July 18, 2013 | Author: MotorBlog.com | am
Filed Under: MotorBusiness, MotorNews
The Center Automotive Research at the University of Duisburg-Essen has lowered its forecast for the worldwide automobile market. A new CAR survey indicates that world growth in the automobile sector is slower that had been forecast.
For 2013, the CAR expects a growth of just 2%. This would mean a total sales figure worldwide for 2013 of 68.2 million automobiles. Read more
July 14, 2013 | Author: MotorBlog.com | rb
Filed Under: Green, MotorBusiness, MotorNews
Better Place may not be in a better place right now (pun intended). Why, the electric car company recently filed for bankruptcy only a year after launching a vehicle charging network in Israel. This is not so good news for the green enthusiasts as the company has potential to be successful because it allows electric car owners to exchange their batteries. Instead of stopping and recharging, car owners could just swap batteries at charging stations. Read more
July 7, 2013 | Author: MotorBlog.com | am
Filed Under: MotorBusiness, MotorNews
Due to the current pace of supply of BMW customers with spare parts management of the Munich car maker has come under pressure. According to the trade magazine “Automobilwoche” around 1200 are cars standing in the branches and can not be repaired.
Should be responsible for errors in management and a short-sighted planning. Read more
July 7, 2013 | Author: MotorBlog.com | rb
Filed Under: Green, MotorBusiness, MotorNews
Automakers Honda and General Motors recently oartnered to develop fuel cell technologies. This deal only proves that fuel-cell technology is becoming more popular. The two companies are not in a hurry because they plan to make a 2020 launch. Read more
July 7, 2013 | Author: MotorBlog.com | am
Filed Under: MotorBusiness, MotorNews
The European headquarters of Jaguar Land Rover will move this year from England to Schwalbach near Frankfurt, Germany. There, about 60 jobs will be created, said Bernhard Kuhnt, Regional Director for Europe, according to German trade magazine “Automobilwoche”. “Few people will come from England. The majority will be hired new , “said Banfield.
The “Europe Region” at Jaguar Land Rover includes all markets of the continent including Turkey, Israel as well as the British Isles and Russia. Read more
July 6, 2013 | Author: MotorBlog.com | rb
Filed Under: Green, MotorBusiness
What’s in Hong Kong that a lot of people are ordering a Tesla Model S sedan? The pricey green car is wanted in the city. This is according to Bloomberg.
The Transport Department says that there are currently 303 registered private electric cars by April 2013. More will be added as Tesla is receiving more orders for the Model S. Read more
July 3, 2013 | Author: MotorBlog.com | st
Filed Under: MotorBusiness, MotorNews
In the first half of 2013, Mercedes-Benz posted yet another record with sales of 694,433 vehicles (+6.4%). With 131,609 units sold, sales in June also reached record level (+8.3%), not least through strong growth in China (+16.0%). The growth in the first six months of the year was driven primarily by the stable gains in many European markets and the USA. Read more
May 23, 2013 | Author: MotorBlog.com | am
Filed Under: German cars, Japanese Cars, MotorBusiness, MotorNews
Daimler‘s commercial vehicles division has reached another milestone with the integrated “Asia Business Model”, which is an integral component of the Global Excellence Initiative “Daimler Trucks Number One”.
The company will bundle the activities of the subsidiaries Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) headquartered in Kawasaki, Japan, and Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt. Ltd. (DICV) headquartered in Chennai, India, under the umbrella of “Daimler Trucks Asia”. Read more
May 20, 2013 | Author: MotorBlog.com | am
Filed Under: German cars, MotorBusiness, MotorNews
The automobile industry is trimming its advertising budget. In the first quarter of 2013, a total of 524.4m euros was spent, a fall of three per cent on the corresponding period in 2012.
This has been reported by the car weekly “Automobilwoche” based on information from the market research company Nielsen. Volkswagen maintained its position at the top of the marketing spending tree with a figure of 56.3m euros. However, this represented an above-average reduction of 5.5%. Read more
May 4, 2013 | Author: MotorBlog.com | am
Filed Under: MotorBusiness, MotorNews
Germany’s favorite child? Well, everyone knows that! Or maybe not quite everybody: It is a great surprise for us to hear that there are others in Europe who are even more devoted to their four-wheelers, as Germany is by no means at the pinnacle of European car amour. At the end of 2010, 517 cars per 1,000 persons were registered in Germany, placing the country ninth in the European league table.
The European Commission’s figures have been revealed by the Federal Statistical Department in Wiesbaden. Read more
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