Both Hyundai and Kia gained on their rivals in China last month with Hyundai taking the No 3 sales slot for the first time, behind Shanghai-Volkswagen and Shanghai-GM while Kia was the ninth best-selling brand.
As Japan's escalating disaster comes ashore in North America, automakers, suppliers and dealers are preparing for shortages of parts and vehicles.
Consumer electronics and auto OEM supplier Sony and Nissan Motor are restarting some Japanese factories but computer chip maker Toshiba is still out of action, a media report on Monday said, noting that electric power outages continue to pose risks to production.
General Motors Korea on Monday said it would reduce production this week by up to 10% because of a possible lack of parts from Japan following the earthquake.
Honda's US unit has denied widespread media reports last week that it was suspending dealer orders for Japanese made cars for May arrival.
Nissan on Monday began deliveries of the Leaf EV to customers in the UK.
Toyota's European division is reshuffling its top executives as part of the parent company's shift to a regional management structure.
Renault is declining to say when it will meet the three sacked executives in its alleged spy affair or comment on political remarks surrounding the matter.
Toyota's two European manufacturing plants in the UK and France as well as those in Russia will come under the direct control of Toyota Motor Europe (TME) from next month instead of being the responsibility of Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) in Japan, the company has announced.
Fire breathing 480bhp AMG-tuned model joins the new Mercedes C-Class Coupe line-up in July.
As if they didn't have enough to do following the devastating earthquake and tsunami in the north-east, authorities in Japan now have food radiation to deal with. The radiation leak has prompted Nissan Motor to monitor "vehicles made in Japan for any traces of radioactive material".
As if they didn't have enough to do following the devastating earthquake and tsunami in the north-east, authorities in Japan now have food radiation to deal with. The radiation leak has prompted Nissan Motor to monitor "vehicles made in Japan for any traces of radioactive material".
Porsche has officially put the 918 Spyder on sale for a breathtaking MSRP of $845,000.
Opel plans to cut 1,200 jobs at its plant in Bochum, Germany, and will give workers notice May 1, the head of the company's works council has said.
New vehicle sales in Thailand increased by 42.5% to 77,213 units in February, from 54,175 units a year earlier, according to data released by Toyota Motor Thailand. This brings the cumulative, two-month total to 139,611 units - up by 34.6% from the 103,735 units sold a year earlier.
Mercedes-Benz has followed up the debut of the C-class coupe at the Geneva motor show with the unveiling of this new range-topping version, the C63 AMG coupe.
Production-ready plug-in Porsche supercar revealed in official sketches, blends 200mph pace with 94mpg economy
French Industry Minister Eric Besson said he did not want to destabilize carmaker Renault when asked if CEO Carlos Ghosn should step down over a now debunked espionage scandal.
French Industry Minister Eric Besson said he did not want to destabilize carmaker Renault when asked if CEO Carlos Ghosn should step down over a now debunked espionage scandal.
BMW plans to expand the use of its TwinPower Turbo package to 4- and 3-cylinder engines, both gasoline and diesel. The system debuted in 2009 on a 6-cylinder 3.0-liter gasoline engine used by the 5-series GT midsized model.
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