Volvo will debut its compact SUV, expected to be called the XC40, in early 2018, sources said. Volvo CEO Hakan Samuelsson said a compact SUV is a priority for Volvo but he declined to confirm the name of the model or the timing of its arrival.
All 40,000 union members at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles U.S. will vote on a proposed new contract on Oct. 20 and 21, rather than stretch the balloting over more than a week as was done in the recent failed vote, the UAW said on Monday.
The Volkswagen scandal over diesel emissions tests is headed for Hollywood.
Ford Motor received the top ratings among 12 automakers surveyed for ethnic diversity and inclusion efforts by Jesse Jackson's Rainbow/PUSH Coalition.
VW's credit rating was cut one level today by Standard and Poor's, which said the German carmaker's cheating on U.S. diesel-emissions tests indicates management weaknesses that may lead to a further debt downgrade.
VW wants to extract $3.41 billion in price cuts from its suppliers as part of a broader cost-cutting program to help mitigate the costs of the emissions scandal that has rocked the company, a German newspaper reported.
VW first sold cars in Britain equipped with software that could cheat emissions tests in 2008, its UK boss, Paul Willis, told UK lawmakers. He said it was implausible that senior executives knew about the test-rigging.
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The Fiat Chrysler executive who, until last week, was overseeing the struggling Fiat brand in North America, has resigned. Jason Stoicevich, 36, resigned Oct. 7, Automotive News has learned.
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Swiss concept creators Rinspeed will cause a stir at the CES Show 2016 with the Etos, an autonomous two-seater with its own drone
Changes to European emissions tests in the wake of the VW cheating scandal should not be overly tough or diesel vehicles will become so expensive that automakers have to stop selling them, industry association ACEA said.
Mercedes-Benz was the world's best-selling luxury car brand for the third consecutive month in September, surpassing BMW and Audi as demand for coupelike SUVs helped its sales grow twice as fast as at either competitor.
Ford announced on Monday it would spend CNY11.4bn (US$1.8bn) on research and development in China by 2020. It said it would "significantly build up its research and development capabilities in the country" - especially at its Nanjing Research and Engineering Center (REC) - and develop more vehicles in China, for China.
Plastic Omnium says new plants starting production will allow it it cope with expected global demand in the next five years.
Piero Ferrari grew up shielded from becoming a racing driver like his father Enzo, who founded the iconic sports car maker. Now Piero will end up a billionaire in an initial public offering of the automaker.
Ford will invest $1.8 billion over the next five years to expand randd in China, the latest effort by the U.S. carmaker to secure a larger slice of the world's biggest auto market.
Saint-Gobain says it is seeing real potential in emerging markets such as India, where its focus on weight and noise reduction are key business opportunities.
As the Volkswagen emissions scandal continues to unfold I have, over the past couple of weeks, been asking a number of industry public and media relations people, along with some senior car company executives - off the record - how they would handle such a crisis, and indeed, how did they rate VW's handling of the affair.
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