[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Since Fiat was founded in 1899, a community of suppliers, known in Italian as Fiat’s indotto, have grown up in Turin around the industrial group. But a question mark now hangs over this network following Fiat’s merger with Chrysler and the mooted relocation of some of...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]How fortunes vary. Motor City is bankrupt. But the motor industry, unveiling its hottest products at Detroit’s auto show last week, looks increasingly flush. China, now the world’s biggest auto market, posted stronger than expected growth for 2013 – a 14 per cent rise in...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The penetration of automotive air conditioning systems continues to grow, and has reached near-saturation levels in the developed markets, with uptake continuing to climb in the developing markets. Automatic and multi-zone systems are now filtering down from larger, more luxurious vehicles, to even the very...
Stringent Safety and Emissions Standards Present Steep Hurdles...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Samsung Electronics Co, which sells almost one of every three smartphones, wants to parlay that technology into automotive navigation and entertainment systems for an industry that makes more than 80 million vehicles a year. Asia's biggest technology company is pushing beyond the hardware that underpinned its...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The port city of Dalian in northeast China has approved a plan to restrict sales of new cars. Dalian is the fifth city in China -- along with Beijing, Shanghai, Guiyang and Guangzhou -- to restrict vehicle sales, and others are expected to join them. With...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Renault-Nissan hopes to reach an agreement with German partner Daimler to deepen the alliance between the carmakers during the first quarter of next year. The agreement would allow Daimler to build Mercedes-Benz cars in Renault-Nissan’s factory in Mexico, increase the use of Renault engines in luxury...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Ministers agreed a general approach on a proposal aimed at building up a minimum infrastructure for alternative fuels across the EU. The draft directive is part of the Clean Power for Transport initiative. Source: Consilium[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In theory, many people would be happy to drive an electric car. But the main hurdle in creating a mass market for these vehicles has been so-called ‘range anxiety' – the fear that you will run out of power because there are not enough places...