Volkswagen’s management board will sign off on a budget car for emerging markets after ending a long struggle to meet cost targets for the vehicle, a German business magazine said.
Category Archives: Motoring News
Will Tesla Forfeit Its Direct Sales Model?
How essential to Tesla’s future is the company’s direct-sales model? The answer, say auto industry observers, is likely to determine how the electric car maker’s wrestling match with established auto dealers plays out.
2007- 08 Mini Cooper S recall
There are many recalls in the auto industry. Most make sense, some don’t! This is one that doesn’t.
Daimler adds third shift in Hungary to meet compact-car demand
Mercedes-Benz is adding a third shift at a plant in Hungary to keep up with demand for its compact cars.
The extra shift at the factory in Kecskemet will start in May, parent company Daimler said on Tuesday in a statement. The plant, which makes the B class and CLA models, will continue to produce on selected Saturdays in 2014 after adding work on the weekend last year.
Porsche to replace recalled 911 GT3’s engine
Porsche AG will swap out the engine on the racing version of the 911 sports car after the German automaker took the rare step of telling customers to stop driving the model because the vehicle could catch fire.
