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Marussia appears to be having problems on and off track now. Teammates Timo Glock and Charles Pic are feuding after Glock alleged that Pic held him up during qualifying.  In an interview after the race with the German SID news service Glo...

Will be able to build 5 million cars a year there by 2015

General Motors detailed its future plans for China during the Shanghai Motor Show. The company anticipates 7%-8% growth in the Chinese market this year after a record 19.4 million total cars sold there last year. GM has set a three-stage plan for ...

Both will be funded by nearly $1.3 billion in factory upgrades

General Motors will add a new 10-speed automatic transmission and new V6 engine to it range in 2014 as part of a $1.3 billion upgrade program to five factories in the United States. It will also increase production of its current six-speed automat...

Will be built for front- and rear-wheel drive cars

Ford and General Motors are not usually known for their cooperation. For most of the last century the two companies have been the largest automakers in the US and have fought each other for each point of market share. However, the world is differe...

They believe that they can have it ready for 2020

General Motors and Honda have agreed to collaborate on creating fuel cells and hydrogen storage technologies that aim to be ready around 2020. The two companies will share expertise, economies of scale and commonly sourced parts. They will also wo...

General Motors and PSA Peugeot-Citroën were slated to announce their joint venture that would merge Opel, Vauxhall, Peugeot and Citroën on October 31, but news has come out that those plans have fallen through because Peugeot accepted a ...

The first of them will launch in 2016

General Motors and PSA Peugeot-Citroën have updated their plans for partnership and are now working on a shared B-segment MPV, a C-segment crossover and B-segment light commercial vehicle for Europe. All of them will use shared platforms, par...

Peugeot is trying to diversify out of Europe

Peugeot boss Maxime Picat told the Financial Times that PSA Peugeot-Citroën and GM are working on a partnership that would have the two auto companies merge together in South America.  Given the shrinking European market, PSA is doin...

Each will be responsible for separate vehicle that will be shared

GM and PSA Peugeot-Citroën have released more details about their vehicle co-development joint venture that they announced on December 20. In a deal quite different from most automotive joint ventures, each company will separately development...

Will jointly develop three models together

General Motors and PSA Peugeot-Citroën have finally agreed to a joint venture, but it is less broad than originally planned. The two companies will co-develop three new vehicles. The three new platforms will be an MPV for Opel/Vauxhall, p...