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Aug
3rd

US: GM hopes for restructure deal with Opel unions

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General Motors has said it hopes soon to reach a "comprehensive" deal with its German unions to restructure its troubled Opel subsidiary as union leaders insisted plant closures were off the table.
Aug
3rd

ESCAPE ROADS: 1960 Plymouth XNR, Virgil Exner’s dream car

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There are enough and#8220;what might have beenand#8221; stories around Detroit to fill a factory, and the Plymouth XNR is among the most curious.
Aug
3rd

2012 Audi A7 – Still Winning Friends

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2012 Audi A7 - Still Winning Friends
2012 Audi A7 - Four Seasons Update - August 2012 - Automobile Magazine
We've covered nearly 20,000 miles in five months and have two bent wheels to show for it.

We have collectively driven our Four Season Audi an astonishing 19,198 miles over the past five months, but in this case familiarity with the A7 has not bred contempt. In fact, it seems that we have more praise for the Audi each time we slide into the driver's wheel.


Photo Gallery: 2012 Audi A7 - Four Seasons Update - August 2012 - Automobile Magazine

Photo Gallery: 2012 Audi A7 - Four Seasons Update - August 2012 - Automobile Magazine


Aug
3rd

Nissan’s redesigned Pathfinder claims mpg crown in segment

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Nissan is throwing down the gauntlet for Honda and Toyota, claiming that its next-generation Pathfinder will deliver the best fuel economy in the mid-sized SUV-crossover segment.
Aug
3rd

JAPAN: Maruti closure costs Suzuki JPY1bn a day in lost sales

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Suzuki Motor's Maruti plant in Manesar is costing JPY1bn in lost sale every day it is down and the automaker is uncertain when production will resume after operations were suspended following a violent revolt by workers last month, senior executives have said.
Aug
3rd

INDIA: Supplier body cites "total collapse" during massive power shutdown

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India's national supplier body says the recent power outage that crippled vast tracts of the north and left hundreds of millions without electricity, led to a "total collapse" of infrastructure."
Aug
3rd

2012 Pebble Beach concours posters revealed

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Automotive artists Jay Koka and Barry Rowe were chosen to create posters for the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance and the Tour d'Elegance.
Aug
3rd

COMMENT: Indian contract worker conditions come under forensic scrutiny

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Just what is it like to be a contract worker in India's burgeoning automotive sector?
Aug
3rd

Visteon, with stock at post-bankruptcy low, eyes acquisitions

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Visteon, the supplier with its stock at a post-bankruptcy low, is looking at acquisitions in climate and electronics with a goal toward boosting market share in both.
Aug
3rd

2013 Chevrolet Malibu drive review

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What is it?
Aug
3rd

Fudged car crime figures

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Car key theft
News 3 Aug, 2012

Official crime statistics ignore car key theft, distorting the true scale of vehicle crime

Aug
3rd

Citroen C1 Connexion

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Citroen C1 Connexion front three-quarter
News 3 Aug, 2012

New special-edition Citroen C1 Connexion was crowdsourced on Facebook and costs £9,495

Aug
3rd

Autoweek in review: We drive the Ferrari F12 Berlinetta, Olympian Kim Rhode builds a Shelby and a missing Corvette is found

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Autoweek gets behind the wheel of the new Ferrari F12 Berlinetta. The impression? Brilliant.
Aug
3rd

Mercedes car sales post first monthly drop in 2012

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Mercedes suffered its first monthly drop in volumes this year, suggesting a broader economic slowdown in major markets like China and Germany is starting to impact demand for premium cars.
Aug
3rd

THE WEEK THAT WAS: Results, results, more results

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Another mixed and varied week in autobizland with little sign of a summer slowdown.
Aug
3rd

AUSTRALIA: Small SUV sales growth outpaces larger models

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Growth in sales of small sports utility vehicles (SUVs) is rapidly outpacing larger SUV models in 2012, according to official VFACTS data for July sales released by Australia's Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI).
Aug
3rd

GOLDING’S TAKE: GM profits start to recover. but not for long

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General Motors executives must wonder whether they will ever be able to wear anything other than the hair shirt.
Aug
3rd

Renault will sell new Clio for less than outgoing model

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Renault has reduced the retail price of its new Clio subcompact compared with the outgoing car. In France, the cheapest Clio will sell for 13,700 euros, which is 250 euros less than the base price of the current version.
Aug
3rd

JAPAN: Toyota fiscal Q1 back in black after earthquake recovery

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Toyota Motor Corporation swung back into operating profit in the first fiscal quarter ended 30 June, 2012, booking JPY353.1bn in the black after being JPY108bn in the red in Q1 2011 due to effects of the 11 March Japanese earthquake and tsunami.
Aug
3rd

BELGIUM: IETU blames over-capacity on OEMs taking State aid

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Newly-formed pan-European labour body, Industriall European Trade Union (IETU) is citing the rush by OEMs to accept State aid for emerging market ventures as partly to blame for over-capacity, as well as warning slashing production could hand business overseas.
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