Ford's Dagenham site in east London has built over 40m engines since starting in 1931.
France's Prime Minister has expressed his 'great shock' at this morning's (12 July) announcement by PSA Peugeot Citroen it will slash an initial 6,500 posts across the country as it looks to stem huge overcapacity and plunging European demand.
Opel's Karl-Friedrich Stracke stepped down from his position as CEO of the embattled European carmaker to take on "special assignments," where he will report to General Motors CEO Dan Akerson.
GM Europe president and Opel/Vauxhall CEO Karl-Friedrich Stracke on Thursday stepped down from his position to take on special assignments reporting to GM chairman and CEO Dan Akerson, the automaker announced.
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Cutting-edge technology in greener cars like General Motors' Chevy Volt and PSA Peugeot Citroen's 3008 HYbrid4 is unlikely to be shared in the alliance between the two firms, an executive from GM's Opel unit said today.
Opel CEO Karl-Friedrich Stracke stepped down from his position as head of the carmaker to take on "special assignments," where he will report to GM CEO Dan Akerson.
Chevrolet sold a record 117,500 cars in central and western Europe in the first six months of the year for a market share of 1.43%, also a record. Sales volume was up 11,500 units on the same period last year with market share increasing by 0.24% as industry sales fell by 7.7%.
Brembo, the upmarket Italian brakes systems supplier, has signed its first distribution deal in Africa with Sparepro, a South African parts company.
We're happy to report that the 1930 Ford Model A roadster stolen two weeks ago has been located.
Skoda deliveries rose 7.5 percent last month to 87,400, boosted by strong demand from Germany and China. Despite the rise, the automaker said it still saw a more difficult second half to the year.
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While McLaren Automotive revealed the new MP4-12C Spider on July 3, there was a noticeable lack of and#8220;in-motionand#8221; film that automotive enthusiasts often crave.
The peace that has reigned over South Korea's historically volatile car industry in recent years is about to be shattered with the decision by union workers at both Hyundai and Kia to strike over pay and working conditions. It will be the first strike for some four years at Hyundai; 80% of the 44,000 Metal Workers' Union members at Hyundai voted for strike action. Kia hasn't had a strike for two years.
The chairman of Italian sports car maker De Tomaso, Gian Mario Rossignolo, and two other men were arrested in a probe into the misuse of 7.5 million euros ($9.2 million) of public funds, Italy's tax police said today.
The chairman of Italian sports car maker De Tomaso, Gian Mario Rossignolo, and two other men were arrested in a probe into the misuse of 7.5 million euros ($9.2 million) of public funds, Italy's tax police said on Thursday.
The lawn shone green under the European, Asian and American cars twinkling in the evening light as the campers strolled among them, opening and closing doors, inspecting sheetmetal and chatting with Autoweek editors.
PSA Peugeot Citroen is insisting today's announcement of 6,500 redundancies across two French plants will be enough to see it achieve break-even by the end of 2014
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