German-branded pick-ups facing ‘hostile’ US market?

 A recent survey by market research organisation Edmunds.com indicated an unusually high degree of brand loyalty among North American buyers of pick-up trucks, writes Alan Bunting.

When is a Merc not a Merc?

So, when is a Mercedes-Benz pick-up not a Mercedes pick-up? The answer, it would seem, is a when it is a Nissan pick-up, or a Renault pick-up.

Nifco wins biggest job from Ford for EcoBoost

Nifco UK Ltd, of Eaglescliffe, Stockton-on-Tees in the north-east of England, has won a 10-year contract from Ford Motor Company that could be worth as much as £50 million.