Ford ‘s Russian joint venture is cutting production and about 950 jobs at two factories in response to the falling ruble and deteriorating demand in the country.
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BMW to recall 232,098 vehicles in China on engine bolt defect
BMW will recall 232,098 vehicles in China for a defective bolt design that may damage the engine or cause it to fail to start.
400,000 plus plug-in cars on road worldwide at beginning of 2014; 2x 2013
At the beginning of 2014, there were more than 400,000 electric cars—battery-electric, plug-in hybrid, and range-extended electric vehicles—on the road worldwide, according to an analysis by Zentrums für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) in Germany. This represents a doubling from 2013, according to ZSW.
Spanish car sales rise for seventh consecutive month
New-car sales rose 10 percent in Spain in March from a year earlier, registering the seventh straight monthly increase as government subsidies boost demand, industry association Anfac said today.
cheaper carbon fiber will offer automakers alternative to steel, aluminium
Carbon fiber reinforced parts for cars could become more than 70 percent cheaper over the next few years, making them an alternative to standard materials such as steel and aluminum, an executive at carbon specialist SGL told German weekly VDI-Nachrichten.
