Category Archives: General Talk

Rep. Mike Turner, Tenn. legislator, suggests Governor offered no UAW deal to VW

Rep. Mike Turner, Tenn. legislator, suggests Governor offered no UAW deal to VW

A Tennessee state legislator is trying to prove that the governor promised Volkswagen AG additional incentives if the company kept the UAW out of its two-year-old Chattanooga plant.

GM will move hand-built engine plant

GM will move hand-built engine plant

From a nondescript building in a quiet industrial park in suburban Detroit, General Motors has shipped nearly 40,000 hand-built engines for some of the automaker’s fastest cars.

Nissan’s Palmer says Germany will help EV sales take off

Nissan's Palmer says Germany will help EV sales take off

Nissan Executive Vice President Andy Palmer thinks increased competition from German automakers in electric vehicles will be a good thing for his company. Big investments in EVs made by Volkswagen and BMW will help to persuade customers in Germany, Europe’s biggest market, to consider buying an electric car, Palmer said at the Frankfurt auto show.

Tesla challenges Germans on home turf as Germans go electric

Tesla challenges Germans on home turf as Germans go electric

Tesla is pushing beyond the friendly confines of its California home to take on the world’s biggest luxury-car brands in their home market. The Tesla Model S, on display in Frankfurt this week, is hitting the autobahn just as the German goliaths start selling their own electrics.

Tata Motors launches new-look high-tech showroom in Bangalore

Tata Motors launches new-look high-tech showroom in Bangalore

Tata Motors today opened its new look, stylish, tech-savvy, best-in-class showroom, for superior customer experience in Bangalore. The new showroom offers a contemporary-styled, single-point hub for 3- S (Sales, Service and Spare Parts) facility.