Daily Archives: November 30, 2013

Saab will resume 9-3 sedan series production on Monday 2 December

The 9-3 that will go into production next week will closely resemble the original.

Saab’s new owner, National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS), will begin series production of the 9-3 mid-sized sedan at the brand’s Trollhattan assembly plant in Sweden on Monday, 2 December, almost two years to the day since the company was forced to file for bankruptcy.

PSA to invest 90 million euros in French plant

A worker assembles vehicles at PSA's factory in Rennes, France, where the automaker produces the mid-sized Peugeot 508 and Citroen C5.

PSA/Peugeot-Citroen plans to invest 90 million euros to add production of a new Peugeot-based compact at its underutilized plant in Rennes-la-Jannais, France, the carmaker said in a statement.

Zinoro 1E based on BMW X1 unveiled

The Zinoro 1E is the electric BMW you never knew existed, but will soon be available to the public. In China.

PSA CEO Philippe Varin renounces pension deal after outcry

PSA CEO Philippe Varin renounces pension deal after outcry

Varin’s potential payout of 7.75 million euros over 25 years was called “inappropriate” by the French government given that PSA is cutting more than 10,000 jobs.

Final 2006-2013 MINI rolls off the line

Final 2006-2013 MINI rolls off the line

The final outgoing MINI Hatch drove off the production line at the factory in Cowley. No less than 1,041,412 of the 2006-203 MINI have been produced at the high-tech facility, which has built more than 2.4 million MINIs in total since 2001.