Famously blunt, occasionally stubborn and blessed with a knack to lead, inspire or provoke, Robert A. Lutz, the vice chairman of General Motors, will officially retire on May 1.
One day after BMW's chairman spoke about front-wheel-drive BMWs, the company's vice president of engineering in the United States spoke about electric Minis and start-stop systems in New York.
Mr. York warned General Motors of a looming financial disaster and aided the billionaire investor, Kirk Kerkorian, in efforts to drive up the price of Chrysler stock.
Once more to the breach - it is looking increasingly likely a version of the Mercedes-Benz A-class may again be built in Brazil after the unsuccessful attempt in the late 1990s.
BMW GB expects its new 5-series saloon, officially on sale here in the UK on Saturday (20 March), to at least maintain its lead and possibly grow its share in a hot-fought 'executive car' sector seen largely remaining static at about 115,000 units in 2010.
When the deal to sell Saab to Swedish specialist carmaker Koenigsegg collapsed last November, Victor Muller, CEO of supercar-maker Spyker sent an email directly to Bob Lutz of GM and just 93 days later they became the new owner of Saab.
Who invented the term crossover has been debated at length by auto industry writers and observers. Certainly, as far as the UK and European markets are concerned, Nissan can rightly claim to have produced the first volume selling model - the Qashqai.
Ford plans to recapture buyers and market share here in the UK by introducing models with new trim/equipment levels at significantly lower prices than current specifications.
Since Mercedes-Benz offered the first car sunroof in 1932, Matthew Beecham finds that the ways in which automakers have sought to let the sun shine into the cabin have become increasingly complex.
The M&M relationship is now completely over. Mercedes has sold out of McLaren - a company that has disclosed that the road cars it intends to be selling from next year will compete with the German company.
New vehicle buyers are returning to dealer showrooms in March, lured by incentives, after recall news and bad weather kept them away in February, according to data analysts.
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