Renault Builds Industry’s Largest Photovoltaic Array to Shelter New Cars
7 Nov 2012, 08:17 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The use of photovoltaic cells is becoming increasingly common in all branches of industry, especially the automotive one. All automakers are desperate to earn their green credentials, by any means, ...
Ford’s New Fusion Makes Everything Else Disappear
6 Nov 2012, 12:45 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It took us a while to get accustomed to the idea that the new Ford Mondeo will, in fact, be a rebadged version of the American Fusion, but when we finally got over our prejudiced view of rebadging a...
Volvo Developing 1.5 Hour Three-Phase Fast Charger
6 Nov 2012, 08:38 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While modern EVs don’t really have as many limitations as some conventional power advocates would lead you to believe, they do suffer from limited range and long recharge times. We’ve al...
Toyota Begins UK Production of Auris
5 Nov 2012, 13:54 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / All the major Japanese automakers have achieved a firm footing in Europe, not just through the sale of their cars, but also through local production. One of Toyota’s key factories in Europe, t...
Polish EV - Romet E4 All-Electric City Car
5 Nov 2012, 12:27 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While Poland may not be the first place which springs to mind when talking about EVs, it seems that the Poles are trying to change that, with cars like the Romet E4, an all-electric city car which l...
200 Nissan Leaf Owners Gather in Oslo for Spectacle of Light
5 Nov 2012, 10:57 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We really don’t know what it is with Norwegians and EVs, but they really seem to like them. For instance, in the first nine months of the year, Nissan managed to sell around 2,000 Leafs in the...
Volvo Small Crossover May Be Delayed Due to Lack of Suitable Platform
5 Nov 2012, 10:11 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Virtually all major manufacturers now have a small SUV/crossover of some sort, all of which are doing very well, with this particular market sector experiencing a massive rise in popularity, in the ...
Ford Unveils Transit Custom ECOnetic
5 Nov 2012, 09:50 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The all-new Ford Transit is already designed to be better than its predecessor it every single way, and fuel efficiency is no exception, and while the regular model gets very good figures, the compa...
Lancia May Face the Axe as Fiat Losses Mount
3 Nov 2012, 09:53 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The economic downturn in Europe is very likely to be making another victim, yet this time we are sad to announce the possible death of Lancia. The Fiat Group may be closing the famed Italian brand, ...
2013 Honda Civic 1.6 i-DTEC Diesel UK Pricing
2 Nov 2012, 17:00 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Honda today announced that the new 1.6-liter i-DTEC diesel engine will be available on the Civic hatchback in Britain in January 2013 from £19,400 for the base SE configuration, rising all the...
Opel to Appoint Former VW China Boss as Chairman
2 Nov 2012, 13:37 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It seems that not only Ford is making changes at the highest executive level, but also Opel (and Vauxhall), as the company is looking to enlist the services of former VW China boss, Karl-Thomas Neum...
Weak European Market Drags GM Q3 Profits Down by 14%
1 Nov 2012, 09:30 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The economic situation of Europe is really affecting all major automakers, and GM, with its Opel and Vauxhall branches on the Old Continent hasn’t been avoided by these financial issues. Despi...
Marchionne Denies Rumors of Peugeot and Opel Merger
1 Nov 2012, 08:59 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / In an article we published a few days ago, we stated that Sergio Marchionne, CEO of the Fiat group, had been in talks with Peugeot and Opel, reportedly trying to get him onboard for a merger of the ...
Lithuanian Company Gives First Renault Twingo New Purpose as EV
31 Oct 2012, 15:21 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The first generation Renault Twingo was a reinvention of the quintessential small, light and nimble French hatchback, and it was launched in an era when cars were getting duller, heavier and larger....
Marchionne Proposes Opel and Peugeot Merger to Match VW in Europe
31 Oct 2012, 09:41 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / All European automakers are feeling the strain of the tense economic situation currently sweeping the continent. However, aside from the Wolfsburg giant, VW, who seems to be doing OK, for the given ...
GM and Ford Facing Total Combined Losses of $1-Billion
30 Oct 2012, 11:06 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We already know that Ford is not doing very well at the moment, especially in Europe, where it only expects to turn a profit from 2015 onward, working at a loss until then, reporting losses of $500 ...
Ford to Cut 1,400 Jobs at UK Dagenham and Southampton Plants
29 Oct 2012, 13:33 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / After announcing the complete closure of their large car plant in Genk, Belgium, which will put around 4,300 employees out of work, Ford has now announced the part-closure of their Dagenham engine p...
SEAT Invests €800-Million in New Leon Research and Production Facility
29 Oct 2012, 10:14 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / As we have previously reported, the all-new SEAT Leon has entered production, at the Spanish firm’s Martorell plant, which has been brought up to date, in order for production to commence. The...
Green Sales in the Netherlands Triple in 2012
24 Oct 2012, 12:40 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Last year, some 1,658 EVs were sold in the Netherlands - a good performance, for such a small country. However, in the same time frame, this year, they have managed to sell three times as many, reac...
IAC Group Announces Opening of Romanian Plant - Supplies Parts for Ford
24 Oct 2012, 11:08 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The International Automotive Components Group (IAC) has announced the grand opening of its new plant, in Bals, Romania, in order to supply the local Ford plant, with various interior fittings. Ford&...