Renault now looks at their partnership with Daimler in order to attain success when it comes to high-end cars. Carlos Ghosn, Renault CEO in a radio interview with France Inter last week said Renault would collaborate with Mercedes-Benz for a new high-end car. While acknowledging that Renault has faced difficulties in the high end market, he did say the French car manufacturer will 'apply what it learned... 

After an entire year of diminished sales, 2012 seems to have opened on a more optimistic note for the entire auto industry. While a number of top auto companies are experiencing increased demand, the same has also been felt by Nissan Motor India Pvt. Ltd. The company reported that sales have increased by leaps and bounds as they registered sales of 5,168 units for the month of January 2012. In the... 

Japanese car manufacturer, Nissan Motors revealed their global sales report for the calendar year 2011 earlier this week. According to the report, Nissan Motors achieved their highest ever sales figures in a calendar year last year as they registered sales of 4,632,375 units globally. Compared to 2010 global sales, Nissan Motors managed to increase their sales figures by a good 14.3% in 2011. For the... 

While Britain's auto industry lost out on original British tag that once defined car manufacturing, it seems there is still hope. Britain is back, and ranks 4th in terms of car production for 2011. UK built 1.34 million cars last year and that equates to a 6% gain, which has helped UK narrow the car production gap with France and Spain. Estimates for 2012 put car production in the UK at 1.45 million... 

Nissan Motors has announced their intentions of erecting a new manufacturing unit in Mexico for which they will be investing a sum of $2 billion. The plant will be located at Aguascalientes in Mexico and will be used for the production of Nissan B Platform models. Operations are expected to commence from late 2013 and will have the capacity to produce 175,000 units per annum in the first phase of production.... 

Developed in conjuncture with Nismo which is Nissan's in house tuning department, and JR Motorsports, GT3 model is getting ready for delivery. As per company statements, orders have commenced and Nissan has released a competition spec GT-R that buyers can view before purchase. The vehicle possess the same 3.8 liter twin turbo V6 engine expected to offer 523 horse power at 6400 rpm and 612 Nm peak torque... 

Platform consolidation is being worked upon hurriedly based on a collaborative approach taken by key vehicle OEMs. This results in sharing market reach, engineering, and co-developing cars on core platforms. This is also a major reason why partnerships are a growing norm in the auto industry. This is because modularity till a certain point is feasible. Beyond this, it is inter-OEM synergies that need... 

Reports suggest that General Motors have regained their title as the largest auto manufacturer in the world. During the year 2011, GM sold 9.03 million units. Exact figures are not all in as yet but it is a clear indication that GM has maintained their position in the auto sector. Volkswagen sales were at 8.16 million units, an increase of 14.3% as compared to what Volkswagen sold during 2010 which... 

Nissan Leaf EV was launched in the US car market in December 2010. Considering the fact that Leaf EV is still not available in all the 50 states of America, Japanese car manufacturer, Nissan has managed to achieve a milestone by selling 10,000 units of Leaf EV within a matter of 13 months. The 10,000th Leaf EV was sold during the last week of Detroit Auto Show earlier this month. LEAF stands for Leading... 

Two new passenger vehicles were unveiled on the same day. Nissan Evalia was unveiled along with Ashok Leyland Style, both of which are passenger vehicles but with a difference. While Evalia is purely a passenger vehicle, Stile will be targeting the business side. Mr. Andy Palmer, Chairman, Ashok Leyland vehicles Limited said that Evalia will be a mixture of both, an LCV and a passenger vehicle for...