PSA Peugeot Citroen and the French Presidency are confirming the automaker's CEO, Philippe Varin, was summoned to the Elysée Palace in Paris (14 April), although both sides refuse to divulge details.
The so-called 'scenic' route from airport to hotel was anything but - this being Malaga-Marbella on the dual carriageway that slices towns in half - so we resorted to inspecting the interior of the new car more closely.
Volkswagen Group delivered 2.16m vehicles in the first quarter of 2012, up 9.6% year on year, and passing the 2m mark for the first time in a Q1. Record March deliveries rose 12.5% to 862,700.
At last, the long-expected new Brazilian automotive regime was announced, shortly before Easter. Despite the country's notoriety for rule breaking, protectionism and excessive interventions in the economy this is is just the third such programme in over half a century. The first was in 1956 when the Automotive Industry Executive Group (GEIA) was formed. The second dates from 1995, also implemented with no big upsets or surprises.
J L French Automotive Castings says it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Alfa subsidiary, Tenedora Nemak, subject to closing conditions, including regulatory approvals.
Tata global vehicle sales rose 26 percent in March from a year earlier, driven by strong demand for its luxury Jaguar Land Rover vehicles, which rose 51 percent to 36,471 units last month.
The Vauxhall Insignia gets revised engines and a nip and tuck for a mid-life facelift
Toyota, which was overtaken by Volkswagen in global sales last year, is striking back on the German automaker's home turf.
Toyota, which was overtaken by Volkswagen in global sales last year, is striking back on the German automaker's home turf.
Struggling Suzuki is shrinking in many ways. Insiders say the company is slashing marketing while sales and the dealer roster dwindle.
Volkswagen Group is leaning toward building a factory in Mexico for its premium Audi brand. The parent company favors Mexico for the North American assembly plant over a site on the grounds of its U.S. manufacturing complex in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Laura Isbell, e-commerce marketing director for Bob Rohrman Auto Group, likes live chat with prospective customers on her Web sites. But she has stopped asking busy salespeople to do it.
Blind-spot detection is becoming the first collision-avoidance technology to reach high volume outside luxury vehicles. From 2008 through 2011, Autoliv Inc.'s sales of blind-spot radar units jumped tenfold, with production of 1.
Volkswagen Group is leaning toward building a factory in Mexico for its premium Audi brand. The parent company favors Mexico for the North American assembly plant over a site on the grounds of its U.S. manufacturing complex in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Sales of 16 million light vehicles? Suddenly it's not a mirage.
No one expects China's vehicle sales to rise 30 percent a year anymore, but it's still the world's largest auto market, and some segments have room to grow.
The migration to smaller engines with fewer cylinders may be a boon for fuel-conscious motorists, but it has created a dilemma for traditional suppliers of engine components.
Last weekend, CTV's W5 aired the now famous (or is that infamous) used car investigation results.
This year, well, nothing much has changed... Old habits die hard for used car lots as they still regularly use false advertising to get people into their showrooms.
George Iny, President of the Automobile Protection Association, puts it best: “The low-ball, the bait and switch and the extra unadvertised fees.”
The other undying trend are “curbsiders”. In the video, we meet a few crafty fellows that have great stories that, unfortunately, must work once in a while as they are professional “fakes”.
In both situations, the cars are in terrible condition, a few are not even road worthy.
As ever, the saying “buyer beware” holds true.
Mr Iny notes that the Province of Quebec is not especially stringent when it comes to tracking and reporting accidented vehicles. Could this be one of the hidden unspoken reasons why
Bill 48 was introduced? A way way the SAAQ to clean up their act?
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