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Leaked Fisker Atlantic documents reveal big production delay, specs
Filed under: Hybrid , Sedan , Plants/Manufacturing , Fisker , Electric , Luxury The Fisker Atlantic extended-range plug-in vehicle will start production about a year after its previously estimated mid-2013 date, Inside EVs blog reports, citing leaked company documents that were dated "a few weeks ago." The Atlantic, formerly known as Project Nina, will compete pricewise against the BMW 3 Series and 5 Series sedans, as well as the Mercedes-Benz C-Class and E-Class , Jaguar XF and Audi A4 and A6 . That would put the model in the $50,000 to $60,000 range, according to the publication.
Continue reading...Chery requests Chinese approval of $1.9B joint venture with Jaguar Land Rover
16. May 2012
Filed under: China , Government/Legal , Plants/Manufacturing , Jaguar , Land Rover , Luxury A month ago, Jaguar Land Rover signed a joint-venture agreement with China's Chery Automobile Company . JLR's 12.1 billion yuan ($1.9 billion U.S.) investment, if approved, will pay for a plant in Changsu to build Jaguars, Land Rovers, engines and joint-venture models. The facility will also house a research and development center.
Continue reading...Ford finally takes serious aim at the Chinese market
16. May 2012
Filed under: China , Plants/Manufacturing , Ford When we asked Volkswagen last year why it was building a factory in the U.S., after having missed the irrationally volcanic era of car sales, we were told that even a 12-million-per-annum market was still too big to ignore. A report in Reuters paints Ford's situation in China somewhat the same way: Ford is only now attacking the Chinese market, building plants and increasing local capacity there, after numerous other players have established their positions.
Continue reading...Toyota, Honda top supplier survey with lower results, GM and Chrysler improve
15. May 2012
Filed under: Plants/Manufacturing , BMW , Chrysler , Ford , GM , Honda , Mercedes-Benz , Nissan , Toyota , Volkswagen Before financial Stargate opened in September of 2008 and transported us to an entirely new economic dimension, it was oh so common to read about domestic automakers hammering Tier One suppliers to lower their prices. Of course, suppliers are still asked to find efficiencies, but pre-2008, it seemed a point of honor to hold a supplier's feet to the fire. No more: in the latest Working Relations Index survey of suppliers by Detroit firm Planning Perspectives Inc., General Motors and Chrysler rocketed up the charts to bring the bunch much closer together
Continue reading...2013 Nissan Altima production kicks off in Smyrna, aims to pass Camry for #1
15. May 2012
Filed under: Sedan , Plants/Manufacturing , Nissan "We are ready to make this car the top seller if the customer agrees." Nissan started Job One production for the 2013 Altima sedan at its Smyrna, Tennessee plant today. Nissan has big plans for the fifth-generation Altima, which was the number-two selling car in the United States in 2011.
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16. May 2012
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