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Subaru maker Fuji Heavy Industries is planning to team up with Singapore-based Motor Image Enterprises to start vehicle production in Malaysia by 2013 at the rate of about 5,000 units a year, the Nikkei business daily reported on Friday.

Lawyers for one of three men Renault fired in a now disintegrating case of suspected industrial espionage appealed directly to French President Nicolas Sarkozy to intervene in the case.

Lawyers for one of three men Renault fired in a now disintegrating case of suspected industrial espionage appealed directly to French President Nicolas Sarkozy to intervene in the case.

Lawyers for one of three men Renault fired in a now disintegrating case of suspected industrial espionage appealed directly to French President Nicolas Sarkozy to intervene in the case.

The Indian luxury sedan market crossed the 15,000 mark in 2010 and Volvo has now launched its S60 sporty luxury sedan in the segment.

BMW's new 5-series and the Mini Countryman, both introduced last year, led the way in boosting the German carmaker's 2010 profits.

Ferrari’s new FF supercar takes a lift up 2,530-metre mountain in a Chinook helicopter.

Details continue to remain sketchy surrounding the effect on automakers' manufacturing capacity following today's (11 March) massive earthquake and tsunami in Japan although the aftershocks are continuing to impact as far as south as Tokyo

An 8.8 earthquake, the largest to hit the country in 120 years, followed by a tsunami, rocked the north of Japan at about 5.46GMT (13.46 local), with the centre close to Sendai, where Toyota recently opened a new plant.

Daimler and Rolls-Royce see "no reason" to raise their joint takeover offer for Tognum, Daimler's CFO Bodo Uebber said. Both companies can hold firm with their offer because Daimler's current 28.

GT3 racing version of McLaren’s new supercar undergoes first tests at Silverstone and MIRA.

Nissan Motor and Mitsubishi Motors have announced two executive management appointments for the joint venture that will manage the product planning and engineering of mini cars for the Japanese domestic market.

Cooper Standard Automotive has announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Nishikawa Rubber providing for the expansion of the existing joint venture relationship between the companies. Cooper Standard and Nishikawa are currently partners in automotive sealing product manufacturing joint ventures in the United States and Mexico. They intend to broaden their relationship into a more global alliance that will enhance the capabilities of both companies to serve their global customers.

Nissan delivered a long-term test Leaf to One AutoWeek Tower (West Coast Bureau) on Monday, and the world will never be the same.

Toyota says it is too early to make an assessment whether or not any of its plants have been damaged in this morning's (11 March) huge earthquake off the coast off Japan.

In this Q&A, just-auto talked with Dr Rainer Neumann, director of global lighting business development, Visteon, about the company's light system innovations.

Toyota was among the Japanese companies assessing the damage of an 8.9-magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of northern Japan, shaking buildings violently as far away as Tokyo.

Toyota, Honda, Nissan and Subaru suspended production at plants in Japan today and were assessing damage after an 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast, triggering a tsunami and shaking buildings as far away as Tokyo.

Continental, Europe's second-largest tiremaker, is seeking 6 billion euros ($8.3 billion) of term loans and revolving credits for as long as three years to replace maturing debt.

Italian design house Bertone unveiled a design concept for a new entry-level sedan for Jaguar, the B99, at the recent Geneva auto show.