Toyota has won approval from shareholders for a new share issue in Japan that has been resisted by some overseas investors.
Online retail platform Alibaba has formed a strategic partnership with local carmaker Lifan Auto in a bid to raise sales of cars through its channels.
Volkswagen Group CEO Martin Winterkorn told staff about a planned restructuring that will give the automaker's brands and regional chiefs more responsibility to make the company more responsive to industry and customer changes.
Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn vowed to delegate more responsibility to the group's brands and regional chiefs to make the company more responsive to industry and customer changes.
BMW's MINI plant in Oxford is showcasing what is described as a high-efficiency street lighting system that doubles as a charging station for electric vehicles (EVs) during the city's second Low Carbon Oxford Week.
Television and radio presenter Chris Evans is to become the new host of Britain's globally popular 'Top Gear' TV show, replacing Jeremy Clarkson, who was dropped by the BBC in March after he attacked a producer.
PSA and Bolloré have signed an agreement for the distribution and production of a Bolloré electric car that will be made at a PSA Peugeot Citroën plant in Rennes.
When Ford confirmed last year it would build its most popular pickup using aluminum, the automaker's steel supplier was caught flat-footed.
Johnson Controls has appointed former investment banker Greg Guyett as executive vice president, corporate development, effective 10 August.
The European Commission has fined Germany's Eberspaecher Group 68 million euros ($76.6 million) after finding Eberspaecher and fellow supplier Webasto had fixed prices of heating systems in cars and trucks.
In what is one of its busiest 'new product' years, Mazda UK is hoping the resulting sales may tip it back over into 50,000 territory as the UK likely heads for another record year with 2.5m total industry sales possible.
Mahle has announced it now holds around 90% of the shares in Kokusan Denki, a Japanese company listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, after a successful public tender offer. It says the move strengthens its presence in the mechatronics sector.
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Jaguar Land Rover is testing technology that allows a driver to steer a vehicle from outside the car. The app can be used to steer a car into and out of tight parking spots and may appear on production cars in 2020.
Hyundai Motor will hire Volkswagen Group veteran Luc Donckerwolke to succeed Peter Schreyer as head of design for the Hyundai and Kia brands, a report said.
Hyundai Motor will hire Volkswagen Group veteran Luc Donckerwolke to succeed Peter Schreyer as head of design for the Hyundai and Kia brands, a report said.
Toyota Motor Europe has announced two senior changes that put two Brits into senior roles.
PSA/Peugeot-Citroen will build the Bollore Bluesummer convertible electric car at its factory in Rennes in western France. Production will begin in September with a maximum annual production of 3,500 vehicles.