Supplier Magna International and Canada's province of Ontario, the centre of the country's car industry, have announced plans to invest C$432m (US$441m) over six years to develop electric vehicle technologies. Ontario's contribution will be C$48.4m.
Tata Motors has resumed production at its Sanand plant where the low cost Nano is manufactured. The plant was shut for a fortnight as inventory rose.
Some 1,000 workers at Maruti Suzuki's Manesar plant in India are currently staging a sit-down protest at what they claim is a lack of union recognition, with a national labour body hinting the dispute could escalate.
BMW, facing higher fuel-efficiency requirements under the Obama administration, is bringing four-cylinder engines back to the U.S. 12 years after it quit offering the slow-selling option.
BMW, facing higher fuel-efficiency requirements under the Obama administration, is bringing four-cylinder engines back to the U.S. 12 years after it quit offering the slow-selling option.
Volkswagen SA has set itself a target of knocking Toyota off the best-seller perch by 2018 at the latest, managing director David Powels told reporters. Toyota has been the best-selling brand for 25 years.
Fiat European sales boss Andrea Formica has left the automaker less than a year after arriving from Toyota Motor Europe to help turn around the company's struggling automotive division.
UK vehicle test and development organisation MIRA is setting up a R$12m (US$7.5m) laboratory in Brazil to test electromagnetic interferences.
Bespoke projects division to be offered by McLaren Automotive
Alfa Romeo reveals updated version of new Porsche Cayman and Lotus Evora-rivalling mid-engined sports car
Updated version of new Porsche Cayman and Lotus Evora-rivalling mid-engined sports car is revealed
Assembly of Mazda's 2 will begin in Vietnam in October.
Proton Holdings reported a 95% drop in net earnings to MYR4.5m in the first quarter of the current financial 2011, ending in June, compared with a MYR84.7m a year earlier.
Just about everything Martin Winterkorn touches turns to gold these days. As head of Volkswagen Group, he has gone on record saying that the car company will be the world's biggest by 2018. His vision looks more real than ever.
Evolutionary styling sees third-generation Panda take on smoother-edged look, efficient TwinAir engines and an £8k price tag
High-performance Jeep Grand Cherokee will debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show next month
While Toyota was launching with much fanfare the 2012 Camry on August 23 (dancers, confetti and giant screen included), Nissan used Twitter to pull the rug out from under its rival's feet and promote its own products. Unfair competition or not, it turned out to be a stroke of genius.
I will go on record right now to say that I never truly liked the Ford Explorer. Now this could have something to do with the styling of previous models, or the fact that during my time managing detail shops, I had the distinct displeasure of preparing the first Eddie Bauer Edition for its debut at the Toronto Auto Show.
It's no secret that wagons are having trouble making a name for themselves in Canada and the US, several automakers having decided to pull out of this unprofitable market. Whether you like them or not, you certainly wont' remain indifferent to the Peugeot HX1 set to hit the stage in Frankfurt.
Robert Kubica's return to the formula one cockpit will begin at the wheel of a sophisticated driver simulator, according to reports.