Volkswagen AG has begun delivery of a second test fleet of Golf blue-e-motion EVs to customers in Germany, the automaker said in a statement.
Toyota's big-selling Yaris supermini is back with a sportier look, revised engines and a hybrid model too
Mazda is set to announce on Friday plans for a new factory in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Chrysler Group says it will invest US$114m in new equipment at its Trenton Engine complex in Michigan, creating a possible 268 jobs.
Ford's joint venture company in western China Changan Ford Mazda Automobile (CFMA) has broken ground today (16 June) for its second engine plant in Chongqing, China.
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Toyota says it is aiming to avert production losses in its important Indian market by assigning greater emphasis to localisation.
Ford Motor Co.'s Mustang is falling farther behind the Chevrolet Camaro as the top-selling U.S. sports car, jeopardizing a Michigan factory as designers work to win back the hearts of pony car fans.
Porsche expects a big increase in its new-car sales in Europe this year, Bernhard Maier, sales and marketing head, said. 'In Europe, a 20 percent growth rate is absolutely conceivable,' Maier told Automotive News Europe in an interview.
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Slovakia has recovered from the worldwide slump and is posting healthy sales again, says Agence France Presse.
TagAZ has started delivering its first low-cost sedans under the TAGAZ C10 brand to dealers, the company said according to Prime-Tass.
Honda will hire about 1,000 term employees at domestic plants, including ones in Saitama and Mie prefectures, during October-March of fiscal 2011 in response to extra demand according to a Kyodo report.
PSA Peugeot Citroen is to meet with trade unions next week to discuss the future of some of the French carmaker's plants, including the Aulnay-sous-Bois factory outside Paris which the company has already assured the government will not close.
Colombian car sales reached 28,205 last month - 16% higher than April's sales and 1,969 more than the 2011 average.
Ford announced today (16 June) it is tripling production capacity of its electrified vehicle lineup through 2013, further boosting volumes of its all-new C-MAX Hybrid and C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid, which begin production next year.
With the launch of two formerly delayed models, Honda is signaling that its Japanese plants are beginning to return to normal.
General Motors Ventures is to invest US$6m in Proterra, a manufacturer of zero-emission commercial transit buses.
Some of Opel's largest dealers appear to be open to the takeover of the General Motors subsidiary by a Chinese automaker.
Mazda has updated its Titan light-duty truck for the Japanese market, with sales begining today (16 June) at all Mazda and Mazda Anfini dealers nationwide.