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Nissan is to build subcompacts in Brazil by 2013 and begin production of electric-vehicles in China, according to Nikkei business daily.

Mazda plans to set up a sales company in Brazil and establish local assembly in Mexico in alliance with Sumitomo Corporation

European supplier association CLEPA has appointed Lex Krzyzanowski as chairman of its 'Light.Sight.Safety' initiative for the period 2011-2012.

Mazda forecast a 16 percent decline in operating profit this year as it takes a hit from a stronger yen and supply chain disruptions after the March 11 earthquake in Japan.

It's just a coincidence. That's how Mazda CEO Takashi Yamanouchi described his decision to kill U.S. production of the Mazda6 sedan at Auto Alliance International, a factory in Flat Rock, Mich.

There are three things a gasoline engine needs: air, fuel and spark. The spark plug ignites the air/fuel mixture, producing the combustion that powers the engine. Despite the fact that spark plugs have featured in vehicles for more than a century, manufacturers are still pushing back the technical boundaries. In this interview, Matthew Beecham talked with Sean Lyon, senior product manager, Autolite and Jeff Boehler, chief engineer, fellow, Autolite about the spark and glow plug market.

French flier takes Nurbugring lap record, beating previous holder, the last-generation Megane R26.R, by almost ten seconds.

French flier takes Nurbugring lap record, beating previous holder, the last-generation Megane R26.R, by almost ten seconds.

Volvo Trucks says May deliveries rose 74% compared with the previous year, with the increase applying to all major markets.

Japanese carmaker Nissan Motor Co. will buy a 4 percent stake in Russia's biggest carmaker, AvtoVAZ, from Russian state shareholder Russian Technologies by the end of 2011, the company said.

The Renault-Nissan Alliance is negotiating to buy a small stake in Russia's biggest carmaker, AvtoVAZ, from Russian state shareholder Russian Technologies by the end of 2011.

Toyota expects North American vehicle production levels to return to 100% in September, the automaker said today (17 June), as manufacturing recovers earlier than originally anticipated following the 11 March earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

Volkswagen Group reported a further rise in global deliveries from January to May this year, with deliveries to customers reaching three million for the first time during the period.

Johnson Controls has received the green light from the European Commission (EC) to acquire the automotive business of Keiper Recaro Group.

Porsche said it has scheduled an extraordinary general meeting for mid-December, at which its shareholders will vote on a merger with Volkswagen AG. VW wants to overtake Toyota Motor Corp.

Join AutoWeek's David Arnouts starting June 16 when he'll be riding along with Lamborghini Club America president Andrew Romanowski in the third year of the GoldRush Rally.

Toyota says its new Yaris subcompact hatchback will have segment-leading technology by offering the automaker's Touch and Go infotainment system.

Toyota says its new Yaris subcompact hatchback will have segment-leading technology by offering the automaker's Touch and Go infotainment system.

Volkswagen AG and BMW AG led Europe's strongest car-sales recovery in 14 months in May, as new models attracted buyers in Germany and France. Registrations rose 7.6 percent from a year earlier to 1.

Volvo plans to discontinue selling the S40 sedan and the V50 wagon in the United States during the 2012 model year.