Ford Development Chief Details Five-Platform Strategy
30 Jan 2019, 17:11 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Switching from nine to five platforms would translate to $20 billion in savings, but this strategy could backfire in the U.S. if crude oil prices will rise
Manipulated Into Liking Cars
30 Jan 2019, 16:43 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / The advent of consumer electronics has sparked a psychological war between the biggest names in the industry. Aren't carmakers doing the same thing?
Bugatti SUV Not Happening Under Stephan Winkelmann’s Watch
28 Jan 2019, 11:11 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / "There will be no SUV from Bugatti," said the chief exec of the Molsheim-based automaker, and that's how it will be for the foreseeable future
Lamborghini Limits 2020 Production To 8,000 Vehicles
27 Jan 2019, 13:18 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Just like Ferrari, Lamborghini took the decision to cap production at 8,000 vehicles per year, all in order to ensure exclusivity and residual value
General Motors Announces BEV3 Platform For FWD, RWD, AWD Electric Vehicles
11 Jan 2019, 18:33 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Cadillac is confirmed to lead General Motors' electrification plan, the first brand to roll out the BEV3 platform for FWD, RWD, and AWD electric vehicles
FCA US LLC Will Pay $800 Million Over EcoDiesel V6 Emissions Problem
11 Jan 2019, 16:09 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / $800 million will be gone from the coffers of FCA US LLC as settlements and other costs related to the EcoDiesel V6-engined cars from model year 2014 to 2016
Ford-Volkswagen Alliance Could Be Announced At 2019 Detroit Auto Show
11 Jan 2019, 12:18 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If all goes according to plan, the Ford Motor Company and Volkswagen Group are poised to announce their strategic partnership next week in Detroit
Tesla Delivers 245,240 Vehicles In 2018, Reduces Pricing By $2,000
3 Jan 2019, 11:03 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Tesla delivered 63,150 Model 3 vehicles in Q4, out of a total of 145,846 units in 2018. In retrospect, the previous year was Tesla's best yet
Ford Boasts Sales Success Of New Focus In Europe
29 Dec 2018, 07:48 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Focus might be popular in the Old Continent, but there's no escaping the fact the segment in shrinking in this part of the world as well
Ford Intends To Discontinue the C-Max, Grand C-Max
11 Dec 2018, 23:11 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / At long last, Ford confirms that the Saarlouis plant in Germany will discontinue the C-Max and Grand C-Max as part of the automaker's global restructuring plan
Next-Generation Volkswagen Lineup Will Be the Last To Use Internal Combustion
6 Dec 2018, 21:07 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / It's game over for internal combustion at Volkswagen, which plans to go all-electric no later than 2040 as far as passenger cars are concerned
Groupe PSA, Toyota Confirm Discontinuation Of Aygo, C1, 108
30 Nov 2018, 19:38 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Even though Toyota hasn't confirmed what it will build at Kolin from 2021 onwards, the partnership with Groupe PSA is still as strong as ever
Mazda EV Arriving In 2020, Won't Look Like A Fridge On Wheels
29 Nov 2018, 22:07 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Regardless of the partnership with Toyota, Mazda will roll out an EV designed with its own forces in 2020 alongside a range-extender EV
Ford Announces "Business Transformation"
28 Nov 2018, 22:42 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Ford is in the middle of a company-wide change, which the Dearborn-based automaker hopes to yield promising in the nearest of futures
President Trump Angry At General Motors, Threatens To Cut All Subsidies
27 Nov 2018, 23:14 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / General Motors got on Trump's nerves, and the President of the United States isn't afraid to take action against the Detroit-based automaker
The Cars General Motors Will Discontinue As Part Of the Massive Plant Closures
26 Nov 2018, 20:44 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Chevrolet Impala, Cruze, and Cadillac XTS are going out without the proverbial bang, and we expect the Buick LaCrosse and Chevrolet Volt to do the same
General Motors Announces Multiple Plant Closures, Cost Cuts
26 Nov 2018, 20:14 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Lots of plants will be closed, and in the process, thousands of workers plus a lot of executive positions will be terminated by the end of 2019
General Motors Oshawa Plant Set To Close In December 2019
26 Nov 2018, 14:09 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / It's a black day for GM Oshawa, which is expected to shut its doors and stop vehicle production in December 2019 according to sources inside the government
Bentley Lost Money, Delayed Launch Of Continental GT Due To WLTP
23 Nov 2018, 21:18 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / "Close to catastrophic" is how Bentley's CEO describes the switch from NEDC to WLTP, but in truth, incompetence is the culprit
FCA CEO Acknowledges Maserati Is Failing
19 Nov 2018, 17:02 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / After being treated "almost like a mass-market brand," Maserati now seeks to reinvent itself as a truly interesting alternative to the Big Three from Germany