A few years ago Emerson Fittipaldi launched a new car: the Fittipaldi EF7. This wasn’t a one off as he had been building road and race cars for a while, including the Fittipaldi F1 cars. What happened to the EF7? There was a fanfare and launch in London and then ….?? The car was a supercar designed by Pininfarina in Italy and constructed by HWA, the racing company formed by … [Read more...]
FCA, Renault Merger Was Always Going To Be Difficult
The proposed tie up between FIAT Chrysler (FCA) and the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance was always going to be a long road to travel and a tough one to pull off. If it had happened, it would have put the new structure in second place to Toyota in market capitalisation terms, leapfrogging their European rival Volkswagen. The pressure to run with the idea came from two very … [Read more...]
Would GM Bring Back Hummer?
Here at Motoring Weekly, we recently read an article in Automotive News about whether General Motors will resurrect the Hummer brand. This was on the back of sales successes for large SUVs and in recent days we have seen reports that RAM pretty much saved FIAT Chrysler in June with ever increasing sales. Let's start by looking at the brand that had a love/hate relationship with … [Read more...]
Rambler
This weeks history article became part of the 4th largest car business in the US but sadly was lost when number four was swallowed up by number three! Rambler was one of the oldest brands and like many manufacturers, came from a bicycle maker. Thomas B Jeffery was the designer of the bicycles and the first cars. He was a part of the Gormully and Jeffery Manufacturing Company … [Read more...]
Ford Reduces European Workforce
Last month Ford announced the closure of an engine plant in South Wales as part of a drive to close unprofitable operations. 2,000 workers will be affected and they built an EcoBoost motor for the company. It is one of the largest employers in the small town of Bridgend and its closure will affect the town quite badly. Ford had invested over £300m in the plant over the last … [Read more...]