Relations between Suzuki and Volkswagen have soured, according to media reports, with an executive at the Japanese automaker saying the two needed to go back to the drawing board on their multi billion dollar partnership.
Faurecia has today (18 July) unveiled a project investment agreement with the Yancheng Economic and Technology Development Zone in Yancheng (Jiangsu, China) to develop further its seat mechanisms activities in the country and export markets.
The two millionth Fiat Panda has rolled off the line at the carmaker's Polish plant in Tychy.
Aston Martin is pressing ahead with growth plans for the brand in China after launching the new Virage and Vantage S in the country. These include up to four new dealers over the next 12 months.
Williams Controls has secured new production programmes with two unnamed Indian commercial vehicle manufacturers for its electronic throttle control (ETC) and sensor products.
Fiat has abandoned plans to build a car plant in the central Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod and is considering the Caucasus or St Petersburg as alternative production sites according to the business daily, Kommersant.
Fiat has abandoned plans to build a car plant in the central Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod and is considering the Caucasus or St Petersburg as alternative production sites according to the business daily, Kommersant.
China Auto Parts and Accessories Capital Holding,(CAPACH) said today (18 July) it had acquired Century Automotive Mfg (CAM), a US auto parts and components supplier.
Volkswagen has begun production of the redesigned Beetle in Puebla, Mexico.
The creation of Changan PSA Automobile, a joint venture between China Changan Automobile Group and PSA Peugeot Citroën, was approved by China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) on 12 July, 2011, PSA announced on Monday.
Indian auto parts maker Motherson Sumi Systems said its deal to buy a majority stake in Germany's Peguform Group was valued at 141.5 million euros.
General Motors will spend EUR20m (US$28.3m) on its specialist diesel engineering centre in Turin over the next four years. The automaker spent EUR30m establishing the centre in 2005.
General Motors will spend EUR20m (US$28.3m) on its specialist diesel engineering centre in Turin over the next four years. The automaker spent EUR30m establishing the centre in 2005.
Volkswagen plans to create cost-savings for MAN and Scania by selling car technology to the two truckmakers as it integrates them with its operations, a German magazine said, citing CEO Martin Winterkorn.
BMW AG said new models are spurring sales growth in emerging markets to as high as 70 percent, just as demand in Greece and southern Europe drops and economic data suggests a cautious outlook in the U.S.
Chrysler Group LLC, benefiting from demand for its fuel-efficient crossover sport-utility vehicles, overtook Ford Motor Co. as the biggest seller of light trucks in Canada this year.
BERLIN -- Volkswagen expects many more men will buy the Beetle when U.S. sales of the redesigned version begin in September. And it wants younger customers, too.
BMW AG plans to boost parts purchasing significantly as it aims to increase its global unit sales to more than 2 million by 2020, from about 1.5 million in 2010.
Sergio Marchionne, who personally holds almost all authority at Fiat and Chrysler through an astonishing 50 direct reports, is preparing a new management structure that would delegate some authority to regional managers.
The Groupon juggernaut rolled into auto retailing last week, and dealers around the nation watched intently to see whether the online coupon phenomenon could drive herds of shoppers into showrooms. So far, no.
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