Fiat-Chrysler will delay the launch of a new Jeep compact SUV planned for production in Italy. The new Jeep, which is code-named B-SUV, had been due to go into production in 2013 in Fiat’s Mirafiori plant in Turin.
VW Group’s new MQB modular platform will debut at next month’s Geneva auto show on the new Audi A3.
Global sales of Mercedes brand cars rose 5.1 percent to a record 86,921 vehicles in January, helped by strong growth in the U.S. and Germany and the continued success of its new B- and C-class models.
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SPX Service Solutions and Aker Wade Power Technologies plan to jointly develop EV fast chargers for the global vehicle market, the companies said today.
Peter Grady, Chrysler Group’s vice president for network development and fleet, says he is making progress rebuilding dealerships and sales in California. The automaker dropped many dealerships in the state in the 2009 bankruptcy.
Hyundai Motor America, which doubled the industry’s 10 percent sales gain in 2011, will not see similar gains this year, its top executive said.
Chrysler Group is introducing optional service area equipment for dealerships that highlight the automaker’s Mopar parts brand.
General Motors has named Brian Small general director of its U.S. dealer network. Small, 56, replaces Jim Bunnell, 56, who was named to a newly created position as head of the dealer network for GM Europe, GM said.
Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne on Wednesday revealed a long-kept company secret: how much Fiat’s automotive unit lost in Europe in a year.
