A record-breaking year for Australia's motor industry remains a likely prospect after the industry recorded its second-best July sales of 91,331, the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries said.
Martin Hogganvik (38) has been appointed interim CFO at Kongsberg Automotive with immediate effect, responsible for all finance and IT functions at the supplier.
Honda Canada has confirmed it will add the UK-built Civic hatchback to its 2017 model line this autumn, supplementing locally- and US-built sedan and coupe versions, and will also sell the upcoming Type-R hatch next year.
VW Group outsold GM in July as well as in the first seven months of the year to reclaim its position as China's largest automaker.
New Zealand's Motor Industry Association said record net immigration, a healthy tourism sector and a generally robust economy continued to drive sales of new vehicles beyond expectations with July sales up 11.6% year on year to 11,570 new vehicles and year to date volume up 6.2% to 80,612 cars and commercial vehicles.
Audi, the largest luxury brand in China, is losing market share to its two German rivals, BMW and Mercedes.
Thailand's state-owned oil and gas company PTT Plc has signed a collaboration agreement with six automakers to help develop the country's nascent electric and plug-in hybrid vehicle market.
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Nissan's Infiniti brand will debut the world's first production-ready variable compression ratio engine at the Paris auto show next month. The automaker says the engine matches diesels for power and fuel efficiency.
GM failed to designate a flawed ignition switch linked to multiple deaths and injuries as a safety concern, CEO Mary Barra told jurors at a Texas trial.
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A Texas judge has thrown out a lawsuit against General Motors from a woman who blamed a 2012 car crash on a faulty ignition switch that later prompted the company to recall 2.6 million vehicles.
Volkswagen AG and the U.S. Justice Department have held preliminary settlement talks about resolving a criminal probe into the automaker's diesel emissions violations, sources told Reuters. VW confirmed it is working on a final settlement.
Audi is rolling out technology that will allow its vehicles in the United States to communicate with traffic signals, allowing for a more stress-free ride in what it says is the car industry's first commercial use of the nascent technology.
Honda's first five-door Civic hatchback for the U.S. market will go on sale this fall as a 2017 model.
Honda says that the first mass-production tenth generation Civics made in Swindon, UK, have now set sail for the US. The cars are due to arrive in dealers across North America by September.
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Nissan Motor's luxury brand Infiniti said it would show its new VC-T (Variable Compression-Turbocharged) powerplant at the Paris show next month. It's claimed to be the world's first production-ready variable compression ratio engine and one of the most advanced internal combustion engines ever developed.
VW plans to reduce working hours at a German plant making Passat cars because of problems with supplies from its in-house seat manufacturer Sitech.
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