European car sales rose 6.3 percent last month, although Volkswagen, the region's No. 1 automaker, lost sales and market share as rivals appeared to target its core brand amid the company's diesel-emissions scandal.
SAF-Holland says it has secured a further "large order" for truck suspension systems in China.
Volkswagen management was warned as far back as May 2014 US officials might examine engine control software, according to a news agency report.
Novelis says its RC5754 alloy, a new automotive product designed to contain up to 75% recycled content, has been successfully integrated into the structural components of high volume production passenger vehicles.
New vehicle sales in Japan fell by 4.6% to 382,876 units in January, from 401,366 units a year earlier, according to registration data released by the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA).
Opel's Ampera-e electric car will be built in the U.S. alongside its sibling, the Chevrolet Bolt, a German magazine reported.
Google is in the market for new high-tech space in the suburbs, sources told Crain's Detroit Business, an affiliate of Automotive News.
The average number of new-vehicle sales per U.S. dealership rose 4.8 percent in 2015 to 966 units, the fourth consecutive annual record, a new study found.
A EUR15m logistics improvement project at Daimler's Kecskemét, Hungary factory is progressing well after construction started earlier this year, Daimler said.
The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has confirmed details of the latest 1.7m vehicle recalls by two major German automakers and said a third also plans to recall multiple vehicles from model years dating back over a decade. All are fitted with driver side airbags with potentially faulty Takata inflators.
BASF has named Katja Scharpwinkel as head of Automotive Refinish Coatings Solutions Europe business unit at its Coatings division in Münster.
An unusual recall in the US - VW needs to fit a hybrid battery tray drain to 825 cars.
Bridgestone says it has supplied an anti-vibration rubber part for engine mount use in Toyota's new Prius hybrid vehicle, which was launched in Japan in December last year and is slated for subsequent release in Europe and the US.
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A new hydrogen-powered car from Wales-based Riversimple has been teased ahead of a reveal on Wednesday
Lanxess and Saudi Aramco have unveiled Arlanexo as the name of their new joint venture for synthetic rubber.
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Lexus follows up V8-powered LC500 coupe with 'next-generation hybrid' version at Geneva
Sales of premium-luxury vehicles have long been viewed as guaranteed money in the bank. Not any more.
The spruced-up 2017 Chevy Trax is a statement about the importance automakers are placing on subcompact crossovers, a segment that didn't exist three years ago but in 2015 accounted for 21 percent of overall U.S. sales growth.
A panel appointed to review troubled airbag maker Takata cited a number of red flags in its quality control.
Although true driverless cars may be a decade away, the first smart maps likely will debut this year or next.
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