Peugeot Citroen to build its first factory in Russia

PSA Peugeot Citroen, a French automobile and motorcycle manufacturer, is planning to build its first factory in Russia, one of the fastest expanding markets in Europe.The new plant will be established in the town of Kaluga, southwest of Moscow. The company will start the production by assembling mid-sized vehicles in 2010.The French auto maker is in goal to have 100,000 vehicles...

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Nissan Qashqai hits 100,000 Customer Sales in Europe

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., a Japanese automobile manufacturer, began selling its Qashqai – the company’s very popular compact crossover - last March. During the last week of November, the vehicle reached the landmark of 100,000 customer sales in Europe.By fact, the UK, Russia, and Italy are the Qashqai’s three largest markets. The demand for Qashqai in most countries, which includes...

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The European Cars

According to an international car-safety advocate, Australian motorists have been tricked into thinking European cars are the best when they are the most dangerous. Let us take a while of break from checking this Acura CL strut assembly to have a closer look at this issue …Based from smh.com, New Zealander Clive Matthew-Wilson, author of The Dog & Lemon Guide 2008, said...

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Corvette ZR1 heading to US

Chevrolet, the largest automobile brand owned by General Motors (GM), is about to bring its 2009 Corvette ZR1 to the US market in the third quarter of 2008. The company calls the car “an American supercar that not only establishes new benchmarks for production-based power and performance, but challenges global competitors.”According to Chevrolet general manager Ed Peper, “The...

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Europe to overthrow US as the world’s biggest car market?

Looks like Europe is up to something … Would it be a massive rollout of premium Acura CL fan shroud? Or, a showcase of thousands of future cars? … Sadly, it’s not. Rather, it is about the growing sales of new cars within Europe, which could possibly bring down U.S. in its thrown being the biggest car market in the world.Based from a recent research, conducted by Automotive News Europe, the new car sales in US reached a total of 15.6 million units last year. That is equivalent to about 740,000 units...

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Targets to cut CO2 car emissions in Europe

The European Commission recently held talks to tackle about EU (European Union) targets in reducing CO2 car emissions – amidst the fear that wrangling between car manufacturing countries might delay or hinder the entire process.The Commission is looking forward to adopt a draft regulation soon, aimed to reduce carbon emissions to 120 grams per kilometer for passenger cars...

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Mitsubishi attributes success to Outlander and Lancer

Last year, Mitsubishi Motor Corp., the sixth largest automaker in Japan and the seventeenth largest in the world by global unit sales, had its global retail sales surging by 15 percent. A big factor contributing to this success is the launch of the company’s two new C-segment models, namely the Outlander SUV and Lancer sedan, more than having premium Mitsubishi Pickup radiator...

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Maruti Suzuki re-focusing on European Market

Maruti Suzuki, the largest passenger carmaker in India, is likely to re-focus in the European market and compete against other auto leaders, including Fiat, Citroen, Peugeot and Toyota in the small car category.Small cars are surging in popularity in Europe after the significant rising of fuel prices, congestion and new laws that penalize high emissions were observed. This...

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The Success of Dacia Logan in Western Europe

Looks like the Western Europe got a successful newcomer – the Dacia Logan. Let’s take a closer look before searching for quality Acura Integra performance pulleys online…Dacia, a Romanian car manufacturer, is a subsidiary of French manufacturer Renault, which purchased it in 1998. Since then, Renault assigned Dacia to be responsible in building a easy-to-fix car for Eastern...

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European Automakers to further expand in United States

European automakers are considering further expansion in United States through building plants, which will eventually allow them to create more vehicles for the giant market. The interest is being boosted by the dollar’s falling value, despite the fact that American car companies are shifting production to other lower-cost countries.Fiat, an Italian automobile manufacturer,...

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Saturn to launch the 2008 Astra

This month, Saturn Corp., a division of General Motors, will be launching the 2008 Astra, its new compact model to further leverage the connection of its parent company with its European sister division, Opel.Saturn will be adopting the existing Opel Astra hatchback to apply new and rear fascias, execute engine calibration and safety related engineering changes. It will create...

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