With the latest, eighth-generation model of the Volkswagen Passat, VW is setting its sights higher than its Ford, Renault, Peugeot or Vauxhall/Opel competitors of the past.
Monthly Archives: July 2014
BMW commits $1 billion to new Mexican plant, employ 1,500 workers
BMW plans to spend $1 billion to build a plant in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, with capacity of about 150,000 units per year, the company said Thursday.
Start of production is planned for 2019, with a work force of about 1,500 employees, said Harald Krueger, BMW board member for production, in a statement. BMW did not disclose what models it will build at the plant.
GM suspends South African output as striking union spurns offer
By Ed Stoddard and Wendell Roelf
General Motors suspended production at its main South African plant after a strike hit parts supplies, the U.S. automaker said on Friday, becoming the latest victim of relentless labor unrest in Africa’s most advanced economy.Violence erupted on some picket lines, as the wage strike by the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) dealt a further blow to an economy damaged by a five-month walkout in the platinum industry that only ended last week.
You May Never Need to Buy Another Car
By Todd Woody
Your next car may not be a car. Rather your smart phone will get you where you need to go if a novel electric car-sharing service Toyota is launching in Grenoble, France, takes off.
Mazda on course to beat Europe sales target in 2014
Mazda expects to beat its European sales target this year as new models including the CX-5 crossover and Mazda3 hatchback attract customers amid a regional car-market revival.
