Volkswagen Group CEO Matthias Mueller said he cannot rule out further production delays due to problems with single suppliers. Last month a dispute with Bosnia's Prevent Group halted output of the Golf and Passat models in Germany.
Magna International said it was supplying Ford with S-Max Vignale componnets including the Eyeris electronic vision system and a transmission made by recently acquired subsidiary Getrag.
Ford and its joint ventures in China have set another record for company performance in August, as sales for the month totalled 96,450 vehicles, up 22% year on year.
Tata Motors' luxury vehicle unit Jaguar Land Rover said the newly-launched Evoque convertible helped propel it to its strongest August to date, with retail sales of 36,926 vehicles, up 26% compared to August 2015.
Benteler Automotive's new plant in Wrzesnia near Poznan, Poland, will produce front-end and chassis modules from individual components for the next generation Volkswagen Crafter.
PowerCell Sweden says it has received an order for the PowerCell S2 fuel cell stack to be used as a hydrogen-based range extender for electrified passenger cars, from an unnamed Chinese automotive company.
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Federal-Mogul has entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with a subsidiary of Icahn Enterprises, the supplier's majority shareholder.
Daimler plans to sell Mercedes EVs in China as the automaker seeks to capitalize on government initiatives aimed at growing the market for new-energy vehicles (NEVs), Hubertus Troska, its market chief, said.
Volkswagen Group has signed a preliminary deal with China's Jianghuai Automobile to explore making electric and plug-in hybrid cars in a new joint venture. The two sides aim to sign a formal agreement within five months.
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PSA CEO Carlos Tavares said he wouldn't increase the company's stake in its Chinese joint venture even if the 50 percent foreign ownership cap is lifted, signaling international manufacturers aren't united in seeking the policy change.
Nissan's humorous 'Heisman House' returns for its 6th year.
Automotive News Europe salutes the 25 Leading Women in the European Automotive Industry. Every day through Sept. 29 one of the 25 winners will be featured. Today's winner is Renata Jungo Bruengger of Daimler.
Robert Bosch GmbH demanded eight years ago that Volkswagen indemnify it for using the emissions-cheating defeat device that it helped the automaker create for its diesel engines, U.S.
The nation's largest state dealer association has urged Cadillac to delay its Project Pinnacle incentive program, arguing that the plan will hurt dealers and violate at least eight California franchise laws.
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is buying the remaining shares of auto supplier Federal-Mogul in a deal valued at about $281 million.
A takeover of Formula One by Liberty Media, rumored to be imminent, could be good news for the sport, but CEO Bernie Ecclestone is likely to remain at the helm of the series for some time yet, according to various reports.
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