The German environment minister Sigmar Gabriel has said it would be advisable for the Land of Lower Saxony to increase its blocking minority stake in Volkswagen to 25% from the current 20%, in an interview with Nordwest-Zeitung newspaper recorded by
CAW President Buzz Hargrove briefed media yesterday on the tentative pay agreement reached early in the day with General Motors, and confirmed that an agreement in principle had also been reached with Chrysler, subject to finalising contract language. No details
A Redruth-based sports car manufacturer, Jetstream Sportscars, is expected to close within weeks unless it obtains finance refused by Finance Cornwall, reported The Cornishman paper yesterday. The company, with 10 employees and plans to employ 50 more, will be forced
The Association of British Drivers suggests that any saving in emissions from the changes to VED in the Budget will come almost entirely from the purchasing decisions of new car buyers and that the backdating element is likely to increase
The Vancouver company Cavolution Advanced Fuels recently completed stage 3 trials of its BIOMEER-D (Biodegradable Mileage Enhancer Emission Reducer) additive for diesel engines with Canadian Diesel and 1% BIOMEER-D in light vehicles (under 5 tonnes). It reports the average increase
The Detroit News reported yesterday that the US Senate Environment and Public Works Committee plans to take up a bill next week that would grant California and 16 other US states the power to impose their own vehicle emissions standards.
As of June 1, Joe Jacuzzi will be responsible for all brand, product development and technology communications for GM Europe, as General Director GME Product and Brand Communications, based at Ruesselsheim in Germany. All brand PR teams at Opel, Chevrolet,
The board of directors of Visteon Corporation have elected Donald J. Stebbins as president and CEO, effective from 1st June. Stebbins, who was president and chief operating officer, succeeds Michael F. Johnston in the CEO role. Johnston will continue as
The Merritt Unthrottled Spark Ignition Combustion (or MUSIC) engine, initially developed at Coventry University has, for the first time, undergone formal evaluation tests in a four cylinder form developed by Powertrain Technologies Ltd near Norwich with the aid of a
