- Saudi Aramco seeks $10 bln loan from banks – sources – Reuters: State oil giant Saudi Aramco is talking to banks about taking a $10 billion loan for general business purposes, according to two banking sources aware of the matter, with one saying the deal could close by the end of the month.
- Strange Bedfellows: Consumer Groups, Koch Brothers Unite To Back Tesla Stores – Greencarreports: So Charles and David Koch wouldn’t seem like enthusiastic supporters of electric-car maker Tesla Motors. Yet the Koch-funded group Americans for …
- Consumer Goods Stocks in Review – Kraft Foods (KRFT), Tesla Motors (TSLA), Nike (NKE), Kandi … – Techsonian: Las Vegas, NV – Wednesday, February 18, 2015 – (Techsonian) – Penny Stock Earnings is comprised of a team of vetted penny stock traders who’ve …
- Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Tesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) join forces to roll out an electric … – Wallstreet: Tesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) is the company to provide that workforce and it is quite capable of doing so. Tesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) …
- Cheap fuel pulls down PPI in January – USA Today: Nissan trim and chassis teams works on 2015 Nissan Murano at the Nissan plant in Canton, Miss. The Labor Department announced the Producer …
- Honda Accord, Civic, CR-V and Odyssey continue as America’s most popular vehicles in their … – Automotiveworld: Final retail registrations for 2014 are now available, and, once again, four Honda models led the industry in retail registrations in their respective …
- SWEDEN: OEMs want agreement but process taking time: NEVS – Just-auto: National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS) says both unnamed overseas OEMs involved in a potential takeover of the ailing carmaker want to come to an agreement, but concedes the process is taking more time than anticipated.
- Buffett, Soros boost stakes in GM, report says – Automotive News: Warren Buffett and George Soros, the billionaires making headlines with moves to invest in auto retail, have boosted their stakes in General Motors, The Wall Street Journal reported.
- 2015 McLaren P1 GTR revealed – Autocar: The P1 GTR will only be offered to existing P1 owners McLaren’s exclusive 986bhp P1 GTR costs PS1.98 million and will only be offered to existing P1 owners
- Salford City Council gets free loan of Nissan LEAF for a year – Evfleetworld: The vehicle is one of 10 Nissan LEAFs supplied by the salary sacrifice specialist Tusker to key customers around the country to dispel the common …
- Automotive old guard doesn’t like the sound of Apple Car – Cultofmac: The former boss of GM may not be lining up to buy an Apple Car. … that Apple might build a car to take on Tesla, former CEO of General Motors, Dan …
- New manufacturers join Go Ultra Low – Nextgreencar: Nissan LEAF most popular EV in UK image Figures … Audi, Mitsubishi and Volkswagen have joined BMW, Nissan, Renault and Toyota to work with …
- Why an Apple Car May Never Be as Big a Moneymaker as the iPhone – The Street: Yet investors should understand going in that even an Apple-made luxury car might never be as big a cash cow as the iPhone. Given the company’s …
- West Coast labor dispute causes Honda production slowdown – Greensburgdailynews: Contributed photoA Honda Civic is shown in front of the company’s … GREENSBURG – The Honda plant in Greensburg has cut production because …
- Struggling Lotus Unveils New Evora 400 – Detroit Bureau: Lotus is still standing, despite reports of its imminent demise. And to give a sense of its future, the British maker is unleashing the new Evora 400, claiming it’s the fastest supercar Lotus has ever built. More from TheDetroitBureau.com.
- Japanese auto workers demand raises as profits approach $34 billion – Automotive News: Japan’s auto workers are asking their employers for a bigger share of their projected 4 trillion yen ($33.6 billion) in annual profit in the form of a raise for the next fiscal year.
- Audi, Mitsubishi and Volkswagen join government electric car charge – Businessgreen: Audi, Mitsubishi, and Volkswagen have signed up to a government … plug-in hybrid, and Volkswagen’s e-up!, e-Golf, and Golf GTE plug-in hybrid.
- Former GM CEO Akerson cautions Apple on trials of making cars – Automotive News: Dan Akerson, retired CEO of General Motors, said Apple Inc. should steer clear of the business of making cars, though a push into automobile electronics would be a better move for the iPhone maker.
- INDONESIA: Sales fall 9.1% in January – Just-auto: New vehicle sales in Indonesia fell by 9.1% to 94,139 units in January, from 103,609 units in the same month of last year, according to data gathered by the Gaikindo industry association.
- Car Leasing Plan Revs up as Automobile Sales Hit the Skids – Sputniknews: The Russian automobile market, hit by an almost 25 percent fall in year-on-year sales for January, is to be offered government help in the form of …
- BMW Awarded an A- by Morningstar (ETR: BMW) – Wallstreet: Founded in 1916, Bayerische Motoren Werke and its three subsidiaries, BMW, Mini, and Rolls-Royce, is an automobile, engine, and motorcycle …
- Video: Nissan GT-R LM Nismo Promo – Gtspirit: The official promo video for the recently released Nissan GT-R LM Nismo has just been released with it understandably comparing the unique …
- Former GM CEO Akerson Cautions Apple on Trials of Making Cars – Bloomberg: … retired chief executive officer of General Motors Co., said Apple Inc. should steer clear of the business of making cars, though a push into automobile …
- Meet Uber’s German Nemesis – Bloomberg: The next year he added a second, and he now owns eight cars and employs 14 drivers. Uber threatens all that, Leipold says. And the ride-hailing …
- Can Tesla Motors (NASDAC: TSLA) Be the Next Apple (NASDAC:AAPL) in Coming 10 Years? – Wallstreet: Elon Musk, Founder and CEO of Tesla Motors (NASDAC: TSLA) in a recent interview has come up with the statement that his company can be at per …
- Sorry Guys, No More Sexy Girls at Shanghai Auto Fair This Year – Chinatopix: A child takes a picture of a model as she poses next to a Great Wall Motors car during the the 15th Shanghai International Automobile Industry …
- Dacia reveals Laureate Prime special editions – Autoexpress: News 18 Feb, 2015 Dacia celebrates 10th anniversary with Duster, Sandero and Logan MCV special editions at Geneva show
- FRANCE: PSA records 2014 net loss improvement to EUR555m – Just-auto: PSA Peugeot Citroen has posted a 2014 net loss of EUR555m (US$632m), a four-fold improvement on the previous year’s negative figure of EUR2.23bn.
- Tesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) Falls Flat In China – Wallstreet: Despite winning the hearts of many supporters around the world because of its unique brand and green design, Tesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA), …
- Sutil linked with Nissan seat for Le Mans – Motorsport: But Benoit claimed: “Adrian Sutil would prefer to go into the world endurance championship with Nissan.” The Japanese carmaker is this year joining …
- GM Adds Wind Energy to Power Factories in Mexico – Triplepundit: Yesterday General Motors (GM) announced it will add wind power to its energy portfolio for the first time in the history of the company. The construction …
- US: New hire would bring fresh view to Ford plans – analyst – Just-auto: Ford’s hiring of auto industry analyst and banker John Casesa underscores Mark Fields repeated assertion that his target is accelerating the One Ford plan, of which he was an integral architect during Alan Mulally’s tenure as CEO, IHS Automotive senior analyst Stephanie Brinley said in a research note.
- Tesla Motors (TSLA) Factory Prepares For Big Changes To Boost Production – Valuewalk: Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) recently reported a significant loss of $107.6 million for the last quarter. The automaker strives to double production …