UK new-car registrations rose 5.3 percent last month to a 518,707. It was the best March result ever in the UK and the top sales total since August 1997. Cheap credit and attractive finance deals have helped boost demand in Europe's No. 2 market.
Mercedes achieved its highest-ever monthly brand sales in March as deliveries rose 8.4 percent. Strong demand in Europe and China helped offset a drop in U.S. volume. Three-month registrations rose 13 percent.
Henkel develops adhesive, sealant and functional coatings technologies for the automotive industry. Matthew Beecham caught up with Frank Kerstan, Global Programme Manager for Automotive Composites and his colleagues to learn more about Henkel's composite leaf spring for Volvo, adhesives for windscreens, and electro ceramic coatings.
PSA Groupe says it believes it is shaking off the "tyranny of automotive business cycles" and now has a sustainable operation after turning round previous heavy losses to record a EUR1.2bn (US$1.4bn) profit last year.
For Kia, Mexico's historic car boom isn't working out as planned. A dispute with a recently elected state leader may prevent the start of production next month at a northern Mexico car factory representing more than $1 billion in investment.
Among the factors cited by Tesla as causes behind slow sales of the Model X in the first quarter are the company's own "hubris in adding far too much new technology to the Model X in version 1".
PSA Peugeot Citroen says it does not have a "magic wand," but is pointing to its significant achievements in stemming financial losses and posting a major profit of EUR1.2bn (US$1.6bn) for last year.
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Kia is experiencing rapid sales growth in the UK car market this year from its new Sportage model and expects incremental growth with the addition of the Niro hybrid later this year.
Ford said it would boost its competitiveness by spending US$1.6bn on a new small car plant in in San Luis Potosi state, Mexico.
PSA Peugeot Citroen says it wants to embrace the challenges of the current "sometimes chaotic" environment in its 'Push to Pass' initiative launched yesterday (5 April) in Paris.
UK new car sales grew 5.3% year on year in March, making it the biggest ever month since the bi-annual plate change began in 1999, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
French Energy Minister Segolene Royal has suggested to Tesla founder Elon Musk that he build an electric car factory on the site of France's oldest nuclear reactor after it closes at the end of the year, the news agency AFP reported.
Renault will apply measures to reduce the nitrogen oxide emissions from its diesel vehicles that meet the new Euro 6 standard.
Daimler expects profit momentum to build in the course of 2016 as the company reaps the rewards of an overhaul of the Mercedes E-class sedan, the automaker's most important model.
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Ford said it would spend R2.5bn (US$170m) to expand its Silverton assembly plant in Pretoria, South Africa, to produce the redesigned Everest, an SV derivative of the redesigned Ranger pickup truck launched at the end of 2015.
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