ACEA, the trade body representing European auto manufacturers, has produced a set of recommendations to standardise the charging of electrically-chargeable vehicles. The joint industry proposal will enable the use of one type of plug independent of car make, electricity provider or country.
European supplier body CLEPA is concuring with Saab's assessment it may have to shed jobs as part of its plan to emerge from reconstruction.
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Contract negotiations between the UAW labour union and Chrysler are reported to have hit obstacles.
Kongsberg Automotive has secured a EUR16m (US$22m) contract with a Chinese domestic OEM for the supply of automatic gear shifter systems.
Bosch has opened a EUR20m (US$27m) manufacturing facility for automotive technology at its location in Miskolc, Hungary.
ContiTech is mulling the construction of a rubber compounding facility in Nyíregyháza, Hungary in addition to its existing plant there under the name of Phoenix Légrugó Technológia which has 230 employees and produces air spring systems.
Today we relive a drive across France in the Ford Sierra Sapphire RS Cosworth with Cynthia Claes.
Volkswagen stood by its accusation that Suzuki breached a partnership agreement by buying engines from Fiat. Suzuki's complants were theatrical and unhelpful, VW said.
Volkswagen stood by its accusation that Suzuki breached a partnership agreement by buying engines from Fiat. Suzuki's complants were theatrical and unhelpful, VW said.
PSA may cut 10 percent of its workforce in France, or 10,000 jobs, in the coming weeks in response to a slowing economy, according to French newspaper reports.
Europe's automakers proposed a joint set of recommendations to standardize the charging of electric vehicles, enabling the use of one type of plug regardless of car make, electricity provider or country.
UAW President Bob King and Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne met Friday as the union and the company continued "productive discussions," the UAW said. Several news outlets reported this week that negotiations had hit a snag over a variety of issues.
BMW will build a new SUV called the X4 to fill the gap between its X3 and X6 models, CEO Norbert Reithofer was quoted as saying. The X4 is expected to compete against Porsche's new small SUV, the Cajun.
The UAW and Ford set a framework for the final stages of negotiations toward a new labor contract.
The leader of the largest U.S. auto dealership group, AutoNation, predicts U.S. automobile sales will accelerate the last three months of 2011 and to rise in each of the next two years. AutoNation's CEO Mike Jackson said on Thursday he expects U.S.
Carlyle Group is among the final suitors bidding to acquire TI Automotive. The company, registered in England, may sell for about 900 million pounds ($1.38 billion).
BMW will build a new SUV called the X4 to fill the gap between its X3 and X6 models, CEO Norbert Reithofer was quoted as saying. The X4 is expected to compete against Porsche's new small SUV, the Cajun.
The 2011 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series' season will come to an end this week-end with the presentation of the Kawartha 250 at the Kawartha Speedway.
As you've read or will soon read, Kevin, Mike and I made our way down to Monticello in New York State for the International Motor Press Association's (IMPA) Test Days.
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