BMW AG plans to boost parts purchasing significantly as it aims to increase its global unit sales to more than 2 million by 2020, from about 1.5 million in 2010.
BMW AG plans to boost parts purchasing significantly as it aims to increase its global unit sales to more than 2 million by 2020, from about 1.5 million in 2010.
Hyundai's best engineers were initially baffled by the reports. Customers from Australia were complaining that the printing on interior door trim items such as window and lock controls was inexplicably smearing like wet paint.
Suzuki Motor Corp., the Japanese automaker 20 percent owned by Volkswagen AG, questioned the extent of its partnership with Europe's biggest carmaker and said it is seeking other alliances.
Sergio Marchionne, who personally holds almost all authority at Fiat and Chrysler through an astonishing 50 direct reports, is preparing a new management structure that would delegate some authority to regional managers.
Relations between Suzuki and Volkswagen have soured, with an executive at the Japanese automaker saying on Monday the two needed to go back to the drawing board on their multi-billion-dollar partnership.
Sergio Marchionne, who personally holds almost all authority at Fiat and Chrysler through an astonishing 50 direct reports, is preparing a new management structure that would delegate some authority to regional managers.
BERLIN -- Volkswagen expects many more men will buy the Beetle when U.S. sales of the redesigned version begin in September. And it wants younger customers, too.
Since the Obama administration announced their proposed fuel economy rules for 2017-2025 (including a 56.2 mpg rule), the auto industry has been up in arms about it. So, what better way to air their grievances and get the general public on their side? Why, targeted ads, of course.
Plans to revive the French grand prix are progressing, the sports daily L'Equipe reports.
Antoine L'Estage and co-driver Nathalie Richard won eight of the eleven special stages of the New England Forest Rally (Maine) to take victory 48 seconds ahead of Subaru Rally Team USA driver David Higgins and co-driver Craig Drew.
Peter Sauber has revealed he is happy with the performance of his Swiss formula one team so far in 2011.
Choosing the right strategy for a Grand Prix involves a bit of black magic... or in reality a series of not-so-complicated mathematical formulas.
The Subaru Impreza WRX owners' community will probably send a scary fat guy with a baseball bat to visit me for this comment, but it's gotta be said: for years before its latest 2011 update, the WRX has looked a little bit awkward. Ok, a very awkward.
In head-to-head duels held on a1.192-kilometre long track, the 18 DTM drivers thrilled 54,000 spectators with tremendous race action. Here's a video of the final battle involving Bruno Spengler of Mercedes and Edoardo Mortara of Audi.
The sales numbers are in for the first six months of 2011 and, like the previous 13 years, the Honda Civic is Canada's bestselling car. However, its lead is actually pretty thin, and Honda must be wondering if it can pull it off for a 14th year in a row.
You might be asking yourself this question. We certainly are.
The blown exhaust saga has been a political rather than a technical argument.
It was long ago decided that nothing is sacred anymore. Porsche's got an SUV, Ferrari's got a wagon and now Jeep will get a tiny un-Jeep-like car with a 7-slat grille. What about the Patriot and Compass you say? Well, they lowered the "bar" in a way and have paved the way for what is internally known as the "SS."
Like dangling a cookie in front of a hungry toddler, Scion have released news that an all-electric version of the smallest 4-seater in the world, the iQ, will not be available for the public to buy.
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