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The current economic climate being what it is in Europe, it’s no surprise that most car manufacturers see demand for their products waning. Mitsubishi is one of them, with its European sales dropping from 340,000 in 2007 to 218,000 units last year.
- Bmw To Reportedly End Mini Manufacturing At Magna Steyr In Austria From 2016
BMW Group will end production of Mini vehicles at Austrian contract manufacturer Magna Steyr in 2016, when the current deal expires. The Mini Countryman and Mini Paceman crossovers are currently built by Magna Steyr in Austria, but BMW wants to relocate...
- Volvo To Shut Down Plant That Builds C70 Convertible In 2013
Volvo's automotive division has announced that it will close its Uddevalla plant in Sweden in 2013 once it takes sole ownership of the factory. “The low volumes in the Uddevalla plant do not justify continued productionâ€, said Volvo CEO,...
- Mitsubishi Planning To Move European Sales Operations To Japan
Hit by falling car sales across the continent, Mitsubishi's European operations have been struggling to keep afloat. But it appears that time is up for Mitsubishi Motors Europe B.V. (MME) as the company has decided to take over and repatriate to its...
- Hyundai Starts Mass Production Of Cars In The Czech Republic
Hyundai's first European manufacturing plant at Nosovice in the east of the Czech Republic, has began volume production of the firm's i30 subcompact hatchback. The i30 is the first vehicle to be built at the new €1.1bn (US$1.45bn) plant...
- Peugeot 4007 & Citroën C-crosser To Be Built In Europe From 2009
The French group PSA Peugeot-Citroën announced today that it has come to an agreement with Mitsubishi to transfer the production of the Outlander SUV based Peugeot 4007 and Citroën C-Crosser models from Japan to Europe. The two French SUVs are currently...
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Mitsubishi to Say Sayonara to its European Production Facility at the End of 2012
The current economic climate being what it is in Europe, it’s no surprise that most car manufacturers see demand for their products waning. Mitsubishi is one of them, with its European sales dropping from 340,000 in 2007 to 218,000 units last year.
The Japanese manufacturer's only European assembly plant is the NedCar factory in the Netherlands. It was established in 1991 as a joint venture between Mitsubishi, Volvo and the Dutch government. It produced the Carisma and S40/V40 and, subsequently, the Space Star.
Read more »- Bmw To Reportedly End Mini Manufacturing At Magna Steyr In Austria From 2016
BMW Group will end production of Mini vehicles at Austrian contract manufacturer Magna Steyr in 2016, when the current deal expires. The Mini Countryman and Mini Paceman crossovers are currently built by Magna Steyr in Austria, but BMW wants to relocate...
- Volvo To Shut Down Plant That Builds C70 Convertible In 2013
Volvo's automotive division has announced that it will close its Uddevalla plant in Sweden in 2013 once it takes sole ownership of the factory. “The low volumes in the Uddevalla plant do not justify continued productionâ€, said Volvo CEO,...
- Mitsubishi Planning To Move European Sales Operations To Japan
Hit by falling car sales across the continent, Mitsubishi's European operations have been struggling to keep afloat. But it appears that time is up for Mitsubishi Motors Europe B.V. (MME) as the company has decided to take over and repatriate to its...
- Hyundai Starts Mass Production Of Cars In The Czech Republic
Hyundai's first European manufacturing plant at Nosovice in the east of the Czech Republic, has began volume production of the firm's i30 subcompact hatchback. The i30 is the first vehicle to be built at the new €1.1bn (US$1.45bn) plant...
- Peugeot 4007 & Citroën C-crosser To Be Built In Europe From 2009
The French group PSA Peugeot-Citroën announced today that it has come to an agreement with Mitsubishi to transfer the production of the Outlander SUV based Peugeot 4007 and Citroën C-Crosser models from Japan to Europe. The two French SUVs are currently...