British freight organisations are warning of job losses among truck drivers if the migrant meltdown currently engulfing the French port of Calais continues much longer.
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and supplier Harman are under regulatory scrutiny in the US after the automaker reportedly delayed 18 months before telling NHTSA about a security flaw in radios fitted in over 1m vehicles.
Luxury electric vehicle maker Tesla's revenue for the second quarter ended 30 June 2015 was up 24.13% to US$954.98m but the company continued to book operating and net losses in both the quarter and the first half.
Commercial vehicle CV registrations in the UK rose rise 3.7% year on year to 28,980 in July, with strong truck demand (up 39.7% to 4,434) outweighing a 0.9% fall to 24,456 vans.
Tesla issued a software patch to address security flaws in the Model S that could allow hackers to take control of the sedan.
General Motors sales in China fell 4 percent year-on-year in July but the U.S. automaker said it remained on track to achieve an upbeat goal for profit margins this year in its second-largest market.
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UK freight transport chiefs have written to British Prime Minister, David Cameron, requesting an "urgent meeting" to discus the huge disruption at Calais, which has seen thousands of migrants attempt to board lorries bound for Britain.
Nexteer Automotive said it would locate its new headquarters north of Detroit in Auburn Hills, Mich., by next summer. TI Automotive also said it would lease and build out a new facility in the Detroit suburb
UK new-car registrations rose 3.2 percent to 178,420 in July, driven by sales of small cars and SUVs, according to the SMMT industry association. Growth likely will level off in the second half, it said.
Nissan vehicle sales in China dropped by almost 14% in July versus a year earlier, as the company felt the impact of slowing demand in the world's biggest car market.
New car registrations saw steady growth in July, according to the latest data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) but an industry observer now doubts 2003's record will be broken this year.
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Johnson Controls is to increase existing Absorbent Glass Mat (AGM) battery capacity in its Toledo, Ohio plant, bringing the overall invested amount to US$130m since the start of production for the technology in the US in 2012.
Sales of imported vehicles in South Korea increased by 14.3% to 20,707 units in July, compared with 18,112 units in the same month of last year, according to the Korea Automobile Importers and Distributors Association.
Mercedes sales increased 15.7 in July to a record 159,040 cars, boosted by double-digit gains in Europe and China.
Visteon has unveiled second-quarter 2015 results, reporting sales of US$812m and net income attributable to the supplier of US$2.2bn including "a significant gain" related to the sale of its interest in Halla Visteon Climate Control (HVCC).
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Mopar has announced a raft of new customisation options for the Fiat 500X crossover from bonnet stripes to chrome add-ons
Elon Musk ratcheted back Tesla's sales targets and said the company is facing challenges with seats and other interior pieces on the company's first SUV, the Model X.
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