Industry Developments
US auto manufacturer General Motor (GM)'s European subsidiary, GM Europe, has announced production cuts across Europe, beginning in Germany and extending up to Hungary. The manufacturer...
2008-10-10United Kingdom
Swedish auto manufacturer Volvo's UK subsidiary, Volvo Car UK, has tied up with UK dealer HR Owen to open its flagship dealership in Chiswick, West London. The operation - entailing...
2008-10-08Germany
Dutch automotive distributor and retailer Kroymans has restructured its German operations to make it 'leaner, faster and more flexible', the company said in a statement. The recent...
2008-10-07United Kingdom
Japanese automotive manufacturer Toyota's European division, Toyota Motor Europe has announced that it will be rolling out its next generation Avensis model from its Burnaston manufacturing...
2008-10-06United Kingdom
UK luxury car manufacturer Jaguar and Land Rover (JLR) has recently announced plans for temporary production cuts from October to avoid stockpiling. The announcement comes on the...
2008-09-29German manufacturer Volkswagen (VW) sold 448,000 vehicles in August, down by almost 3% over the same month last year. Despite tough economic conditions and falling sales in August...
2008-09-25Germany
The German manufacturer of engineering equipment and commercial vehicles, MAN Nutzfahrzeuge, is looking to beat all previous figures to achieve sales surpassing 100,000 units of trucks...
2008-09-23The latest figures released by Swedish truck maker Volvo reveals that its truck deliveries rose by 4% to 14,849 units in August this year. Sales have been boosted by increased performance...
2008-09-19Faced with rising fuel prices, changing consumer tastes and government regulations to reduce carbon emission, automotive manufacturers have come under mounting pressure to come up...
2008-09-17United Kingdom
US automotive manufacturer Ford Motors has announced plans to halve production of Transit panel vans at its Southampton plant in the UK. The proposed production cut follows the termination...
2008-09-16




