General Motors has told dealers to stop selling about 33,000 new and used Chevrolet Cruze sedans from model years 2013 and 2014 due to a potential problem with airbags from Japan’s Takata.
Monthly Archives: June 2014
PSA seeks 500 job cuts at French plant
PSA/Peugeot-Citroen will offer workers at its plant in Rennes, France, early retirement benefits as part of plan aimed at reducing headcount at the site by about 10 percent.
2015 Range Rover Sport SVR prototype unveiled
Land Rover has been testing a new top of the range Range Rover Sport model for some time now. So far the model was believed to wear the ‘R-S’ designation, but instead Land Rover has decided to use a new high performance SVR designation, that will be used for future high-performance Land Rover and Jaguar models.
Fiat’s China JV prepares second plant
GAC Fiat Automobile Co., a 50-50 joint venture between Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., broke ground last week in the south China city of Guangzhou for its second assembly plant in China.
The new plant is “an important step to achieving local production for the Jeep brand,” Guangzhou Auto said in a statement. The facility also will build Fiat models, according to the state-owned Chinese automaker.
BMW will decide 2nd N.A. factory location before summer break
BMW is still deliberating on where to locate a second factory in North America but will reach a decision before the summer break, CEO Norbert Reithofer said today.
