BMW increased new-car sales by 7.4 percent to 110,891 vehicles in August, keeping it ahead of rivals Audi and Mercedes, although gains were down on the blistering pace seen so far this year.
Sweden's Enterprise Ministry has defended its actions in the wake of Saab's failure to secure bankruptcy protection, but concedes it is worried about the impact on employment prospects should the automaker go under.
High interest rates and rising car prices caused sales in India to fall 10.1% in August.
Car sales in China in August rose 7.3% year on year to 1.1m units, the official China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) said.
Vehicle production in Brazil rose 5.9% month on month and sales rose 6.9% in August from July, the national automakers' association said.
Saab has expressed "surprise" at yesterday's (8 September) rejection by a Swedish district court of its application to enter voluntary reorganisation, but has dropped hints it may provide further financial backing detail when it submits an appeal next Monday.
The planned merger of Volkswagen and Porsche won't take place by the end of 2011 as previously planned, VW said in a statement.
First images emerge of Cayenne-based Eterniti Hemera
Saab will appeal by Monday against a court rejection of its filing for creditor protection.
Saab will appeal by Monday against a court rejection of its filing for creditor protection.
Saab will appeal by Monday a Swedish court's decision to reject its petition for creditor protection, Victor Muller, CEO of Saab's owner Swedish Automobile NV, said today.
Volkswagen said its merger with Porsche SE can no longer be completed by the end of the year as originally planned because of pending lawsuits.
PSA/Peugeot-Citroen will invest 650 million euros ($929 million) to build a plant in India with capacity to produce 170,000 vehicles a year.
The École de Technologie Supérieure and its CHINOOK put on an impressive display at the Racing Aeolus, a wind-powered car university competition held at Den Helder, in the Netherlands, on August 17-21, clinching second place and very nearly taking home the honours.
Despite steady gas hikes, the Ford F-150, Ram 1500, Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra still enjoy significant popularity, which may lead people to think that any automaker can succeed with any type of pickup truck. Unfortunately, that's not the case, as Honda is in the process of phasing out the Ridgeline within two years.
The Italian blog JokeForBlog just took the auto industry and even Kia by surprise by posting pictures of the much-anticipated rear-wheel-drive sports sedan the Korean company is preparing to launch at the IAA in Frankfurt, Germany.
Earlier this week, General Motors invited a group of journalists to discover the new 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, which allowed us to learn some juicy nuggets about the car.
While everyone believed that the much-anticipated merger between Porsche and Volkswagen was a done deal, the two German automakers said they won't meet the 2011 deadline.
Eterniti, a new car company from the U.K., made waves a few weeks ago by promising a hand-built vehicle that will set new luxury and performance standards in the highly-competitive premium SUV segment. Just days away from its debut at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show, the first official pictures of the Hemera were released.
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