Overseas companies should be wary of establishing "cultural imperialism" in China says one prominent ex-auto CEO, as the drive to consolidating the plethora of automotive OEMs in the country looks to gather momentum.
Tesla marked the opening of its largest North American sales, service and delivery center in San Francisco, a key market from which the EV maker will introduce its Model 3 sedan late next year.
Mahle Group is to sell its industrial filtration activities to the Filtration Group Corporation, headquartered in Chicago.
Wabco has reported details of its new multi-year supply agreement with Geely, one of China's largest automobile manufacturers and owner of Volvo passenger cars. Extending new business with this existing customer, Wabco will supply the vast majority of vacuum pumps for Geely cars and sport-utility vehicles in the Chinese market, starting in 2019.
Renault's sevenfold surge in vehicle sales fueled growth in India's auto market in July, extending the industry's streak of gains to 13th consecutive months.
Mahindra Intertrade, a part of the Mahindra Partners Division of the US$17.8bn Mahindra Group, and MSTC (a Government of India enterprise), has signed a formal joint venture agreement to set up India's first-of-its-kind Greenfield auto shredding and recycling capability.
Kobelco Aluminium Products and Extrusions (or KPEX) has broken ground on a production facility in Bowling Green, Kentucky, US, officially marking the start of construction. Approximately fifty people attended the ground breaking ceremony.
Production of the Infiniti Q60 sports coupe has started at the company's manufacturing facility in Tochigi, Japan.
BMW Group achieved a new July sales record with a total of 180,080 vehicles delivered to customers around the world, an increase of 4% on the same month last year. Coming off the back of a record first half-year, this start to the third quarter sees year-to-date sales climb 5.5% with 1,343,217 vehicles delivered worldwide.
Suzuki will continue its product offensive in Europe by launching the Ignis small crossover. The Ignis will have its European debut at the Paris auto show.
Electric vehicle charging companies are calling for independent oversight of the $2 billion Volkswagen is required to invest in clean car infrastructure in the U.S.
Former India Hyundai president, BVR Subbu, says China has real export potential with its burgeoning expertise in the field of new energy vehicles [NEVs].
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Lada bucked the Russia's steep slump with a 4 percent rise in sales last month in a market down 17 percent. The brand said demand for its new Vesta and XRay cars had exceeded expectations.
Porsche plans to build up to 30,000 units of its new Panamera during 2017, its first full sales year. The added output at VW group's Liepzig plant is expected to put pressure on a factory.
Toyota is expanding its development and engineering in Europe to help launch cars that are better suited to local tastes. The automaker plans to add a second styling center and expand the engineering capabilities of its randd center in Belgium.
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