Thailand's total domestic car sales are expected to fall 10% year on year in 2016 to 720,000 units, the president of Toyota's Thai unit said, citing a weaker economy and a newly introduced tax.
General Motors' global sales reached 9.8m vehicles in 2015, up 0.2% year on year, for the company's third consecutive year of record sales.
American Honda said today it will begin leasing the Clarity hydrogen fuel cell sedan for under $500 per month later this year in select California markets. The retail price will be about $60,000.
European car sales likely will rise 2 percent in 2016, down from 9 percent last year, as northern markets weaken and Spain's rebound slows, industry association ACEA said.
New vehicle sales in Malaysia rose by 7.4% to 69,401 units in December, from 64,638 units in the same month of last year, according to data compiled by the Malaysian Automotive Association.
General Motors has opened a new 160,000-a-year capacity Cadillac plant at its SAIC-GM joint venture in Shanghai, with the start of production of the CT6 luxury sedan.
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Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn says the automaker plans a "much more massive" presence in Iran when it returns to the market following the lifting of international sanctions.
Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn says the automaker plans a "much more massive" presence in Iran when it returns to the market following the lifting of international sanctions.
In updating its Ridgeline midsize pickup, Honda aimed to create the ultimate tailgating tool. A new type of in-bed audio system forgoes conventional speakers, which could be easily damaged in a cargo area.
GAC Group (Guangzhou Automotive) has become a strategic investor in Uber Technologies Inc's China operations. The move is being seen as one that will boost both Uber's presence in China and provide an opportunity for increased vehicle sales to GAC.
General Motors has launched a new car-sharing service called Maven.
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Figures released by the SMMT show the sale of nearly 1.6m British-built cars in 2015
British commercial vehicle manufacturing rose by a third in 2015 when 94,479 units rolled off production lines, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
European carmakers' association ACEA has said that the EU car market is moving in the 'right direction' after hitting 9.3% growth in 2015, but it also expects growth to slow to just 2% in 2016.
Tata Motors' Jaguar Land Rover is now Britain's biggest vehicle producer with its 489,923 units built in 2015 (up from 449,507 in 2014) nudging ahead of Nissan's 476,589 (500,238).
Nissan will build a new generation of the Leaf's lithium-ion battery at its UK factory, ending speculation that the automaker would outsource production to an external supplier to reduce costs
General Motors says it is launching a car-sharing service called Maven in Germany and the U.S., joining at least two other automakers testing the market for consumers who want to borrow cars rather than own them.
General Motors is folding car-sharing services in Germany and the U.S. into a unit called Maven.
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