar to China in mid-2009. And China is one of the main targets for Volkswagen's new minicar, the Up, which goes on sale in Europe late next year. [SUB] May 12 06:01 CET |
Isabel Marey-SemperIsabel Marey-Semper is chief financial officer for PSA/Peugeot-Citroen. [SUB] May 12 06:01 CET |
Can electric cars save coachbuilders?Electric vehicles could be a savior for Europe's struggling coachbuilders. Pininfarina, Heuliez and Karmann are all working on EV projects. [SUB] May 12 06:01 CET |
Beatrice FoucherBeatrice Foucher is vice president of product planning for Renault. [SUB] May 13 05:53 CET |
Christine GaskellChristine Gaskell is member of the board in charge of personnel for Bentley. [SUB] May 13 05:45 CET |
Rita ForstRita Forst is executive director of product engineering for GM Europe. [SUB] May 13 05:37 CET |
Country at a crossroads
Despite its strong reputation for automotive design, Italy has become more important as a market than a car production center. Until 1980, Italy was a net exporter of autos. But despite a resurgence of native automaker Fiat, last year Italians bought five cars for every two they made. [SUB] May 12 06:01 CET
When it comes to car design, Italy is kingA bright spot for Italy is its successful design and engineering consultancies. As a country with few raw materials, Italy developed a tradition of craftsmanship. Centuries of adding value to finished goods has given “Made in Italy” products a premium market positioning. [SUB] May 12 06:01 CET |
Annette GrimmAnnette Grimm is head of human resources for the powertrain division at Continental. [SUB] May 13 05:29 CET |
Sue BrownsonSue Brownson is managing director of Blue Bell Group. [SUB] May 13 05:20 CET |
For diesel engines, the future looks brightRising fuel prices and more stringent emission regulations will not stop Europe's love affair with diesel vehicles. [SUB] May 12 06:01 CET |
Annette WinklerAnnette Winkler is vice president of global business management and wholesale, Europe, for Daimler. [SUB] May 13 05:12 CET |
Sophie DesormiereSophie Desormiere is group product marketing director for Valeo. [SUB] May 13 05:03 CET |
Japanese take lead in carbon fiberAmazingly strong and light, carbon fiber is perhaps best known for its use in golf clubs and jet planes. Yet the silvery checkerboard-textured composite also holds great potential as a steel substitute as automakers race to squeeze every extra kilometer from a liter of fuel. [SUB] May 12 06:01 CET |
In career change, VW's former design chief goes greenAfter a career in the automotive industry that spanned more than two decades and senior design posts at Mercedes-Benz, Peugeot and Volkswagen, Murat Günak has found a new challenge. [SUB] May 12 06:01 CET |
Gundula HaaseGundula Haase is director of legal services for Mazda Motor Europe. [SUB] May 13 04:55 CET |
Elke EllerElke Eller is a member of the board of management responsible for human resources and organization for Volkswagen. [SUB] May 13 04:45 CET |
Andrea UrbanAndrea Urban is senior expert for trench and sacrificial etching for Robert Bosch. [SUB] May 13 04:28 CET |
BMW workers: Thanks, but no thanks!BMW's effort to trim its permanent work force through voluntary buyouts is proving to be a hard sell. Union and works council officials describe response to the plan as “sluggish” at best. In contrast, BMW finance chief Michael Ganal says the automaker has made “good progress” in eliminating jobs. [SUB] May 12 06:01 CET |
BMW offers full on-board Internet accessBMW will introduce full on-board Internet access that will allow drivers to copy maps and other information directly to their navigation systems. [SUB] May 12 06:01 CET |
Lucie ToscaniLucie Toscani is senior vice president of corporate purchasing and strategic sourcing for Continental. [SUB] May 13 04:17 CET |
Anne AsensioAnne Asensio is vice president of design experience for Dassault Systemes. [SUB] May 13 04:09 CET |
Bosch races to meet surging demand for gasoline direct injection enginesRobert Bosch automotive CEO Bernd Bohr is not fully satisfied with his division's 2007 results. Pre-tax profit jumped 54 percent to €1.7 billion and the division's return on sales increased to 5.8 percent from 4 percent. But Bohr wants a profit margin of between 7 percent and 8 percent. [SUB] May 12 06:01 CET |
Marie-Christine CaubetMarie-Christine Caubet is senior vice president, market area Europe, for Renault. [SUB] May 13 04:01 CET |
Diana KörnerDiana Körner is executive vice president of global human resources for Kiekert. [SUB] May 13 03:52 CET |
Valeo CEO: Russian industry needs usValeo CEO Thierry Morin has been overhauling the French supplier since he took over in 2001. He is in the middle of selling operations with combined sales of €2 billion. [SUB] May 12 06:01 CET |
Odile DesforgesOdile Desforges is senior vice president of purchasing for Renault. [SUB] May 13 03:24 CET |
GM misses out on medium-SUV boomGeneral Motors is missing out on a boom in Europe's medium-SUV segment as sales of the Opel/Vauxhall Antara and Chevrolet Captiva trail far behind their competitors. [SUB] May 12 06:01 CET |
Audi launches sportier TTAudi hopes to win customers away from BMW's Z4 and Mercedes-Benz's SLK class with its new TTS. Audi is looking at all cars in the premium roadster segment, but “these are the main competitors for this car,” said Natalia Schwark, Audi executive for product marketing, sports cars. [SUB] May 12 06:01 CET |
Conquest sales are key for Passat CCVolkswagen wants its new coupe-styled four-door car to steal customers from premium automakers as well as from volume rivals such as the Peugeot 407. The German carmaker also hopes the Passat CC (short for Comfort Coupe) will provide a much-needed boost to its upper-medium model range. [SUB] May 12 06:01 CET |
Seat boss: New Ibiza matches Toyota qualityHelped by production technology from Volkswagen group sister brand Audi, Seat says it has greatly improved the new Ibiza. “The Ibiza's quality now matches that of Toyota,” said Seat President Erich Schmidt. [SUB] May 12 06:01 CET |
ACEA doubts EU's eCall launch dateIt is unlikely that a Europewide emergency call system will be launched in time to meet the European Commission's 2010 target. [SUB] May 12 06:01 CET |
Europe results are strong for Federal-Mogul in Q1Thanks to strong results in Europe, Jose Maria Alapont is not as worried about the North American downturn. “Of course, volumes in the US market are a concern,” said the CEO of supplier Federal-Mogul Corp., which emerged from six years of Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in December. [SUB] May 12 06:01 CET |
6 key tasks for Ford recoveryCost-cutting largely drove Ford Motor's surprise first-quarter improvement, but CEO Alan Mulally has a lot to do to achieve a full turnaround. Mulally told Automotive News Europe sister publication Automotive News that it's way too early to proclaim “mission accomplished.” [SUB] May 12 06:01 CET |
Subaru sees risks, rewards in Toyota JV sports car
Subaru will face marketing opportunities as well as possible challenges when it starts selling the new sports car being jointly developed with Toyota. Subaru's overseas marketing chief Masatsugu Nagato says the car will lure new customers into showrooms and expand the company's audience. [SUB] May 12 06:01 CET
UAW chief on American Axle strike: 'We'll get through this'UAW President Ron Gettelfinger talks with WJR Radio's Paul W. Smith about the ongoing UAW strike against American Axle. 12:01 am U.S. ET | May 12 |
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Lotus wants car that can run on CO2Green doesn't have to be boring. Proof of that is the Lotus Exige 270E. If Lotus is successful, rather than producing CO2 the 270E will be powered by methanol recovered from waste CO2. The prototype is just one of many green-but-fun cars at this year's Sexy Green Car Show at the Eden Project, in St. [SUB] May 12 06:01 CET |
BMW will decide on electric car this year
BMW will decide this year whether to build an electric vehicle, Friedrich Eichiner, board member for corporate and brand development, said. [SUB] May 12 06:01 CET
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Is this smart?For as long as there have been big cars there have been companies keen to make them even bigger. But now Carbonyte UK, after already having upset enthusiasts with its six-seat stretch of a Ferrari supercar, has turned its attention to the car that prides itself on being tiny -– the Smart ForTwo. [SUB] May 12 06:01 CET |
Your car, your accessory“How do I look in this?” It's an odd question for a customer to ask when buying a car, but it's one that a Chevrolet dealership in London seeks to answer. The dealership, Phoenix Wimbledon, has what it calls the world's first drive-in fitting room. [SUB] May 12 06:01 CET |
Revolutionaries and RenaultNow that he is no longer running Cuba, Fidel Castro seems to have some extra time on his hands -- and some new friends. In a new TV ad Castro walks up to a remote villa carrying a suitcase. He sees Mao Tse-Tung taking out the trash. [SUB] May 12 06:01 CET |