Daily Archives: January 15, 2014

Jaguar Land Rover sales rise to record

Jaguar Land Rover sales rise to record

Jaguar Land Rover reported record global sales last year, driven by growth in the Asia Pacific and China region.Jaguar Land Rover’s total worldwide sales rose 19 percent last year to 425,006 vehicles.

new jobs announced at MINI and Rolls-Royce

new jobs announced at MINI and Rolls-Royce

MINI is looking for around 160 young people to take up apprenticeships through its company and dealership schemes in 2014. In addition, as part of its expansion plans for 2014, Rolls-Royce is looking to recruit a further 100 new employees.

Fisker Bankruptcy judge orders auction

Fisker Bankruptcy judge orders auction

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Kevin Gross on Friday ordered a competitive auction for the assets of Fisker Automotive, rejecting a proposal by a group led by Hong Kong billionaire Richard Li to assume control of the failed electric auto manufacturer in a private sale.

Bosch probed by EU antitrust authorities

Bosch probed by EU antitrust authorities

Robert Bosch said it is cooperating with European antitrust authorities as part of an antitrust investigation into suppliers that has already ensnared fellow German company Schaeffler.

Omnitek Engineering predicts diesel-to-GNG conversions to increase

Omnitek Engineering said inquires from large fleet operators interested in converting heavy duty truck engines to natural gas gained momentum in 2013, with the company shipping a preliminary order late in December to one of its domestic conversion center partners and the commencement of initial kit sales to a European country committed to a 10-year target of two million conversions.

In addition, a Latin America customer received a preliminary order of U.S. – manufactured natural gas engines utilizing the company’s technology for an initial 50- bus conversion project.