Assembly of the new Fiat Tipo began in September 2015 at parent Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' joint venture plant with Tofas in Bursa, Turkey. Output is expected to peak at more than 170,000 units in 2017, according to IHS Automotive.
Fiat Chrysler's talks with Samsung Electronics over a partnership with its car-parts unit have stalled because the Korean company is focused on resolving the Galaxy Note 7 smartphone crisis, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg.
The battle for technological supremacy in the premium midsize sedan segment is intensifying, with BMW claiming the redesigned 5-series sedan will become the most advanced on the market.
Automotive-parts supplier JTEKT agreed to pay $62.5 million to settle class-action lawsuits over price-fixing allegations. JTEKT will pay $47.5 million to U.S.
Yark Subaru, in Toledo, Ohio, has been named the No. 1 dealership on the fifth annual Automotive News list of the 100 Best Dealerships To Work For.
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12 Oct, 2016
Toyota and Suzuki announce plans to merge R&D resources to help challenge rivals from Europe and the US. Toyota admits it is behind
The National Automobile Dealers Association chose Michigan dealer Wes Lutz to be its 2017 vice chairman, putting him in line to be chairman in 2018.
ChargePoint, the world's largest electric vehicle charging network, has asked a U.S. judge to order changes to Volkswagen AG's $2 billion agreement with the Justice Department to boost zero emission vehicle infrastructure.
Forty grand for a Passat. That sounds a lot doesn't it? In fairness, you don't have to pay that much for the plug-in hybrid GTE, with prices starting at close to GBP36,000 before the government grant. The top of the line Advance trim level, though, costs just over GBP40,000, making this the priciest Passat yet.
Tesla said today it will provide strategic and product plans for a combined company of the electric automaker and SolarCity Corp. ahead of a Nov. 17 merger vote by shareholders of both companies.
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12 Oct, 2016
Lexus revises the CT200h range for 2017, bringing more equipment and rejigged trim levels
Hyundai reached a tentative wage pact with its South Korean labor union today, a union official told Reuters, after the automaker's worst-ever industrial strike disrupted output at its key domestic production base.
Poland's automotive industry association head said Warsaw is aiming to have 1m electric cars on domestic roads by 2026 as the country's burgeoning car sector evolves.
FCA Serbia says it has "completely changed" its purchasing division to hone in on quality rather than simply cost in a reorganisation drive. And PSA is targeting 95% local sourcing.
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16 Oct, 2016
Renault is planning hot Renaultsport versions of its Kadjar and Captur SUVs with the help of Nissan's NISMO tuning arm
Volkswagen said its eastern Europe purchasing department is a crucial cog in its search for new suppliers in the 20 countries in which it operates.
Renault will recall some of its Kwid cars in India to inspect the fuel system, the company's local arm said.
New vehicle sales in the Philippines increased by 16.2% to 31,451 units in September, from 27,069 units in the same month of last year, according to a report released jointly by the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines (CAMPI) and the Truck Manufacturers Association (TMA).
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