The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has tabbed former Transportation Secretary Rodney Slater as the independent monitor for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles as part of the company's agreement to improve how it monitors recall and safety...
Automakers with Mexico assembly plants are monitoring the path of Hurricane Patricia -- the 'strongest ever' hurricane on record -- as it makes landfall later today near Manzanillo on Mexico's west coast.
Volkswagen AG, which reported death and injury claims at the lowest rate of any major automaker in the U.S. in the last decade, agreed to an independent audit of its compliance with a law requiring timely reporting of those claims.
The UAW said it filed for an election by 165 skilled trades workers at the Volkswagen AG auto plant in Chattanooga, Tenn.
The ripples of Volkswagen's emissions scandal have reached nearly every aspect of the automotive industry over the last month.
U.S. new-vehicle sales are on pace to reach the highest level for any October since 2001, according to three forecasts. One of the forecasters, LMC Automotive, also raised its full-year outlook to 17.
Johnson Controls defended CEO Alex Molinaroli following reports of his ties to a convicted swindler, saying the executive was a victim of the scam, not an accomplice. In an Oct.
The United Auto Workers union (UAW), fresh from securing member approval of a labour contract with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, reportedly is turning its attention to wage negotiations at General Motors where union leaders believe they have the best chance of hammering out a quick deal.
New vehicle sales in Japan continued to fall in September, by 7.6% to 479,375 units from 518,772 units in the same month of last year, according to data released by the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA).
Automotive seating and electronics supplier Lear reported a 28 percent gain in net income as the impact of key acquisitions in the last year took root in the company's balance sheets.
General Motors' Opel division denied violating European pollution standards after green activists claimed the automaker's Zafira minivan had excessive NOx emissions.
Lexus may add a fuel cell car based on its LS flagship sedan, a report said. Lexus parent, Toyota, is betting heavily on fuel cell vehicles and has already launched the world's first mass-produced fuel cell car, the Mirai.
A highlight for me in the last week was a go in what Nissan UK bills its third generation Leaf - the 2016 update with an optional longer range 30kwh battery that fits in the same space, weighs 21kg more and propels my favourite EV about 25% further - a theoretical 250 kilometres or, in old money, 155 miles.
Autoliv said its third quarter net income fell 7 percent to $99 million, citing weaker results in the slowing Chinese auto market. But the company said overall business growth remained strong.
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GM Canada has confirmed that the Oshawa Assembly Plant will be running Saturday overtime on the consolidated line to the end of December 2015 to meet increased demand for the Chevrolet Equinox.
General Motors is nearly doubling its workforce at Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly by adding a second shift and more than 1,200 hourly and salaried jobs.
Maruti Suzuki has raised the monthly wages of temporary workers at its Manesar and Gurgaon plants, including Suzuki Powertrain, by an average of 10%.
Volkswagen plans to recall 17,057 trucks in Brazil to correct the software that cheats in emissions tests.
Mazda is to recall 1.2m vehicles in the US for defective ignition switches.
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