UK car production plunged 59% to 59,777 units last month with year to date (YTD) output off 58.8% to 121,181 units, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
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A new study commissioned by the US-based Aluminum Association, showed that North American use of automotive aluminium is at an all-time high, averaging 8.6% of vehicle curb weight in 2009 calendar year vehicles, up from just 2% in 1970 and 5.1% in 1990.
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Labor leaders at troubled German carmaker Opel would oppose a takeover by an investor who was only interested in getting its hands on the company's technical expertise, works council boss Klaus Franz said.
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Fewer new car shoppers are considering vehicles from General Motors and Chrysler LLC at a time when consumer attention is focused on their request for further U.S. government aid, according to a survey released today.
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German state development bank KfW Bankengruppe has no plans to take a stake in General Motors' German unit Opel, KfW's CEO Ulrich Schroeder told a trade magazine today.
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Italian brake systems maker Brembo said its board will propose to shareholders a 19.6 percent cut to the dividend after net profit fell 38 percent last year. The board will propose a dividend of 0.
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Fiat S.p.A. is conducting environmental and safety reviews of Chrysler LLC factories this week as part of its plan to take a 35 percent stake in the U.S. automaker, said two people familiar with the effort. Fiat has hired Environ Holdings Inc.
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Many of Formula 1's leading teams are clearly opposed to the voluntary budget cap for 2010, but chief executive Bernie Ecclestone believes the FIA should take the concept even further.
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President Obama has been a busy man. After appearing on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno earlier this week, he's recently visited an electric-vehicle testing facility in southern California to re-highlight his environmental jobs initiative- part of which included a $2.4 billion grant program to make electric transportation more widely available.
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Jonathan Summerton earned the first championship point and prize money of the 2009 Atlantic Championship as his quickest time from Wednesday's provisional qualifying session held up through the final qualifying session yesterday at Sebring.
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Bulgarian officials are said to be close to reaching an agreement with formula one for a grand prix in the southeastern European republic.
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MotoGP organisers Dorna just announced that Fridays will be limited to "Promotional activities" starting in 2010. Dorna would also like to ban spare bikes at the races, as well as impose a three race per engine rule, all in the name of cost reduction.
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Many of Formula 1's leading teams are clearly opposed to the voluntary budget cap for 2010, but chief executive Bernie Ecclestone believes the FIA should take the concept even further.
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The Spanish oil company Repsol is keen to return to formula one in the future, possibly with the teenage racer Jaime Alguersuari, according to the Marca sports newspaper.
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After HVM, Foyt and 3G, Conquest Racing has become the fourth team to pull out of the final IndyCar Series pre-season group test at Barber Motorsports Park this weekend.
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Any attempt to establish a pre-season pecking order prior to the Melbourne season opener would have to be torn up following the last day of winter testing.
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Scott Dixon shocked Sebring International Raceway on Thursday with the overall pole position for the 57th 12 Hours of Sebring, upsetting factory diesel powers Audi and Peugeot in the first round of qualifying for the 2009 American Le Mans Series.
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The Nova Scotia government is looking at different ways to improve truck efficiency in the province. Regulations are being amended in order to allow truckers to carry larger loads, while long combination vehicles are starting to circulate on the province's roads.
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The "Evo" for short comes in three different levels of fast. My ride for the week used a six-speed twin clutch Sportronic (tm) automatic and enough
adjustability so that I could tailor the car to the road conditions and the
way I felt at the moment.
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BMW Canada is hosting a series of comparison drive events to demonstrate why the BMW 3 Series is Canada's top selling premium car. Starting in April, participants and their guests will have the opportunity to test drive the 3 Series while comparing it back-to-back with competitors' models.
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