NEWS

Porsche Buys Nardo Test Track

4/11/2012

Porsche AG has acquired southern Italy's famed Nardo proving ground from auto testing firm Prototipo SpA.

Porsche Takes Control of Nardo Test Track

4/11/2012

Porsche AG is acquiring Italy's famed Nardo proving ground from vehicle testing firm Prototipo SpA.

Test Battery Explodes at GM Lab

4/11/2012

General Motors Co. says a prototype lithium-ion battery undergoing "extreme" testing exploded earlier today, causing smoke and a small fire that injured several workers.

Ford’s 3-Cylinder Engine: Efficiency Lies in the Details

4/11/2012

More than a dozen efficiency features highlight Ford Motor Co.'s new 1.0-liter, three-cylinder gasoline engine, Automotive Engineering International note online.

Fuji Heavy: No Decision on Chinese Plant

4/11/2012

Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. denies a report by Kyodo News that the company has decided against building an assembly plant in China.

Saab Assets Cover Less Than One-Third of Debts

4/11/2012

Saab Automobile AB, which filed for bankruptcy in December, has 13 billion kronor ($1.9 billion) of debt and 3.6 billion kronor ($531 million) of assets, according to the company's court-appointed receivers.

Honda Aims to Double Sales in China

4/11/2012

Honda Motor Co. says it intends to boost its sales in China to more than 1.2 million vehicles by 2015 from 617,800 vehicles last year.

Chinese Buyer Eyeing Lotus?

4/11/2012

Group Lotus could be acquired by Zhejiang Youngman Lotus Automobile Co., the Chinese distributor that last year sought a stake in Saab Automobile, Autocar reports.

Saab Assets Cover Less Than One-Third of Debts

4/11/2012

Saab Automobile AB, which filed for bankruptcy in December, has 13 billion kronor (€1.5 billion) of debt and 3.6 billion kronor (€406 million) of assets, according to the company's court-appointed receivers.