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Apr
21st

Detroit will be back, Schwarzenegger tells SAE conference:

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Borrowing his most famous movie line, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger stepped into the heart of the domestic car industry today, declaring that the Detroit automakers will recover from the economic crisis. Full story...
Apr
21st

Fiat will plunge to loss in Q1, analysts predict

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Fiat Group's first-quarter financial results will show a 70-million euro ($90.5 million) trading loss compared with 766-million euro ($990 million) profit a year earlier, analysts say. Full story...
Apr
21st

Fiat plunged to loss in Q1, say analysts

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Fiat Group's first-quarter financial results will show a 70-million euro ($90.5 million) trading loss compared with 766-million euro ($990 million) profit a year earlier, analysts say. Full story...
Apr
21st

Fiat plunged to loss in 1st quarter, say analysts

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Fiat Group's first-quarter financial results will show a 70-million euro ($90.5 million) trading loss compared with 766-million euro ($990 million) profit a year earlier, analysts say. Full story...
Apr
21st

Jaguar teases arrival of new XJ sedan

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With the launch date of the redesigned XJ sedan drawing closer, Jaguar has released an overhead view of the new car. The teaser shot gives us a look at the car's glass panoramic roof. Full story...
Apr
21st

US: Another 1,600 to leave GM by 1 May

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Another 1,600 salaried workers will leave General Motors in the US by 1 May. Full story...
Apr
21st

Pirelli still on plan as profits fall 60%

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Pirelli reported a 60 percent drop in first-quarter operating profit on Tuesday, but the performance was better than expected. The economic crisis reduced revenue while restructuring costs hit its tire and real estate businesses. Full story...
Apr
21st

Johnson Controls posts $193 million quarterly loss

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Auto interiors and battery maker Johnson Controls Inc. said today it posted a quarterly loss, weighed down by lower production volumes and hefty restructuring charges. But the supplier predicted significantly lower losses for the current quarter. Full story...
Apr
21st

Johnson Controls posts $193 million quarterly loss

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Auto interiors and battery maker Johnson Controls Inc. said today it posted a quarterly loss, weighed down by lower production volumes and hefty restructuring charges. But the supplier predicted significantly lower losses for the current quarter. Full story...
Apr
21st

Johnson Controls posts another loss, says ‘the worst is behind’

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Auto interiors and battery maker Johnson Controls Inc. posted a quarterly loss, citing restructuring charges and weak auto production, while forecasting a profit for the remainder of its fiscal year. Full story...
Apr
21st

CANADA: Government wants Chrysler “clarity” this week

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Canada's industry minister wants a clear indication this week on the future of Chrysler's local operations, which include two vehicle assembly plants in Ontario. Full story...
Apr
21st

Autoliv Q1 loss less than forecast

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Autoliv said cost-cutting measures helped it to report a smaller than expected first-quarter pretax loss of $104 million. The loss compared with a profit of $114 million last year and was the company's second consecutive quarter in the red. Full story...
Apr
21st

EU closes air conditioners loophole

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The European Union has closed a loophole that would have allowed car manufacturers to continue putting climate-damaging chemicals in air conditioners of new vehicles beyond a 2011 ban, a Commission document showed. Full story...
Apr
21st

UK: Ssangyong extends warranty across UK

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Ssangyong has extended the warranty on its UK-offered range to five years or 250,000 miles (whichever comes first). Full story...
Apr
21st

Schaeffler to get fifth seat on Continental board

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A fifth representative from Schaeffler Group is set to join the supervisory board of Continental AG, further cementing its role as the controlling shareholder in the German car parts supplier. Full story...
Apr
21st

Schaeffler to get fifth seat on Continental board

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A fifth representative from Schaeffler Group is set to join the supervisory board of Continental AG, further cementing its role as the controlling shareholder in the German car parts supplier. Full story...
Apr
21st

Porsche denies report CEO Wiedeking to be fired

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Porsche and Volkswagen denied a report in a Munich newspaper that Wendelin Wiedeking would be sacked as chief executive of VW's majority owner, Porsche. Full story...
Apr
21st

Porsche denies report CEO Wiedeking to be fired

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Porsche and Volkswagen denied a report in a German newspaper that Wendelin Wiedeking would be sacked as CEO of VW's majority owner, Porsche. Full story...
Apr
21st

SHANGHAI SHOW: Kia to sell new sedan alongside predecessor

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The Kia Motors China joint venture, Donfeng Yueda Kia, is launching its new locally-produced Forte C-segment sedan at the Shanghai motor show this week. The model is exported from Korea to other markets as the Cerato. A similar model also badged Forte was launched at the New York motor show earlier this month and will replace the current Spectra in the US. Full story...
Apr
21st

VW veteran Fleger is new sales chief at Skoda

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Veteran Volkswagen group executive Reinhard Fleger will head sales operations at Skoda, VW'S Czech subsidiary, starting June 1. Fleger, 51, currently is board member for sales and finance at Volkswagen's Mexican unit. Full story...
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