Ford is offering severance packages to "a few hundred" European workers as the carmaker struggles to rein in costs amid plunging vehicle sales, a spokeswoman said.
An influential consumer magazine said Fisker Automotive's Karma plug-in hybrid has a variety of flaws, from limited visibility to a poorly designed touch-screen system that amounts to an "ergonomic disaster."
Located just north of Detroit, the Grosse Pointe communities have deep ties to the auto industry. Judging by the collection of fine automobiles on display at the fifth annual
Chrysler Group and the Canadian Auto Workers remain far apart in talks over a new contract, with Chrysler wanting to eliminate a cost-of-living increase and adjust lump sum payments negotiated with General Motors and Ford last week, the head of the...
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27 Sep, 2012
Rolls-Royce celebrates Art Deco era with custom Phantom and Ghost models
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26 Sep, 2012
Peugeot has released details of a limited-run version of the new 208 GTi
Automakers are expected to sell 1,163,000 light vehicles (LV) in the United States this month, according to a WardsAuto forecast, lifting the SAAR to a 54-month high of 14.6m.
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27 Sep, 2012
The production-ready Nissan Juke Nismo has debuted at Paris with a 215bhp turbocharged engine
Italy's moderate metalworking union, UILM, says it is confident there will be no further Fiat plant closures for the time being, although it conceded there would be "lots of suffering" as the country grapples with its dire domestic economic situation.
Daimler has no plans to cut working hours at its largest car plant Sindelfingen, a spokesman said on Tuesday (25 September).
SENIOR MOTORSPORTS EDITOR MAC MORRISON: Excuse me while I try to maneuver my spleen back into its proper position. Certainly, there are few road-legal instruments as capable as the
Volkswagen Group warned again Tuesday that business conditions had become tougher amid declining auto markets.
Volkswagen Group warned that business conditions had become tougher amid declining auto markets. The business environment has become "significantly more difficult and tougher," the company said in a statement, citing CEO Martin Winterkorn.
Electric car maker Tesla Motors today cut its forecast for 2012 revenue because of a slower-than-expected rollout of its Model S sedan, sending its shares down almost 10 percent.
The past weekend, the Harewood Speed Hillclimb in Yorkshire, England, celebrated its Golden Jubilee.
When Chevrolet released the
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25 Sep, 2012
New charging stations will give 150-mile range from a 30-minute charge
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