Opel Race Heats Up
26 May 2009, 14:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German manufacturer Opel has become one of the most craved after assets in the automotive world these days. Until a final decision is made in the following days, new developments are to surface by t...
Fiat Submits Revised Proposal to Opel
26 May 2009, 12:47 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Fiat and more specifically, the company's CEO Sergio Marchionne, insists every once in a while that the Italian manufacturer is the right choice when it comes to Opel's new investor and po...
Marchionne Says Fiat's "No-Cash" Offer Is the Best Opel Could Get
26 May 2009, 08:47 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Sergio Marchionne, who currently plays one of the key roles in Opel's selling saga, continues his efforts to convince the German government and GM Europe that Fiat is the right solution for Ope...
"Fiat, Just a Clever Hyena," Autoevolution Poll Finds Out
26 May 2009, 08:34 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / The whole Chrysler bankruptcy issue and the ongoing Fiat saga prompted us last week to find out your opinion on the matter. Our poll question, "Has Fiat become Chrysler's white knight ...
China's BAIC Interested in Opel, Fiat to Fire 10,000
25 May 2009, 09:22 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Opel saga continues with some fresh reports on the subject, this time surrounding a potential new bidder that might get involved in the acquisition process. According to a report by autocar.co.u...
Bankruptcy Still an Option for Opel, German Official Reveals
25 May 2009, 08:07 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even if Fiat and Magna International are now fighting to take over the German ailing brand Opel, bankruptcy might still remain an option unless the two companies improve their bids, said Economy Min...
Magna Confirms Bid for Opel
24 May 2009, 21:14 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After weeks of uncertainty, the Canadian-Austrian car company Magna International reckoned that it has submitted a bid for the German ailing brand Opel. Just as we told you in our previous coverage ...
Germany Wants Magna
22 May 2009, 12:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Despite the confident stance Fiat's CEO Sergio Marchionne has about his company's bid for Opel, it would appear the German officials are leaning towards Magna when talking about who submit...
Marchionne Confident in Opel Deal
21 May 2009, 14:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Following the brief press release in which Fiat confirmed it had submitted its offer to take over Opel to the German goverment, the Italian company's CEO Sergio Marchionne now says he has about...
Fiat 500C by Diesel to Be Auctioned for Charity Purpose
21 May 2009, 14:52 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / In the Cinema Against AIDS Gala, held to benefit the American Foundation for AIDS Research (AmFar), Fiat will offer an exclusive 500C variant created in collaboration with the Italian jeanswear hous...
Magna Wants to Use Opel to Conquer Russia
21 May 2009, 10:36 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Magna has fairly ambitious plans when it comes to Opel, the German brand it is now struggling to buy. According to a report by the German daily Rheinische Post, Magna International plans to use Opel...
Fiat Submits Bid for Opel
21 May 2009, 09:20 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As if nobody knew by now, Fiat has issued yesterday a press release through which it confirms its interest in Opel and admits it has submitted a bid for both the German unit of GM and its UK counter...
GM Europe Confirms: There Are Three Bidders for Opel!
21 May 2009, 07:47 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / OK, here's a new thing: although all rumors surrounding Opel's selling process were more or less related to Fiat and Magna International, it appears a third investor is also interested in ...
Robert Kidder, Chrysler's New Chairman
21 May 2009, 07:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As you already know by now, following Chrysler's exiting the bankruptcy process, Robert Nardelli will leave the company. The American manufacturer today announced his successor: Robert Kidder,...
Saab Confirms It Has Picked Out 3 Investors
20 May 2009, 07:05 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / And the story continues... It seems like those involved in Saab's future are really planning to make the whole selling process one of the longest soap operas of this era, with lots of reports, ...
Fiat Forms New Joint Venture in China
19 May 2009, 14:52 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Seriously now, will Fiat ever come to a stop? After forming the so long discussed alliance with the already-bankrupt automaker Chrysler and now hunting GM Europe for purchasing the German brand Opel...
Sport Divisions in the Spotlight - Abarth
18 May 2009, 14:44 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Sport divisions continue to play a key role for every single automaker that owns one and, despite the difficult economic conditions we're now living in, sport and high-performance cars are stil...
Saab: Bidder, Bidder, Where Art Thou?
18 May 2009, 13:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Saab struggle may very well become longer (although not as glamorous) than the ones of American manufacturers GM and Chrysler. After repeated statements in which two, three, ten, countless compa...
Fiat Pledges to Protect Italian Jobs...
18 May 2009, 07:29 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / ... although this might sound far-fetched for some of you. The Italian automaker promised it would not cut jobs in the domestic market if it receives government assistance, the Italian Industry Mini...
Chrysler-Fiat Alliance Gets the Green Light From US FTC
15 May 2009, 07:27 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Although some people said that a potential alliance between Chrysler and Fiat would result in one of the biggest automakers in the US that could rule the roost in the country, the US Federal Trade C...