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Toyota Motor Thailand had to temporarily halt its production at its three domestic plants after the floods affected the country's suppliers' operations.

Engine filter and suspension component producer Sogefi says it is not ruling out attempting to enter the South Korean and Japanese markets, but highlights the current impasse in breaking through.

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) and subsidiaries Kanto Auto Works, Central Motor and Toyota Motor Tohoku Corporation (Toyota Tohoku) are to be merged into a new company called Toyota Motor East Japan under a new president TMC senior managing officer Takeshi Shirane.

Chery Automobile, a major Chinese independent carmaker, aims to start exporting to Europe after 2015, a senior executive said on Tuesday.

EDITOR WES RAYNAL: I love that Ford did a new Mustang Boss 302. It's a classic nameplate and one that deserved reviving.

First Drive: 2013 BMW ActiveE

Paving the way for an i3.

When BMW embraces a new technology, you know it's going to do it right. The mere mention of turbocharged M car, just ten years ago, would have had fans of fast BMWs choking on their bratwurst, but the new M5 gets forced induction, and is looking like the finest car yet to wear the blue and red badge.

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Chinese state automaker BAIC Group, which has bought some superseded Saab platforms, has no interest in participating in any rescue plan for Saab, its chairman said.

Despite signs that the global economy is rapidly cooling off, new-car sales at VW's core Volkswagen brand showed no signs of slowing in September as the automaker reported deliveries rose 13.7 percent last month to 472,100 units.

The administrator in charge of Saab's restructuring under court protection could pull the plug on the process as early as today (Tuesday 11 November), paving the way for declaring the automaker bankrupt, Swedish daily newspaper Svenska Dagbladet has reported.

The Chinese carmaker Chery is aiming to start exporting to Europe after 2015, a senior executive said.The automaker expects to ship 180,000 vehicles overseas this year, with Chery targeting foreign sales of 1 million units in 7 to 8 years.

In this interview, Matthew Beecham talked with Thierry Pebre, Inteva's chief engineer of motors and electronics, Inteva Products LLC about the company's electric motors. In January 2011, Inteva Products acquired ArvinMeritor's body systems business. The move enables Inteva to strengthen its position as a global supplier of door systems and access control systems while expanding its product expertise to include roof systems, motors and electronics.

The Russian car market continued its sharp recovery in September with sales up by 26% on last year.

BMW has teamed up with Susanne Kaufmann, the exclusive Austrian natural cosmetics brand, to launch, "Purif-i", an all-natural hand sanitiser and moisturiser.

New Mercedes-Benz S-Class set for 2012 launch complete with hi-tech gadgets

The new Mercedes S-Class is set for a 2012 launch, complete with hi-tech gadgets

Ford sales in China increased 40% last month over September last year to 28,669 units, boosting the total number of its registrations in the country to 385,957 so far this year, up 10%.

Chinese government concerns about overcapacity may sink or delay Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover's plans for local production, local media said.

Saab's court-appointed administrator could pull the plug on the automaker's restructuring process, a Swedish newspaper said.

Saab's court-appointed administrator could pull the plug on the automaker's restructuring process, a Swedish newspaper said today.

Delphi has just signed a joint venture deal with steering and suspension component producer Teknorot in Turkey that will cater to the supplier's aftermarket customers.