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Jul
15th

UK: BMW to widen car share scheme

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BMW is set to expand its recently-launched Munich car-sharing scheme to other cities around Europe.
Jul
15th

JAPAN: Magyar Suzuki builds unit 2m

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Suzuki's Hungarian unit, Magyar Suzuki Corporation built its two millionth car - a Swift - on 14 July 2011.
Jul
15th

UK: BMW turns to London Olympics pedal power

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Two new models will enter the BMW line-up when the German company unveils its fleet for next year's London Olympics - and one of them is a bicycle.
Jul
15th

UK: BMW bangs the green drum with bicycles for the Olympics

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The BMW Group has handed over the first vehicle to the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG) to support the 2012 Games - and it's a bicycle.
Jul
15th

INDIA: Bajaj and Alliance cool on budget car plan

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Bajaj Auto has told Dow Jones Newswires that it has dropped plans to develop an ultra-low-cost car with the Renault Nissan Alliance.
Jul
15th

UK: Stadco maintains industrial harmony through downturn

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International supplier of body-in-white products and services Stadco, says it did not lose a single day to industrial action despite massive reorganisation at the depth of the recession that saw 40% of its workforce made redundant.
Jul
15th

RUSSIA: Putin won’t change auto rules for WTO entry

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Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin has said his country will not give up its new rules for vehicle assembly for major global manufacturers in order to win entry into the World Trade Organisation.
Jul
15th

GERMANY: VW group H1 deliveries record 4.09m

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Volkswagen Group made record first half deliveries of 4.09m vehicles, up 14.1% year on year in a global market up 6.1%). June sales were up 11.7% to 719,400.
Jul
15th

Ford taps U.S. playbook to win over Europeans

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Ford is aiming to replicate in Germany what it has achieved in the U.S.: Use fuel economy and technology such as voice-activated stereos to command more respect and cash from German car buyers.
Jul
15th

VW ‘confident’ it will keep outpacing world market in second half

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VW said it expects to continue outperforming the auto market in the second half after posting a record 4.1 million deliveries in the first six months of the year. Its first-half sales rose 14 percent while global industry sales increased 6.
Jul
15th

VW ‘confident’ it will keep outpacing world market in second half

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VW said it expects to continue outperforming the auto market in the second half after posting a record 4.1 million deliveries in the first six months of the year. Its first-half sales rose 14 percent while global industry sales increased 6.
Jul
15th

UK: Stadco welcomes government apprentice focus

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Body-in-white supplier Stadco says it is "eagerly awaiting" further announcements from the UK government concerning potential expansion of apprenticeship schemes.
Jul
15th

Putin says Russia will not make WTO concessions on cars

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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia will not give up its new rules for vehicle assembly for major global manufacturers in order to win entry into the World Trade Organization.
Jul
15th

Skoda to build new compact sedan in China in 2013

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Volkswagen's Skoda brand will start building a new compact sedan in China in 2013 to strengthen its presence in the market.
Jul
15th

Ford of Europe H1 sales rise on demand for new Focus, C-Max

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Strong demand for the new Focus, Focus C-Max and Transit helped Ford of Europe increase June sales by 6.6 percent to 151,700 units across 51 regional markets including Russia and Turkey. Half-year sales in the same markets rose 1.
Jul
15th

EU car sales see biggest drop in 8 months

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European new-car sales suffered their biggest fall in eight months in June as economic uncertainty made consumers wary and some markets were hit by the withdrawal of state-sponsored scrapping schemes.
Jul
15th

EU disappointed by China rare earth quotas

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The European Union was disappointed at Beijing's new quota on rare earth material, which are crucial to making batteries for hybrids and electric cars.
Jul
15th

Renault-Nissan’s India minicar plan shelved by local partner, report says

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India's Bajaj Auto Ltd. has shelved a project to develop a low-cost minicar in India for Renault SA and Nissan Motor Co., saying it was not commercially viable, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Jul
15th

Judge rules in Fiat’s favor over union dispute

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An Italian judge ruled in favor of carmaker Fiat S.p.A. on Thursday in a legal battle over the dismissal of three employees, overturning a previous verdict which had said the three should be reinstated.
Jul
15th

Chrysler sets prices on 4 new SRT models

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Chrysler, which is reviving its SRT performance brand, has set prices on the first four SRT vehicles it is selling: the Chrysler 300 SRT8, Dodge Charger SRT8, Dodge Challenger SRT8 and Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8.
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