http://www.worldcarfans.com/category/production http://static.worldcarfans.com/0/2/images/feedlogo.gif http://www.worldcarfans.com/category/production http://www.worldcarfans.com/112021041015/mercedes-g-class-could-stick-around-until-2020---report The Mercedes G-Class is an icon from a bygone era, but the model's popularity will reportedly ensure it will remain in production for years to come.]]> Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:06:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/112021041015/mercedes-g-class-could-stick-around-until-2020---report http://www.worldcarfans.com/112020740840/mitsubishi-to-end-european-colt-and-outlander-production Mitsubishi Motor Company (MMC) announced today it will not continue production at its European subsidiary production site Netherlands Car B.V. (NedCar) for the Mitsubishi Colt and Outlander models.]]> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:06:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/112020740840/mitsubishi-to-end-european-colt-and-outlander-production http://www.worldcarfans.com/112012040076/porsche-makes-100000th-cayenne-ii Porsche has announced the 100,000th second generation Porsche Cayenne has rolled off the production line in Leipzig on Friday. The production milestone also marks the Leipzig plant's 10 year anniversary.]]> Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:05:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/112012040076/porsche-makes-100000th-cayenne-ii http://www.worldcarfans.com/112011639888/new-audi-plant-approved-mexico-under-consideration Audi has confirmed plans to build a plant in North American but has stopped short of giving a location and an estimated time of arrival.]]> Tue, 17 Jan 2012 01:41:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/112011639888/new-audi-plant-approved-mexico-under-consideration http://www.worldcarfans.com/112011239713/bmw-x4-confirmed---will-be-built-in-the-us BMW has announced plans to invest $900 (EUR 705 / GBP 586) million into their Spartanburg, South Carolina plant to gear up for production of the X4 crossover.]]> Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:50:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/112011239713/bmw-x4-confirmed---will-be-built-in-the-us http://www.worldcarfans.com/111122739288/dodge-caliber-production-ends As one of the last compact cars to emerge from Detroit's Big Three in the last decade, the Caliber came to symbolize the contempt of the domestic auto industry for consumers.]]> Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:33:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/111122739288/dodge-caliber-production-ends http://www.worldcarfans.com/111112338450/mclaren-production-centre-grand-opening-video British automaker announces it has begun development work on another car as it opens its brand new facility in Woking, U.K.]]> Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:57:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/111112338450/mclaren-production-centre-grand-opening-video http://www.worldcarfans.com/111110838034/gm-will-cut-ties-with-saab-if-chinese-takeover-goes-through 9-4X, built by GM for Saab, may be discontinued - Saab itself hasn't produced a vehicle in months.]]> Tue, 08 Nov 2011 21:18:33 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/111110838034/gm-will-cut-ties-with-saab-if-chinese-takeover-goes-through http://www.worldcarfans.com/111110437964/2012-bmw-1-series-on-the-assembly-line-video Watch and see how the new 1-Series is built on the BMW assembly line at the auto makers Regensburg plant.]]> Fri, 04 Nov 2011 23:08:08 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/111110437964/2012-bmw-1-series-on-the-assembly-line-video http://www.worldcarfans.com/111110137834/bmw-will-produce-more-cars-outside-of-germany German automaker is looking to expand production in markets such as the U.S. and China and reduce dependency on Germany.]]> Tue, 01 Nov 2011 23:16:42 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/111110137834/bmw-will-produce-more-cars-outside-of-germany http://www.worldcarfans.com/111102837746/2012-bmw-3-series-f30-production-begins BMW has invested EUR 500 million at its maiden Munich plant to build the next-generation 3-Series.]]> Sat, 29 Oct 2011 02:48:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/111102837746/2012-bmw-3-series-f30-production-begins http://www.worldcarfans.com/111102737707/audi-celebrates-ten-millionth-midsize-car-video Audi began producing the A4's predecessor, the 80, back in 1972 - the A4 began production in 1994-1995.]]> Thu, 27 Oct 2011 21:34:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/111102737707/audi-celebrates-ten-millionth-midsize-car-video http://www.worldcarfans.com/111102137559/mercedes-benz-to-build-mlc-class-suv-at-alabama-plant-- New model will be the MCL SUV Coupe which will rival the successful BMW X6 in the marketplace.]]> Fri, 21 Oct 2011 21:25:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/111102137559/mercedes-benz-to-build-mlc-class-suv-at-alabama-plant-- http://www.worldcarfans.com/111102137569/mitsubishi-evo-xi-diesel-hybrid-gets-the-go-ahead-in-2014 Next Evo will feature a 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) sprint time of less than 5 seconds but with a CO2 rating below 200 g/km. ]]> Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:45:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/111102137569/mitsubishi-evo-xi-diesel-hybrid-gets-the-go-ahead-in-2014 http://www.worldcarfans.com/111101837488/porsche-cajun-confirmed-for-late-2013 As part of a EUR 500 ($683) million investment into their Leipzig plant, Porsche has confirmed the Cajun will go into production in late 2013.]]> Tue, 18 Oct 2011 23:48:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/111101837488/porsche-cajun-confirmed-for-late-2013 http://www.worldcarfans.com/111101337374/detroit-claims-american-made-but-it-isnt-always-the-case Chrysler draws fire for its 'Imported From Detroit' slogan for the 300 which is actually built in Canada.]]> Thu, 13 Oct 2011 17:14:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/111101337374/detroit-claims-american-made-but-it-isnt-always-the-case http://www.worldcarfans.com/111101337370/pininfarina-lays-off-127-workers---car-production-to-end The storied Italian design-house and coachbuilder says it will focus its efforts on design and engineering projects.]]> Thu, 13 Oct 2011 17:14:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/111101337370/pininfarina-lays-off-127-workers---car-production-to-end http://www.worldcarfans.com/111100637194/seat-ibx-concept-production-confirmed IBX would be built in Martorell, Spain alongside its sibling the Audi Q3 with which it will share a platform. ]]> Thu, 06 Oct 2011 16:51:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/111100637194/seat-ibx-concept-production-confirmed http://www.worldcarfans.com/111100337067/tesla-will-have-a-quicker-model-s-ceo-promises Customers tour new plant for the Model S in California when promised a new 0 to 60 mph time of 4.5 seconds to compete against premium models such as the M5. ]]> Mon, 03 Oct 2011 16:51:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/111100337067/tesla-will-have-a-quicker-model-s-ceo-promises http://www.worldcarfans.com/111092836963/gm-considers-building-chevy-volt-in-china Chinese partners would welcome access to the technology and local production of the Volt could mean $19,000 per unit in Chinese government subsidies for GM. ]]> Wed, 28 Sep 2011 22:30:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/111092836963/gm-considers-building-chevy-volt-in-china http://www.worldcarfans.com/111092336846/skoda-decides-not-to-build-cheap-sports-car Brand wants to focus on volume segments to grow sales in accordance with the VW Group strategy and not bring concepts such as the Fabia RS 2000 to production.]]> Fri, 23 Sep 2011 17:57:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/111092336846/skoda-decides-not-to-build-cheap-sports-car http://www.worldcarfans.com/111092236808/aston-martin-cygnet-in-short-supply---report Luxury marque's chief Ulrich Bez says sales are being hit by long waiting periods for the car.]]> Thu, 22 Sep 2011 16:58:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/111092236808/aston-martin-cygnet-in-short-supply---report http://www.worldcarfans.com/111081035623/gm-to-cut-engines--platforms General Motors has announced plans to drastically reduce the number of engines and platforms they develop. ]]> Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:20:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/111081035623/gm-to-cut-engines--platforms http://www.worldcarfans.com/111080335430/aston-martin---building-luxury-on-the-cheap British luxury marque lacks the deep pockets of some of its rivals in creating new platforms for future models.]]> Wed, 03 Aug 2011 16:36:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/111080335430/aston-martin---building-luxury-on-the-cheap http://www.worldcarfans.com/111072935333/2012-opelvauxhall-astra-opcvxr-is-coming---details Upcoming Astra GTC OPC/VXR will come with an output of around 300 PS (220 kW / 295 bhp).]]> Fri, 29 Jul 2011 16:18:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/111072935333/2012-opelvauxhall-astra-opcvxr-is-coming---details http://www.worldcarfans.com/111072835295/mercedes-needs-to-build-more-cars-to-keep-up-with-audi Global premium segment growing for all three German luxury brands but Audi and BMW are inching ahead of Benz. ]]> Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:58:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/111072835295/mercedes-needs-to-build-more-cars-to-keep-up-with-audi http://www.worldcarfans.com/111072235156/saab-subsidiary-goes-bust-production-delayed The Saab saga continues as the Swedish brand has announced production at the Trollhattan plant will not resume as originally planned.]]> Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:44:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/111072235156/saab-subsidiary-goes-bust-production-delayed http://www.worldcarfans.com/111072235142/audi-wants-its-own-mexico-plant---report But VW Group executives believe it's more efficient for Audi to share production with VW at its U.S. plant in Tennessee.]]> Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:44:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/111072235142/audi-wants-its-own-mexico-plant---report http://www.worldcarfans.com/111071134817/audi-will-get-its-own-north-american-plant VW Group also considering a new engine and transmission plant in North America for both the Audi and VW brands. ]]> Mon, 11 Jul 2011 16:42:47 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/111071134817/audi-will-get-its-own-north-american-plant http://www.worldcarfans.com/111070734759/aston-martin-v12-zagato-officially-confirmed-for-production Destined to be one of the most coveted of the past 98 years, Aston Martin has officially confirmed production of the V12 Zagato concept as a road going version.]]> Thu, 07 Jul 2011 16:35:00 GMT http://www.worldcarfans.com/111070734759/aston-martin-v12-zagato-officially-confirmed-for-production