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Sep
2nd

PRODUCT EYE: 2014 Jaguar XJ L – no melting moments

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It's four years since Jaguar revealed the current XJ to the media. A mid-life facelift is yet to appear, but what's termed the '2014 model year' car has just been announced. Glenn Brooks takes a look at what's new.
Sep
2nd

VW, UAW organizing talks move forward, report says

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Top executives at VW started high-level negotiations with the United Auto Workers on Friday on how the union might represent workers at VW's U.S. assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, a German newspaper reported today.
Sep
2nd

VW, UAW organizing talks move forward, report says

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Top executives at Volkswagen started high-level negotiations with the UAW on Friday on how the union might represent workers at VW's assembly plant in Tennessee, a German newspaper reported today.
Sep
2nd

VW and UAW meet over U.S plant, report says

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Top executives at VW started high-level negotiations with the United Auto Workers on how the union might represent workers at VW's U.S. assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, a German newspaper reported.
Sep
2nd

Supplier Akebono to invest $71 million in U.S. as market recovers

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Akebono Brake Industry, the Japanese auto-parts maker that counts GM as its biggest customer, is increasing its bet that U.S. auto industry expansion will fuel a revival of earnings growth.
Sep
2nd

Supplier Akebono to invest $71 million in U.S. as market recovers

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Akebono Brake Industry, the Japanese auto-parts maker that counts GM as its biggest customer, is increasing its bet that U.S. auto industry expansion will fuel a revival of earnings growth.
Sep
2nd

INDIA: Tata Nano sales plunge

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Sales of Tata Motors' Nano dropped to 6,017 units in the April-July period from 27,625 units sold in the same period during 2012, the Hindustan Times reported. Sales even failed to meet the company's monthly target of 20,000 units.
Sep
2nd

INDIA: Tata Nano sales plunge

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Sales of Tata Motors' Nano dropped to 6,017 units in the April-July period from 27,625 units sold in the same period during 2012, the Hindustan Times reported. Sales even failed to meet the company's monthly target of 20,000 units.
Sep
2nd

COMMENT: How is the car evolving?

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How is the car evolving? Think of how the car behaved and looked thirty years ago, twenty, ten. The engineers and designers are constantly improving the product. Cars are becoming cleaner, more efficient, packed with safety features and gizmos that can deliver 'surprise and delight' to passengers and drivers. The technical improvements in areas like powertrain are little short of astounding.
Sep
2nd

COMMENT: How is the car evolving?

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How is the car evolving? Think of how the car behaved and looked thirty years ago, twenty, ten. The engineers and designers are constantly improving the product. Cars are becoming cleaner, more efficient, packed with safety features and gizmos that can deliver 'surprise and delight' to passengers and drivers. The technical improvements in areas like powertrain are little short of astounding.
Sep
2nd

FRANCE/SPAIN: Sales slide in August

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There appears to be no sign of a rebound in car sales in Spain or France where the markets were down 18.3 and 11% respectively in August.
Sep
2nd

FRANCE/SPAIN: Sales slide in August

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There appears to be no sign of a rebound in car sales in Spain or France where the markets were down 18.3 and 11% respectively in August.
Sep
2nd

EGYPT: GM expects slower growth in the Middle East

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General Motors said it expects to see sustainable new vehicle sales growth in the Middle East but at a slower rate than in the past few years because of uncertainty and political crisis in markets such as Egypt and Syria.
Sep
2nd

SOUTH KOREA: Kia sales rise despite labour dispute

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Kia saw sales increase 17.5% in August from a year earlier despite partial strikes at its factories in South Korea.
Sep
2nd

US: Ford recalls Crown Vics over cold state steering issue

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Ford is recalling 370,000 model year 2005 to 2011 Crown Victoria, Mercury Grand Marquis and Lincoln Town Car sedans in the US and Canada to fix a steering shaft problem.
Sep
2nd

AUSTRALIA: Holden appoints Richard Ferlazzo as GM Australia design director

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Richard Ferlazzo has been appointed GM Australia design director, taking up the post on 1 September. He is responsible for advanced, production and global contract programmes.
Sep
2nd

AUSTRALIA: Holden appoints Richard Ferlazzo as GM Australia design director

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Richard Ferlazzo has been appointed GM Australia design director, taking up the post on 1 September. He is responsible for advanced, production and global contract programmes.
Sep
2nd

US: Toyota to increase transmission production

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Toyota has announced it will increase six-speed automatic transmission assembly and machining capacity by 20,000 per month in early 2015 at its Buffalo powertrain plant and Bodine Aluminium casting facilities in Missouri and Tennessee. This will create more than 100 jobs.
Sep
2nd

US: Toyota to increase transmission production

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Toyota has announced it will increase six-speed automatic transmission assembly and machining capacity by 20,000 per month in early 2015 at its Buffalo powertrain plant and Bodine Aluminium casting facilities in Missouri and Tennessee. This will create more than 100 jobs.
Sep
2nd

BRAZIL: Brazilian fleet exceeds 38m units

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The annual survey conducted by Sindipeças (the national association of auto parts manufacturers) revealed that the Brazilian running fleet comprising cars and light/heavy commercials exceeded the 38m mark (38,025,799 exactly) last year, 8.1% above the 2011 figure.
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