Opel is going to express new confidence through its logo in July this year. Insignia, its bold new car will be making debut with the emblem that will add a feather in Opel’s cap for its advanced technology and design innovation. Alain Visser, Chief Marketing Officer GM, Europe describe Insignia as symbol of Opel’s growing [...]
Green car manufacturer Liberty Electric Cars, based in Oxford announced creation of 250 jobs yesterday. The company manufactures emission free luxury cars. A big order for the high performance electric cars is already in its bag. Liberty announced that it will convert large luxury cars and 4 x 4s (SUVs) into electric vehicles. The first [...]
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) presented this year’s European Automotive Shareholder Value Award to the Volkswagen Group. Europe’s biggest automaker achieved the highest increase in shareholder value of all companies in the European automotive industry. The Volkswagen won same award in a global comparison recently in January. Its value has been consistent in both, a one-year and a [...]
Is alternative fuel the next leap? Will vehicles be powered by compressed air or organic waste? Can automakers find an alternative for rising gas prices? The answer lies in the recent surge in R&D for hybrid and electric cars and trucks. With soaring gas prices, record-high crude oil and global warming automakers have to delve [...]
PSA Peugeot Citroen and Mitsubishi Motors are entering into partnership to develop a green field plant in Russia. The plant will be commissioned in 2011 for production of cars and sport utility vehicles. Russia is turning into a big prospective market for the global car makers. The tilt towards Russia is caused by the dampening [...]
Skoda Auto’s sales are zooming. All the regions of its sales recorded substantial growth. It registered sales of 63,726 Skoda Vehicles in April. The increase is 23.3% compared to last year. Cumulative sales for the period January to Aril 2008 were 237,200 units amounting to increase of 17.7% Markets which top the list of fastest [...]
The Uk Police just announced that they can’t deal with the amount of information produced by CCTV systems. Cameras are everywhere across uk and specially on roads. But if the police cannot use them to track criminal what is the use for them.
The uk has around 4 million surveillance cameras all equipped with plate recognition [...]
In 2009, Opel will further enhance its contribution in making environment friendly cars with introduction of its 1.6-liter turbo Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) engine. 110 kW/150 hp and 210 Nm torque new engine is developed by GM Powertrain. According to Alain Visser, Chief Marketing Officer, GM Europe, Opel is pursuing its objective of making more [...]
The 10 millionth Opel Astra car is the landmark achievement for the world’s best selling car manufacturer Opel. It was rolled off on 20th May in Bochum, Germany with fanfare. It is an extra ordinary mile stone on the history of Opel. Opel is synonymous with quality compact cars. It sold record 500,000 units last [...]
At a time when car makers all over the world are facing a ruthless battering due to an out-of control-down-in-the-dumps U.S. market and spiraling raw material costs, Nissan has declared its plan of action to come out of the red. Speaking at a conference in Tokyo, Nissan’s President and CEO Carlos Ghosn has revealed Nissan’s [...]