Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche said Germany will fail to reach a goal of putting one million electric vehicles on Germany's roads by 2021 if the government doesn't offer subsidies for the cars, a German newspaper reported.
General Motors (GM) Europe unit Opel/Vauxhall is constructing a new engine plant in the western Hungarian city of Szentgotthárd, aiming to boost the company's growing share of the south east Europe market.
General Motors Co. and Ford Motor Co. may enter contract talks with the UAW this year seeking to close as many as six assembly plants to boost profit while the union tries to save jobs amid an industry recovery. GM, 33 percent owned by the U.S.
Efforts by the UK government to emphasise automotive manufacturing in a bid to combat the global downturn have met with approval from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
Malaysia's Proton Holdings reported a threefold increase in net profits to MYR61.6m (US$21.4m) for the quarter ended 31 March, compared with MYR2.64m a year earlier.
Renault has unveiled Carlos Tavares as its new chief operating officer following the resignation of Patrick Pelata as a result of the the automaker's so-called spy affair.
Mazda is effectively moving its factory weekends to Thursday and Friday from 1 July to 30 September to reduce week day electricity consumption in the aftermath of the 11 March earthquake/tsunami which disrupted nuclear electricity generation.
A1 clubsport quattro set to wow crowds at Wortherseetour event, and previews hot S1 production model
Volkswagen formally launched its bid for German truckmaker MAN on Tuesday in a move towards creating Europe's biggest truckmaker.
Two state-owned Chinese automakers have started recruiting engineering talent in Germany to staff their expanding operations.
Renault's new No. 2, Carlos Tavares, is seen as a potential successor to CEO Carlos Ghosn. Tavares, Nissan's top executive for the Americas regions, was named as Renault's chief operating officer on Monday.
Canada is open to selling its 1.7 percent stake in Chrysler directly to Fiat but will wait to see what price the U.S. government gets for its shares in the automaker before deciding. Fiat is in the process of exercising an option to buy the U.S.
Canada is open to selling its 1.7 percent stake in Chrysler directly to Fiat but will wait to see what price the U.S. government gets for its shares in the automaker before deciding. Fiat is in the process of exercising an option to buy the U.S.
French rally driver Sebastien Loeb cancelled out an overnight deficit of 47.7s to Citroen team-mate Sebastien Ogier to win Rally Argentina for the sixth time in his career.
Audi is set to present the A1 clubsport quattro at the 30th edition of the Wörthersee Tour, a major meeting for Audi, Seat, Skoda and VW fans which takes place from June 1 to 4, 2011. This one-off model is a track-eating beast designed to rival the top performance cars in the world.
You know, there are very few car companies who could pull off a stunt like this. Really, could you see a Honda Fit with Gene Simon's face paint? Or a Nissan Versa with Paul Stanley's ruby red lips across the front grille?
The pole sitter at the recent Indy 500, Canadian Alex Tagliani, will compete in August to the NAPA 200 Auto Parts in Montreal, thanks to the support from the Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge and Ram Quebec Dealers.
Bahrain is ready to host a formula one race, the chairman of the island Kingdom's grand prix circuit declared on Tuesday.
After eight years without a major redesign, we're pretty sure no one will sob and wave their handkerchief when they'll see Chevy's Aveo leave its retirement party. Problematic build quality, lacklustre fuel economy and an arguable lack of competitiveness sealed the car's fate way back in 2004, despite constant yet insignificant improvements.bien qu'insignifiantes.
A report from the Associated Press states that Fiat opened discussion with the federal and Ontarian governments in hopes of acquiring the 1.7% stake in Chrysler they received during the bailout initiative in 2009.
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