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Fiat's China joint venture plans to build an assembly plant in the south China city of Guangzhou to build up to 160,000 SUVs and electric cars annually, a local newspaper reported.

Toyota is maintaining its lead over rivals General Motors and Volkswagen this year, with January-September global sales figures showing its sales up 0.1% year on year as it closes in on a record annual profit.

Volswagen group premium brand unit Audi's chief executive Rupert Stadler said western European markets will not recover before the end of the decade.

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Yorozu said it plans to increase its production capability in the US to more than 1.2m units a year on the back of increased vehicle sales.

The global transmissions market has changed rapidly in the recent past. The requirement for greater fuel efficiency in particular has brought a great deal of dynamism to the global transmission market. In this month's management briefing we bring you selected extracts from just-auto QUBE's research service, Global light vehicle transmissions and clutches market. This second feature looks at the political and economic background in which the sector operates.

Daihatsu's global production hit a record high for the first half of the 2013 business year led by strong demand in southeast Asia.

BMW CEO Norbert Reithofer was correct when he said this week the automaker doesn't need a bigger stake in SGL. What he didn't say is the reason why: BMW already indirectly controls the carbon fiber supplier.

Combined domestic production by eight major Japanese automakers in September rose 12.8% year on year to 827,139 units, up for the first time in 13 months.

Ford's Romanian unit will halt production of the B-Max for 13 days in November, its third straight month of stoppages at the plant in response to weak European demand.

Ford Motor Co.'s Romanian unit will halt production of the B-Max for 13 days in November, its third straight month of stoppages at the plant in response to weak European demand.

Following receipt of regulatory approvals, Fiat Group Automobiles' acquisition of the 50% stake in VM Motori held by General Motors is now complete.

Tenneco has reported third quarter net income of US$12m, including US$59m in restructuring expenses, compared to Q3 2012 net income of US$125m.

Mitsubishi Motors has posted increased sales and profits for the first half of its 2013 fiscal year to 31 March, 2014 and revised full year sales down but profits up.

Supply chain optimisation is becoming accepted as a vital tool for improving vehicle manufacturers' production efficiency and, ultimately, profitability. Matthew Beecham catches up with Brad Brennan, managing director of emergency logistics specialist Evolution Time Critical, who explains the critical role played by supply chain contingency.

Michelin has posted a drop in third quarter net sales down 5.8% from EUR5.44bn (US$7.5bn) to EUR5.12bn, while nine-month sales also dropped 5.3% to EUR15.3bn.

It seems like we say this every year, but this year it's truly fitting: this was the best Art Center Car Classic ever.

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Renault will sell about 10,000 units of its Zoe subcompact electric car this year, well below its target of 50,000 deliveries, according to market analyst Inovev.

Photographers have caught their first glimpses of Audi's third-generation TT coupe, expected to go on sale in Europe in the second half of 2014 and in the United States the next year.