President Barack Obama's second term likely will include a return to an agenda of support for electric vehicles and also could clear the way for new rules on tailpipe emissions and auto safety that his appointees have been eager to release.
French glassmaker St. Gobain has opened a new plant in Qingdao, a coastal city in China's Shandong province, that will double its automotive glass production in China.
Haldex has signed a Long Term Agreement (LTA) with an unnamed global truck manufacturer for the continued global supply of its automatic brake adjuster (ABA) to a total value of SEK350m (US£52m) for a five year period.
Car sales in Western Europe fell by 4.9% in October under the weight of Europe's economic problems, according to data released by LMC Automotive.
Ford may scrap more plants and lay off more workers in Europe as the euro zone debt crisis continues to worsen the auto sector's overcapacity, Ford CEO Alan Mulally said at the Automobilwoche conference in Berlin on Wednesday.
Support in Ohio for the bailout helped Obama to a victory Tuesday in the state, which together with Michigan has about 65 percent of General Motors and Chrysler Group's domestic factories. A projected Ohio win for Obama shortly after 11 p.m.
Audi's global vehicle sales grew by 13.9 percent to 123,600 in October, helped by strong growth in China and the United States.
Renault this week is introducing 400,000 square meters (equal to 60 soccer pitches) of photovoltaic panels at a number of facilities and claims the system is the world's largest in the automotive industry.
Stringent emissions legislations, along with changes in engine hardware and base oil types, are set to promote the greater incorporation of lubricant additives in passenger car motor oils (PCMO) and heavy duty diesel oils (HDDO).
Renault is now the fourth brand to announce a vehicle world premiere for the Geneva motor show. The media preview days are 5 & 6 March.
Manufacturers continue to reveal initial details of concepts and new models ahead of their global debuts at the Geneva motor show. The media preview days are 5 & 6 March.
Skoda is the third brand to announce a vehicle world premiere for the Geneva motor show. The media preview days are 5 & 6 March.
Volkswagen is now the seventh brand to announce a vehicle world premiere for the Geneva motor show. The media preview days are 5 & 6 March.
Manufacturers continue to reveal details of concepts and new models making their global debuts at the Geneva motor show. The media preview days are 5 & 6 March.
Rolls-Royce is now the eighth brand to announce a vehicle world premiere for the Geneva motor show. The media preview days are 5 & 6 March.
Manufacturers continue to reveal initial details of concepts and new models ahead of their global debuts at the Geneva motor show. The media preview days are 5 & 6 March.
Infiniti is now the fifth brand to announce a vehicle world premiere for the Geneva motor show. The media preview days are 5 & 6 March.
Manufacturers continue to reveal initial details of concepts and new models ahead of their global debuts at the Geneva motor show. The media preview days are 5 & 6 March.
Manufacturers continue to reveal details of concepts and new models making their global debuts at the Geneva motor show. The media preview days are 5 & 6 March.
Opel is now the sixth brand to announce a vehicle world premiere for the Geneva motor show. The media preview days are 5 & 6 March.
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