News
15 Apr, 2013
Prices and specs have been announced for the new Volkswagen Golf GTD, and it starts at £25,285
BMW's Chinese joint venture with Brilliance has unveiled a new brand in China in a bid to tap the nation's fledgling electric car market.
German union IG Metall has said supplier Schaeffler plans to axe as many as half of 1,500 jobs at a facility in western Germany.
General Motors' Opel brand will push growth in Russia as part of an export drive to offset slumping business in Europe but steer clear of China, according to German reports.
News
15 Apr, 2013
New details on the Alpine sports car, which is due to arrive in 2016
Research carried out by just-auto.com forecasts that global demand for vehicle connectivity will surge over the next ten years.
PT Hino Motors Sales Indonesia (HMSI) expects total sales will increase by about 16% to 40,000 units this year from 34,500 last year and from 24,700 the year before.
Hyundai Motor's Elantra has achieved cumulative sales of 2m units in the US, 22 years after the automaker entered the market.
German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, has welcomed General Motors' decision to plough EUR4bn (US$5.22bn) into its German operations, although is appearing to steer clear of its controversial intention to shutter the Bochum plant early.
General Motors' European unit Opel is launching three new engine families and 13 new engines between 2012 and 2016, renewing 80% of its engine range.
Volkswagen Group sold 2.27m cars in the first quarter of 2013, up 5.1% year on year. March volume was up 0.2% to 864,400.
Two previous successul collaborations have led Ford and General Motors to a new agreement to jointly develop a new generation of nine- and 10-speed automatic transmissions for cars, crossovers, SUVs and trucks, again primarily for North America.
Jeep's latest Grand Cherokee has been an Autoweek favorite since it went on sale roughly 2.
General Motors' Opel brand will push growth in Russia and Turkey to offset slumping European slumping business but steer clear of China, GM CEO Dan Akerson said.
General Motors' Opel brand will push growth in Russia and Turkey to offset slumping European slumping business but steer clear of China, GM CEO Dan Akerson said.
With sales slowing and government debt a growing crisis, the European auto industry is in for a rough ride over the next few years.
BWI Group provides the Mini Roadster's struts and shocks.
The European auto industry is in for a rough ride over the next few years. What are the solutions? Which companies will emerge as winners? The 16th Automotive News Europe Congress will explore answers to those questions on June 12 in Paris.
The head of Renault's entry-level models, Arnaud Deboeuf, will share insights on how Dacia has thrived during Europe's debt crisis at the 16th Automotive News Europe Congress on June 12 in Paris.
Hyundai Motor Co.'s limited global production capacity is capping the company's growth, a top executive says. The company is squeezing nearly every unit possible from its assembly plants.