Tag: Carmakers

• Thursday, February 20th 2020 - 08:06 UTC

  Jaguar Land Rover running out of Chinese parts for UK factories: some parts flown in suitcases

  

  Jaguar Land Rover has flown in parts in suitcases as the effects of coronavirus take a toll on the carmaker's supply chain. It said it could start to run out of Chinese parts for its UK factories after two weeks.

• Tuesday, August 6th 2013 - 03:01 UTC

  General Motors ahead of Toyota and Volkswagen in the global car industry

  

  General Motors outsold Toyota for the first time in six quarters, rising atop the industry and underscoring the resurgence of US automakers.

• Wednesday, June 6th 2012 - 23:35 UTC

  Argentina moving closer to recession according to latest indicators

  

  Strong symptoms of a slowdown of the Argentine economy, possibly leading to recession, have been confirmed by Torcuato Di Tella University's, UTDT, closely watched leading indicators.

• Wednesday, January 25th 2012 - 07:37 UTC

  BMW plans to build cars in Brazil as of 2014

  

  Germany’s BMW Ag., the world’s largest luxury carmaker plans to build cars in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina from 2014 reports Automobilewoche.

• Wednesday, September 28th 2011 - 06:21 UTC

  Japan’s number 2 automaker plans to increase production in Brazil

  

  Japan's number two automaker, is planning to invest 1.5 billion dollars to build a factory in Brazil that might produce electric cars, according to reports in the media.

• Tuesday, May 24th 2011 - 00:48 UTC

  Argentina auto industry vows export surplus in 2012 after a 6 billion USD deficit in 2010

  

  Ford Motor Argentina is the latest carmaker to sign an agreement with the government to boost exports to compensate for increased imports. Ford has vowed to boost its export surplus to 90 million USD by 2012, the Economy ministry said in a press release Monday. That follows a deficit of 250 million USD in 2010.

• Saturday, March 5th 2011 - 07:14 UTC

  Brazilian auto production increased 18.7% in February from January

  

  Automobile production in Brazil rose 18.7% in February from January, setting a record for the month, as exports surged on the back of increased global demand for automobiles, industry data showed on Friday.