Daimler, Ford and Nissan Motor have signed a "unique" three-way agreement to jointly develop a common fuel cell system "to speed up availability of zero-emission technology and significantly reduce investment costs", the automakers announced on Monday.
PSA says it halted production in Slovakia for the day on Monday and will add another four stoppage days next month in response to weak demand across Europe.
ZF Friedrichshafen CEO, Stefan Sommer, recently headed the German supplier's presence at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. He took time out of his schedule to talk to Simon Warburton.
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Isuzu Motors is reported to have firmed up plans for India with a manufacturing plant in Sri City, Andhra Pradesh.
Maruti Suzuki is planning a fourth car plant in India, the company's chairman, RC Bhargava, has told The Nikkei business newspaper.
General Motors said on Sunday it would add a third shift at its Gravataí Industrial Complex, creating 1,450 new jobs at the assembly plant and another 1,000 at supplier plants located at the facility in the south of Brazil. Another 180 jobs will be created in the new powertrain plant in Joinville.
Toyota has reclaimed the world number one spot for vehicle sales as Japan's big three carmakers set new production records in 2012.
General Motors' Brazilian unit at the weekend avoiding a looming strike by delaying the layoff of up 750 workers until the end of the year and promising to spend about BRL500m (US$246m) at its Sao Jose dos Campos facility.
Significant tension continues to surround PSA Peugeot Citroen's reopened Aulnay factory near Paris as around 200 militant strikers demonstrate against its planned closure.
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Daimler, Ford and Nissan joined forces today to develop a line of affordable fuel-cell cars for sale starting in 2017 in what could be the first major advance for the promising zero-emission technology.
Daimler, Ford and Nissan joined forces today to develop a line of affordable fuel cell cars for sale starting in 2017 in what could be the first major advance for the promising zero-emission technology.
A new investment boom to make engines in Brazil is on the way. These ideas have been around since 2011 and took firmer shape when the government imposed the new, five-year (2013-2017) Inovar-Auto automotive regime which makes it necessary for automakers building cars here to purchase more locally-made components.
A new investment boom to make engines in Brazil is on the way. These ideas have been around since 2011 and took firmer shape when the government imposed the new, five-year (2013-2017) Inovar-Auto automotive regime which makes it necessary for automakers building cars here to purchase more locally-made components.
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The 1998 Chicago Auto Show may not go down in the books as the most exciting; it was home to a truck-heavy lineup.
As is often the case with the great roadsters, the Kelly Brown Track T has been a known commodity in rodding circles for somewhere around 30 years. All it needed was to finally get built and finished.
Opel sales and marketing chief Alfred Rieck has quit his post, marking another high profile departure for the troubled brand. Opel named Duncan Aldred as interim head of sales and marketing.
Opel sales and marketing chief Alfred Rieck has quit his post, marking another high-profile departure for the troubled brand. Opel named Duncan Aldred as interim head of sales and marketing.
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