Volkswagen has appointed Lars-Henner Santelmann as new head of its finance arm, Volkswagen Financial Services, the carmaker said today.
Toyota will focus European sales of its Mirai fuel cell sedan on Germany and the UK because those countries are expanding their refueling infrastructure for fuel cell vehicles.
Faurecia will form a joint venture with Beijing WKW Automotive Parts Co. to supply decorative aluminum parts for vehicle interiors to customers including Infiniti and Volvo.
Michelin says current European legislation mandating basic tyre labelling information is helping to discourage sales of low quality brands, but believes more could be done in terms of regulation.
Newly-formed component giant, Yanfeng Global Automotive Interior Systems (YFAI), says it believes the US will continue its remarkable automotive comeback after the global economic recession and will post growth of up to 2%.
Scandinavian automotive supplier body, FKG has launched a withering condemnation of Volkswagen's emissions scandal, branding it "destructive" for the industry.
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European new-car sales rose by 9.8 percent in September with all major brands including VW showing gains. Incentives and the continuing economic recovery across southern Europe helped to lift demand.
Renault aims to win new customers in China and Europe with the Kadjar compact SUV, the first vehicle to be built at the French automaker's new China plant.
Nissan has no plans to sell in Europe a minicar based on the Kwid, which has just been launched by alliance partner Renault in India.
GKN Automotive formed a partnership with Volvo to develop a so-called eAxle for the plug-in hybrid version of the new XC90. The solution helps the SUV to achieve CO2 emissions as low as 49 grams per km compared with 212g/km for the previous model.
Commonwealth//McCann, Chevrolet's ad agency, appointed a new executive vice president who will lead global strategy for the Chevy account.
A New York City dealership group is suing Autotrader in federal court for at least $1.
Kia is recalling 377,000 Sorentos because of a transmission glitch that can cause the crossover to roll while parked.
Longtime Minneapolis dealer Morrie Wagener is selling his stake in his 11-store group to the family behind construction and engineering giant Bechtel Corp.
The Viper, Dodge's all-American exotic sports car launched nearly a quarter-century ago to much acclaim, will end production in 2017, according to details contained in Fiat Chrysler's new contract with the UAW.
GM's global sales fell 3.1 percent in the third quarter even as North American sales of trucks and crossovers accelerated.
VW has suspended the executive who oversaw the development of diesel engines at the center of its diesel-emissions rigging scandal, Reuters reported.