Opel to cut CO2 by 27% with new powertrainsMay 3, 2013 06:01 CET  Opel/Vauxhall says new powertrains will cut its average CO2 output 27 percent by 2020, helping the automaker comply with tougher EU emissions regulations. With 13 new engines, Opel will renew 80 percent of its engine portfolio between 2012 and 2016.... Read More »
LATEST LAUNCHES CLA is halo car of Mercedes compact rangeApril 12, 2013 06:01 CET  Mercedes is aiming the CLA coupe-styled four-door sedan at younger buyers, especially those in the United States and China where sedans are popular.... Read More »
NEW PRODUCT Audi aims A3 sedan at young luxury buyersMarch 27, 2013 01:00 CET  Audi released the first images of its A3 sedan, a new variant of its A3 compact line that will compete for young luxury buyers with the Mercedes-Benz CLA. The sedan will mainly be aimed at customers in the United States and China where sedans are more popular than in Audi's home European market.... Read More »
Suzuki no Europe profit since 2008, report saysFeb. 3, 2013 06:01 CET  Suzuki has failed to post a profit for its European operations in four years and cannot say when it will cease posting losses, its regional chief told a German business magazine.... Read More »
Daimler starts production of Mercedes CLA in HungaryJan. 25, 2013 13:00 CET  Daimler has begun production of a coupe-styled Mercedes compact alongside the B class in Hungary. The CLA is one of three new compacts that the automaker is planning to launch before 2015.... Read More »
Suzuki will cut production at Hungary plantSept. 4, 2012 06:01 CET  Suzuki plans to cut production at its car factory in Hungary. The automaker cited the "dire business environment" for the decision."... Read More »
Daimler mulls building compact Mercedes cars with Renault-Nissan, report saysAug. 23, 2012 10:29 CET  Daimler is mulling building compact Mercedes-Benz passenger cars with alliance partner Renault-Nissan, a German business daily reported today. Renault-Nissan and Daimler agreed to a partnership in 2010 intended to pool development and production of small cars and engines.... Read More »
Mercedes wants to double production in Hungary, report saysAug. 16, 2012 11:29 CET  Mercedes plans to expand its car plant in Hungary to double annual production to 300,000 vehicles by 2015, a business newspaper reported on Thursday. In March, the automaker said it would start producing a new compact coupe, dubbed the ''baby CLS,'' alongside the B class at the Kecskemet plant starting in 2013.... Read More »
Ford, Renault, Opel predict better times ahead in central EuropeAug. 8, 2012 06:01 CET  Despite the economic woes affecting Europe as a whole, automakers still see higher potential for sales growth in the east compared with the region's more mature western markets.... Read More »
Mercedes hires Valmet to make 100,000 A-class carsJuly 24, 2012 11:16 CET  Daimler has hired Finnish contract manufacturer Valmet Automotive to build more than 100,000 Mercedes A-class compact-premium cars from 2013 through 2016.... Read More »
Audi chases BMW with overseas expansion driveJuly 17, 2012 06:01 CET  Audi is investing hundreds of millions of euros in Germany and abroad in a bid to take on rivals like BMW and Mercedes. Audi's Ingolstadt plant is being upgraded to build more cars and to become the training ground team that will work in plants in China and Mexico.... Read More »
Fiat gives a preview of the 500X small crossoverJuly 4, 2012 17:08 CET  Fiat gave an unexpected sneak preview of a crossover variant of its 500 minicar. The model will go on sale in Europe in early 2014 and shortly after in North America.... Read More »
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