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Jul
27th

Opel unions demand more say in picking carmaker’s eventual buyer

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Opel's union demanded greater say in the process of selecting a future investor for the German carmaker and called on former parent General Motors to forgo any right to buy back a stake at a later point. Full story...
Jul
27th

UK: British Nissan engines may go to Russia

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Petrol engines assembled under a new contract just awarded to Nissan's Sunderland plant, in north east England, could soon be on their way to the automaker's new Russian vehicle assembly plant. Full story...
Jul
27th

UK: JLR books 2008 loss – report

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Jaguar Land Rover's plunged into loss in 2008 but is on track for a UK government loan guarantee once details are ironed out. Full story...
Jul
27th

SOUTH KOREA: Doom looms for troubled Ssangyong

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Talks between unions and management at Ssangyong Motor in South Korea have broken down again, putting the vehicle-maker's survival in question. Full story...
Jul
27th

JAPAN: Nissan develops hybrid stop-gap system

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Nissan Motor developing a hybrid system for smaller cars as an interim solution to improving mileage before full electric vehicles take over according to R&D chief Mitsuhiko Yamashita. Full story...
Jul
27th

Fiat wants to make niche cars at Bertone plant

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Fiat S.p.A. CEO Sergio Marchionne says that the automaker only is interested in Bertone's Turin plant for "niche vehicle" production. Full story...
Jul
27th

UK: Nissan no to EV go

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Nissan Motor's UK sales unit is adamant no decision has yet been made on building electric vehicles at the plant in north east England. Full story...
Jul
27th

Hungarian Grand Prix

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Britain's Lewis Hamilton scores his first win of 2009, as Jenson Button struggles.


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Jul
27th

Tata profit rises, defying forecasts of decline

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Tata Motors Ltd. posted a 58 percent rise in net profit, defying forecasts for a decline in a report that didn't include results for its money-losing Jaguar and Land Rover brands. Full story...
Jul
27th

Without JLR, Tata Motors Q1 net profit rises 58%

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India's Tata Motors Ltd reported an unexpected surge in first-quarter net profit, helped by a change in accounting policy, but concerns remain over its loss-making Jaguar Land Rover unit and how it will strengthen its balance sheet. Full story...
Jul
27th

Tata Motors Q1 net profit up 58%

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Tata Motors Ltd., which owns Jaguar Land Rover, reported a 58 percent rise in net profit, defying forecasts for a halving of profit. Full story...
Jul
27th

India’s Tata Motors Q1 net profit jumps 58%

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Tata Motors Ltd., which owns Jaguar Land Rover, reported a 58 percent rise in net profit, defying forecasts for a halving of profit. Full story...
Jul
27th

Electric car maker opens first European store in London

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As the auto industry race twists and turns over which type of battery will dominate in future electric cars, the first sports car powered by a lithium-ion battery has hit the streets of Europe. U.S. start-up Tesla Motors Inc. Full story...
Jul
27th

CHINA/GERMANY: VW China sales pass home market

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Volkswagen said it sold 652,000 cars in China during the first half of 2009, up 22.7% year-on-year and more than it sold in Germany for the first time. Full story...
Jul
27th

RUSSIA: GM-AvtoVAZ resumes Niva production

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The GM-AvtoVAZ joint venture, which produces the Chevrolet Niva SUV at Togliatti in Russia, resumed operations today on its main production line after summer vacations which started on 13 July, Prime-Tass reported. Full story...
Jul
27th

GERMANY: VW shares down on capital increase report

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Shares in Volkswagen dropped - 4.8% making them the sharpest decliners among German large cap stocks - following a Financial Times Deutschland report which said the carmaker might launch a EUR4bn(US$5.68bn) capital increase, although many analysts and traders were sceptical. Full story...
Jul
27th

JAPAN [updated 11:50BST]: Nissan rolls out new EV platform

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Nissan Motor in Tokyo today previewed its electric vehicle (EV) platform on a Tiida (Versa)-based prototype and showed its EV-IT system developed to support electric driving around the clock. Full story...
Jul
27th

JAPAN: Nissan rolls out new EV platform

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Nissan Motor in Tokyo today previewed its electric vehicle (EV) platform on a Tiida (Versa)-based prototype and showed its EV-IT system developed to support electric driving around the clock. Full story...
Jul
27th

This week’s mag

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Ferrari's new hybrid revealed, scrappage best buys, A5 Sportback driven, Citroen's new show stopper
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Jul
27th

BMW 1-Series

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BMW's updated premium hatchback spied


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