Volkswagen is taking a fresh look at bringing mainstream Golf models back to North America, a move tied to upcoming production changes and shifting consumer habits. If plans advance, buyers in the United States and Canada could once again find non-performance versions of the hatchback in dealer showrooms. The discussion is linked to a major manufacturing transition. Starting in 2027,...
Before we get to say a fair goodbye to Mini Clubvan, who is leaving the North American auto market, we should first refresh our readers’ memory by telling what is it with this model… Mini Clubvan was only presented last year, during the Geneva Motor Show and some said at the time it was a quite simple yet catchy unit,...
The Koreans have been the talk of all sales and product expectation recently but for all their success they still have some problems. Hyundai, for example, have recently announced that the sales rate of their Elantra model will soon drop. The reason behind the drop is the fact that production facilities can't keep up with the rising demand. Sure, if...
Despite the immense racing history and heritage the British Lotus brand is associated with they have to concede that their operation is still a small one. As part of this sort of financial and technical affair, their current model lineup isn't exactly as long as Moby Dick and even so they are struggling. Proof of this becomes immediately apparent when...
Starting today, the senior vice president office within Mazda U.S. Operations Group will have a new name written on the door, Robert Davis' one. Mazda North America appointed Robert Davis to this position in order to have somebody more competent oversee the "Group" and all the actions the Japanese will need to see it have done. At his new position,...
Not very precise of a title, but it does contain the gist of what's going on as far as Nissan and the North American market are concerned. Over 271.000 units of the Nissan Pathfinder and the Infiniti QX4 up-class brother will have owners visit dealership showrooms for a bit of a fix. Nissan Pathfinders that are affected by the recall...
