Volkswagen Group's premium brand Audi has started the second half of 2014 with further sales growth: up 9.7% year on year in July to around 144,000 cars.
Toyota is trying to maximise use of its factories in the US without building any more new plants, a senior executive said on the sidelines of an auto industry conference in Michigan this week.
Hyundai Motor America will pay a US$17.35m fine to the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) because it delayed the eventual 2013 recall of 43,500 2009-2012 Genesis sedans.
Harman International Industries' net sales for the fiscal fourth quarter ended 30 June 2014 increased 22% to US$1.44bn from $1.18bn in the previous year. Operating income rose to $57m from $16m in the fiscal fourth quarter ended 30 June 2013. EBITDA increased 78% to $92m from $52m. Net income rose to $43m from $5m in the year-ago period.
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BMW said its July group deliveries rose 8 percent to 163,959 vehicles, helped by growth at its core brand.
VW's 5 billion euro ($6.68 billion) cost-savings plan was hit by a major setback after labor leaders forced management to ax McKinsey, the consultants working out the cuts, three sources with knowledge of the matter said.
Lexus, which ended a two-year production run of the $375,000 LFA in 2012 after manufacturing 500 units, will build a successor to the 552-horsepower car.
Lexus, which ended a two-year production run of the $375,000 LFA in 2012 after manufacturing 500 units, will build a successor to the 552-horsepower car.
Car sales in western Europe grew by 5 percent in July to a little more than 1 million vehicles, bringing sales for the first seven months to 7.4 million, according to analyst LMC Automotive.
Car sales in Western Europe grew by 5 percent in July to just over 1 million vehicles, bringing sales for the first seven months to 7.4 million, according to analyst LMC Automotive.
BMW plans to launch a revamped X1 and an all-new X2 next summer based on the company's UKL1 front-wheel-drive platform. The SUVs will be the second and third BMW-brand fwd models after the 2-series Active Tourer.
Car sales in Western Europe grew by 5 percent in July to just over 1 million vehicles, bringing sales for the first seven months to 7.4 million, according to analyst LMC Automotive.
Rival automakers are racing to catch up with Mercedes-Benz's lead in autonomous driving. Audi, Infiniti and Jaguar have advanced self-driving features, but they are not as integrated as those offered by Mercedes.
Hyundai has given its new i20 subcompact a sleeker, sportier design to help the car compete better against rivals such as the Ford Fiesta and Volkswagen Polo.