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 a Swedish court's decision to reject its petition for creditor protection, Victor Muller, CEO of Saab's owner Swedish Automobile NV, said today.
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.
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.
Audi's participation in the 2012 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series with a modified version of their R8 LMS car was made official, according to Grand-Am's website.
The stage is set for a debut at the Lausitzring early next week: on Monday and Tuesday BMW Motorsport will, for the first time, take to the track with the two other manufacturers represented in the DTM in 2012.
Niki Lauda has signed a replacement for his departed cap sponsor.
Restyled, re-equipped and re-powered for 2012, the BMW 6 Series is entering its second generation with a laundry list of changes and updates.
In a further blow to Red Bull's hopes ahead of the Italian grand prix, Pirelli has issued yet another clampdown on its guidelines about tire camber.
Bernie Ecclestone has played down reports formula one could be headed to Iran in the near future.
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