Production

 
2012 Mercedes-Benz A-Class sketch leaked?

Mercedes-Benz To Build New North American Plant: Report

Mercedes-Benz is looking to build new plants in China and in either Mexico or the U.S. as it forges ahead with plans to double its sales by the year 2020. The information was revealed by Dieter Zetsche, the CEO of Mercedes’ parent Daimler, during a recent interview with Germany’s...

January 23, 2012 by 
 
Honda N Box

Honda Implementing New Assembly Methods For Lighter Vehicles

Honda is vigorously implementing new weight saving measures in the design and construction of its cars, according to latest reports coming out of Japan. The move is said to... December 27, 2011 by 


 
2011 Infiniti Etherea Concept

Infiniti Moving More Production Outside Japan

Following this month’s earlier report that Lexus was looking at building more cars in North America, a top Infiniti exec has now revealed that the rival Japanese... December 19, 2011 by 


 
2010 Lexus LS 600h L

Lexus Considering U.S. Production

With the yen continuing to strengthen automakers are finding it increasingly difficult to build cars at a profit in Japan. The situation is becoming so dire that Lexus is... December 8, 2011 by 


 
McLaren Production Center

McLaren Opens High-Tech Production Center To Build MP4-12C

To produce a state-of-the-art supercar, nothing less than a state-of-the-art production facility will do. Until recently, production of the McLaren MP4-12C has been handled... November 22, 2011 by 


 
McLaren Production Center

McLaren Prepares For Upcoming Models With New Production Center

After reinvigorating its presence in the consumer market with the MP4-12C, McLaren has no plans to slow down. In addition to the recently spotted MP4-12C Spider, McLaren is... November 18, 2011 by  1


 
McLaren MP4-12C

McLaren Solves MP4-12C Software Glitch, Restarts Delivery

Upon discovering that customers of its MP4-12C were having issues with their newly delivered supercar, McLaren made the tough decision of halting any further deliveries until... November 9, 2011 by 


 
2012 BMW 1-Series Hatchback

See How The 2012 BMW 1-Series Hatchback Is Built: Video

The latest generation BMW 1-Series Hatchback may not be the prettiest design we’ve seen recently but the car’s certainly an improvement over the one it replaces... November 4, 2011 by 


 
BMW factory

BMW Reducing Reliance On German Production

In the not too distant future BMW is very likely to build most of its cars outside of Germany. The automaker currently builds about 62 percent of its cars in Germany, down... November 1, 2011 by  1


 
2011 Kia GT Concept

Kia To Build GT Concept In 2013: Report

Like many concept cars in recent years, the Kia GT Concept was built not with any specific production intent in mind, but with the possibility always present in the... September 20, 2011 by 


 
2012 Mercedes-Benz M-Class ML350 - U.S. spec

Mercedes-Benz To Build M-Class Based ‘GLS’ At U.S. Plant?

About a month ago reports surfaced claiming Mercedes-Benz was planning to launch its own coupe-like crossover to target the BMW X6 and Acura ZDX. The rakish crossover, most... July 25, 2011 by 


 
2012 Mercedes-Benz M-Class

Mercedes-Benz Investing $2 Billion In Alabama Plant

Mercedes-Benz currently builds its M-Class and G-Class SUVs as well as the R-Class MPV at its assembly plant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, but in the future we’re going to... July 22, 2011 by 


 
2011 Saab 9-4X

Saab Delays Production Start Yet Again

Saab may have some money in the pot, as well as its new Chinese backers, but the struggling Swedish automaker still hasn’t managed to come to terms with its suppliers... July 22, 2011 by 


 
2012 Volkswagen Beetle production begins in Mexico

2012 Volkswagen Beetle: Production Begins In Mexico

The Volkswagen Beetle and Mexico are inexorably linked. From as far back as 1967 and running until 2003 when production ended for good, Volkswagen's Puebla factory produced... July 21, 2011 by 


 
2011 Audi A8 L

Audi Boss Confirms U.S. Production Plans: Report

The last we heard, Audi was postponing its decision on U.S. production plans due to a shortage of sales and the need to develop a suitable supplier network to source parts... July 10, 2011 by  2


 
Airbags & Baby Seats

How Safe Is Your Baby's Car Seat? Toxic Chemicals Found

In any sort of a car accident, you'd want to know that a baby or toddler travelling in a special seat would be protected as thoroughly as possible, and several regulations... May 18, 2011 by 


 
 
 

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