The Pacific Ocean is truly a marvel. It is large and beautiful and a little bit car-hungry, as visitors in Lincoln City, Oregon found out. According to KPTV FOX 12 News, a person’s car on the beach quickly became a person’s car in the ocean when their beach parking spot became inescapable as the tide came in.
Porsche predicts that earnings will be stable in 2014 as the sports car maker invests in U.S. and Chinese operations. Investment spending will focus on adding distribution outlets in emerging markets, with 30 new dealerships planned for China by 2015, the manufacturer said today in a statement.
Paris on Monday launches alternate driving days for the first time in nearly 20 years to tackle dangerous air pollution levels amid controversy on whether the ban is warranted or will yield results.
Dongfeng Motor CEO Zhu Fushou sought to quell the controversy over his company’s planned purchase of a 14 percent stake in PSA/Peugeot-Citroen, saying that Dongfeng has no plans to take control of PSA.
Dongfeng’s investment is a long-term strategy that will help PSA increase sales outside Europe and allow Dongfeng to compete better with domestic rivals in China, Fushou said in an interview published in the L’Alsace newspaper.
Renault said a strike at its company owned dealerships in France had little support and did not impact customers.
A strike call among Renault’s in-house dealerships was followed by about 15 percent of the workforce on Friday, the carmaker said.
