General Motors, which has seen its U.S. market share fall faster than any other automaker through the first five months of the year, is hitting back with multiple June promotions and marketing plays for Chevrolet. Chevy U.S.
French car parts supplier Valeo said today it would buy German clutch manufacturer FTE Automotive for 819.3 million euros ($914 million).
BMW has transformed its "i" division into a development center for self-driving cars, a board member told Reuters, a major strategic shift for the unit previously focused on making a family of lightweight electric vehicles.
Automakers in the UK including Opel/Vauxhall, BMW, Nissan and Jaguar Land Rover, are making plans to get more steel from continental Europe, putting pressure on Tata Steel to secure a sale of its troubled UK plants before it loses customers.
Europe's Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA), has revised its forecast for 2016 car registrations up from its initial January forecast of 2% growth.
The European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) revised its car sales estimate to 14 million in 2016, a 5 percent rise, up from the 2 percent sales growth predicted in January.
European industry group ACEA revised its car sales estimate to 14 million in 2016, a 5 percent rise, up from the 2 percent sales growth predicted in January.
A lack of workers is acting as a brake on growth for the Czech car industry, an automotive group said. The body estimates that the Czech industry as a whole, of which automakers are a major part, currently needs an additional 52,000 employees.
LeddarTech says Valeo has added a new low-cost, solid-state LiDAR based on Leddar technology to its portfolio of driving and parking assistance solutions.
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Thyssenkrupp says it is now the sole owner of Brazilian steel mill, Thyssenkrupp CSA.
Jenoptik Group is investing US$15m in its Rochester Hills, Michigan, location creating a new technology campus for metrology and laser machines for the North American automotive industry.
Nissan Europe has named Ponz Pandikuthira, its current light commercial vehicle director, as the automaker's new product planning chief. Pandikuthir succeeds Ivan Espinosa, who becomes program director for Nissan's midsize car platform in Japan.
With its "Volkswagen Future Automotive Supply Tracks" (FAST) initiative, the Volkswagen Group is aiming for more intensive strategic interchange with its suppliers with a view to forging ahead even more strongly with future-oriented technologies.
Volkswagen of America has announced that the #PinkBeetle will go into production as a 2017 model, having been shown as a concept at the 2015 New York Auto Show.
TMD Friction has unveiled a new partnership with Volkswagen Group, which will see subsidiary, Pagid technology on more than 7.5m pieces per year of rear brake pads, produced in Essen, Germany.
Maruti Suzuki India (MSIL) says it will, with the cooperation of all employees, advance the regular bi-annual maintenance closure of its plants, originally scheduled from 27 June to 2 July, to 6 June to 11 June.
Six automakers said today they are recalling nearly 2.5 million U.S. vehicles with defective Takata airbag inflators, documents posted with government regulators show.
China Yuchai International has announced the appointment of Thomas Khong Fock Phung as its new CFO.
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