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What Conflict? Mercedes awards SLS AMG body panel construction to Magna

Magna International pulled a bold move when it declared its intention to buy Opel from General Motors, bridging the gap between component supplier and contract manufacturer on the one hand, to independent automaker on the other. In the process, Magna jeopardized its relationships with Germany's largest automakers, including Volkswagen and BMW, who had been keen to do business with a supplier; less so with a direct competitor. Daimler sees it another way, however. Not only will Magna continue building the legendary Gelandewagen for ... Read more →

REPORT: Magna eyeing Saturn Dan Roth

Magna tried and lost when Chrysler was for sale. Pulling a Marchionne, Magna's now trying to win GM Europe's Opel division for itself, and rumor is that Saturn is also on the shopping list. GM would ...

Geneva 2009: Magna Steyr Mila EV concept Sam Abuelsamid

Like most other suppliers, Magna International and its contract manufacturing unit Magna Steyr are pushing hard to diversify into the area of hybrid and electric powertrain components and ...

Geneva Preview: Magna Steyr unveils flexible Mila EV concept Jeremy Korzeniewski

Amongst all of the various concept and production-ready vehicles that major automakers will unveil this week at the Geneva Motor Show is a new concept from auto supplier Magna Steyr called the ...

Porsche to move Cayman & Boxster production from Finland to Austria Noah Joseph

Click for a hi-res gallery of Porsche production in Finland Porsche has announced that production of its Boxster and Cayman models is to shift to component supplier Magna Steyr's facility in Austria ...

BMW and Mercedes talk to Magna about Mila 1 year ago on Autoblog

The Magna MILA Alpin concept car shown in Geneva has gotten the attention of both Mercedes and BMW. The button-cute 4-wheeler rode on a flexible platform, could utilize a variety of fuel sources, climb 45-degree angles, and get up to 120 mph. Those capabilities, and the ability to be easily ...

Geneva '08 Preview: Magna Steyr MILA Alpin concept 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for more pics of the Magna Mila Alpin concept Three years ago, Magna Steyr debut what it called the Mila concept car -- Magna Innovation Lightweight Auto. Conceived as a pure driver's car, it was an environmentally-conscious single-seater that ran on natural gas up to 120 mph. Last year ...

GAZ unveils the Siber sedan, son of Sebring 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image for photo gallery of media pics and live shots from Auto.lenta.ru Well, it looks like somebody is going to be buying the Chrysler Sebring. We just got a tip that GAZ has bought the rights to build a modified version of the last-gen car for sale in Europe. Along with manufacturing help ...

Magna might build maxi MINI Colorado SUV 2 years ago on Autoblog

Magna is making news all over. The latest effort from the Canadian auto supplier is aimed at getting BMW to let it build a MINI SUV. The SUV will be called the "Colorado," and could be the next step in MINI's increasingly grand line. As it is, the MINI is so popular that BMW can't squeeze another ...

Two strikes for Magna this week, what next? 2 years ago on Autoblog

Damon reported the other day that BMW has decided to shift production of the next generation X3 to their Spartanburg, SC plant. While that's good news for the employees in Spartanburg, it's the second big loss for Magna International this week. After losing out to Cerberus in the bidding for ...

Magna Steyr tapped to build more KTM X-Bows than expected 2 years ago on Autoblog

click above image to view 113 images of the KTM X-Bow We just got word that KTM has decided to switch builders for its grown-up go-kart, the X-Bow. This 1,500-pound, 300-hp track day special is set to launch next February with an initial, special-edition run of 100 units. It was originally ...

Geneva Motor Show: Lada C Concept 2 years ago on Autoblog

click above image to view more high-res photos of the Lada C Concept Though Lada is the punchline of many jokes outside its native country of Russia, the brand run by AvtoVAS has plans for a major export operation that could see more of its cars sold all over Europe, perhaps even in the U.K. ...






Autoblog Podcast #155: 'Twas the night before LA...

Chris, Dan, and Editor Paukert go over some LA Preview action and quietly whoop it up on the podcast.

 
 

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