Union workers representing the Big Three US carmakers as well as suppliers are pushing for the end of the two-tier wage system.
Honda has confirmed plans to build a new plant in Mexico that will employ 3,200 people and assemble cars for North America.
Five years ago, when Ford considered a push to put a pricey, premium V6 in more
Porsche has appointed Audi engineering executive Joerg Kerner, 41, to head up powertrain development, effective October 2011. Kerner is currently head of electric powertrains at Audi.
Porsche has appointed Audi engineering executive Joerg Kerner, 41, to head up powertrain development, effective October 2011. Kerner is currently head of electric powertrains at Audi.
Maruti Suzuki said it expects vehicle sales in India this fiscal year to grow less than 10%.
One of Saab's major unions is confident its members will be paid for August following today's (15 August) announcement the automaker has issued a subscription notice for four million shares though GEM Global Yield Fund.
One of Saab's major unions is confident its members will be paid for August following today's (15 August) announcement the automaker has issued a subscription notice for four million shares though GEM Global Yield Fund.
BMW at the weekend said it had agreed to a contract extension for employees at a California warehouse following a union dispute that had threatened to go national.
Land Rover's oldest model gets cleaner 2.2-litre diesel engine for 2012
Land Rover's oldest model gets cleaner 2.2-litre diesel engine for 2012
General Motors is seeking more local suppliers for its southeast Asia operations to ensure production is naturally hedged as it seeks to make further inroads in the region, the head of GM's Southeast Asia division said.
Ford Dagenham's largest, most powerful wind turbine was completed as the blades were lifted into place last week. The 120m tall turbine, the third to be commissioned at Dagenham, is now contributing clean electricity to power engine production in the Dagenham Diesel Centre (DDC).
Saab is declining to comment if today's (15 August) news that the further four million shares it has issued through through GEM Global Yield Fund will be used to pay August salaries.
PT Astra International, Indonesia's largest vehicle distributor, announced it plans to restart assembly of Peugeot vehicles at its PT Gaya Motors subsidiary in Jakarta.
Larger battery pack lets new plug-in Toyota Prius go further on electric power
Ramsay, an engineering firm based in Pietermaritzburg, has won a deal to produce 150,000 crossbeams a year for Ford and BMW that were previously manufactured in Germany and Thailand.
Bugatti confirms new sumptuous four-door will go into production with 1,000bhp-plus output from uprated W16 engine
Toyota plans to unveil an ultra-frugal version of its Prius gasoline-electric car at the IAA in Frankfurt next month.
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