Auto sales in China are slowing and may fall for the first time in more than a decade, undercutting one of the few growth markets for carmakers such as General Motors and Ford Motor Co., according to a report released today by Alix Partners.
Chevrolet said its 2016 Volt plug-in hybrid vehicle will be available only in a few US states from autumn. The vehicle will be available in Michigan and other states as a 2017 model from next spring. Earlier, the company had announced wider availability.
Swedish supplier Autoliv and Japan's Nissin Kogyo will form a joint venture involving the companies' brake businesses. Autoliv will own 51 percent of the venture which is expected to be established next year.
The Thai government has set a deadline of 30 September for the last delivery of cars bought under the previous government's first-time buyer scheme. The scheme was originally launched in 2011 mainly to help establish a domestic market for the expanding range of eco-cars entering production in the country.
Hyundai Motor launched the fifth-generation Avante [aka Elantra] sub-compact car in South Korea this week, with upgraded safety features and improved fuel efficiency.
Russia's Association of European Businesses (AEB) says it detects a slowdown in the rate of sales falls, after figures last month showed new car and light commercial vehicle numbers dropping 19.4%.
Audi CEO Rupert Stadler says China is showing signs of recovery and he is confident that the country's growing middle class will ensure its car market keeps growing.
Mahindra & Mahindra's takeover of Pininfarina could take place in the next couple of weeks, three sources have said. Two of the sources said a meeting with the Italian firm's creditor banks is expected in to take place next week.
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