Category Archives: General Talk

Dongfeng-PSA to sell imported vehicles in China starting 2015

Dongfeng Peugeot Citroen Automobile, PSA’s joint venture with Dongfeng Motor, will take over the vehicle import business currently run by the French automaker’s Asia office.

Ford to cut 20% of staff at B-Max plant in Romania

Ford to cut 20% of staff at B-Max plant in Romania

Ford will lay off about 680 people at its Romanian division next year, or some 20 percent of the staff, as it adjusts to a weak European market.

Honda opens Developer Studio for 3rd party automotive apps

Honda unveiled Honda Developer Studio, an online portal and open innovation workspace in Silicon Valley. The portal and garage will enable developers to work directly with Honda engineers to create apps that are road-ready more quickly.

Tesla’s New Doors Expected To cause sales Forecast Miss

Tesla Expected To Miss Sales Forecasts Because Of Its Weird New Doors

Tesla’s ongoing upward sales trends may have shut the door on critics of electric autos, but opening the doors on its newest Model X could hold sales forecasts back next year.

$1.1B Huineng SNG plant goes on-stream transforming coal into natural gas in China

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Haldor Topsoe A/S announced that Huineng, a large-scale SNG (Substitute Natural Gas) plant, went successfully on-stream near the city of Ordos, located in Inner Mongolia in the northern part of China. Topsoe has designed the methanation section of this plant, which is the company’s second large-scale coal-based industrial SNG reference to begin operations in China following last years’ opening of Qinghua, the world’s largest SNG plant located in the Xinjiang region.