Small carsDaimler, Ford exchange information on gasoline enginesMay 24, 2013 06:01 CET  Already collaborating with Ford on the development of fuel cell vehicles, Daimler and the U.S. automaker recently exchanged information about their gasoline engines. Daimler got a closer look at Ford's award-winning EcoBoost engine while Daimler shared details on its stratified lean-burning powerplants.... Read More »
Plans for a Mercedes subcompact are a risk for DaimlerApril 15, 2013 20:19 CET Daimler could follow its German competitors into the market for premium subcompact cars but it will have to keep its costs down and volumes up to make money off any future Mercedes.... Read More »
NEW PRODUCT Mercedes said to plan X-class range to rival BMW's MiniApril 4, 2013 06:01 CET  Mercedes plans to launch a subcompact car range with the help of Renault-Nissan, a German magazine reported. The cars, badged as X-class models, would be priced below 20,000 euros and compete with BMW's Mini brand and the Audi A1.... Read More »
2013 GENEVA AUTO SHOW European automakers go big on small SUVsMarch 6, 2013 12:42 CET  The popularity of subcompact SUVs is one of the bright spots in Europe's auto-sales slump and mass-market carmakershave been quick to join this growing segment.... Read More »
NICK GIBBS EcoSport shows flaw in Ford's global design policy 12:01 am U.S. ET | March 6, 2013  Ford is downplaying sales expectations of the EcoSport subcompact SUV in Europe, admitting it was designed with emerging markets in mind.... Read More »
2013 GENEVA AUTO SHOW Ford to import EcoSport crossover, key to European marginsMarch 6, 2013 14:28 CET  Ford will import its EcoSport compact crossover from India for the European market, where the vehicle will compete in a growing, but increasingly crowded segment.... Read More »
Zetsche defends his strategy, job with CLA unveilingMarch 4, 2013 12:29 CET  Embattled Daimler boss Dieter Zetsche will this week defend his strategy -- and his job -- by unveiling a new Mercedes model which is part of a compact vehicle lineup, seen as key to the premium carmaker's turnaround.... Read More »
BMW, Mercedes hatches head to India after China flopJan. 22, 2013 06:01 CET  Hatchbacks from BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi grew so popular in Europe that the carmakers bet Chinese consumers would feel the same way. They didn't. Next stop: India.... Read More »
GM, PSA to develop small cars, engines, but not larger cars 5:14 am U.S. ET | Dec. 20, 2012  General Motors and PSA/Peugeot-Citroen scrapped plans for a joint mid-size car program, narrowing the scope for vehicle sharing within their alliance while adding engine cooperation. The automakers today said they had signed firm agreements to combine their future small car program as well as co-develop roomier minivans and two sizes of crossovers.... Read More »
GM, PSA discard large car project; agree to develop small engineDec. 20, 2012 11:14 CET  General Motors and PSA/Peugeot-Citroen scrapped plans for a joint mid-size car program, narrowing the scope for vehicle sharing within their alliance while adding engine cooperation.... Read More »
Small car sales may capture largest U.S. share since 1993 11:55 am U.S. ET | Oct. 8, 2012  Small cars are selling big for brands from Chevrolet and Fiat to Toyota, Volkswagen and Honda, on pace to capture the largest share of the United States auto market since 1993 and driving the best sales month in four years. High gasoline prices coupled with the best crop of compact and subcompact cars that the market has ever seen drove a 50 percent increase in sales of small sedans, coupes and wagons last month.... Read More »
Audi will rely on redesigned A3 to hold Mercedes at bayAug. 25, 2012 06:15 CET  Volkswagen Group will be relying on the Audi A3 premium compact model to provide continued stable sales growth as it fends off a challenge in upscale small cars from Mercedes-Benz.... 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 »
Mini uses Olympics to defend global market shareAug. 6, 2012 10:17 CET  BMW is featuring Mini in its sponsorship of the Olympics as part of a bid to polish the brand's sporty image and defend its profit from mounting competition.... Read More »
Small and mid-sized cars, minivans, hybrids are among 2012 winners 12:01 am U.S. ET | July 14, 2012  Small, budget-friendly cars with miserly engines and mid-sized sedans are hot. So are hybrids, minivans and traditional mid-sized SUVs. But big SUVs -- luxurious or not -- aren't so must-have these days when gasoline prices seem volatile. A U.S. light-vehicle market that climbed 15 percent in the first six months of this year -- defying a string of mostly disappointing economic reports -- is producing winners and losers among key product segments.... Read More »
Ex-F1 designer Murray claims to have slashed small-car production costsMay 30, 2012 10:19 CET  Ex-Formula One designer Gordon Murray says he's devised a way to build small cars profitably again. The British-based engineer is touting a new production system that he claims can make a city car in two primary steps instead of the standard five.... Read More »
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