Smartened Up SUV Looks Competitive New Engines, Better Interiors, As Brand Emerges From Financial Turmoil Will Access To Fiat Dealers Boost Chrysler/Jeep In Europe? rating *** out of 5 For – traditional, rugged good looks; decent value Against – interiors still not up to scratch Chrysler has emerged from bankruptcy with a little bit of help […]
Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep Targets In Europe Too Tough In 2011 Lancia-Badged U.S.-Derived Chryslers Face Uphill Struggle Fiat Accelerates Plan To Buy Majority In Chrysler “Chrysler models are outclassed by the competition. In this market image is more important than almost anything. Almost regardless of the visual appeal of forthcoming Chrysler models in Europe, they will do very, […]
VW, Opel-Vauxhall Buck Trend Fiat, Ford, Lead Way Down, Followed By Renault, Peugeot, Citroen Will Japanese Component Shortages Disrupt Production In 2nd Quarter? Car sales were miserable across Europe in the first quarter if you weren’t in France or Germany. The outlook for the rest of year looks mixed at best, while interruptions to complicated but […]
lighter, more aerodynamic A6 Resurfaces As Dynamic Driver’s Car If You Think The Design Is Too Conservative, The A7 Is For You **** out of 5 For – understated pinnacle of technology and luxury, great drive Against – anonymous looking “The new design certainly makes the A6 into a proper driver’s car which can compete head-on with class […]
Controllers, Chips, Chemicals May Be Trojan Horse, Even For Europeans Peugeot Resumed Diesel Production But Is Actually Stockpiling “Sudden, significant supply interruptions in May, June a real risk” All the news out of Japan seems to suggest that everything is returning to normal in the automotive industry after the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown, but […]
Report Says Big VW Ambitions Might Make It Vulnerable To Downturn German car manufacturing giant Volkswagen has impressive-looking sales and profits, but when you examine the quality of the performance in more detail, U.S. competitors like Ford Motor look more impressive, according to a report. Even General Motors, now accelerating away from the bankruptcy disaster, […]
“It’s an ill wind that blows nobody any good,” goes the old adage. You would be hard pressed to find any plus points emanating from Japan’s triple whammy of earthquake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown, but Saab’s predicament might provide a rare case. Were Saab’s production lines shut down in the middle of April because it […]
Not So Far That It Can’t Simply Buy The Technology Required, Now Environmentalists Question Larger Gaps Between Official Figures, Reality Daimler came under pressure from a couple of sources saying that it had fallen behind in the race to meet tough new European Union CO2 rules, but a third report pointed out that this was […]
Could Be Fourth Largest Vehicle Maker In U.S. Production Might Hit 500,000 By 2025, Profits $1.2 Billion Report By Morgan Stanley, Which Organized Tesla’s 2010 Share Sale Battery-powered cars will be a great success, providing affordable and practical transport for millions, and will save the world from global warming. Battery-powered cars are a ridiculous con-trick […]
