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Aug
3rd

ITALY: Brembo sales up in second quarter

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Brembo's net sales for the second quarter ended 30 June 2015 rose 15.3% to EUR524.6m (US$576.16m) from $454.8m in the same period a year ago.
Aug
3rd

CHINA: Faurecia-Dongfeng JV names new companies

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The Faurecia and Dongfeng Hongtai joint venture has named two new companies formed to supply parts to the Chinese automaker and affiliates.
Aug
3rd

INDIA: Honda Jazzes up sales in July

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The recent launch of the redesigned Jazz (Fit) has given Honda Cars India (HCIL) a sales boost.
Aug
3rd

New Ferrari F12 Speciale spied undisguised

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Ferrari F12 Speciale spy shot
News 3 Aug, 2015

Faster, lighter and more hardcore Ferrari F12 caught testing ahead of release in 2016

Aug
3rd

Reborn Spyker to take on Tesla with electric sports cars

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spyker
News 3 Aug, 2015

Troubled Dutch supercar maker Spyker announces merger with electric aircraft maker Volta Volare, likely to build electric sports cars

Aug
3rd

THAILAND: JLR clarifies ASEAN expansion goals

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Tata Motors' luxury car units Jaguar Land Rover has clarified its thoughts on local assembly in the ASEAN region following local media reports in July.
Aug
3rd

CANADA: Toyota gets government funds for Lexus production

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Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada (TMMC) has announced it is spending C$421m to build the next generation Lexus RX350 and 450h models at its Cambridge [South], Ontario assembly plant.
Aug
3rd

Q&A with coatings specialist Zircotec: Growing pains of an SME

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Coatings specialist Zircotec recently announced that it had secured a number of new OEM contracts for both OE automotive and motorcycle exhaust coatings, marking a step change in the volumes its UK-based factory is now producing. Matthew Beecham spoke to managing director Terry Graham about the transition to volume manufacturing and challenges of supporting these new projects.
Aug
3rd

New York hedge fund takes Suzuki stake on India, end to VW arbitration

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Suzuki rose to a record in Tokyo trading today after a New York-based hedge fund said it had acquired an undisclosed stake in the automaker.
Aug
3rd

GERMANY: Audi, BMW, Daimler buying Nokia’s Here maps business

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Audi, BMW Group and Daimler have agreed to buy Nokia Corporation's mapping and location services business Here.
Aug
3rd

Audi, BMW and Daimler join forces to buy Nokia’s HERE maps

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Nokia Here Drive Beta
News 3 Aug, 2015

German car makers team up to acquire Nokia's sat-nav mapping service HERE

Aug
3rd

French car sales rise 2% percent in July

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French car sales rose 2.3 percent in July, led by strong gains at Fiat, Hyundai and Toyota. Most volume brands boosted volume except Renault, whose sales fell on aging products.
Aug
3rd

BMW, Audi, Daimler will boost self-driving push with Nokia maps acquisition

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BMW, Audi and Daimler will buy Nokia's digital-map unit for 2.8 billion euros ($3.1 billion) in a push to extend the reach of automakers into digital services for self-driving cars.
Aug
3rd

Check out the ANE e-magazine for August

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The latest issue of the Automotive News Europe monthly e-magazine is ready for you to view.
Aug
3rd

A designer boss may be just what Acura needs

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The unexpected appointment of Jon Ikeda to head Acura could be exactly the shot in the arm Acura needs, both for its product portfolio and its relationship with the Honda mothership back in Japan.
Aug
3rd

Luxury titans: A case of too much variety?

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Automakers are rapidly widening their lineups to fill in every possible niche, with German luxury-makers BMW and Mercedes-Benz leading the way. But they say flexible platforms and premium pricing make the new variants profitable.
Aug
3rd

FCA dealer incentives at risk

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Fiat Chrysler dealers stand to lose incentive dollars from the automaker if they sell used cars with open, unrepaired recalls under a new policy ordered by U.S. regulators.
Aug
3rd

Ford, Ram adopt low-tech solution for tough IIHS test

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After releasing a split decision on the crash worthiness of the Ford F-150, the IIHS is continuing to crash test multiple versions of other automaker's pickups. Ram, meanwhile, is taking a page from Ford's playbook.
Aug
3rd

How the VW-Suzuki alliance went wrong

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The Volkswagen-Suzuki alliance started with high hopes in 2009 but now awaits likely dissolution by an international arbitration court. Internal Suzuki documents show how trust between the partners eroded.
Aug
3rd

A new breed of software engineer

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As auto suppliers beef up their software development, the hunt for software talent has taken on the urgency of a gold rush.
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