Volkswagen Presents All-Electric Taxi in Hannover
19 Apr 2010, 14:17 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Volkswagen has announced it will launch its first production electric vehicles in 2013. Until then, the German automaker showed today, at the debut of the Hannover Trade Show (April 19-23), its idea...
Suzuki Kizashi Coming to Germany this October
19 Apr 2010, 09:03 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / The Suzuki Kizashi mid-size sedan, already on sale in Japan and the U.S., will come to Germany this fall, the Japanese company has announced. The completely new medium-size sedan is scheduled to arr...
Brazil Could Overtake Germany for World’s 4th Largest Car Market
13 Apr 2010, 10:47 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / This year Brazil could turn into the world’s fourth-largest auto market after cars have become more affordable for customers in this country. Local banks cut interest rates and eased loan term...
Chevrolet Cruze Irmscher Edition Packs 186 Horsepower
12 Apr 2010, 08:03 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / The popular compact sedan made by Chevrolet has received an Irmscher treatment, meaning that the European tuning partner of the bow tie brand made a few cosmetic and performance upgrades to the budg...
Dacia Duster FC St. Pauli Edition Announced
10 Mar 2010, 07:48 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The paint hasn't dried yet on the new Dacia Duster SUV and the Romanian brand announces the first special version of its newly-born SUV. Called FC St. Pauli Edition, the special range is sold w...
Berlin Accused of Sabotaging Opel's Revival
8 Mar 2010, 15:08 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors and all those involved in the Opel saga worked hard to set up a plan that would bring the German carmaker back to life but up until now, officials in Opel's natal country are yet...
2010 Geneva Auto Show: Opel Meriva · Live Photos
5 Mar 2010, 11:01 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Opel has just unveiled its new Meriva at the 80th Geneva Auto Show. Customers can already order the car in Germany as well as in several other European countries. The price starts at 15,900 Euros fo...
State Governments to Discuss Opel Aid
23 Feb 2010, 07:59 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors has already stated that it needs 2.7 billion Euros to restructure Opel but governments across Europe, including Germany, are yet to make a decision on the matter. However, according t...
New Volkswagen Touareg German Prices Released
22 Feb 2010, 10:07 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / German consumers who are planning to buy the new Volkswagen Touareg can already place their orders at dealerships across the country, with prices to start at 50,700 Euros. In fact, prices are depend...
Germany and Spain to Carefully Examine Opel Aid
10 Feb 2010, 07:58 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / While both Germany and the United Kingdom last week expressed their intentions to provide financial support for GM's Opel, Nick Reilly's yesterday statement changed plans a little bit. The...
Western Europe's Sales Up 15 Percent in January
8 Feb 2010, 09:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The number of vehicles sold in January 2010 in Western Europe are 14.9 percent higher than the same month of last year, according to a report by JD Power Automotive Forecasting cited by just-auto.co...
Opel to Keep Eisenach Plant Open
4 Feb 2010, 07:44 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / German manufacturer Opel will keep the Eisenach production facility alive, despite initial plans to suspend activity at the plant. After a meeting with Thuringia's prime minister Christine Lieb...
German Government Wants More Opel Money from GM
3 Feb 2010, 09:46 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / While General Motors goes further with its restructuring plan for Opel, the German government demands the US-based manufacturer to contribute with more money before receiving state loans to fund the...
Audi A3 Production Suspended
21 Jan 2010, 09:48 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / German manufacturer Audi will halt production of its A3 in February, following poor sales results in Germany. The Ingolstadt, Germany facility will halt production for one week, autoobserver.com rep...
Opel CEO Backs GM: Don't Attack It!
19 Jan 2010, 08:31 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Opel and Vauxhall CEO Nick Reilly announced a few days ago the new management team to revive the two companies, with some members coming from the US to represent GM when making critical decisions. I...
Bosch Predicts Sales Increase - Sustained by Growth in Emerging Markets
4 Jan 2010, 16:37 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Robert Bosch has released an optimistic 2010 sales forecast for its car parts core business. The company is expecting a 10% sales increase in this sector, based on growth in emerging markets and as ...
German Opel Sales Up 31 Percent in 2009
30 Dec 2009, 08:31 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Despite the huge problems it encountered in 2009, Opel's new registrations grew 31 percent in Germany during the current year, which means that GM's unit reached the highest level in four ...
Audi to Invest $10.5Bn by 2012
28 Dec 2009, 14:38 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Audi announced that its future plans include a 7.3 billion Euro ($10.5 billion) investment on plant upgrades, new products and technology research. Its purpose is expanding its number of customers, ...
Audi Crashes Through 100,000 Units Sold Mark...
18 Dec 2009, 13:57 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / ...in only two of its locations: its forums in Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm. The German carmaker announced today the delivery of the 100,000th new car in Germany, marking the first time in its history ...
ZF Expects to Break Even in 2010
16 Dec 2009, 13:21 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / The recession not only affected automakers, but their suppliers too. As things are looking better, German supplier ZF Friedrichshafen AG said it hopes to break even in 2010. "Growth at ZF ne...