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.
Opinion
23 Oct, 2015
If technology exists that can help to make drivers safer, we should encourage its use, says Steve Fowler
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.
SsangYong has operated in Europe for a long time, but suddenly, sales have been surging - beyond 100% YoY in most countries. And that's not just due to the addition of the hot-selling Tivoli B-crossover. Steve Gray, the company's UK head of Marketing, tells just-auto what's ahead for the rest of the decade.
Honda has delayed its plans to build a manufacturing plant with joint venture partner Dongfeng Motor in China amid sluggish demand.
News
23 Oct, 2015
Cleaner, greener, more practical and similar enough to the classic black cab to avoid upsetting the purists, the new London Taxi is here!
Tesla could begin producing cars in China in two years, CEO Elon Musk said, adding that local production had the potential to slash the sales prices of its models in the world's largest auto market by a third.
Tesla Motors is negotiating with the Chinese government on potentially producing cars domestically, CEO Elon Musk said.
Nissan, aiming to put autonomous vehicles on the road by 2020, has unveiled its latest prototype, a sensor-laden Leaf electric vehicle that can change lanes, pass cars and merge onto and off of highway by itself.
News
23 Oct, 2015
Nissan has revealed teaser image of electric and driverless concept car, expected to preview next-gen Leaf
BMW's Mini luxury small car brand has introduced a redesigned convertible with improved, faster retracting and customisable fabric hood, boot (trunk) volume increased 25%, and increased rear seat passenger space. Right hand drive sales start with the UK from March 2016.
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