The Range Rover Evoque will be the first model built at Jaguar Land Rover’s new China factory, CEO Ralf Speth said.
Daily Archives: September 13, 2014
Toyota Scouting for Mexico Plant, Following Rivals
By Nacha Cattan and Alan Ohnsman
Toyota, the last major automaker without a full assembly plant in Mexico, is scouting the country for possible factory sites, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said.
Anderman report on Tesla’s battery prospects with the Gigafactory
In his new “Tesla Battery Report”, Dr. Menahem Anderman, independent battery expert, consultant and head of the Advanced Automotive Batteries conferences and publications, concludes that with the planned Gigafactory, now targeted for Nevada, Tesla may succeed in accomplishing what the US Government failed to achieve—i.e., to establish a domestic Li-Ion battery industry.
However, there remain a number of questions and risk factors associated with the project for Tesla, Anderman notes, including profitability, participation of materials suppliers, and macro trends in the market such as demand, the continuation of government subsidies, competitive battery technology and the role played by ZEV credits.
GM halts sale of Chevrolet Corvettes due to issues
by Bernie Woodall
Auto dealers were told to stop selling the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette and shipments were delayed from the General Motors plant that makes the hot-selling sports car while the company addresses two issues, GM said Friday.
Opel targets Chevy buyers with, Karl/Viva, new entry-level car
General Motors’ Opel/Vauxhall unit will launch a budget minicar in Europe next year to win customers of GM’s Chevrolet brand.
GM is focusing its resources on expanding Opel after Chevrolet failed to make headway in Europe. The company will stop selling Chevrolets in Europe at the end of next year.
