Opel is going smaller. The General Motors German subsidiary has plans to make its own car to slot below the Corsa, but it still has to figure out how to fit this mini car into its timeline.
The sub-Corsa car, code name "Junior", will share the same Gamma II platform as...
Multiple sources are reporting that the German state of Lower Saxony says it plans to sell part of its stake in Volkswagen to help pay for budget shortfalls. Lower Saxony currently owns about 20 percent of Germany's largest company, and according to all sources, it doesn't plan to go below...
This rumor has been going around for a while, but here is some new fuel for the fire. The Volkswagen Group’s Chairman Martin Winterkorn has reportedly called Alfa Romeo a “dream brand” for VW.
While Fiat has not publicly said its premium performance brand is for sale, it is easily...
While the fallout is still being felt from Proton’s failed tie-up with Volkswagen, a new rumor is emerging. Reports are floating around that the Malaysian automaker is selling 40% of ownership in Lotus. The Edge magazine in Malaysia is reporting that there is a plan to sell 40% of the...
OnStar has always had limited appeal. It’s a fine service, but it’s only available on GM cars made in the last 15 years (with a few exceptions.) Plus many of its services have to compete with what’s already available on cell phones and GPS devices. So to attract new customers, OnStar is...
The Passat CC is part of what Volkswagen does very well: German engineering with budget pricing. People who couldn't afford or didn't want to pay extra for the sedan-in-a-coupe's-box styling of the Mercedes CLS made the Passat CC a sales success in the U.S. and in Europe. So now VW...
Fiat's New Doblo Van May Be Delivering the Goods to North America by 2012
Chrysler’s five-year plan includes a small and large commercial van to replace the Sprinter line that was associated with Daimler. So while the Fiat Ducato is a lock for the large van, it’s likely Fiat’s front-drive Doblo will likely take up the low end. While vans aren’t usually interesting, this isn’t all...
