Renault expects 5% dip for European car marketMay 16, 2013 09:34 CET  Renault expects the European car market to shrink 5 percent this year over last year, Chief Operating Officer Carlos Tavares said. The French carmaker foresees the European market being "slightly better" in the remaining three quarters of this year than the first three months, when European market sales fell 10 percent after a "very poor performance," Tavares said.... Read More »
Opel to push growth in Russia, Akerson tells paperApril 15, 2013 10:07 CET  General Motors' Opel brand will push growth in Russia and Turkey to offset slumping European slumping business but steer clear of China, GM CEO Dan Akerson said.... Read More »
Turkish auto output down 2.4% in MarchApril 12, 2013 06:01 CET  Turkish vehicle production fell 2.4 percent to 99,819 units in February, the Automotive Manufacturers Association (OSD) said on Thursday. Fiat, Renault, Ford, Toyota and Hyundai are among the automakers with vehicle assembly plants in the country.... Read More »
Check out the ANE monthly e-magazineMarch 4, 2013 06:01 CET  The new issue of the Automotive News Europe monthly e-magazine is ready for you to view. Inside this issue we look at why new Opel CEO Karl-Thomas Neumann might be in a perfect position to succeed and why Bosch and PSA are so bullish on their new battery-free hybrid.... Read More »
Fiat's Turkish partner, Tofas, unveils plans for N.A. van exports, new carsFeb. 11, 2013 15:49 CET  Fiat's Turkish partner, Tofas, disclosed plans to export the Doblo small commercial van to North America and also said it is working on two new passenger cars for local and export markets.... Read More »
Daimler expects vehicle sales to grow in Turkey this yearJan. 22, 2013 06:01 CET  Daimler's Turkish unit expects stronger car and van sales this year despite forecasting that the market will remain stagnant.... Read More »
Renault to increase production in Turkey on recovering local demandJan. 9, 2013 10:19 CET  Renault plans to increase local production in Turkey to take advantage of a market expected to grow slightly in 2013. The automaker aims to use as much as 92 percent of the 360,000 vehicles-a-year capacity at its Bursa plant this year, compared with almost 86 percent in 2012.... Read More »
Turkish car production rises 3.9% in NovemberDec. 12, 2012 06:01 CET  Turkish vehicle output rose 3.9 percent in November, bringing total 11-month production to 985,395 units, a 9.2 percent decline year-on-year, the Automotive Manufacturers Association (OSD) said in a statement.... Read More »
FROM THE CURRENT ANE PRINT ISSUE Turkey counts on autos to drive economic growthNov. 19, 2012 06:01 CET  Turkey's auto industry is one of the great growth stories of the past decade. The nation's government aims to triple vehicle production over the next decade. The plan is to make the nation one of the world's 10 largest economies by 2023, the 100th anniversary of the Turkish Republic.... Read More »
PSA pushes low-cost Peugeot 301 as fix for growth problemsNov. 9, 2012 07:04 CET  Peugeot has launched the 301, a stripped-down sedan aimed at boosting sales in emerging markets. The vehicle has gone on sale in Turkey and will be rolled out in Eastern Europe, Africa and South America in the coming months.... Read More »
Opel hopes new Astra sedan will help boost sales in TurkeyNov. 2, 2012 14:46 CET  Opel is pinning much of its hopes for growth in the Turkish market on the new Astra four-door compact sedan.... Read More »
Renault will use Turkey, not France, as main Clio production base, union claimsOct. 5, 2012 11:22 CET  Renault declined to comment on union claims that Turkey will become the main production site for its new Clio subcompact car in a move to cut costs. Renault plans to build more than 70 percent of its fourth-generation Clio models in Turkey, union sources told Reuters.... Read More »
Turkish car sales rise 15.8% in SeptemberOct. 3, 2012 14:53 CET  Turkish car and light commercial vehicle sales rose 15.8 percent year-on-year to 69,629 units in September, the Automotive Distributors' Association said on Wednesday.... Read More »
Toyota wants car sales of 1 million, profit in EuropeAug. 9, 2012 06:01 CET  From 2005 to 2007, Toyota consistently sold more than 1 million cars a year in the 56-countries that make up its European market. The problem is that it wasn't making any money. After some rough times that included last year's natural disasters in Japan and Thailand, Toyota is determined to boost European sales above the 1-million mark again within two to three years – and do so profitably. The man pushing Toyota toward these goals is European CEO Didier Leroy.... Read More »
VW's Seat unveils affordable family carJune 26, 2012 08:46 CET  Seat is launching the five-door Toledo compact hatchback as an affordable family car as the Volkswagen Group brand seeks to win buyers hit by the economic crisis. The Toledo's value-for-money positioning marks a shift of emphasis by Seat, which has so far concentrated on building sporty cars to differentiate itself from sister brands VW and Skoda.... Read More »
Mitsubishi to invest in 750 million euro expansion of Turkish car fleet companyJune 18, 2012 09:19 CET Ekim Turizm Sanayi & Ticaret AS, Turkey's largest car fleet rental company in which Mitsubishi holds a 45 percent stake, will invest 750 million euros ($946 million) over four years to expand its fleet to 80,000 cars from 26,000, said Vural Ak, the company's Turkish partner.... Read More »
Hyundai to boost Czech plant output 20% on demand for new compactJune 15, 2012 06:01 CET  Hyundai will boost output 20 percent to 300,000 units this year at its plant in Nosovice, Czech Republic, to meet strong demand for its new i30 model line. The South Korean automaker started production of the i30 compact wagon today. When combined with a production doubling to 200,000 units at its plant in Izmit, Turkey, Hyundai will have capacity to make a half million cars in Europe by the end of 2013.... Read More »
Infiniti plans 100,000 sales in Europe by 2016June 12, 2012 06:01 CET  Renault-Nissan CEO Carlo Ghosn has set a bold target for Infiniti in Europe: boost sales to 100,000 vehicles by 2016 from 12,500 last year. The car Infiniti is counting on to drive the sales increase will be a Europe-built compact-premium model due in 2014.... Read More »
Hyundai aims to boost European sales with i10 production in TurkeyJune 8, 2012 06:01 CET  Hyundai will build its i10 minicar for European markets in Turkey instead of India. The automaker expects the move to boost its overall sales in Europe. Hyundai plans to double annual production capacity to 200,000 units at its joint venture plant with Kibar Holding of Turkey in Izmit by the end of 2013 to build the i10 alongside the i20 subcompact.... Read More »
PSA unveils spartan sedan for growth marketsMay 24, 2012 16:59 CET  PSA/Peugeot-Citroen unveiled a new compact sedan called the 301 that will be sold under the Peugeot brand and targeted at buyers in global growth markets. The company said other pared-down models would follow the 301, as the company seeks to reduce dependence on flagging western European demand.... Read More »
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