Renault may miss its target of selling 1m low-cost vehicles this year, according to Les Echos newpaper.
General Motors' Opel unit should move Mokka production to Europe from South Korea where it is currently produced if the economic crisis continues, said the company's works council chief.
General Motors and alliance partner PSA Peugeot Citroen have halted talks on a deeper tie-up because of misgivings about the French carmaker's finances and government-backed bailout, sources have said.
Tata denied a report on Wednesday that it is in talks to set up an alliance with PSA. "That is absolutely incorrect," Tata spokesman Debasis Ray told Reuters.
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Ford said it would limit production of the Fiesta Metal to 1,000 cars, but more than 2,000 were sold in the end
Mercedes has almost 90,000 orders for the new-generation A class, German newspaper Die Zeit reported, citing CEO Dieter Zetsche.
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The BMW i4 concept will be unveiled in Los Angeles later this month
Toyota's recall of 1.5m vehicles in Japan over a steering wheel problem is the largest ever domestic recall by any vehicle maker, company officials said.
New vehicle sales in the Philippines increased 12.1% to 15,081 units in October, from 13,456 units in the same month of last year, according to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CAMPI).
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The electric Chevrolet Spark is set to make its debut at the Los Angeles Motor Show later this month
Barely a month after calling back 7.4m vehicles to check for a potentially faulty power window switch, Toyota has announced a 2.77m vehicle worldwide recall, including second generation Prius models, due to potential problems with the steering and the hybrid system water pump.
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Latest round of recalls affects 2.7m cars, including 75,000 UK Corolla, Prius and Avensis models
Renault said it may miss its target of selling 1 million low-cost vehicles this year, according to a report.
Toyota Motor Corp. said it will recall about 2.77 million vehicles worldwide due to problems with the steering and the water pumps in some models. It is the automaker's second multi-million car recall in two months.
Toyota Motor Corp. will recall 2.77 million vehicles worldwide -- including 670,000 Prius hybrids in the United States -- to fix a possible water pump problem and steering defect.
Toyota Motor Corp. said it will recall about 2.8 million vehicles worldwide due to problems with the steering and water pumps in some models. It is the automaker's second multimillion-car recall in two months.
Visteon has opened a design center in Pune, India. The facility, part of a Visteon engineering center, will house experts in human-machine interface, plus engineers, program managers and market researchers.
Audi, the world's second-largest maker of luxury cars, said it's on track to reach a goal of selling a record 1.4 million vehicles in 2012 and expects the momentum to continue into next year.
ZF Friedrichshafen and Tenneco make significant contributions to the ride and handling of the new Mercedes C-class coupe. ZF, of Germany, supplies the car's standard McPherson spring struts on the front and the rear dampers.
A rebound in U.S. auto sales has been buoyed by the return of easy lending, even to borrowers with flawed credit histories. But some economists question whether the gains can be sustained without a boost in hiring.