Auto industry workers in Japan are having to make weekend childcare arrangements so they can work Saturdays and Sundays under new arrangements that move the weekend to Thursday and Friday to save power.
Brazilian sales of cars and light trucks fell 4.5% in June from May, but the total for the first half of the year surpassed forecasts.
A 91-foot sculpture of the Jaguar E-type serves as a striking centerpiece for this year's
Also in today's show: Land Rover prices the Range Rover Evoque, Porsche eyes Le Mans in 2014 and U.S. car sales could be up for June.
We choose our highlights so far from the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: After driving this 2012 Honda Civic EX-L, I'm beginning to understand why Honda delayed the car. It should have delayed it longer, because it's not up to the level of its competitors any longer.
Gaz Group says it is evaluating three unnamed Chinese manufacturers with a view to distributing their brands in Russia.
Interesting point made in an interview with our supplier guru Matthew Beecham - those daylight running lights now mandatory in EU - some of 'em blindingly bright - could end up costing vehicle owners serious money if individual LED bulbs aren't replaceable. So do we blame the vehicle or parts designers, or the Eurocrats?
Sportscar racing legend Porsche has revealed it will return to the Le Mans 24 hour race in 2014
Opel's works council wants a clear statement from US parent General Motors it does not plan to sell Opel.
Maruti Suzuki Friday reported its first drop in monthly sales for more than two-and-a-half years, blaming the fall on a strike at one of its factories that hit production.
Maruti Suzuki Friday reported its first drop in monthly sales for more than two-and-a-half years, blaming the fall on a strike at one of its factories that hit production.
Continental on Friday said it plans to invest about EUR220m building a new tyre plant in Kaluga, near the Russian capital Moscow.
Spanish car sales fell 31.4% in June from a year ago, car makers association (ANFAC) said on Friday, marking a full year of declining sales after the removal of government subsidies last July.
New vehicle sales in Japan including minivehicles fell 21.6% in June from a year earlier to 351,828 units, declining for the ninth consecutive month, industry bodies said on Friday.
Peugeot's HYbrid4 leads green charge.
PSA Peugeot-Citroen appears to be finalising plans to set up manufacturing base in India. A high-level delegation this week met the chief minister of Tamil Nadu (a coastal state in Southern part of India), Ms J Jayalalithaa, in Chennai, to present a proposal to set up an integrated automobile plant in Sriperumbudur, 45km west of the capital Chennai regarded as a key automobile hub in India. The delegation was headed by Gregoire Olivier, head of Asian operations.
Four companies were recognised at the Automotive News Europe Congress in Cologne on Thursday, as leaders in their field who have managed to increase their shareholder value over the last 12- and 36-month periods.
Toyota will launch a massive US media campaign next autumn as its production returns to normal and it rolls out a fully redesigned Camry sedan, the automaker told dealers gathered in Las Vegas for a meeting this week.
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