Takata's airbag crisis could spur changes to how car owners maintain their vehicles, with Japan's automakers discussing whether drivers should regularly replace the chemicals used to inflate the safety devices.
Toyota announced on Thursday (18 December) it is planning another expansion of its southeast Michigan R&D campuses.
The Renault-Nissan alliance and AvtoVAZ will merge their purchasing activities in Russia to create the largest buyer in the country's auto industry.
Drivers don't need a calendar to let them know when to go in for a service check -- Zubie can tell them. And now, the smartphone app is offering perks as well.
Takata has sufficient funds to deal with a global recall that has climbed to about 21m vehicles after five deaths linked to its products, a top company executive told the Nikkei business newspaper.
Honda's latest hydrogen-fuelled FCV concept will make its North American debut at the Detroit show next month ahead of its Japanese and US launches in the first quarter of 2016.
Nissan Motor has recalled over 80,000 vehicles sold in Mexico to check for potential defects stemming from air bags made by Takata.
GM, Audi and Jaguar Land Rover temporarily stopped selling cars in Russia this week, deciding that taking a timeout from the market was the best way to deal with the ruble's collapse.
Baidu has said that it plans to invest in online minicab firm Uber.
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18 Dec, 2014
Flagship VW Polo GTI on sale now priced from £18,850, first deliveries expected in March
The battle for market share among the largest eight automakers in the U.S. has never been greater as the range between them continues to narrow, a report from IHS Automotive said today.
Takata, the embattled airbag maker, stepped up its response to a global auto-safety crisis by distributing an open letter from its CEO in U.S. and German newspapers.
Hindustan Motors will shut down its car manufacturing plant in Uttarpara, West Bengal, PTI reported.
As a cost cutting measure, PSA Peugeot Citroen is planning to shift its Paris headquarters to a location in the suburb of Poissy, where the company has a factory, Bloomberg reported, citing unnamed sources.
New vehicle sales in Indonesia fell by 12% to 91,268 units in November, compared with 103,703 sales a year earlier, according to data released by the Gaikindo automotive industry association.
Bridgestone has developed a CAIS (Contact Area Information Sensing) based system that can assess tyre wear and tread depth, Tyrepress reported.
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18 Dec, 2014
New Nissan Juke NISMO RS crossover is available now, with prices starting from £21,995
Genk's Mayor says the decision not to take up Punch Metal's offer to secure up to 200 stamping jobs at Ford's Belgium plant is a "missed opportunity" as the factory prepares for its last day today (18 December).
Faurecia, North America's sixth-largest automotive supplier, has inaugurated its new automotive seating plant in Wentzville, Missouri.
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18 Dec, 2014
Multi-million pound investment brings 300 new jobs and will play host to new SUV due in 2016
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