Toyota Motor is to recall about 6.5m vehicles worldwide to fix electric window switches that could short circuit and cause a fire. It recalled 7.4m vehicles worldwide in 2012 to deal with a similar problem related to unevenly applied lubricant during manufacture.
Volkswagen has suspended its head of quality control, Frank Tuch, in connection with the emissions scandal at the automaker, newspaper reports said.
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On the eve of what has become known as 'Back to the Future Day,' Stanford University researchers unveiled a self-driving DeLorean that can burn rubber under robot control, suggesting the future might not be so dismal after all.
Ferrari priced its initial public offering at the top of expectations, raising $893 million, as drivers enamored with the luxury sports car maker snapped up its shares alongside institutional investors, defying a choppy market.
Ferrari priced its initial public offering at the top of expectations, raising $893 million, as drivers enamored with the luxury sports car maker snapped up its shares alongside institutional investors, defying a choppy market.
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Magneti Marelli has inaugurated a new industrial plant in India dedicated to the production of automotive exhaust systems.
GM appointed two more outsiders to top leadership posts within its legal department, after last year's firing of several high-ranking lawyers implicated in the company's ignition switch scandal.
General Motors says it set aside traditional vehicle development in selecting LG Electronics as its partner in developing the upcoming series production Chevrolet Bolt EV, which it claims will travel more than 200 miles on a single electric charge.
BMW says it has expanded its DriveNow car sharing scheme to include Stockholm, taking the total number of cities in Europe to nine.
Data released by LMC Automotive suggests that the global light vehicle market "appears to be strengthening once again".
General Motors has forged a broad partnership with LG for the development of the Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicle, sourcing everything from battery cells and electric motors to the infotainment system from the Korean company.
Demand could outstrip supply on Ferrari's initial public stock offering later today, and the shares may price at the top of an indicated range of $48-52 per share, people close to the matter said.
New transmission systems designed to boost fuel economy and infotainment proved troublesome for the auto industry this year, with Acura and Cadillac taking the biggest falls in Consumer Reports' 2015 Annual Auto Reliability Survey.
To comply with new EU-mandated environment requirements taking effect in 2017, Daimler's Mercedes-Benz said it would equip European market S- and E-Class models as the first production passenger cars with CO2 air conditioning systems. Cars using a new, alternative refrigerant will have a special fire protection system.
Ford promoted company veteran Linda Cash to lead its European manufacturing operations in a management reshuffle that will also see its European sales boss, Peter Fleet, become Asia Pacific head of sales and marketing.
A camouflaged, full-size, Ford-badged SUV spotted recently in Dearborn, Mich., near Ford's product development center, offers the best view yet of the redesigned aluminum-bodied Expedition, due out as a 2018 model.
GMC has been testing a Denali version of its Canyon midsize pickup. As with other Denali models, the honeycomb appearance of the camouflaged Canyon replaces the standard GMC face, a three-bar, horizontal layout, spy photos show.
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