Industry Developments

Volkswagen looks set to move production of its Polo model from Spain to its Bratislava plant in Slovakia. The Polo is already manufactured at Bratislava along with the Touareg and... 2006-04-26

The closure of Peugeot's plant in Ryton, UK, is symptomatic of the eastward shift in European automotive production. Under pressure in a highly competitive market that demands stringent... 2006-04-24

Audi has begun manufacturing 10-cylinder fuel stratified injection (FSI) engines at its plant in Gyõr, northwest Hungary, while output is rising to record levels.The plant recorded... 2006-04-21

The construction of Hyundai's planned plant in the Czech Republic region of Northern Moravia may be delayed due to a bribery scandal facing the South Korean automaker.The scandal... 2006-04-21

The Serbian Privatisation Agency has extended a deadline for the sale of 100% of capital of Kragujevac-based truck factory Zastava Kamioni until 14 May. The agency had set a deadline... 2006-04-18

New vehicle registrations in the new EU states rose 0.9% y-o-y to 127,221 units in the first two months of 2006, according to statistics published this week by the European Automobile... 2006-04-11

Russian automaker AvtoVAZ announced this week that it was taking a high risk strategy by launching a new model line, while Kaliningrad-based Avtotor has agreed a new partnership with... 2006-04-10

Poland is set to consolidate its position as a major automotive production base in Eastern Europe, with Fiat, GM and Intrall suggesting long-term commitments to manufacturing in the... 2006-04-04

The new management board of Russian carmaker AvtoVAZ will meet this week for the first time since it revealed its US$5bn overhaul in February. The meeting will focus on a new range... 2006-03-29

Critics are divided on the Renault Logan's potential while auto-makers are biding their time to see whether the model can really live up to the claims made by Renault. There are doubts... 2006-03-27