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Feb
23rd

TAIWAN: Yulon launches ‘self-developed’ MPV

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Taiwanese assembler Yulon Motor has introduced its first self-developed model, the Luxgen MPV, to be produced by a new subsidiary from April and exported to Russia and China. Full story...
Feb
23rd

Fiat 500 Cabrio – first official pictures

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Fiat reveals first ever pictures of new 500C ahead of its Geneva debut next month. Full story...
Feb
23rd

Audi TT RS to pack 340 hp; still no word on U.S. sales:

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Additional details and photos of Audi’s hotrod TT RS have trickled out onto the Internet ahead of its official debut at the Geneva motor show. Full story...
Feb
23rd

US: Ford agrees VEBA changes with UAW

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Ford and the United Auto Workers union have reached a tentative agreement on modifications to the Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association (VEBA) retiree health care trust. Full story...
Feb
23rd

GERMANY: EU to eye automakers and protectionism

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German chancellor Angela Merkel has said the European Union would address the situation of the car industry and any possible protectionist moves at its next summit on 1 March. Full story...
Feb
23rd

Ex-Wagon execs take over German factory

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Two Wagon Automotive executives have taken control of one of the bankrupt supplier's factories in Germany. Full story...
Feb
23rd

UK: Antonov secures EUR35m development finance

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Antonov, the transmission development company, says it has raised EUR35m of additional finance secured through its main fundraiser. Full story...
Feb
23rd

US: Treasury advisers lining up automaker finance

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Outside advisers to the US Treasury are lining up contingency financing options for General Motors and Chrysler as part of a review of restructuring options for the automakers, a Treasury official has said. Full story...
Feb
23rd

US: Trasury advisers lining up automaker finance

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Outside advisers to the US Treasury are lining up contingency financing options for General Motors and Chrysler as part of a review of restructuring options for the automakers, a Treasury official has said. Full story...
Feb
23rd

CHINA: Engine maker again denies GM France buy

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Chinese engine maker Weichai Power has again denied a media report last week that said it had talked with General Motors about buying a components plant in France. Full story...
Feb
23rd

CHINA: Beijing Auto denies Chrysler talks

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Beijing Automotive Industry on Monday said it had not talked with Chrysler about buying assets or technology. Full story...
Feb
23rd

Official: Advisers for feds review bankruptcy funding

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The Obama administration confirmed today that outside advisers are looking into debtor-in-possession financing for General Motors and Chrysler LLC in case one or both need to reorganize in bankruptcy. Full story...
Feb
23rd

TURKEY: Tofas sticks to spending plan

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Turkish automaker Tofas is sticking to its 2009 investment plan ,its CEO has said. Full story...
Feb
23rd

UK: JLR wants pay freeze

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It is reported that staff at Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) are to be given a vote vote on a one-year pay freeze and a four-day week, in return for no compulsory job losses for two years. Full story...
Feb
23rd

GM, Chrysler brand cuts may aid some ad agencies

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When General Motors and Chrysler LLC knocked on doors in Washington again last week to request another $22 billion in federal aid, there wasn't much mention of marketing in the recovery plans they submitted, as it wasn't required. Full story...
Feb
23rd

CECRA calls for EU-wide scrappage incentives

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The European dealers' association CECRA is asking all European governments to launch scrappage incentive schemes to boost sales of new cars. Full story...
Feb
23rd

Ford, UAW reach pact on retiree health trust fund

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Ford Motor Co. and the UAW have reached an agreement on changes to the union's health care trust for retirees. The proposed modifications to the Voluntary Employees' Beneficiary Association, or VEBA, were not disclosed. Full story...
Feb
23rd

FEATURE: Download, install and drive – the future of automotive software

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Computers, mobile phones and other electronic devices regularly download software updates to keep obsolescence at bay. That's not the norm for cars. But that could change thanks to an automotive software architecture developed by European researchers to keep vehicles up to date with the latest technology. Full story...
Feb
23rd

Geneva Gallery 1

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Take a look at some of the most interesting and unique Geneva Motor Show posters from the last 85 years. Full story...
Feb
23rd

Prototype of new Alfa Romeo Milano is spied; a future car for Chrysler?:

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Chrysler let slip the names to two upcoming Alfa Romeo models in its survival plan submitted to Congress--and here is a look at one of them, the Milano. Full story...
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