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Jun
10th

Mercedes plug-in push to include all-electric SUV

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News 10 Jun, 2016

Mercedes will drive towards its zero emission future with expanded range of hybrid, plug-in and all-electric vehicles

Jun
10th

Smart electric drive – pictures

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Jun
10th

Mercedes GLC F-Cell – pictures

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Jun
10th

China sales to reach 30m by 2020 – Ping an Bank

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China's Ping an Bank estimates the domestic automotive market will reach 28m-30m vehicles by 2020 as outlined in the government's 13th five-year plan.
Jun
10th

Navistar to make GM’s cutaway G van

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Navistar will make the cutaway version of General Motors' G Van at its Springfield, Ohio plant starting in the first half of 2017. The multi-year contract will require at least 300 workers and enable the truck maker to recommission the second line at the plant.
Jun
10th

GM appoints new global manufacturing head

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General Motors has announced that Alicia Boler-Davis will become executive vice president, global manufacturing. She succeeds Jim DeLuca, who is retiring after a 37-year career that included key positions in manufacturing, labour relations and quality.
Jun
10th

China suppliers must keep business focus – Magna

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Magna says suppliers in China need to focus on the fundamentals of business, and not be too swayed by technology, as component manufacturers face the 'new normal' of a market slowdown, a major industry player said this week.
Jun
10th

BASF plans new auto paint factory in Thailand

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BASF plans to boost production capacity for waterborne and solvent-borne automotive paint coatings in Thailand with a new factory on its Bangpoo site.
Jun
10th

BMW May sales rise but Mercedes’ China growth keeps it ahead

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BMW delivered nearly 6 percent more brand vehicles in May on strong demand for SUVs and its flagship 7-series sedan, but slipped behind Mercedes, which keeps thriving on record momentum in China.
Jun
10th

Police Ford Mustangs could join the fleet of UK forces

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Mustang police car
News 10 Jun, 2016

The 410bhp V8 Ford Mustang is being assessed by police forces in the UK for use on the road

Jun
10th

Magna advises Chinese through local research centre

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Magna has been invited to advise Chinese authorities through the China Automotive Technology and Research Centre (CATARC).
Jun
10th

New Volkswagen Amarok V6 pick-up 2016 review – pictures

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Jun
10th

Peugeot family ready to increase stake in PSA, report says

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The Peugeot family is ready to consider raising its stake in PSA, the carmaker it controlled until a government-backed bailout in 2014, former chairman Thierry Peugeot and other members of the founding clan said in a rare interview with a French...
Jun
10th

How Ford’s European arm became a money maker again

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Ford of Europe's 6.3 operating margin in the first quarter and its $434 million pre-tax profit were impressive after the automaker lost $42 million during the same period last year.
Jun
9th

Mulally, Nader to enter Automotive Hall of Fame

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Former Ford CEO Alan Mulally and consumer activist Ralph Nader will join Bertha Benz, the wife and business partner of Carl Benz, who invented the automobile, and engineer Roy Lunn as the latest inductees into the Automotive Hall of Fame.
Jun
9th

GM deal with Navistar paves the way for more midsize pickups

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General Motors has contracted with Navistar International to build some of its commercial vans, a move aimed at enabling GM to produce more hot-selling Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon midsize pickups.
Jun
9th

NHTSA warns Tesla over non-disclosure pacts

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U.S. auto safety regulators have chastised Tesla Motors over reports that it used nondisclosure agreements with consumers in exchange for covering out-of-warranty repair costs on some of its vehicles.
Jun
9th

Why GM and Ford shares languish

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Executives at Ford and General Motors are chagrined that their genuinely impressive financial results have not won them more love on Wall Street. Instead, share prices are sluggish.
Jun
9th

AIAG collaborates with Wayne State to create new supply chain curriculum

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Wayne State University said it plans to collaborate with the Automotive Industry Action Group to develop degree and certificate programs for the automotive supply chain.
Jun
9th

Google co-founder Page backing two startups making flying cars, report says

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Google co-founder Larry Page is backing two startups that are working on flying cars, including funding one of them with more than $100 million so far, Bloomberg Businessweek reported Thursday, citing sources.
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