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Apr
5th

Ghosn welcomes rush of Tesla Model 3 preorders

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Nissan Motor Co. CEO Carlos Ghosn is welcoming the quarter million-plus preorders booked by Tesla Motors for its new Model 3 as finally some 'good competition.'
Apr
5th

Mercedes starts Romanian output of 9-speed auto

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Daimler's Romanian subsidiary Star Assembly has started production of the 9G-Tronic nine-speed automatic transmission.
Apr
5th

Hyundai Motor announces connected car roadmap

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Hyundai Motor Group has presented its roadmap for connected car development and says it will collaborate with leading global IT and networking companies to develop its 'Hyper-connected and Intelligent Car' concept.
Apr
5th

South Koreans’ sales continue growth in March

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Domestic sales by South Korea's five main automakers continued to grow strongly in March, by 11.7% to 148,848 units from 127,216 units a year earlier, according to data released individually by the vehicle manufacturers.
Apr
5th

PSA outlines new business plan and new product push

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PSA Peugeot Citroën has presented a new five-year business plan that includes a raft of new products and the aim to "transform the company in order to unleash its full potential" and grow sales and operating margin.
Apr
5th

Schaeffler owners sell last non-voting shares in supplier for 1.24 billion euros

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The founding family and majority owners of German supplier Schaeffler sold their remaining non-voting stake in the company for about 1.
Apr
5th

Subaru and Prodrive aim for Isle of Man TT car lap record, again

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Subaru Isle of Man
News 5 Apr, 2016

Subaru again teams up with British firm Prodrive to create Impreza-based Isle Of Man racing car to be driven by Mark Higgins

Apr
5th

PSA triples profit target to 6%; plans product offensive

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PSA tripled its profit goal to 6 percent of sales by 2021 and revealed plans to roll out 26 new cars including seven plug-in hybrids and four EVs as part of the Push to Pass strategy unveiled today.
Apr
5th

PSA triples profit target to 6%; plans 26-car product push

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PSA tripled its profit goal to 6 percent of sales by 2021 and revealed plans to roll out 26 new cars including seven plug-in hybrids and four EVs as part of the Push to Pass strategy unveiled today.
Apr
5th

PSA plans new model blitz for Peugeot, Citroen and DS

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Citroen Grand Cactus
News 5 Apr, 2016

Hybrids, EVs and a pick-up truck to make up a new car boom that will launch Peugeot, Citroen and DS forward to 2021

Apr
5th

Toyota rally racers go global

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'The Road Makes the Car' features rally racers testing tracks around the world.
Apr
5th

Volvo sales rise 12% in March on U.S., China demand

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Volvo's global sales rose 12 percent in March as demand for the automaker's SUVs helped boost deliveries in the key U.S. and China markets. First-quarter sales were up 12 percent.
Apr
4th

Mexican state government eyes deal with Kia to end plant dispute

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A Mexican state government said it could soon reach a deal with Kia in a dispute over financial terms surrounding the opening of the South Korean carmaker's first plant in the country.
Apr
4th

Tesla deliveries miss forecast as `hubris’ hurts SUV supply

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Tesla Motors Inc. shipped 14,820 vehicles in the first quarter, less than the 16,000 it had forecast in February, on the heels of surprisingly strong orders for the company's new, less-expensive model.
Apr
4th

Average U.S. fuel economy unchanged from February

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As U.S. pickup and SUV sales continued to surge in March, the average fuel economy of those vehicles didn't change from February, a University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute report said.
Apr
4th

German car sales flat in March; Q1 volume up 4%

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German car sales were flat in March at 323,000 vehicles, marking the first month in almost a year that volume did not grow in Europe's biggest auto market.
Apr
4th

PSA claims class firsts for revamped Expert and Jumpy

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PSA Peugeot Citroen is claiming a couple of firsts for its redesigned mid-size Peugeot Expert and Citroen Jumpy/Dispatch model lines - a new, compact 4.6m long version and the availability of hands-free electric sliding side doors.
Apr
4th

Mini pulls Abby Wambach ads after DUI arrest; she wasn’t driving a Mini

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Mini says it is pulling ad content featuring Abby Wambach and "re-evaluating" its relationship with the retired soccer star after she was arrested Sunday and charged with driving under the influence.
Apr
4th

Toyota teams with Microsoft on connected-car venture

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Toyota is forming a joint venture with Microsoft Corp. to consolidate much of the carmaker's global research in telematics, data analytics and network security services as the auto industry expands connected-vehicle technologies.
Apr
4th

Advance Auto Parts names PepsiCo exec CEO

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Advance Auto Parts said it hired a 30-year veteran of PepsiCo to lead the aftermarket parts retailer as CEO. Tom Greco, 57, will succeed George Sherman in the role on April 11.
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