Eight Automakers Workin...

A group of automakers—Audi, BMW, Chrysler, Daimler, Ford, General Motors, Porsche, and Volkswagen—is announcing a new charging standard for electric vehicles at Electric Vehicle Symposium 26. The new standard uses a single plug to handle all types of charging, including fast charging...

Chevrolet SuperSport Se...

General Motors sees a growing need for rear-wheel-drive cars in its product portfolio, and such an influx requires either an unimaginably flexible platform or a series of rear-drive component sets. Since “unimaginably flexible” isn’t something GM does well, the company is in the...

Saab to become Electric...

Filed under: Latest News According to a report in industry website, just-auto , a Japanese/Chinese consortium has expressed interest in buying bankrupt Saab in order to turn it into a specialist manufacturer of electric vehicles. The consortium is thought to include a battery...

Decision soon on Vauxha...

Filed under: Latest News Press reports on both sides of the Atlantic suggest that General Motors (GM) is close to a decision about factory closures in Europe. Two plants are in the firing line: Bochum in Germany and Ellesmere Port in Cheshire. The latest rumours are that Bochum will...

Vauxhall and Peugeot to...

Filed under: Latest News The CEO of General Motors has told the Wall Street Journal that GM and PSA (Peugeot Citroen) will start development of two new cars by this autumn. The first car will be the size of a Corsa or 208 and will be for the South American market. The second one will be...

Volvo dismisses talk of...

Filed under: Latest News We are used to car companies talking up their plans for electric cars, but in a man-bites-dog speech, the boss of Volvo says it isn’t going to happen. Stefan Jacoby, the CEO of Volvo said in a speech in Brussels, that without significant help at a European...

Official: Chevy Volt an...

Filed under: Hybrid , Geneva Motor Show , Europe , Hatchback , Chevrolet , Ford , Opel , Vauxhall , Electric The Chevrolet Volt may not be selling well , but it’s one of the most lauded cars in history. Today the plug-in hybrid was named the 2012 European Car of the Year, an award...

Report: GM shutting dow...

Filed under: Hybrid , Sedan , Hirings/Firings/Layoffs , Plants/Manufacturing , Chevrolet , GM , Electric Even with the new HOV-eligible 2012 Chevrolet Volt models heading to California and sales up in February , General Motors has reportedly decided to shut down production of the plug-in...

GM Halts Chevy Volt Pro...

General Motors has told 1,300 employees at the automaker’s Detroit Hamtramck plant they will be temporarily laid off for five weeks as the company halts production of the Chevrolet Volt and its European counterpart, the Opel Ampera. More » Go here to read the rest: GM...

GM’s Alliance with Pe...

General Motors and PSA Peugeot-Citroën will form an alliance, the companies said this week, confirming recent rumors of a tie-up . Here’s a rundown of the deal: what it is, why it’s being done, what it means for other companies, and what could go wrong. What’s Happening?...