The severe storms that rolled through the Midwest over the weekend caused damage to the Subaru plant in Indiana -- the only Subaru assembly plant in the United States -- and interrupted production there for at least a day.
GM's Opel division says it has agreed with labor leaders on the outline of a severance deal for workers at the troubled Bochum plant, which is due to stop making cars at the end of 2014.
While the Detroit Three dominate big pickups, Toyota has become the top mid-size truck seller in the United States with its Tacoma.
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19 Nov, 2013
We're giving away the chance for your very own car to appear on a TV advert
Safety systems supplier Takata Corporation has set up a Hungarian subsidiary - Takata Safety Systems Hungary - to build a new factory in Miskolc, about 180km north east of Budapest.
Those who have been around a while and possess reasonable memories may recall the pickle that Korea's automotive industry got itself into in the late-1980s.
French civil servants are backing the use of political input into the country's automotive sector in the north-east of the country as a way of ensuring future competitiveness and replacing employment lost when the area's mining industry was rationalised.
The wraps are off the all-new, third-generation Mini hardtop.
Mini -- feeling some heat from new rivals, notably the Fiat 500 and Chevy Spark -- is upping its game with the third-generation Cooper hardtop and loading the venerable mini car with premium high-tech safety, performance and infotainment features.
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18 Nov, 2013
Last minute tweaks to the production Porsche 918 Spyder have improved its performance figures even further
EDITOR WES RAYNAL: This 2013 Mercedes-Benz C250 sedan offers a great little combination with this four-cylinder turbo engine and stiff chassis.
-- We've said it before, and we'll say it again: There's something a little bit different about "professional car" people.
Imported vehicles are expected to take their biggest ever share of the Japanese market this year as European automakers expand their offerings of small cars and get a lift from the economic recovery amid rising last minute demand ahead of a sales tax hike.
Shanghai-Volkswagen, the joint venture between VW and SAIC Motor Corporation, has built its 10 millionth vehicle, a Tiguan.
Mazda Motor has cancelled a test drive of vehicles equipped with its automatic braking system at the Tokyo show.
Mini unveiled the latest generation of its iconic minicar, which will go on sale in Europe and the United States next spring. The new Mini is slightly larger than the current model but also lighter and more fuel efficient.
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18 Nov, 2013
Pictures and details of Nismo-tuned Nissan GT-R leak onto web ahead of Tokyo show debut
Toyota has opened its largest R&D centre in Changshu city, Jiangsu province, east China.
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