Chrysler is pulling equipment from a Canadian parts maker for the second time in 14 months after it was forced to idle a second assembly plant on Thursday due to a component shortage.
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Despite General Motors' looming troubles, development of the Chevrolet Volt rolls on, and 80 new prototypes will be built and tested starting this summer.
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Despite General Motors' looming troubles, development of the Chevrolet Volt rolls on, and 80 new prototypes will be built and tested starting this summer.
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Delphi is scheduled to meet on Monday in Washington DC with creditors, the government's auto task force and General Motors to discuss the firm's reorganisation, a lawyer for the bankrupt auto parts maker said on Thursday.
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SAAB has revealed the new 9-3X, which promises SUV-like off-road ability combined with the practicality of an estate.
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SINGAPORE, April 3 (Reuters) - Luxury automakers Rolls-Royce and Maserati believe they can avoid the sales slump that is hitting most other automakers.
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Hyundai Mobis Co., South Korea's biggest auto parts maker, will try again to absorb sister company Hyundai Autonet after its earlier attempt was scrapped due to high costs, the two companies said today.
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Prototype X5 spotted at the 'ring with mild cosmetic updates
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TMD Friction, a bankrupt German maker of brake pads for the auto industry, has been bought by private equity firm Pamplona Capital Management, TMD said today. Both sides declined to comment on the sale price.
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Roadside payment machines facing axe.
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Japanese built SUV gets sharp new look from Lancer saloon.
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Kia hopes its latest Sorento will halt the model's steep sales slide in European markets. The Korean carmaker will launch sales of the medium SUV in Europe shortly after the model's European debut at the Frankfurt auto show in September.
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Official VFACTS data released by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) showed that 75,650 passenger cars, SUVs and commercial vehicles were sold in March 2009 - down 17.1% (15,635 vehicles) compared to the same month in 2008.
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March sales of 4,881 new cars in New Zealand were 28.6% up on February while still down 23.3% on March 2008.
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Striking Toyota workers in Venezuela have finally reached an agreement with the automaker and will return to work next Monday.
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Fears that a major U.S. automaker could seek bankruptcy protection are causing auto parts suppliers to demand quicker payments from the manufacturers, exacerbating problems for the already hard-pressed car makers.
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TOKYO (Reuters) -- Shares of Mitsubishi Motors Corp. jumped to a three-month high on Friday after a news report said the automaker would double its annual electric car production capacity target in the business year to March 2012.
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U.S. carmaker Ford Motor Co. is in talks with unions to cut the workweek at its sole Russian assembly plant to compensate for expected falls in demand, a Ford spokeswoman said on Thursday.
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The centerpiece of Mitsubishi Motors' stand at next week's New York Auto Show will be the Outlander GT Prototype. Building on the success of the current Outlander, this sporty compact CUV will make its World debut on April 9.
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Charlottetown, April 2, 2009- Classic elegance will meet modern technology this summer as hundreds of motoring enthusiasts descend on the Island's capital to showcase the treasures of the automobile industry, both past and present. Set against the backdrop of the stunning waterfront in Historic Downtown Charlottetown, the PEI International Motoring Festival will celebrate the best in North American and Foreign make automobiles ranging from heritage vehicles to exotic cars.
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