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Mar
27th

Obama’s task force to announce plans for GM, Chrysler on Monday

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President Barack Obama will announce the next steps to help General Motors and Chrysler LLC on Monday, the White House said, amid signs of progress for GM in talks aimed at slashing its debt and cutting costs in response to slack demand. Full story...
Mar
27th

How to get consumers to pony up for pony cars?

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Question: How do you launch a big ad campaign for sexy sports car in the teeth of a recession? Answer: You don't. The pony car is back, as each of Detroit's three carmakers revs up an entry in the segment for the first time in decades. Full story...
Mar
27th

How to get consumers to pony up for pony cars during a recession?

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Question: How do you launch a big ad campaign for sexy sports car in the teeth of a recession? Answer: You don't. The pony car is back, as each of Detroit's three carmakers revs up an entry in the segment for the first time in decades. Full story...
Mar
27th

GM to submit ‘progress report’ to government Tuesday

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General Motors executives are hammering out what will be the company's third survival report, to be submitted to the U.S. government next week. GM will give the document to President Barack Obama's task force on March 31. Full story...
Mar
27th

GM to submit ‘progress report’ to U.S. Tuesday

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General Motors executives are hammering out what will be the company's third survival report, to be submitted to the U.S. government next week. GM will give the document to President Barack Obama's task force on March 31. Full story...
Mar
27th

Mitsubishi slashes U.S. staff for smaller market

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Mitsubishi Motors North America this week eliminated one-fourth of the jobs at its U.S. headquarters in Cypress, Calif., the company confirmed today. Full story...
Mar
27th

Mitsubishi slashes U.S. staff for a ‘much smaller’ market

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Mitsubishi Motors North America this week eliminated one-fourth of the jobs at its U.S. headquarters in Cypress, Calif., the company confirmed today. Full story...
Mar
27th

GM picks Commerzbank to find Opel investor, source says

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General Motors has mandated Commerzbank to help find a new investor for its Opel unit, a source said. A person with knowledge of the process told Reuters: "Commerzbank has received a mandate from GM." Full story...
Mar
27th

BMW X6 M debut set for the New York auto show:

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BMW on Friday confirmed that it will debut a high-performance M version of the X6 crossover at the New York auto show in early April. Full story...
Mar
27th

BMW X6 M debut for New York auto show:

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BMW on Friday confirmed that it will debut a high-performance M version of the X6 crossover at the New York auto show in early April. Full story...
Mar
27th

BMW X6 M debut set for the New York auto show:

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BMW on Friday confirmed that it will debut a high-performance M version of the X6 crossover at the New York auto show in early April. Full story...
Mar
27th

Valeo ponders capital hike, source says

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French supplier Valeo has been weighing whether to raise its share capital to help weather the global car crisis but has not taken a final decision, a source close to the matter said on Friday. Full story...
Mar
27th

New bailout money likely to come from $700B fund

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The Obama administration is likely to pay for the pending automaker bailout from dwindling reserves in its $700 billion rescue fund rather than go to Congress to request new money, experts said. Full story...
Mar
27th

New bailout money likely to come from $700B fund, experts say

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The Obama administration is likely to pay for the pending automaker bailout from dwindling reserves in its $700 billion rescue fund rather than go to Congress to request new money, experts said. Full story...
Mar
27th

MALAYSIA: Proton gets rebate programme lift

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Proton has reportedly seen a jump in its 'Xchange Programme' since the government announced the RM5,000 rebate for customers scrapping their old cars aged 10 years and above to buy national cars. Full story...
Mar
27th

FRANCE: Nissan eyes five Europe EV deals this year

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Nissan Motor and Renault hope to secure five deals for European electric car projects this year, after signing a deal with Monaco earlier this week, a senior executive said. Full story...
Mar
27th

JAPAN: Mitsubishi iMEV sales starting

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Mitsubishi Motors will start marketing its i MiEV electric vehicle powered by a lithium-ion battery module in July, mainly for corporate customers, company officials said. Full story...
Mar
27th

MALAYSIA: Proton ‘close’ to EV deal

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Proton is reportedly close to inking a US$330m deal with Detroit Electric to mass produce pure electric vehicles (EV) using Proton's vehicle platforms. Full story...
Mar
27th

CANADA: Chrysler, CAW, still haggling

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The Canadian Auto Workers and Chrysler will continue bargaining at least until Tuesday, after failing to reach an agreement on concessions that are required before the Ontario and Canadian governments can approve more than $2 billion in loans and tax incentives. Full story...
Mar
27th

GERMANY: Scrappage incentive still working

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According to the German auto importers' association, the VDIK, the German government sponsored scrappage incentive is continuing to lift the German car market and reduce CO2 emissions from new cars. Full story...
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