Brazil's automotive sector set new records in the first quarter of 2011. Sales of cars plus light and heavy commercials topped 852,200 vehicles - 4.7% more than in Q1 2010 - and production rose 7.9% to 902,100.
Renault is to hold an emergency board meeting this afternoon (11 April) in Paris to present the conclusions of its spy affair investigations.
Nissan has received complaints from owners that its Leaf electric car on occasion fails to start, posing a potential setback for the automaker's goal of promoting zero-emission vehicles.
Nissan has received complaints from owners that its Leaf electric car on occasion fails to start, posing a potential setback for the automaker's goal of promoting zero-emission vehicles.
Audi reveals new pictures of updated A3 family and R8 GT Spyder
GKN expects its autos business to continue to be hit by last month's earthquake in Japan, though said the impact would be partly offset by growth at its other divisions.
Saab says it is in talks with a financial institution for the sale and lease back of properties in Trollhattan as it continues its manufacturing halt.
Spyker, the owner of struggling Saab, is in talks to sell and lease back Saab's real estate so it can settle a cash crunch and pay suppliers, Spyker said Monday.
Daimler AG expects Mercedes-Benz brand sales in China to grow at least 15 percent this year, Ulrich Walker, the company's chairman and CEO for northeast Asia, told reporters in Beijing today.
China's passenger-car sales may grow at a slower pace this year than was earlier estimated by automakers after the government ended incentives for purchases and raised fuel prices.
Renault denied that Chief Operating Officer Patrick Pelata had resigned over a debunked spy case at the automaker.
Renault accepted Patrick Pelata's resignation as chief operating officer over a botched espionage investigation that led to the wrongful dismissal of three senior managers.
Renault accepted Patrick Pelata's resignation as chief operating officer over a botched espionage investigation that led to the wrongful dismissal of three senior managers.
Fuel-cell vehicle developers usually say they are building electric vehicles that draw power from hydrogen, not a battery. But not always.
The world's largest maker of automotive microcontrollers -- the electronic brains that control millions of vehicles built by major automakers -- is shifting production from a key crippled plant to two other plants, but it will take months before...
Alfa Romeo's return to the United States, which parent Fiat S.p.A. has weighed since 2000, will be delayed beyond next year, sources say. Fiat has said that it was aiming for U.S. Alfa sales to start in late 2012.
The past three years saw the fastest consolidation of U.S. car dealers in history, with the recession, bankruptcy filings and the elimination of the Mercury, Saturn, Pontiac and Hummer brands.
The Internet is a car shoppers' paradise. To find the car they need, people pore over reviews, prices, videos, specs and accessories. And when they are ready to buy, they type their contact information into a box and become an Internet lead.
When members of the Lincoln National Dealer Council meet with Ford Motor Co. executives next week, some dealers will want a clarification on standards they're supposed to meet by this fall.
After weeks of anticipation, the industry is taking concrete steps to cope as the impact of the Japan quake hits North American shores. Toyota Motor Corp., Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. have curtailed production in North America.
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