General Motors will suspend production at its Shreveport, La., assembly plant starting Monday because of a parts shortage stemming from the earthquake in Japan.
Audi sends the high-performance R8 GT to the U.S., Chrysler sues over "Imported From Detroit," and a supercar slam in China hits the Internet.
Dealer Tom Ganley has been indicted by a grand jury in Cuyahoga County on charges of sexual imposition, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported.
Toyota and other vehicle exporters face a fresh threat to profits after the yen surged to a record high in the wake of last week's earthquake that has also left many factories idle due to component shortages, a news agency report said.
General Motors on Thursday named global engineering chief Karl-Friedrich Stracke to replace Nick Reilly as CEO of its money-losing Opel/Vauxhall unit, effective April 1.
Lincoln now leads the industry with the most reliable vehicles, according to a closely watched annual survey, marking the first time Ford Motor Co.'s premium brand has captured the crown.
Lincoln now leads the industry with the most reliable vehicles, according to a closely watched annual survey, marking the first time Ford Motor Co.'s premium brand has captured the crown.
Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co. sees little impact on overseas production from the disaster in Japan, and has enough parts in stock at European plants to run for about six weeks, a senior executive said today.
Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co. sees little impact on overseas production from the disaster in Japan, and has enough parts in stock at European plants to run for about six weeks, a senior executive said today.
Nissan sees little impact on overseas production from the disaster in Japan, and has enough parts in stock at European plants to run for about six weeks, a senior executive said Thursday.
Nissan Europe said it would donate US$1m in cash and in-kind contributions to support earthquake relief efforts in Japan and that all manufacturing plants in Europe remain in operation for now - though the mid-term impact remained unclear on Thursday afternoon.
Nissan Motor sees little impact on overseas production from the disaster in Japan, and has enough parts in stock at European plants to run for about six weeks, a senior executive has said.
The earthquake/tsunami tragedy in Japan is likely to cause "pinch points in various supply chains" but is not likely to be "significant overall" to global trade, Fred Smith, the chief executive of freight shipping company FedEx, has said, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Volkswagen plans to launch B-segment car production at its plant in Kaluga in 2012, Markus Ozegovic, CEO of local subsidiary Volkswagen Group Rus, said at a forum.
General Motors named global engineering chief Karl-Friedrich Stracke to replace Nick Reilly as CEO of its money-losing Opel/Vauxhall unit, effective April 1.
General Motors said that Karl-Friedrich Stracke will replace Nick Reilly as CEO of its Opel/Vauxhall unit, effective April 1. Stracke has led GM's global vehicle engineering for the last year and a half.
Figures released by the SMMT show that car output was up by 15.1% in February led by strong exports.
Lincoln leads the industry with the most reliable vehicles, according to a closely watched annual survey, marking the first time Ford's premium brand has captured the crown. Lincoln unseated Porsche in J.D. Power and Associates' 2011 U.S.
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