Chrysler and Fiat are reportedly devising plans to produce the Fiat 500 at a Chrysler plant in Mexico.
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In 2008, the share of newly registered passenger cars in Germany equipped with the ESP (electronic stability program) rose by two percentage points to 81%.
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The purchase of an average-priced new vehicle in the US took 22.1 weeks of median family income in the second quarter 2009, according to Comerica Bank's Auto Affordability Index.
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Dutch supercar manufacturer reveals eccentric drop top at Pebble Beach Concours, with Audi-sourced V8 power.
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A report in French newspaper La Tribune says that Toyota is considering building a new small hybrid car at its Valenciennes site, which already produces the Yaris small car.
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Mitsubishi Motors Corp. plans to add several hundred workers at a car manufacturing plant in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, according to a Kyodo report.
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Toyota is looking to end production at a joint venture factory in California that it had held with GM in March 2010, according to a report in Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun.
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Former Volkswagen Group CEO Bernd Pischetsrieder is the frontrunner to head Continental's supervisory board according to a report in Der Spiegel.
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A Swedish business consortium, keen to return Ford's Volvo unit to Swedish ownership and keep it out of Chinese hands, has intensified its efforts to raise enough money to make an offer for Volvo, according to weekend media reports.
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Porsche has agreed to sell a 10% voting stake in its business to Qatar Holding, which will also take a 17% voting stake in the Volkswagen (VW) Group as it acquires share options held by Porsche in a deal worth EUR7bn (US$9.9 billion).
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Porsche and Volkswagen could merge as soon as next year instead of 2011 as currently planned, German newspaper Die Welt reported on Monday.
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All-American supercar takes a bow at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.
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Bentley has unveiled the Mulsanne, the company's all-new flagship grand tourer, at the Pebble Beach Concours D'Elegance (an annual classic car festival) in Monterey, California.
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A threat by Volkswagen to remove business from supplier Magna International if it is successful in its bid for Opel was branded as 'tantamount to blackmail' by Opel labour leader Klaus Franz.
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Lexus takes aim at BMW 1-series and Audi A3 with hatchback concept.
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Peugeot RC Z hits the road, new 200mph Bentley, exclusive Aston Rapide desert storm, ultimate Impreza driven
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Korean five door promises class-leading versatility and has Fiesta in its sights
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Lexus says it will show a premium compact concept at Frankfurt and has issued an official sketch which it says gives a first indication of design direction.
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