Germany's auto market will shake off Volkswagen's emissions scandal to grow 4 percent this year and will expand slightly further in 2016, the VDA industry association said. German car sales rose 9 percent in November.
Volkswagen is closing in on regulatory approval for a series of low-cost fixes to 8.5 million rigged diesel vehicles in Europe, a step forward in its effort to overcome a scandal over cheating on emissions.
Ford is adding truck production equipment and facilities at its own plant in Thailand to meet demand for the Ranger pickup truck in Asia Pacific markets.
Faurecia's joint venture with Dongfeng has started construction of an interiors parts plant in the Chinese city of Wuhan.The plant will produce components for customers including PSA/Peugeot-Citroen, Renault and Honda.
PSA/Peugeot-Citroen has named company veteran Thierry Poriat as general manager of its DS subbrand in China.
French new-car registrations rose 11 percent in November as most major carmakers, including scandal-hit Volkswagen Group, made gains.
French new-car registrations rose 11 percent in November as most major carmakers, including scandal-hit Volkswagen Group, made gains.
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1 Dec, 2015
Family saloon recieves price increase, starting from £21,495 - plug-in hybrid model due in 2016
Hyundai Motor affiliate Kia announced on Tuesday it had shipped 15m vehicles to other markets, 40 years after starting exports.
Nissan is not planning to issue new shares to reduce Renault's stake in the Japanese automaker, a Nissan spokesman said.
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1 Dec, 2015
Volvo boss makes landmark announcement that his company will accept full liability when car is in autonomous mode
Porsche teamed up with the equivalent of the French DMV to offer driver tests in a sports car.
Ford will invest $1.3 billion in its Kentucky Truck Plant to support the redesigned 2017 Super Duty pickup. Ford said the plans, including a new body shop, will create 2,000 jobs, most of them new hires.
VW and the Justice Department want a U.S. judicial panel to centralize in Detroit hundreds of civil lawsuits alleging the German automaker defrauded consumers and shareholders, according to court filings.
Lear Corporation has acquired Arada Systems, a Troy, Michigan based automotive technology company that specialises in Vehicle-to-Vehicle and Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2X) communications.
Magna International is set to commence production at its two units in the Sanand auto cluster from the second week of December.
Japanese automobile output fell 0.5% year on year to 817,080 units in October, the 16th consecutive month of falls.
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30 Nov, 2015
Spy shots reveal various carbon fibre additions to standard Lamborghini Huracan, including a massive rear wing
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