With a limited quota of just 3,000 full imports a year, plus the strict Inovar-Auto government auto policy rules to contend with, there are rumours locally that Volvo and its Chinese owner Geely are considering building a car manufacturing plant in Brazil.
Lanxess subsidiary, Bond-Laminates, says it has completed capacity expansion at its site in Brilon, Germany, for the composite Tepex, on schedule.
General Motors' European unit has issued a rare 'do not drive' warning for about 8,000 Opel/Vauxhall Adam and Corsa models registered since May 2014.
Malaysia's UMW Toyota Motor plans to spend up to MYR500m (US$153m) to expand its dealer and aftersales network to meet growing demand for Toyota and Lexus vehicles.
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said Fiat Chrysler's decision to have a home base in London matters less than the jobs and opportunities that the combined company will create in Italy.
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The 2015 facelift of the Kia Venga mini-MPV will debut at the Paris Motor Show this week
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29 Sep, 2014
Kia is forging ahead with hybrid technology and will showcase the diesel-electric Optima T-Hybrid in Paris
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29 Sep, 2014
Kia has revealed an updated version of the Rio supermini, which will debut at the Paris Motor Show later this week
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Performance meets economy in new Volkswagen Passat GTE, revealed ahead of a Paris show debut
Ford is demonstrating the capabilities of its redesigned, aluminum-bodied 2015 F-150 pickup to dealership sales personnel and consumers.
Ford is demonstrating the capabilities of its redesigned, aluminum-bodied 2015 F-150 pickup to dealership sales personnel and consumers.
If spoofs are the sincerest form of flattery, Lincoln's new MKC ad campaign featuring actor Matthew McConaughey in a series of moody spots is already a smash hit.
Mercedes-Benz will follow the rollout of its GLA compact crossover by bumping up the next-generation GLK -- its first entry-level crossover -- to a larger size and a higher price.
The National Automobile Dealers Association has rapped Nissan's knuckles for "actions by some Nissan representatives" to boost scores in a survey of dealer attitudes toward automakers.
Lotus, which is laying off about one quarter of its global staff, will skip the 2015 model year of its only street-legal car sold in the United States, the Evora two-seater.
New Cadillac boss Johan de Nysschen's philosophy of creating some scarcity for a product that often has been the focus of discount sales will come as a blow to some U.S. dealers.
Interiors have never been one of the Ford Mustang's selling points over the years. That's about to change with the airplane-inspired cockpits in the 2015 models that will go on sale next month.
Elon Musk, the founder and CEO of Tesla Motors Inc., will be a featured speaker at the Automotive News World Congress in January.
The UAW this summer vowed again to end the practice of paying workers in the same plant different wages for the same work.
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