A complex credit system has left California well off the pace needed to meet clean-vehicle sales goals.
Nissan Group sales dropped 6.5 percent in August, with a sharp decline in car sales accounting for the decrease.
Canadian labour body, Unifor says it will announce its template automaker for this year's bargaining negotiations next Tuesday (6 September).
Ford and Nissan posted their biggest U.S. sales declines in years in August as the industry fell 3.5 percent. Volume at GM, Honda and Toyota also dropped, while Fiat Chrysler advanced. The SAAR fell to 16.
The head of Germany's powerful IG Metall union, Joerg Hofmann, reportedly has demanded Volkswagen request talks with the United Auto Workers union (UAW) over a dispute about how to represent some workers at VW's Tennessee plant in the US.
Although worries persist over the long-term outlook for China's vehicle market, analysis of the latest sales data shows that the SUV segment is continuing to show strong growth that is benefitting Japanese and domestic brands in particular.
French road hauliers are denouncing as "a racket" the ability of British immigration officers to impose severe fines on lorry drivers found with stowaway migrants, as the refugee situation in the northern French port of Calais continues to worsen.
Daimler has announced all Mercedes-Benz Trucks 'genuine parts' can now be ordered via the global, cross-brand replacement parts platform partslink24.
South Korean steelmaker Posco said it had completed construction of an automotive steel plant in Thailand as it looks to grow its presence in south-east Asia.
Critics of embattled airbag manufacturer Takata Corp.
Volkswagen is recalling nearly 30,000 natural-gas-powered vehicles in Europe to replace tanks because they cannot be properly checked for corrosion.
Nissan said it was working with ride hailing service Uber on a new, major electric vehicle (EV) project "as part of its commitment to tackling air pollution in London and across the UK".
Harman International and Chinese search engine Baidu will partner to offer speech-enabled smart speakers integrated with Baidu's artificial intelligence (AI) technology.
Bosch said it was supplying water injection parts for BMW's M4 GTS, the first production vehicle to feature what the Tier One supplier described as "an innovative and groundbreaking water injection system".
French registrations increased by 6.7 percent in August with most brands reporting gains. Renault, Fiat and Hyundai showed strong gains while demand for VW Group cars fell.
French registrations increased by 6.7 percent in August with most brands reporting gains. Italy sales were up 20 percent while Spanish sales rose 15 percent.
Britain's Business, Investment and Industrial Strategy department is to plough GBP35m (US$46.3m) into an automotive zone in the UK Midlands, as well as new transport links to Jaguar Land Rover's burgeoning operations at its nearby global HQ and engineering centre.
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