Some French newspapers reported that Renault SA have set targets seriously high for electric vehicles production by 2015 as it plans to hit a figure above 200,000 per year.

Renault Zoe

And to prove this isn’t just trash talk the French company announced that at least 150,000 of these will be the Renault Zoe.

The Renault Zoe is the French automaker’s first electric vehicle and will be using a the

Chrysler, one of the two companies that make up Detroit’s Big Three who took the bailout money is not in the same rush GM is to get results.

Sergio Marchione - Chrysler CEO

While GM’s CEO Ed Whitacre Jr. is in the center spot of public attention due to his plan to obtain a possible IPO by the end of this year, Chrysler’s CEO Sergio Marchionne has kindly declared he wants GM to be first at

This is what some rumors have been cropping up with in relation with the American company’s marketing issues.

Cadillac XTS Concept

The decision seems to fall on the shoulders of the new marketing chief Joel Ewanick of parent company, General Motors.

Joel Ewanick has switched ad agencies for Cadillac from Bartle Bogle Hegarty, to Publicis Groupe’s Fallon. What is very interesting about the situation

Remember Bob Lutz and his on going long line of retirements? It may be that the last one wasn’t his last after all.

Lotus Logo

According to a report from Autonews, Lotus Cars is interested in hiring the former GM Vice Chairman together with ex-CEO of Rolls Royce, Tom Purves, as advisors.

The British company’s recent plans of a “new era” seem to be bringing along ever

Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota Motor Company has recently stated that the scrutiny his company has undergone has been “a good lesson” and it will only be followed by Toyota emerging from this affair stronger than ever.

Akio Toyoda & Lexus IS-F

He went even further, to quote an old Japanese proverb which goes something like this “After the rain, the ground

Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne has made a recent statement in which he confirmed his optimism in Chrysler’s performance since it has surpassed all expectations by achieving profitability and plugging a severe cash leak in less than a year since filing for bankruptcy.

Sergio Marchionne - Chrysler & Fiat CEO

His statement was pretty much full of words of praise for the American company but it did contain

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors has announced that the company plans to announce in the next several weeks what location it has chosen for a new plant destined to produce its new Tesla Model S sedan.

2012 Tesla Model S

Musk also stated that Tesla is getting 50 to 60 individuals a month with a focus on vehicle engineering and production specialists and the company has two finalists to supply 80 percent of the parts that will be used on the Model S.

Pending a situation of uncertainty and a delay of a session destined to reach a decision, Opel finally got an answer from the German government and it will be not receiving any state aid.

Chancellor Angela Merkel - Opel

Yesterday, GM’s request for aid from the federal government in order to keep its Opel unit going clashed with representatives and was denied.

The German government, recently announced a plan to cut public