Porsche's Italian offices were searched after prosecutors opened a probe against eight managers for alleged fraud in connection with parent Volkswagen Group's admission to cheating in emissions tests, two investigative sources said.
BMW topped Mercedes-Benz in U.S. luxury sales during November and widened its lead over its German rival for the year. Lexus remained in a close third, with U.S. sales growing 7 percent to 29,340 vehicles in November.
To boost growth and profitability, it said, Renault will split the roles of chief performance officer and EVP of sales and marketing starting on 1 January, 2016.
AutoNation's new-vehicle retail sales fell 6 percent in November compared with a year earlier to 25,555 vehicles, a drop driven in part by there being two fewer selling days last month.
Nissan is reportedly interested in raising its stake in Renault as it seeks to resist what it sees as attempts by Paris to gain greater influence in the Renault-Nissan Alliance.
Two suburban Detroit dealerships have been quietly re-entering the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles US network after more than six years away, now that the U.S. Supreme Court has ended a long legal battle over their reinstatement.
Audi is planning a wave of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles for the Chinese market to meet rising demand for 'New Energy Vehicles' (NEVs).
Kongsberg Automotive is reportedly eyeing divestment of some business areas as it comes under pressure on dividend and results from a group of shareholders.
VW group unit Skoda will not add weekend shifts this month but insisted it was not cutting production.
Serra Automotive said it has closed on its long-planned acquisition of three northern Michigan dealerships from Otto Belovich.
Volkswagen successfully lobbied for changes to proposed new European emissions tests designed to more accurately reflect 'real world conditions', a newspaper report said.
Heavy rains in India's southern Tamil Nadu state have battered one of the country's largest auto manufacturing hubs and forced plants to shut for the second time in less than a month, crippling production and deliveries from the region.
"Around 50" Volkswagen employees have come forward just ahead of the deadline to testify in the group's internal investigation into the emissions controls cheating scandal, a spokesman has said.
Volvo CEO Hakan Samuelsson reconfirmed that he expects the Swedish automaker to show a 'substantial improvement' in its operating profit when it reports its 2015 results.
Volkswagen Group's billionaire owners, the Porsche-Piech clan, today underscored their commitment to the automaker, pledging to protect jobs as the company battles with its emissions crisis.
India's infamous monsoon brought the Chennai automobile cluster to a standstill for the second time in two weeks as rain pounded the city and suburban areas from Tuesday morning.
Nissan has set out new proposals to end parent Renault's control and block French government interference in their alliance, sources told Reuters.
Shares in German automotive engineering group Edag rose in their market debut, outperforming the market.
By sweeping in plug-in hybrids (PHEVs), China's BYD claims to be the world's top seller of 'EVs' to the end of October, and for six consecutive months.
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