Former Ford CFO Stanley Seneker, who ran the company's financial affairs during a crucial turnaround period during the late 1980s and early 1990s, died Thursday in Naples, Fla. He was 81.
Carmaker Opel, General Motors' ailing European brand, could use a little ancient wisdom if it wants to reverse the $3.5 billion losses of the last three years: know thyself.
Fisker Automotive said today actor Leonardo DiCaprio is an equity investor in the company and that the actor will promote its Karma sedan as an environmentally friendly vehicle.
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Volvo Car, the Swedish carmaker owned by China's Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, was fined $1.5 million by federal auto-safety regulators for failing to report safety defects.
Renault's UK unit has begun taking orders online for its upcoming Dacia range ahead of first deliveries next January. The first model, the Duster, will be sourced from the Renault plant in Chennai, India, which builds right hand drive models.
Iranian automaker IKCO plans to increase engine output and claimed it is on its way to "100% of self-sufficiency" in some engine types.
Kongsberg Automotive has won two off-highway automotive contracts worth EUR14m.
Chinese automotive trade group CALA - China Automotive Logistics Association - has inspected the established auto-handling French port of La Havre on a fact-finding mission.
Ford said on Tuesday US sales were up 7% so far this year, with 1.14m vehicles sold while June sales also increased 7% from last year, with 207,759 vehicles sold.
Renault on Tuesday unveiled the latest generation of its Clio subcompact with a fresh design, fuel-efficient engines and a range of what the automaker said are affordable and innovative technologies.
Automaker incentives in the US remained stable in June, according to analysts at Edmunds.com.
Saab's new Chinese-Japanese owners need to understand the brand's history - and get back to first principles - if they are to revive the much-loved Swedish car maker, says Mark Bursa.
NEWS EDITOR GREG MIGLIORE: This 2012 Jaguar XFR is one finely dressed assassin.
The glamour of Monaco never fails to dazzle, despite the almost-claustrophobic feeling in the principality. Space is tightand#8212;and not just on the track.
Toyota Motor Corp. continued to recover from last year's earthquake with a 60 percent U.S. sales gain in June while the Detroit 3 said the month would turn out stronger for the industry than analysts had forecast.
Trelleborg and Freudenberg have completed the formation of the joint venture in antivibration solutions for light and heavy vehicles, TrelleborgVibracoustic.
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