Italy’s Car Dealer Base Shrinks by One-Third
4/16/2013The number of auto dealers in Italy has dropped to 2,010 from 2,950 in 2007, according to Reuters, which cites Treviso, Italy-based auto retailing researcher Quintegia.
Daimler Sells Final EADS Stake
4/16/2013Daimler AG is divesting its remaining 61.1 million shares of European Aeronautic, Defence & Space Co. for as much as €2.3 billion, thus ending its 13-year connection to the Airbus maker.
Opel Pursues Growth in Russia, Turkey
4/16/2013General Motors Co.'s Opel unit is seeking to boost sales by expanding in Russian and Turkey to offset shrinking European volume, Bild reports.
Opel Pursues Growth in Russia, Turkey
4/16/2013General Motors Co.'s Opel unit is seeking to boost sales by expanding in Russian and Turkey to offset shrinking European volume, Bild reports.
Investor Confidence in Germany Drops Sharply
4/16/2013European analysts and institutional investors became more pessimistic in April about Germany's economic outlook for the next six months, according to the Centre of European Economic Research (ZEW).
UAW Sets Sights on Mercedes Alabama Plant
4/16/2013The United Auto Workers union, which is aggressively seeking to organize the U.S. auto factories of foreign carmakers, has added Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz assembly plant in Vance, Ala., to its list of targets.
Schaeffler, Ford Report Advances in Wheel-Hub Drive System
4/16/2013Researchers in Europe say their second-generation electric wheel-hub drive system is simpler and more powerful than the first-generation technology they unveiled in 2010.
VIEWPOINT | HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING AND ENGINEERING ANALYTICS SERVICES FROM DELL
4/16/2013Just about everyone knows Dell Inc. for its laptops and desktop computers.
Ford “Video Snacks” Teach Customers About Their Vehicles
4/16/2013Ford Motor Co. is giving customers in the U.S. the ability to learn about new-car features by browsing through 100 short videos about everything from headrests to remote start systems.
Ford Seeks to Boost Market Share in China to 6%
4/16/2013Ford Motor Co. expects to double its share of the Chinese auto market to 6% by 2015, according to the company's Asia sales chief David Schoch.