Toyota and Daihatsu are forming a company to focus on emerging markets. The new organization will develop small cars for sale under the Toyota brand.
This second of two management briefings covering the 2016 Paris motor show, summarises the concepts and production models which should matter most in 2017 and beyond.
Volvo will launch car-to-car communication in its top model line in Europe before the end of the year, joining Mercedes and Toyota in offering systems that allow vehicles to exchange information with other cars to improve safety.
Jeep reported its first monthly sales decline since September 2013 Monday, pushing Fiat Chrysler's U.S. sales down 0.9 percent in September. The automaker posted sales of 192,883 vehicles for the month, including its first reported U.S.
Ford Motor Co. posted double-digit declines for 11 of its 22 U.S. nameplates last month as its light-vehicle sales fell 8.1 percent from what it described as an unusually strong September 2015. Ford said its light-truck sales were down 2.
Some Ford owners will soon be able to turn up the heat at home from their cars using Amazon's Alexa voice service or start their vehicles from their desks using the same system.
Sales of light trucks continued to power Nissan Group U.S. sales in September as the combined total for the Nissan and Infiniti brands rose 4.9 percent to 127,797 vehicles. Nissan Division set a record for September, rising 4.
Workers at a major Ford plant in Canada are unhappy with a contract their union reached with General Motors and would likely vote down a similar agreement, a senior local union official said today.
Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. said September sales rose 1.5 percent to 197,260 vehicles, with strong light-truck volume -- led by the Tacoma -- offsetting weak car demand.
General Motors posted its smallest U.S. sales decline since March, and Cadillac extended its streak of year-over gains to four consecutive months. GM's performance last month was little changed from September 2015. Its total sales fell 0.
U.S. auto safety regulators said they are opening two new preliminary investigations into 642,000 Ford SUVs and cars over door latch warning light and steering issues.
BorgWarner said it plans to sell its Remy aftermarket business to an investor group for $80 million.
Ford, General Motors, Fiat Chrysler and Honda posted U.S. sales declines in September while Toyota and Nissan advanced as industry volume slipped for the second straight month, even as discounts rose. Overall, light-vehicle deliveries fell 0.
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French new-car registrations rose 2.5 percent in September with most automakers except PSA Group making sales gains.
September was once again dominated in Canada by Ford, which was driven in turn by all-time record sales of the Ford F-150. Auto sales essentially went sideways in September -- a 0.5 percent drop from a record year-ago month.
Nissan's possible sale of Calsonic Kansei Corp., one of its biggest suppliers, would cast off a final vestige of the carmaker's keiretsu system of intertwined parts makers. It also would inject much-needed cash into Nissan Motor Co.
With new-car sales in Europe back on track, the industry appears to be shrugging off some of its anxiety about Brexit, the decision by U.K. voters in June to exit from the European Union.
Kia's fourth-generation Rio hatchback grows incrementally in nearly every direction and as a result promises more space for people and gear.