Alabama state governor Robert Bentley was a guest as 1,500 workers at Honda Manufacturing of Alabama (HMA) celebrated the start of production of the redesigned 2014 Acura MDX luxury SUV.
New Zealand's new commercial vehicle registrations of 2,235 units was the best April result since 1982 when 2,754 were sold, according to the new vehicle trade group.
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau expanded its probe into the car loan industry by issuing subpoenas to auto lenders over the sale of financial products such as extended warranties, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people...
Honda Motor said subsidiary Honda de Mexico will build a CVT automatic transmission plant alongside the car plant it is constructing in Celaya, near Guanajuato, Mexico. The complex will start Fit [Jazz] production in spring 2014.
Spanish car sales rose 11 percent in April, boosted by a calendar effect and a sales rebate program.
Germany's new car market returned to modest growth in April as sales to private customers picked up and the month had one business day more than the year-earlier period.
PSA Peugeot Citroen says 340 staff from its Aulnay plant have temporarily transferred to the Poissy factory in a bid to boost daily production hit by strike action at the North-East Paris site.
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US light vehicle sales continued their upward swing in April, finishing up 8.5% year on year at 1.29m for the month. Year to date (YTD) results were 6.9% ahead of the first four months of 2012.
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3 May, 2013
Pictures of the Jaguar F-Type coupe have leaked, revealing a look similar to the original C-X16 concept
The South African government has announced a series of incentives aimed at encouraging both the local manufacturing of electric vehicles and their purchase.
GM is making progress in restructuring its money-losing Opel/Vauxhall unit in Europe, but the automaker has a long way to go, analysts say. GM's first-quarter pretax loss in Europe narrowed while rival Ford's loss widened sharply.
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3 May, 2013
The Nissan GT-R Nismo will be unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show
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3 May, 2013
Datsun will be relaunched later this year, but there no plans to bring the low-cost brand to UK
Continental reiterated targets for 2013 as declining raw material costs and new products are offsetting a sixth year of contraction in its home region's car market.
General Motors and PSA are studying an alliance to sell large commercial vans outside of Europe, a French newspaper said.
The new issue of the Automotive News Europe monthly e-magazine goes live on Monday, May 6.
Audi is fueling its growth in China with a range of less pricey compact crossovers and sedans -- such as the A3 sedan introduced this month in Shanghai -- to expand its appeal to retail customers.
Audi executives plan to break ground on a $1.3 billion factory in Mexico with a capacity of some 150,000 cars a year. The plant will be instrumental in Audi's push to topple BMW as the world's No. 1-selling premium automaker.
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