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Jul
20th

GM Wuling launches Baojun brand in China

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The SAIC-GM-Wuling joint venture will introduce a new brand -- Baojun -- to market its future lineup of passenger cars. The partnership among General Motors Co., Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. Full story...
Jul
20th

US: Fisker completes purchase of former GM plant

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Fisker Automotive has finalised its purchase of a former GM factory where it will build plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. Full story...
Jul
20th

Former GM plant purchased by Fisker

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Fisker Automotive on Monday closed on its purchase of a former General Motors Co. plant in Delaware, where it plans to build its second line of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. Full story...
Jul
16th

2011 Ford F-150 gets three new engines

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According to Automotive News, Ford will introduce several new powertrains in the 2011 F-Series pickup. Full story...
Jul
15th

Toyota drops suit against Group 1 over purchase of S.C. stores

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After the lawsuit was filed, the owner of the stores, dealer Gene Reed, agreed to sell the operations instead to Hendrick Automotive Group, the nation's seventh-largest dealership group. Full story...
Jul
15th

Lamborghini opens carbon-fiber research center:

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Lamborghini is betting carbon fiber is the future of automotive design. Full story...
Jul
15th

HONG KONG: BMW China partner Brilliance swings to H1 profit

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Brilliance China Automotive Holdings said it expected to record a net profit for the first half of 2010 compared with a loss for the same period a year ago, helped by strong earnings from joint venture BMW Brilliance. Full story...
Jul
15th

Brilliance China sees H1 profit as BMW sales rise

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Brilliance China Automotive Holdings said it expected to record a net profit for the first half of 2010 versus a loss for the same period a year ago, helped by strong earnings from joint venture BMW Brilliance. Full story...
Jul
15th

Record-breaking Irv Gordon Wants to Be the Three Million Mile Man with His 1966 Volvo P1800!

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Record-breaking automotive pioneer Irv Gordon turns 70 today. And to celebrate, the driver of the highest mileage vehicle on the road, a 1966 Volvo P1800, he aims to reach the unmatchable record of 3 millions miles sometime in the next three years! Full story...
Jul
14th

EGYPT: GB Auto invests in new warehousing

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GB Auto is to build a US$13m automotive warehousing and logistics facility near Cairo, Egypt, which it hopes will generate US$8m a year in savings and fees. Full story...
Jul
14th

Chevrolet Volt battery warranty: eight-year, 100,000-Mile

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Brownstown Township, Mich. - The Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle with extended range will provide customers with an unprecedented, standard, eight-year/100,000-mile warranty on its advanced, lithium-ion battery. It is the automotive industry's longest, most comprehensive battery warranty for an electric vehicle, and is transferable at no cost to other vehicle owners. Full story...
Jul
13th

US: TRW extends Indian JV Brakes India’s product line

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TRW Automotive Holdings has expanded its joint venture Brakes India (BI), which claims to be the leading manufacturer of automotive and non-automotive braking systems and ferrous castings in the country. Full story...
Jul
13th

CHINA: New GM JV vehicle plant under construction

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Shanghai GM Dong Yue Motors, a joint venture by Shanghai General Motors, General Motors China and Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation Group (SAIC), has started building its new plant in the Yantai Development Zone. Full story...
Jul
13th

CHINA: New GM JV plant under construction

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Shanghai GM Dong Yue Motors, a joint venture by Shanghai General Motors, General Motors China and Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation Group (SAIC), has started building its new plant in the Yantai Development Zone. Full story...
Jul
13th

ANALYSIS: Mature auto markets ‘flagging’; look to BRICs

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The June slowdown in new vehicle retail sales in the US, coupled with increasing uncertainty within the European automotive market, indicates that recovery in established automotive markets may be flagging, according to analysis by JD Power. Full story...
Jul
12th

UK: EIB stresses loan importance to automotive industry

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Automotive funding from the European Investment Bank (EIB) is crucial to the future of low carbon technology development and should not be stalled because of problems with credit access, said the Luxembourg-based body. Full story...
Jul
12th

UK: Ford hails new government’s auto approach

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Ford of Britain chairman Joe Greenwell has praised the automotive initiatives of the new UK government, noting it has made "a sound start." Full story...
Jul
12th

CHINA: CAAS shipping EPS units to Changan

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China Automotive Systems on Monday said subsidiary Wuhan Jielong Power Steering had received an order from Changan Automobile Company for A10 electric power steering (EPS) units. Changan, one of the top five automotive manufacturers in China, has been a customer for CAAS's hydraulic power steering for two years. Full story...
Jul
12th

Leoni acquires U.S. optical fibers specialist RoMack

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Leoni has acquired U.S. optical fibers specialist RoMack, in an effort to strengthen its position in niche markets and reduce its dependency on the automotive market. Full story...
Jul
12th

Leoni acquires U.S. optical fibers specialist RoMack

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Leoni has acquired U.S. optical fibers specialist RoMack, in an effort to strengthen its position in niche markets and reduce its dependency on the automotive market. Full story...
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