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Dec
4th

JCI’s Molinaroli says employees ‘rallied around’ him after scandal

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Johnson Controls CEO Alex Molinaroli, in his first public comment regarding his extramarital affair involving a former consultant to the company, said his employees and the community have 'rallied around' him since news of the scandal...
Dec
4th

JCI’s Molinaroli says employees, community ‘rallied around’ him after scandal

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Johnson Controls CEO Alex Molinaroli, in his first public comment regarding his extramarital affair involving a former consultant to the company, said his employees and the community have 'rallied around' him since news of the scandal...
Dec
4th

Defiant Takata puts onus on carmakers for U.S.-demanded recalls

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Takata's refusal to comply with a federal demand to widen its airbag recall leaves regulators in a quandary: take the parts supplier to court or try to convince automakers to do the job instead.
Dec
4th

UK: Car sales in Western Europe up just 1% in November

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Car sales in Western Europe grew by a slight 1% in November versus last year, according to data released by LMC Automotive.
Dec
4th

Toyota sees small pickups as growth market

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Toyota is betting that small pickup trucks are going to become big sellers.
Dec
4th

Daimler seeks to open a car plant in Russia, report says

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Daimler has applied to the Russian city of St. Petersburg to set up a car factory there, Interfax news agency reported, citing local officials. Daimler's Mercedes-Benz is Russia's top-selling premium brand.
Dec
4th

Cadillac names Publicis Worldwide as new global ad agency

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Cadillac today named Publicis Worldwide its new global advertising agency of record, replacing agencies controlled by Interpublic Group, which held the account since July 2013.
Dec
4th

SWEDEN: Volvo expands its range with new small SUV

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Volvo will expand its range of SUVs to three within the next four years with the introduction of an XC40 based on its next-generation compact-car architecture.
Dec
4th

BELGIUM: Valeo cautions against car technologies being “next Nokia”

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Valeo says applications for automobiles should not become "the Nokia of the next decade" as suppliers increasingly evaluate the use of mobile phone technology for cars.
Dec
4th

Aston Martin reveals DB10 for next Bond film

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James Bond will get back behind the wheel of an Aston Martin in Spectre, the next film in the 007 series. But, the secret agent will get in something considerably newer than the DB5 from Skyfall.
Dec
4th

McLaren Special Operations unveils bespoke packages

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News 4 Dec, 2014

McLaren announce new customisation packs for its 650S, 12C and P1, allowing owners almost limitless tailoring

Dec
4th

UK: BMW and Sixt launch London car-sharing service

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BMW Group and rental car operator Sixt have launched the car sharing service DriveNow in London.
Dec
4th

BMW expects further sales growth in 2015

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BMW expects its brand sales to increase in 2015, building on this year's solid expansion, even though economic growth in core European markets is stalling. The carmaker is sticking to its goal of selling more than 2 million group vehicles this year.
Dec
4th

Western Europe car sales lifted by UK as France, Germany falter

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Western Europe new-car sales rose 1 percent in November as strong demand in the UK and Spain helped offset falls in Germany and France, emphasizing the patchy nature of Europe's sales recovery. The annualized selling rate fell to 12.3 million cars.
Dec
4th

JAPAN/AUSTRALIA: Toyota announces post-2018 future

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Toyota has announced the new business structure for Toyota Motor Corporation Australia (TMCA) for 2018 onward following the closure of the Altona, Victoria, Camry plant at the end of 2017.
Dec
4th

NETHERLANDS: Spyker announces merger plans

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Spyker has announced plans to merge with a US-based electric aircraft manufacturer.
Dec
4th

SOUTH AFRICA: Ford cancelled components contract after strikes

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Ford reportedly cancelled a components contract with SKF a few weeks after strikes hit car parts manufacturers in South Africa.
Dec
4th

INDIA: Michelin begins truck tyre manufacturing

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Michelin has started producing truck tyres in India at its INR40bn (US$646m) plant in Chennai.
Dec
4th

Toyota widens airbag recalls to China, Japan

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Toyota has widened a U.S. recall of its vehicles linked to defective airbags made by Takata to include some of the same models in China and Japan, after one of the devices ruptured in a car at a scrapyard in its home country.
Dec
4th

INDIA: Daimler plans to enter bus segment

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Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) plans to enter the Indian bus segment.
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