Ford Motor Co has settled a federal lawsuit in which it accused Italian automaker Ferrari of infringing its trademark for the popular F-150 truck. Ford dropped the case on Thursday, according to a filing in U.S. District Court in Detroit.
Akebono Brake Industry has said it has decided to call off talks with Robert Bosch on buying the German firm's foundation brake business.
Job cuts at Opel will be less severe than expected, the automaker's union boss said. "We will cut fewer jobs than planned," Klaus Franz, who is also an Opel supervisory board member, told Automotive News Europe.
AUTOWEEK.COM EDITOR DALE JEWETT: This car is the and#8220;stealthand#8221; hybrid. Other than the badges on the sides and on the trunk, most people would not be able to tell the hybrid Fusion apart from its conventional-powertrain counterpart.
Official teaser video features new M5 saloon testing in Scandinavia ahead of its launch later this year.
Mazda is considering suspending production of its cars at its US joint venture with Ford - the AutoAlliance International plant in Flat Rock, Michigan - as the operation has remained unprofitable for some time, company sources said.
Renault says it would be prepared to reinstate its sacked three executives supposedly involved in the industrial espionage case if no guilt is found.
An unusual reason for a Mazda recall in the US has received worldwide coverage - a spider likes the smell of petrol so much it chooses to build its webs in emission control systems.
Toyota had its long-term debt rating cut one step by Standard and Poor's, which cited 'weak' profitability at the Japanese company.
Toyota had its long-term debt rating cut one step by Standard and Poor's, which cited 'weak' profitability at the Japanese company.
Strong demand from the fleet sector in February helped to offset a sharp decline in private buyer sales according to data released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
BYD plans to sell EVs and hybrids in Europe next year, according to a newspaper report. The automaker will export the e6 electric car and the S6DM plug-in hybrid from China to Europe by the end of 2012.
Mitsubishi Motors said it will supply over 500 i-MiEV electric vehicles to the Estonian government, its biggest order to date for the vehicle.
The need for common standards for EV charging plugs and infrastructures was a key issue at the Geneva show.
Ford is to voluntarily recalling 35,000 vehicles in the US and Canada over possible electrical shorts and fuel leaks that could cause fires.
There was no getting away from oil this week at the Geneva show.
New vehicle sales in New Zealand rose 13% year on year.
Audi will target executives with a revamped A6 sedan to increase sales and lure customers from BMW and Mercedes at the more expensive end of the product range.
Audi will target executives with a revamped A6 sedan to increase sales and lure customers from BMW and Mercedes at the more expensive end of the product range.
Malaysia's Proton Holdings is discussing technology transfer opportunities with Nissan Motor as it looks to strengthen its new product pipeline and reduce development costs.
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