Posts Tagged automobiles
Will GM Be Going Chinese?
Posted by alibabarika in Automotive Articles on January 15, 2011
Will General Motors, the number one auto manufacturer in the United States, be going Chinese?
It may actually be so. You see, just last 6th of November, General Motors has informed the public that they would be building their own range of hybrid cars that are known to be friendly to be environment in the Asian country of China. This would be taking effect and would be starting operations come the year 2008.
Skoda Auto: The Story of the Ugly Duckling
Posted by alibabarika in Automotive Articles on January 15, 2011
It is no secret that the Czech Republic’s biggest car maker Skoda Auto has been in the past – a laughing stock in the automotive world. But things are finally turning around for the automaker and right now it has become a profit producing force for its owner Volkswagen.
The Czech Republic’s biggest car maker is also planning to open up new markets in China, India, and Russia. Skoda Auto was bought by Volkswagen in the year 1991 and become one of the forces behind the latter’s global force. And as part of Europe’s largest automaker, Skoda Auto makes use of quality Volkswagen auto parts for its production like the popular Volkswagen spark plug wires.
Where Are Honda Cars Made?
Posted by alibabarika in Automotive Articles on January 15, 2011
You’ve seen them in magazine ads, on television commercials and on the road. Honda is one of the world’s best known and respected automotive brands. The company behind the cars is Honda Motor Company, Ltd., a multinational corporation based in Minami-Aoyama Nichome, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Honda designs, develops, manufactures and sells popular vehicles such as the Accord, the Civic, the CRV and many others. Honda cars are driven in many different parts of the world.
Not Everything is Done in Japan
Ford Sells Volvo Cars to Chinese Company
Posted by alibabarika in Automotive Articles on January 15, 2011
In March of 2010, the Ford Motor Company reached an agreement with a Chinese company to sell the Volvo brand. Ford purchased Volvo Cars from Volvo AB back in 1999. Volvo AB shares the brand name with Ford and produces heavy vehicles under the brand name.
When Ford bought the company in 1999 they paid a total of $6 billion, but the sale Volvo Cars to the Zhejiang Geely Holding Group will only get them a total of $1.8 billion. Ford has been divesting itself of many car brands lately as the company implements a new strategy where it begins to focus more on the company’s core brands.