AutoNation, moving to advance its marketing efforts to include enhanced mobile applications and social media, named former Facebook executive Alison Rosenthal to its board of directors Monday.
North American automakers are facing the possibility of parts shortages from the devastation in Japan.
Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn refused to accept the resignation of Chief Operating Officer Patrick Pelata at a board meeting on Monday over an unfounded spying probe.
Also in today's show: BMW reveals a sexy 6-series, we check out the winners at the Amelia Island concours, and Chevy has a Captiva for its work fleet.
BYD has announced that its net profit fell 33.5% in 2010 due to intense competition in China and rising distribution costs.
The premier event on the motoring calendar kicks off this week with a press-preview event, and we'll be there.
Renault said it wrongfully dismissed three executives accused of spying after French prosecutors found no substance in a complaint by the carmaker against the former employees.
Renault SA said it wrongfully dismissed three executives accused of spying after French prosecutors found no substance in a complaint by the carmaker against the former employees.
Renault SA said it wrongfully dismissed three executives accused of spying after French prosecutors found no substance in a complaint by the carmaker against the former employees.
The primary part of one of Michigan's largest solar power generation systems at Ford's Michigan Assembly Plant is now up and running, delivering renewable energy to help power the production of fuel-efficient small cars.
Production version of new, more luxurious Zafira spotted on test
Renault has apologised to the three executives sacked in the alleged industrial espionage case and has committed itself to "reparations."
As Frank van Meel describes it, Audi's approach to electric vehicles is supremely rational.
The Paris prosecutor is leaning towards the theory that Renault was the victim of a fraud that prompted it to fire three executives in a probe into suspected industrial espionage."
EXECUTIVE EDITOR--AUTOWEEK.COM BOB GRITZINGER: This car is a ground-based personal jet for the high-flying set--especially those who like to pilot their own machinery.
SRI Group's Japanese tyre factory at Shirakawa has stopped manufacturing operations due to an energy black out coupled with damage to the building following the country's massive earthquake last Friday (11 March)
Autoliv has issued a statement to say that its Japanese facilities and employees are okay following the quake and tsunami that has devastated parts of northern Japan.
Volkswagen Group's Slovakian unit said production jumped 36.3% last year on rising demand for the SUV models it assembles there.
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