Toyota resumed production in Japan on Monday following a week-long stoppage caused by a shortage of parts from a key affiliated supplier.
General Motors named its Asian manufacturing boss, Phil Kienle, as head of production at Opel/Vauxhall, where he will play a crucial role in the European unit's product offensive.
New vehicle sales in Indonesia fell by 9.9% to 84,885 units in January, from 94,194 units a year earlier, according to data released by industry association Gaikindo.
Ricardo says it has been asked to provide an "objective and unbiased" assessment of a new Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT) under development by Chinese automaker, JAC.
VW Group will invest more than $4.5 billion this year in China, where the automaker last year lost its No. 1 spot to GM.
Mexico has fined Volkswagen's local unit nearly $9 million for failing to obtain permits covering emission certification and noise level certification for 45,494 vehicles the automaker imported into the country.
Michelin has posted 2015 operating income up EUR407m (US$455m) to EUR2.58bn, with tonnages up 3.2%, outpacing the market in all business segments, especially in passenger car and light truck tyres (up 6.7%).
NSK says it has developed a light column-type electronic power steering (EPS) system with the tilt designed to contribute to fuel efficiency.
Hitachi Automotive Systems says it will conduct a verification test drive of an autonomous driving system co-developed with Hitachi Group's Clarion Co on the Hitachinaka Road, a toll facility in Hitachinaka City, Ibaraki Prefecture.
European car sales rose 6.3 percent last month, although Volkswagen, the region's No. 1 automaker, lost sales and market share as rivals appeared to target its core brand amid the company's diesel-emissions scandal.
SAF-Holland says it has secured a further "large order" for truck suspension systems in China.
Volkswagen management was warned as far back as May 2014 US officials might examine engine control software, according to a news agency report.
Novelis says its RC5754 alloy, a new automotive product designed to contain up to 75% recycled content, has been successfully integrated into the structural components of high volume production passenger vehicles.
New vehicle sales in Japan fell by 4.6% to 382,876 units in January, from 401,366 units a year earlier, according to registration data released by the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA).
Opel's Ampera-e electric car will be built in the U.S. alongside its sibling, the Chevrolet Bolt, a German magazine reported.
Google is in the market for new high-tech space in the suburbs, sources told Crain's Detroit Business, an affiliate of Automotive News.
The average number of new-vehicle sales per U.S. dealership rose 4.8 percent in 2015 to 966 units, the fourth consecutive annual record, a new study found.
A EUR15m logistics improvement project at Daimler's Kecskemét, Hungary factory is progressing well after construction started earlier this year, Daimler said.