Auto Makers

Current Data Center Graphs

Fri, 25 May 2012 16:47:00 +0000

Current charts and graphs from WardsAuto Data Center.

World Vehicle Sales Continue Year-Over-Year Climb

Fri, 25 May 2012 16:05:00 +0000

Auto companies sold 6.56 million vehicles worldwide in April, a 3.4% increase over same-month year-ago, raising total deliveries for the first four months of 2012 to 27.2 million units.

Cadillac Plots Path to Diversified Showroom

Fri, 25 May 2012 16:02:00 +0000

Expect a future Cadillac showroom not dissimilar to BMW or Mercedes, where bread-and-butter products make sexier smaller-volume plays possible.

PSA Adds Third Shift at Slovak Plant

Fri, 25 May 2012 15:51:00 +0000

The Trnava factory is expected to supply about 40% of the new 208’s volume.

Amid Nuclear Talks, Fiat Halts Sales in Iran

Fri, 25 May 2012 15:35:00 +0000

WardsAuto Staff

Fiat and its subsidiaries temporarily are halting exports to Iran as the Middle Eastern country sorts through diplomacy issues over nuclear-weapons production.

Chrysler Exec: Need for Speed Alive and Well

Fri, 25 May 2012 15:14:00 +0000

"When we see a Camaro Z01 that develops more than 500 hp and a Mustang that develops more than 600 hp we don't get upset, because those cars create inspiration for us,” the head of Chrysler’s high-performance SRT line says.

PSA Pulls Trigger on 301 for Emerging Markets

Fri, 25 May 2012 11:00:00 +0000

The new sedan goes into production soon in Vigo, Spain, home of one of PSA’s largest factories. Annual capacity should total 100,000 units.

U.K. Motorexpo to Feature 250-Plus Vehicles

Fri, 25 May 2012 10:15:00 +0000

Motorexpo admission is free and visitors can get close to and into the vehicles. They also can take many of the vehicles for a test drive around the Canary Wharf leisure district and the wider public-road network.

GM Holden Setting Up for Volt Charging

Fri, 25 May 2012 09:00:00 +0000

The Port Melbourne charging station will be available to Holden Volt drivers when the extended-range EV goes on sale in Australia later this year.

Hyundai to Double Capacity at Turkish Joint Venture

Thu, 24 May 2012 17:44:00 +0000

In addition to the Hyundai i20 hatchback, which has been manufactured since 2010 at Hyundai Assan’s plant in Izmit, the JV will launch production of the next-generation Hyundai i10 small car in 2013.