Ford Motor, working to reverse losses in Asia, remains hamstrung by auto parts shortages that are limiting production of the Ranger small pickup the company is counting on to rebuild profit in the region.
GM today hired veteran sales executive Mark Barnes away from Volkswagen and installed him as GM's top sales executive in charge of China and other overseas markets.
Volkswagen reported deliveries up 9.4% year on year in the first four months of 2012 to 1.81m vehicles, with over 456,000 shipped in April alone.
BMW Group said sales in April rose 6.1% year on year to 145,505 vehicles delivered worldwide last month.
Opel, the European brand of General Motors, is working on a new small car to rival the likes of the
Last week, a fire badly damaged the home of a new Fisker Karma owner, and authorities are saying that the electric car was the source of the blaze.
Continuing just-auto's series of interviews with leading automotive component manufacturers, Matthew Beecham talked with Pascale Ruiz, Nexteer Automotive's Human Resources Director for Europe about staff and recruitment issues in the automotive industry.
Google's self-driven cars will soon be appearing on Nevada roads after the state's Department of Motor Vehicles approved on Monday the nation's first autonomous vehicle license.
Most young American drivers agree that it is dangerous to text while driving, but nearly a third admit they do it anyway, a survey by Consumer Reports shows.
BMW Group marked a new sales record for April, increasing volumes by 6.1 percent. Sales were driven by strong demand for BMW's core brand, which rose 7.4 percent.
BMW Group marked a new sales record for April, increasing volumes by 6.1 percent. Sales were driven by strong demand for BMW's core brand, which rose 7.4 percent.
Chinese car import growth slowed in the first quarter but the segment was expected to maintain reasonable growth in the next few years.
Volkswagon group unit Audi plans to increase capacity at its Indian plant by 50%, local chief Michael Perschke said, as it plans to become the country's biggest luxury vehicle brand.
BMW Group has increased its stake in its financial services business in India to US$106m in 2012 from US$50m in 2010.
Volkswagen Group Sales India will become the official importer of Porsche cars into India as the carmaker tres to increase sales to the country's increasingly affluent population.
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