Mexico's light-vehicle output in 2014 rose 10 percent from 2013 to a record 3.22 million units, while exports increased 9 percent to an all-time high of 2.64 million vehicles, a trade group said.
Features
9 Jan, 2015
We attended the opening of London's first major classic car show and here's our gallery of the highlights
Vehicles that drive themselves on the freeway or take over in traffic jams may be on the road in large numbers by 2017 and autonomous cars might create a $42 billion market for the technology by 2025, Boston Consulting Group said.
J. Stuart Perkins, who steered Volkswagen to a US sales record that has held for 45 years, will be remembered at a memorial service in Florida on Saturday. Perkins died in Sarasota on Dec. 25. He was 86.
With 32,369 units sold, American Honda's CR-V was the market's best selling SUV in December. Another upset: the Toyota Camry was toppled as the No. 1 car. And, the BMW 3/4 Series made it into the top ten best selling cars list, outselling two Hyundais and the Chevy Cruze. It's looking like being an unusual 2015 in the US.
Renault and PSA/Peugeot-Citroen stopped production lines during a nationwide minute's silence in remembrance of the victims of a terror attack on a Paris-based newspaper.
Renault and PSA/Peugeot-Citroen stopped production lines during a nationwide minute's silence in remembrance of the victims of a terror attack on a Paris-based newspaper, a media report said.
KAR Auction Services, parent of ADESA, has named Peter Kelly president of its new Digital Services Group, effective immediately. Kelly, 46, co-founded Openlane in 1999 and has been KAR's chief technology officer since 2013.
Honda agreed to pay a record $70 million in fines and submit to stricter oversight for failing to tell the US government about warranty claims and more than 1,700 injuries and deaths linked to potential defects in its cars.
Hoegh Autoliners says it will require around 30h to pump out up to 3,000t of water which has poured into its Osaka vessel carrying 1,300 cars and ahead of severe storms expected to batter southern Britain tomorrow (9 January).
Articles
26 Jan, 2015
Design your dream Aston Martin and win a behind-the-scenes trip to the factory
Volvo will debut the S60 Cross Country at the Detroit auto show next week. Volvo has increased the sedan's ride height by 2.5 inches and added all-wheel drive. The S60 Cross Country will go on sale in the United States this summer.
The UK commercial vehicle market grew 11% to 363,155 units in 2014, the highest level since 2007.
General Motors' Buick brand delivered nearly 1.2m vehicles in China, the United States, Canada and Mexico in 2014, marking the second consecutive sales record for the most Buicks sold in a single year in the brand's 111-year history.
The Australian new car market topped 1.1m for only the third year ever, with 1,113,224 new cars sold in 2014.
Johnson Controls (JCI) will expand its automotive battery line with a 12 volt lithium titanate model, a collaboration with Toshiba, for advanced start-stop vehicles.
BorgWarner announced it has developed the first flex fuel turbocharger made in Brazil for the country's growing passenger car market.
General Motors CEO Mary Barra said growth in the US auto market will flatten out this year, although a strong economy and falling gasoline prices should sustain demand.
News
8 Jan, 2015
Korean media reveals Kia's updated city car ahead of Geneva debut and spring 2015 release, new 1.0-litre turbo petrol likely
Subaru of America is recalling nearly 200,000 vehicles for a second time in the United States to fix brake lines that may leak fluid due to corrosion from salty, wintery roads, which could lead to longer stopping distances and increase the risk of a...
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