General Motors and its joint ventures booked record retail sales of 2,197,192 vehicles in China during the first eight months of the year, which was up 2.3% year on year. The increase, the automaker said, was driven by successful new product launches and an improved mix of SUVs and MPVs.
Wabco said it had entered into a new long term agreement as major supplier for a comprehensive range of advanced and conventional technologies with one of Russia's largest heavy duty commercial vehicle manufacturers.
Skoda global car deliveries declined by some 3.4% in August to 70,700 vehicles. The company said the economic situation in China, Russia and Eastern Europe led to the decline.
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Ford sold 79,608 vehicles in China during August, a 3% decrease compared to August 2014. Year-to-date, sales surpassed 700,000, down 1%. Changan Ford Automobile (CAF), Ford's passenger car joint venture, sold 59,651 vehicles in August, a 1% decrease compared to 2014. CAF sold 512,377 vehicles from January to August, steady compared to the same time last year.
The Ford Mustang was the best-selling sports car worldwide during the first half of the year, independent registration data showed, as right hand drive production began in the US.
In the first half of 2015, the Mahle Group achieved sales of EUR 5.53bn (US$6.17bn), up 12.5% year on year. At EUR324.5m, earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) were up 17.2%. EBIT margin rose to 5.9%.
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The executives chosen as 2015 Automotive News Europe Eurostars achieved success by exceeding expectations. Fiat Chrysler CFO Richard Palmer is this year's Eurostar winner for Chief Financial Officer.
Porsche has added turbocharged engines to its iconic 911 sports car range to help meet increasingly tougher fuel economy and CO2 emissions rules.
The executives chosen as 2015 Automotive News Europe Eurostars outworked and outmaneuvered their rivals. Renault Chief Performance Officer Jerome Stoll is this year's Eurostar winner for Sales and Marketing Executive.
Audi ranks as Europe's sixth-largest brand, outselling volume automakers such as Citroen and Fiat. Sales boss Luca De Meo explained to Automotive News Europe how the automaker is maintaining its premium-ness despite its rising volume.
The executives chosen as 2015 Automotive News Europe Eurostars achieved success by exceeding expectations. Gorden Wagener, Daimler vice president of design, is this year's Eurostar winner for Design Executive.
The UAW plans to pick a target for contract negotiations by Sept. 14, the day its current four-year accord with the major automakers ends.
GM posted its biggest drop in China sales in five months for August as global automakers struggle with a deepening economic slowdown and slumping equities in the world's largest auto market.
Car sales in Western Europe grew by 9.6% in August, according to data released by LMC Automotive. The recovery to the region's car market continued where it left off the previous month, registering a 13m units a year annualised selling rate in the month.
The next Nissan Juke will be the first car to be built on Renault-Nissan's CMF-B small-car modular architecture. The subcompact SUV also will continue to be built at Nissan's plant in England, securing the factory's future.
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