Spanish carmaker's federation Anfac and the government have signed a landmark deal that will see half of the country's cars moved by rail in 2020, up from 24% now, the two parties said in a statement.
Subaru of Indiana Automotive Inc. has canceled production at its Lafayette, Ind., plant for three days in April. Meanwhile, Toyota announced it would suspend production at five European plants on April 21, 25-29 and May 2.
Subaru of Indiana Automotive Inc. has canceled production at its Lafayette, Ind., plant for three days in April. Meanwhile, Toyota announced it would suspend production at five European plants on April 21, 25-29 and May 2.
Peugeot has released official images of its stunning SxC crossover concept ahead of its world premiere at the Shanghai Motor Show.
CONTRIBUTING EDITOR BARRY WINFIELD: With the smallest of the available engines powering Audi's A5 and S5 range of coupes and convertibles, you'd imagine the A5 2.0T would be a pretty underwhelming vehicle. And you'd be wrong.
Automakers in Europe are bracing for more supply chain disruption after Toyota Motor Corp. announced production cuts on the continent due to last month's earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
Honda Automobile (Thailand) said it would temporarily halt production at its Thai assembly plants from 18 April in response to parts supply shortages in Japan.
Ford Motor Co. is shutting its factory in the Philippines for 18 days as a precautionary move to ensure parts availability following the March 11 earthquake in Japan.
Britain's MG sports-car brand began producing its first new model in the U.K. in 16 years on Wednesday using bodyshells, engines and powertrains shipped from China by Shanghai-based parent SAIC Motor Corp.
Britain's MG sports-car brand began producing its first new model in the UK in 16 years on Wednesday using bodyshells, engines and powertrains shipped from China by Shanghai-based parent SAIC Motor Corp.
A Scandinavian suppliers body says it has been communicating with crisis-hit Saab by text message as it estimates its members could be losing many hundreds of millions of Swedish Krone.
A Chinese engineer who stole Ford Motor Co. trade secrets was sentenced to almost six years in prison, the U.S. Attorney's office in Detroit said today.
Smaller engines, producing the same power as the larger engines they have replaced while using less energy and therefore generating lower exhaust emissions, are high up the priority list of every vehicle manufacturer. In truth it is part of a process that has been continuing for many years. In this interview, Matthew Beecham talked with Derk Geurts about trends in diesel engine downsizing. Derk is Delphi's chief engineer for diesel common rail systems (light duty and passenger cars).
MG Motor UK on Thursday (13 April) built its first car for customer sale. The red, petrol-fuelled, 1.8-litre, turbocharged five-door hatchback was driven off the line by Lisa, the only woman working on the final assembly line so far.
Chrysler Group LLC plans to start selling compressed natural gas-powered vehicles by 2017.
Volkswagen said a decision on a possible stake in Isuzu Motors was currently not on the agenda after a report that it was considering buying all or part of the Japanese truckmaker.
Volkswagen has said that there was a 10.4% year-on-year increase in deliveries of passenger cars by the Volkswagen brand during the first three months of the year.
SEAT hope to boost sales by expanding into the Chinese market, with Leon and Ibiza due to appear at the Shanghai Auto Show next week.
Nissan says that its all new NV400 panel van will present a 'unique, distinctive proposition' in the LCV market when sales begin in 2011.
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