Mahindra and Mahindra, the Indian truckmaker that has so far failed in its attempt to export pickups to the United States, may find its way to the U.S. market after all--through a Korean company, not an Atlanta distributor.
Magna International has begun work on repairing a dashboard and automotive interiors plant in Michigan 40% damaged in a fire that started last Wednesday while scrambling to move production to other facilities to avoid a widespread customer shutdown.
Chrysler Group LLC CEO Sergio Marchionne said the automaker is looking at building a second Fiat S.p.A. model at the U.S. company's factory in Mexico.
Fiat is in talks with several Russian automakers about growing in that market, CEO Sergio Marchionne said. Marchionne described Europe as a "stagnant market." By contrast, Russia is expected to be the sixth-largest global auto market by 2020.
A senior French government member has echoed trade union calls for compensation to be made available to Renault's three sacked executives if they are cleared by an inquiry into supposed spying at the automaker.
Toyota will this week detail a strategy for growth in emerging markets in a 10-year plan, two people familiar with the plan have said.
Renault says it prefers to wait for any decision by the Paris Prosecutor before adding to comments made by its chief operating officer last week.
Toyota, Honda and Chrysler are recalling nearly 80,000 vehicles over safety concerns, according to documents filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Ford is yet to be convinced over electric car technology and believes other alternative fuel technologies could win through in time.
Tata Motors wants to take its globalisation plans to the next level by building passenger car plants in strategic overseas markets.
Ford sales in China rose 11% in February to 31,934 vehicles and sales for the first two months of the year are running 16% ahead of the same period last year at 85,274 vehicles.
Chrysler said its global sales in February rose 12 percent from a year earlier with the rate of growth outside North America quickening from January. Deliveries climbed to 128,321 vehicles last month.
Ford is looking into report by a human rights group alleging abuse of workers at factory run by one of its suppliers in China.
Toyota, which traditionally gets a majority of its profit in the U.S., will outline a strategy for growth in emerging markets in a 10-year plan the automaker is set to release this week.
Legal action avoided as car giants agree on name of Ferrari’s new Formula 1 car.
A Renault union is calling for compensation to be given to the automaker's three sacked senior executives in the so called spy case following revelations last week by the manufacturer it could have been the victim of "manipulation."
In this month's three-part management briefing, Mark Bursa takes a close look at the development and changing structure of China's automotive industry. Part 1 considers the current state of China's auto industry and the outlook.
Mazda is to project its brand heritage of "style, spirit and insightfulness" in a multi media initiative which will touch on the Hiroshima-based company's recovery from the atomic bomb raid in August 1945.
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