Philippe Klein, Nissan's head of planning, sees changes to the powertrain mix in Europe due to the rising cost of diesels. He said Nissan and partner Renault have the right mix of alternatives, including EVs, to meet changing demand.
Hyundai will begin production of the Santa Fe Sport at its Montgomery, Ala., plant in early summer to increase supplies of the 5-passenger crossover amid a rise in light-truck demand across the industry.
Penske Automotive Group, making a foray into Japan, acquired a 49 percent equity stake in the Nicole Group, a luxury dealership group with operations in Tokyo and Kanagawa.
Car sales in Western Europe grew by 14.3% in December according to data released by LMC Automotive.
Cox Automotive Canada, through its Manheim Canada operation, has acquired 100 percent ownership of Manheim Source Edmonton, in Edmonton, Alberta. The auction site has been renamed Manheim Edmonton.
Panasonic President Kazuhiro Tsuga says it will be years before autonomous systems contribute meaningfully to the company's bottom line.
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The Renault-Nissan alliance will roll-out "more than 10" vehicles in four years with driverless capabilities
The Renault-Nissan Alliance said today it plans to offer 10 vehicles with autonomous drive technology in four years.
The 2017 Ford Fusion's new front end was spotted in full view today, four days before the freshened sedan is expected to be revealed at the Detroit auto show.
Mercedes-Benz parent Daimler AG is developing plans to produce a family of new battery-powered luxury vehicles, the automaker's research chief said.
Volkswagen CEO Matthias Mueller will meet with the top U.S. environmental regulator next week, the highest-level talks since the automaker admitted to using software to evade emissions requirements.
Volkswagen CEO Matthias Mueller will meet with the top U.S. environmental regulator next week, the highest-level talks since the German automaker admitted to using software to evade emissions requirements in 580,000 U.S. vehicles.
Mitsubishi Motors has confirmed a report in Japan's Nikkei business newspaper which said the automaker was unable to find a buyer for its US factory in Normal, Illinois, and take on its workers.
While the U.S. auto industry set a sales record in 2015, the average fuel economy of light vehicles purchased last year fell below 25 mpg for the first time in nearly two years, a monthly report said.
Volkswagen may be preparing to buy back around as many as 100,000 cars in the US market, according to a German newspaper report.
Last year's record U.S. light-vehicle sales were powered by booming crossover, pickup and SUV demand while consumers gave a cold shoulder to most cars.
Plastic Omnium says Jean-Michel Szczerba, a director and Chief Operating Officer, has been appointed co-CEO.
Pioneer is exhibiting its automotive technologies which can be integrated to support Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), autonomous driving, and other vehicle elements at this week's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.
Tech supplier Mobileye wants to convince automakers that join its project to create crowd-sourced maps to share their data, creating a constantly updated, global digital map to guide self-driving cars, Chairman and Chief Technology Officer Amnon...
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