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Automotive sealing and anti-vibration component supplier Henniges Automotive Holdings has been acquired by China's AVIC Automotive Systems Holding. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

News 11 Sep, 2015

British company Caterham revives the Superlight name for the 20th anniversary of the original model

It might only be the third best seller in its UK market class, but the Passat is climbing quietly up the sales charts. Last month, it even outsold one of the big success stories of 2015, the Mercedes-Benz C-Class.

Lots happening in the autobiz this week and the excitement building as we head into Frankfurt show media week is palpable. Hence full pictures - at last - of Jaguar's F-Pace SUV, a story that attracted lots of attentions from just-auto readers this week.

Workers at a Ford plant in Brazil began an open-ended strike on Thursday to protest job cuts, adding to labor tensions that have rattled the country's auto industry in the midst of its worst crisis in nearly two decades.

Ford says its European research arm is leading an EUR3.5m research project to investigate the use of alternative fuels that offer could offer the potential for extremely low particulate emissions and enhanced fuel efficiency.

Hyundai Motor's union workers in South Korea have failed to reach an annual pay deal with the company and voted to authorise strike action. Strike action could follow next week.

KSPG's MS Motorservice International has set up a new plant for the production of small pistons on a site of around 50,000sq m in Chabarovice, Czech Republic. The location has now been officially opened.

Audi says its global sales edged up to 128,650 cars (+2.7% on last year) in the month of August. However, the premium brand also reported adverse developments in a number of key markets.

Opinion 11 Sep, 2015

Mike Rutherford thinks SsangYong is, in many respects, enjoying great success thanks to the likes of Hyundai and Kia moving upmarket

Toyota said it had cancelled the day shift at three of its factories in north-eastern Japan due to heavy rains that, earlier on 11 September, burst the banks of a river in the city of Osaki, in Miyagi prefecture.

Ford France has hired the country's one-time First Lady Carla Bruni to help counter the home-field advantage of Renault and PSA.

Ford has hired France's one-time first lady Carla Bruni to star in a brand-promoting video in which she ditches her guitar for the testosterone-charged job of a male soccer team coach.

New vehicle sales in China fell by 3% to 1.66m units in August, from 1.72m units in the same month of last year, according to data released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM). This marks the fifth successive monthly sales decline and reflects weakening domestic sentiment, with the country's financial and equity markets correcting sharply in August.

Indian utility vehicle manufacturer Mahindra & Mahindra will start exporting its latest entrant in the family sub-4 metre segment, the TUV300, to South Africa and neighbouring countries, a senior company official said during the launch event in Pune.

Workers at a Ford plant in Brazil began an open-ended strike on 10 September to protest job cuts, adding to labour tensions that have rattled the nation's auto industry in the midst of its worst crisis in nearly 20 years.

Ford India has confirmed fresh spending to expand capacity at its manufacturing plant in Chennai, Tamil Nadu and set up a new global engineering and technology centre. Representatives from Ford and Tamil Nadu state government signed a memorandum of understanding at the Global Investor Meet, making way for a Ford campus across 28 acres of land, the company said in a statement.

Toyota's UK manufacturing operations are operating 'absolutely at full capacity' as Toyota ramps up for new models and higher demand from a recovering West European car market. Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK Deputy Managing Director Tony Walker has told just-auto that the company's Burnaston vehicle production plant - which makes the Auris and Avensis, both models recently revised - is planned to be working at full tilt (on the single line) through to January.