Of all this week's events, the most jaw-dropping, if true, was surely the apparent peace moves between France's fiery Industry Minister, Arnaud Montebourg and Maurice "The Grizz" Taylor, CEO of tyre manufacturer, Titan International.
Forty years of production at the PSA Peugeot Citroën Aulnay-sous-Bois factory north of Paris ended on Friday, 25 October, 2013 with a Citroën C3, the last of about 8.5m cars.
Nissan Motor is recalling 188,302 SUVs globally due to faulty brake control software.
Volkswagen has opened a plant in Ningbo in southeast China. The factory will build the Skoda Superb and later add VW and Skoda compact cars.
October light vehicle sales in the US will total 1,229,860 new cars and trucks for an estimated Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate (SAAR) of 15.5m, Edmunds.com forecast. Projected sales will up 8.2% month on month and 12.7% year on year.
China's Fuyao Glass Industry Group plans to spend US$420m to expand its automotive safety glass operations in Europe and the US with the aim of increasing its share of the global market.
A major French union has described production of today's (25 October) last vehicle at PSA Peugeot Citroen's Aulany plant as 'emotional' as the reality of the automaker's restructuring plan kicks in.
The managing director of General Motors Holden is to depart the company and take on a new role in Shanghai.
Hyundai will launch its new Genesis large sedan in Europe where it is trying to shed its image as a value-for-money brand.
Volkswagen Group executives and the usual gaggle of dignitaries from local partner SAIC Motor Corporation and government have officially opened Shanghai-Volkswagen's new plant in Ningbo, south eastern China.
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Every year, as hundreds of new cars and trucks pass through our fleet for evaluation, we are always on the lookout for those dazzling few deserving more careful scrutiny for our top honors, the Autoweek Best of the Best.
Doug Field, until recently the president of Mac hardware engineering at Apple, is to shift to Tesla Motors to become vice president of vehicle programmes.
Hyundai reported its first profit increase in four quarters after sales rose in China and demand for hatchbacks helped boost deliveries in Brazil.
Mercedes may introduce Google Glass integrated into a car's navigation system in its production models.
General Motors' ability to reverse years of losses in Europe is coming down to products, not partners.
What do June 25, July 26 and Oct. 25 have in common? They are all days in which a European plant stopped vehicle production this year. The plants were victims of the region's chronic overcapacity.
PSA will end production at its factory in Aulnay near Paris but the closure is not enough to dent overcapacity in Europe's auto industry. Matching capacity with demand would entail closing 18 European plants, analysts say.
General Motors' ability to reverse years of losses in Europe is coming down to products, not partners.
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