- Latest news & comment - 9th May
UK: Hyundai launches eight-seat MPV
Hyundai's UK unit has launched a new diesel-powered eight-seat MPV (aka people carrier or minivan).
THE WEEK THAT WAS: The voltswagen moves closer
Electric cars - and hybrids - were very much in just-auto's news this week.
INDIA: Private firm to expand Nissan network (MEM)
Nissan Motor on Friday said it had appointed Hover Automotive India Private to develop a sales network in India, with the aim of establishing 55 dealers by 2012 to sell more than 100,000 vehicles that year.
- Q&A with Denso UK Aftermarket Sales Denso, one of the world’s largest producers of original equipment starters and alternators and a leader in rotating machines technology, offers an all-new, OE quality starters and alternators aftermarket programme featuring 2,500 applications for 61 automakers. With no core surcharge, administration is greatly reduced. This year, the company plans to expand its programme, offering additional parc coverage and a wider range of vehicle marques. Denso has pioneered a number of innovations in the rotating machines sector over the years. Unlike many of its competitors, Denso’s range of starters and alternators are new OE quality units rather than re-manufactured units. Matthew Beecham talked with Marko Wowczyna, manager of Denso UK Aftermarket Sales.
- US: GM offers up to $200m to end strike (MEM)US analysts have suggested that the 10-week strike at American Axle and Manufacturing could end soon now that General Motors has agreed to spend up to US$200m to help settle the dispute.
- US: GM buys Detroit HQ building (MEM)General Motors in taking advantage of a weak US real estate market by buying the downtown Detroit building it currently leases for its headquarters.
- GERMANY: ZF begins hybrid module production (REG)ZF has opened its new Schweinfurt facility that will start volume production of hybrid modules in the fourth quarter of 2008.
- GERMANY: BMW says hundreds take voluntary redundancy (MEM)BMW has said several hundred permanent staff had agreed to redundancy packages as it seeks to cut thousands of jobs to improve profitability.
- UK: Dealer develops 'see-thru' Subaru An inventive UK Subaru dealer has devised a 'see-through' car to promote the brand's new 'boxer' (horizontally-opposed) diesel engine.
- US: GM van plant to re-start (REG)Workers at the General Motors full-size van plant in the St. Louis-area town of Wentzville are returning to work from Monday.
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A Europeanised Caddy
9th May 2008 15:03
This week I have been driving around in a press fleet Cadillac BLS 1.9 CDTI Wagon. I wanted it to coincide with the interview I did with Jonathan Nash (below link). It's a pretty good piece of...
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US: Light truck market down 21% in April
US light vehicle sales in April fell to about 14.44m units on an annualised and seasonally adjusted basis according to Autodata Corp data. April’s market decline came against a backdrop of US economic worries and reflected a collapse in light truck sales.
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ASEAN automotive market review
Despite political turmoil in its biggest market and the threat of a global recession, sales in the ASEAN trading bloc showed strong growth in 2007, and forecasts in this briefing suggest that combined vehicle sales in ASEAN’s top three markets could be expected to reach 1.71m units in 2008. In this month’s briefing we profile five of these countries, namely Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, The Philippines and Vietnam. We investigate their market dynamics, main manufacturer activity and vehicle sales.
- Production life database
Where to find out about 2009 model year cars and light trucks
Production Life Database is your one-stop, instant-access source for all current and future global vehicle programmes. It is constantly updated, with data checked, new vehicles added, out-of-production models moved to the historic section and links between future car, crossover and light truck development programmes made in the textual analysis section.
Months ahead of the introduction of such cars and trucks, data for vehicles due to be launched or updated for North America's 2009 model year is being added to PLDB right now, for example.
PLDB lists 1947 current and future global models from 139 OEM groups, spread across 213 brands, with data for 56 vehicles having been checked or revised in the last month. Simply click on the link below to take a tour and see pricing.
