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... 2008-10-10

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... 2008-10-08

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... 2008-10-07

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... 2008-10-06

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... 2008-09-29

German 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... 2008-09-25

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... 2008-09-23

The 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... 2008-09-19

Faced with rising fuel prices, changing consumer tastes and government regulations to reduce carbon emission, automotive manufacturers have come under mounting pressure to come up... 2008-09-17

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