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Dec
23rd

The China syndrome — auto assets eyed by Chinese investors

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Chinese investors this year launched bids on several major automotive mergers or acquisitions as Western companies sell assets to ride out the recession while Chinese companies look to raise their global profile. Earlier today, Ford Motor Co. Full story...
Dec
23rd

The China syndrome — auto assets eyed by Chinese investors

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Chinese investors this year launched bids on several major automotive mergers or acquisitions as Western companies sell assets to ride out the recession while Chinese companies look to raise their global profile. Earlier today, Ford Motor Co. Full story...
Dec
23rd

E85 makes inroads on cost and availability:

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Three years ago, we embarked on a Midwest road trip in search of what was then the Holy Grail of fuel: E85. Full story...
Dec
23rd

DETROIT PREVIEW: Chrysler to debut Fiat 500 EV

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Chrysler will debut a battery-powered version of the Fiat 500 at next month's Detroit auto show according to company insiders. Full story...
Dec
23rd

CHINA: BAIC to develop four new models using Saab technology

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Beijing Automotive Industry Holding said it paid US$200m to purchase technology from General Motors' Saab unit as the Chinese automaker speeds up development of its own vehicles. Full story...
Dec
23rd

The 2010 Mercury Milan Hybrid, an AW Drivers Log:

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SENIOR WEB REPORTER GREG MIGLIORE: The watershed moment in the Mercury Milan Hybrid came for me as I was dashing across town for a lunch meeting. Full story...
Dec
23rd

Ford, Geely agree to terms on Volvo sale, aim to get deal done in early 2010

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Ford Motor Co. expects to sign an accord to sell Volvo to China's Zhejiang Geely Holding Group by the first quarter of 2010 and close the deal in the second quarter. Ford said today that all of the deal's key commercial terms have been settled. Full story...
Dec
23rd

Ford, Geely reach deal; aim to close Volvo sale in second quarter 2010

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Ford Motor Co. expects to sign a deal to sell Volvo to China's Zhejiang Geely Holding Group by the first quarter of 2010 and close the deal in the second quarter, the U.S. automaker announced today. Full story...
Dec
23rd

Ford, Geely deal on Volvo points to growing clout of Chinese industry

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Ford Motor Co. said it expects to wrap up the sale of Volvo to China's Geely in the first half of 2010 in a deal that underlines China's arrival as a major force in the global auto industry. Full story...
Dec
23rd

SOUTH KOREA: Hyundai workers vote on pay deal

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Workers at Hyundai Motor voted on Wednesday on whether to accept a union-management deal freezing next year's basic wages in return for hefty bonuses. Full story...
Dec
23rd

SWEDEN: Volvo sale announcement imminent – sources

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Ford may announce the sale of its Volvo unit to Zhejiang Geely Holding Group as early as today, Bloomberg News reported, citing a person familiar with the matter. Full story...
Dec
23rd

SWEDEN: Ford confirms Volvo sale

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Ford confirmed on Wednesday that "all substantive commercial terms relating to the potential sale of Volvo Car Corporation have been settled between Ford and Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Company". Full story...
Dec
23rd

INDIA: Maruti sees 18-20% sales growth in fiscal 09/10

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Maruti Suzuki expects sales for the fiscal year to March 2010 to rise by about a fifth, a senior company official said on Wednesday. Full story...
Dec
23rd

Ford, Geely to detail progress in Volvo deal, sources say

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Ford Motor Co. and China's Zhejiang Geely Holding Group are set to report progress as soon as Wednesday in talks to sell Ford's Volvo unit to the Chinese automaker, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said. Full story...
Dec
23rd

Beijing Automotive puts tab for Saab technology at $200 million

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Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Corp. (BAIC), China's fifth-largest automaker, will launch an aggressive campaign to develop its brand both at home and overseas, after buying car designs from General Motors Co.s' Saab unit. Full story...
Dec
23rd

Dealer Gerry DeGregoris dead at 81

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Gerry DeGregoris, a longtime dealer, died Dec. 7. He was 81. DeGregoris started as a used-car dealer in 1959 and acquired a Datsun franchise in 1967. Gregoris Nissan in Valley Stream, N.Y., celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2007. Full story...
Dec
23rd

Dealer Gerry DeGregoris dead at 81

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Gerry DeGregoris, a longtime dealer, died Dec. 7. He was 81. DeGregoris started as a used-car dealer in 1959 and acquired a Datsun franchise in 1967. Gregoris Nissan in Valley Stream, N.Y., celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2007. Full story...
Dec
23rd

Beijing Automotive puts tab for Saab technology at $200 million

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Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Corp., China's fifth-largest automaker, will launch an aggressive campaign to develop its brand both at home and overseas, after buying car designs from General Motors Co.'s Saab unit. Full story...
Dec
23rd

Dealer Gerry DeGregoris dead at 81

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Gerry DeGregoris, a longtime dealer, died Dec. 7. He was 81. DeGregoris started as a used-car dealer in 1959 and acquired a Datsun franchise in 1967. Gregoris Nissan in Valley Stream, N.Y., celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2007. Full story...
Dec
23rd

Ford, Geely to detail progress in Volvo deal, sources say

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Ford Motor Co. and China's Zhejiang Geely Holding Group are set to report progress as soon as Wednesday in talks to sell Ford's Volvo unit to the Chinese automaker, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said. Full story...
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