Renault has become the latest manufacturer to introduce capped-price servicing across its entire range of passenger, performance and light-commercial vehicles. After dabbling with capped-price servicing as a special offer in the second ...
Opel has announced the details of a new diesel engine that is set to become the brand’s first low-emission Euro 6-compliant powerplant. The all-new 1.6-litre four-cylinder turbocharged diesel engine will replace the existing ...
The Opel Corsa, Subaru Outback and Volvo V40 have been awarded the maximum five-star safety rating by the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) in the latest round of crash testing. ANCAP CEO Nicholas Clarke said the standout ...
Tags: Opel Corsa, Subaru Forester, Volvo V40, Five-Star ANCAP Safety Ratings
German carmaker Opel has unveiled a 1.6L CDTI ECOTEC four-cylinder turbo-diesel engine to replace the 1.7L engines that are presently used. The engine features closed-loop combustion control and an aluminum block and will produce 136hp ...
Tags: Germany, Opel, CDTI ECOTEC
The future of Fiat and Alfa Romeo in Australia is looking brighter than ever with the Italian brands expecting to substantially increase their sales over the coming years with a revamped line-up and a repositioning of the Italian ...
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Opel,the subsidiary of US carmaker General Motors(GM),has started the production of ADAM,the small segment car,at the Eisenach plant in Germany,which will be launched on 19 January 2013. The company has invested$248m in the plant,where ...
Tags: Opel, start ADAM in Germany, Eisenach plant, invested 248m dollars
The next-generation Opel Corsa appears to have been put on hold by General Motors' European division, with new spy shots of an updated version of the current small hatchback revealing only a minor facelift. With car makers across Europe ...
Tags: Opel Corsa, next-generation, General Motors
Numbers of Germans out of work rose for the ninth month running in December but held close to a post-reunification low, adding to signs Europe's largest economy remains relatively unscathed by the region's crisis. Labour Office data ...
Fitch Ratings said that vehicle sales in Europe are likely to fall for a sixth straight year in 2013, extending damaging price wars as mass-market manufacturers seek to protect their market share. In contrast, US and Asian manufacturers ...
Tags: auto sales, European, mass market
There's never a dull moment in the car industry,and 2012 proved to be another year of frenetic new-car activity and drama.So just in case you missed them–or you just want to read them again. Holden Commodore/Chevrolet SS[exclusive] ...
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In early June,OPEL Technologies Inc of Toronto,Ontario,Canada-which makes high-concentration photovoltaic(HCPV)panels and solar tracker systems through its subsidiary OPEL Solar Inc and develops III-V semiconductor devices and processes ...
Reuters reported that General Motors and PSA Peugeot Citroen scrapped plans for a joint mid size car program, narrowing the scope for vehicle sharing within their nascent alliance while adding engine cooperation. The automakers in a ...
Tags: General Motors, PSA Peugeot Citroen, plans, car program
OPEL Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada has successfully completed the final tranche of its previously announced $3,000,000 financing through its agent IBK Capital Corp. The private placement offering consisted of 13,043,479 ...
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The United Kingdom has become Europe's second-biggest car market behind Germany, bumping France down into third spot following strong sales in November. Industry journal Automotive News Europe reports the latest new-car sales figures for ...
Tags: UK, Transportation, car sales
On the face of it the outlook in Europe for OEM automobile coatings looks grim at the moment. The region is estimated to have a 20 percent overcapacity in car manufacturing so that plant closures are seen to be sooner or later ...