Lexus is raising its U.S. sales target to 300,000 vehicles this year, General Manager Jeff Bracken said. 'We started the year with a sales goal of 290,000 units,' Bracken told Automotive News. 'Now 300,000 is within our grasp.
A Texas judge today overturned a 7-year-old negligent homicide conviction against a woman whose boyfriend died when her Saturn Ion -- now known to have had a defective ignition switch -- crashed, her lawyer said.
Fiat global brand head Olivier Francois calls Tony 'the elephant in the room.' And for more than five years, Fiat has tried to run away from him, even though Tony does not exist, but no more.
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Survey reveals Britain has angriest motorists, with distracted driving also an issue on UK roads
Tesla, the US electric carmaker, and BMW are discussing a possible battery and lightweight materials alliance, according to German media reports.
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Tuning firm Brabus is now offering a range of upgrades for the Mercedes C-Class in AMG-Line trim
The sixth of an eventual nine plants building the Nissan X-Trail (Rogue) has just come on line in Thailand ahead of the car's local debut. This will be at the local Motor Expo later this month.
Hyundai and Kia have raised their 2014 global sales target to at least 8m vehicles, up from 7.86m, as they expect high volumes in China sales to offset slowing growth elsewhere, particularly in the US and Europe.
Tata Motors plans to introduce automated manual transmission (AMT) in commercial vehicles, PTI reported.
South Korean buyout fund Hahn and Co. is considering purchasing shares in Halla Visteon Climate Control Corp. from Visteon Corp., a person familiar with the matter said.
International Automotive Components Group has announced the appointment of Patrick Machir to its board as well as the board of its parent company, International Automotive Components Group North America (IAC) effective 19 November.
Toyota Boshoku has started production of fuel cell parts to be used in the all-new 'Mirai' hydrogen fuel cell vehicle that has been unveiled by Toyota and goes on sale in Japan in December.
Hyundai and Kia said better-than-expected sales in Brazil, China and India will help them sell a record 8 million vehicles this year, even as a stronger won erodes profitability.
Hyundai and Kia said better-than-expected sales in Brazil, China and India will help them sell a record 8 million vehicles this year. In Europe, Hyundai expects to see a sales recovery driven by its new i20.
Hyundai and Kia said better-than-expected sales in Brazil, China and India will help them sell a record 8 million vehicles this year, even as a stronger won erodes profitability.
China's astonishing growth rates of recent years is starting to ebb, but still represents a powerful performance that is the envy of most of the developed world. Simon Warburton talked to global component producer, Faurecia deputy general manager China Division, Jingcheng Li, about opportunities which challenges such as emissions control and lightweighting, present.
China's astonishing growth rates of recent years is starting to ebb, but still represents a powerful performance that is the envy of most of the developed world. Simon Warburton talked to global component producer, Faurecia deputy general manager China Division, Jingcheng Li, about opportunities which challenges such as emissions control and lightweighting, present.
Schaeffler Group says it is continuing along its growth path, increasing its revenue for the first nine months of 2014 by 7.1% to EUR9bn (US$ 11.14bn).
When Jim Farley started his first tour of duty in Europe in 1997, he had a lot to learn. Now he's going back to run Ford's European unit. "I got my PhD in small cars walking through parking lots," in Europe, he says.
The long-awaited Jeep Wrangler redesign planned for 2018 will come with an eight-speed automatic transmission that promises to dramatically improve the off-roader's fuel economy.
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