Daily automotive news and comment - from just-auto.com
Daily automotive news and comment - from just-auto.com
3 Feb 2012 at 7:21am
The jury on the likely US sales tally for 2012 is still out after a January that (pleasantly) surprised our resident statistician Bill Cawthon and sparked off a bit of discussion at just-auto Towers this week - will the light vehicle market for the year break through 14m, as an increasing number of pundits suggest or will the remaining 11 months see it pegged back to the 13.5m-ish suggested late last year?
3 Feb 2012 at 7:18am
Chrysler last night (2 February) confirmed it will add about 1,800 jobs at its Belvidere, Illinois assembly plant, including a third shift "and hundreds of jobs for the production of the new Dodge Dart", by the third quarter of 2012.
3 Feb 2012 at 5:18am
Reduced costs and an improved model line-up helped Mitsubishi reverse last year's loss to post a net profit in the nine months to December 2011.
1 Feb 2012 at 3:48am
Various concepts and production models are due to be revealed at the Chicago auto show's 8 & 9 February media preview days. Our list continues to be updated as manufacturers confirm further debutantes.
3 Feb 2012 at 9:27am
Europe's automotive supplier body CLEPA, is urging Saab receivers not to sell off the bankrupt automaker piecemeal in order to pay a vast army of lawyers.
3 Feb 2012 at 8:59am
The year of 2012 is off to a poor start in terms of European car sales if the January results from France and Italy are anything to go by.
3 Feb 2012 at 6:40am
Denso announced financial results for the nine months ending 31 December 2011 showing that onsolidated net income fell 72% year on year to JPY36.4bn (US$467.8m) and consolidated operating income was off 53% to JPY82.1bn on consolidated net sales down 6.1% to JPY2,214.4bn.
3 Feb 2012 at 4:51am
Saab bidder Brightwell Holdings says with some "minor adjustements," production could restart immediately in Trollhattan, should its pitch for the bankrupt automaker be successful.
3 Feb 2012 at 4:20am
Volkswagen unit Audi India is adding an extra assembly line at its Aurangabad plant in Maharashtra to build the luxury Q7 SUV and the upcoming entry level Q3, which is expected to be launched in June-July this year, according to local reports.
3 Feb 2012 at 3:31am
Citroen is planning to re-enter South Korea in April with its DS3 models, according to local distributor Hanbul Motors.
3 Feb 2012 at 9:10am
Volvo Trucks' December deliveries increased 27% year-on-year to 11,882 trucks. For the full year 2011, deliveries rose 53% to 115,346 trucks.
3 Feb 2012 at 5:38am
Japan's NSG Group, said its UK-based Pilkington automotive and building glass unit is to close a float glass production line due to falling demand. It has also revised down its fiscal 2012 full year forecast.
3 Feb 2012 at 3:57am
The new GT86, developed with Subaru, will mark the revival of Toyota's sports car development tradition said president Akio Toyoda.
3 Feb 2012 at 3:38am
Audi will launch seven new models in India and add 10 dealers to its current network of 15 this year.
3 Feb 2012 at 6:41am
Thomas Urbach took up his new post as president and CEO Mercedes-Benz Korea, replacing Harald Behrend, this week.
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