Ford has expanded its largest ever and longest-running recall - involving the checking of faulty cruise control deactivation switches that have caused fires - by 4.5m vehicles, according to regulators and company officials.
Full story...
Tata is to ramp up production of its Nano car by a fifth this month.
Full story...
Mystery M3 could point the way to a more powerful CSL version
Full story...
Thailand's KCE Electronics expects to return to profit this year, helped by recovering demand in the global automotive industry, a senior company official said.
Full story...
The Moscow arbitration court has postponed hearing two Alfa Bank lawsuits demanding repayment of over RUB1bn from two units of automaker GAZ group until 12 November.
Full story...
General Motors is planning on growth outpacing China's car market in 2010, its China unit head said on Wednesday, after the automaker outperformed the country's overall market in the first three quarters of 2009.
Full story...
GAZ Group has secured a RUB5.8bn loan for its engine producing subsidiary Avtodiesel from Russian state-owned bank VEB.
Full story...
China's vehicle output surged 78.85% year-on-year to 1.36m units in September, according to the latest data released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM).
Full story...
SENIOR EDITOR FOR NEWS BOB GRITZINGER: There are a few acres of plastic in here, and some of the switchgear feels truly hideous, but once you get past that, this is the kind of vehicle that marks Mitsubishi as something surprising--and in...
Full story...
A Chinese Nissan car JV is recalling nearly 52,000 cars to check for a steering fault.
Full story...
Car sales in India grew by 21% year-on-year to 129,683 units in September, the eighth successive month of growth, according to SIAM data.
Full story...
The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the assets and assume the property leases of Florida Tire, an Orlando-based service and tyre provider.
Full story...
Pep Boys has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the assets and assume the property leases of Orlando-based retailer Florida Tyre.
Full story...
Though it has forecast a recovery for units supplying the US residential and commercial construction sector in the second half of next year, Johnson Controls remains cautious about prospects in the auto sector.
Full story...
Audi's flagship model gets an update with greener engines and a new 'self-drive' system.
Full story...
General Motors last night said it was spending over $230m on four of plants in the greater Flint, Michigan, area to "support" production of the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze and Volt, "representing" over 500 jobs.
Full story...
The United Auto Workers union (UAW) has "finalised" a tentative agreement with Ford Motor regarding additional modifications to the 2007 UAW-Ford labour agreement which UAW Ford Council delegates had voted "overwhelmingly" to recommend ratification to their members, UAW officials said in statements.
Full story...
Mini's electric-drive 'E' (Mini E) is set for a UK trial which will start early in 2010, following similar efforts to test for real-world operating conditions in the US and Germany. Dave Leggett has driven one and considers some of the underlying issues facing electric vehicles.
Full story...
The latest auto news, reviews, prices, product and vehicle releases. 
