Automaker Mercedes-Benz, supplier Tenneco Inc. and car-sharing firm Zipcar Inc. have been elected the 2011 winners of the second annual Automotive News Europe/Automotive Intelligence Center L.E.A.D.E.R. awards. L.E.A.D.E.R.
Automotive News Europe is delighted to announced its first winners of the Rising Stars -- a new annual award that honors mid- and upper-level managers who are likely to become CEOs or executive board members in the future.
BMW's Mini Coupé, the fifth body variant in the line, goes on sale here in the UK on 1 October targeting "a new type of customer", according to the automaker.
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Japanese carmakers are considering operating some plants on Thursdays and Fridays if production falls short of demand despite an industry-wide plan to close factories on those days instead of Saturdays and Sundays from July.
Ford is investing US$1bn to relaunch its struggling luxury Lincoln brand.
New video reveals how the driver almost met with disaster
As part of its goal of supplanting Toyota as Europe's top-selling Japanese brand, Nissan has named Paul Willcox as its new European sales and marketing chief.
Johnson Controls said Monday that it has been approved to acquire German seating expert Keiper and its specialty seat business, Recaro. The European Commission signed off on the deal June 17, JCI said in a statement.
Volvo passed Mercedes to become only the second European automaker to take top honors in vehicle ownership satisfaction among consumers in Germany, according to a J.D. Power study.
The Government of Quebec has promised to give a quick answer to the promoters that will have to negotiate a new contract for Montreal's NASCAR Nationwide Race at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve.
FIA President Jean Todt ensures that the World Rally Championship will come back to the Middle East eventually despite the Abu Dhabi and Jordan rally being dropped from the calendar.
When it comes to hybrid-oriented automakers, the names of Toyota, Honda and Ford usually spring to mind. However, Volkswagen could soon become a hybrid staple, too.
The BBC warned Bernie Ecclestone about "facing problems", the F1 chief executive has admitted.
The Mosport International Raceway will host this coming week-end the nest round of the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series as it has done since its inception in 2007.
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Last Friday, Mazda announced a new assembly plant in Mexico to build Mazda2 and Mazda3 models, which had many observers wondering if there is any connection with the transfer of Mazda6 production from Flat Rock, MI to Japan. After some clarification by the automaker, it appears the two announcements are unrelated.
A postponement of the proposed 2013 engine rules is "almost certain", according to the authoritative Italian magazine Autosprint.
According to numerous sources Red Bull, the energy drink company, will be
withdrawing its support for its NASCAR team at the end of this year.
Sunday's poor attendance for the IZOD IndyCar Series' race at the Milwaukee Mile may well be the last straw and the Milwaukee race will probably be out of the schedule for next year.
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