Ease of use was the single thing that impressed me most about Land Rover's new, seven seat, Discovery Sport.
Maruti Suzuki boosted July sales 20.1% year on year to 121,712 units.
Tata Motors' total sales of passenger and commercial vehicles (including exports) in July increased 1% year on year to 40,154 units.
U.S. light-vehicles sales -- fueled by healthy truck demand and gains at most major automakers -- rose 5.3 percent in July, helping the industry begin the second half of 2015 on a strong note. Ford Motor Co., Nissan Motor Co., Honda Motor Co.
Nissan Motor Co., Honda Motor Co., General Motors, Fiat Chrysler and Ford all posted healthy U.S. sales gains for July, setting the stage for the industry to begin the second half of the year on a strong note.
Sumitomo's net sales for the first quarter ended 30 June 2015 were down 3.2% to JPY2 trillion (US$16.1bn) compared with JPY2.07 trillion in the same period year ago.
Brembo's net sales for the second quarter ended 30 June 2015 rose 15.3% to EUR524.6m (US$576.16m) from $454.8m in the same period a year ago.
The recent launch of the redesigned Jazz (Fit) has given Honda Cars India (HCIL) a sales boost.
The Faurecia and Dongfeng Hongtai joint venture has named two new companies formed to supply parts to the Chinese automaker and affiliates.
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Faster, lighter and more hardcore Ferrari F12 caught testing ahead of release in 2016
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Troubled Dutch supercar maker Spyker announces merger with electric aircraft maker Volta Volare, likely to build electric sports cars
Tata Motors' luxury car units Jaguar Land Rover has clarified its thoughts on local assembly in the ASEAN region following local media reports in July.
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada (TMMC) has announced it is spending C$421m to build the next generation Lexus RX350 and 450h models at its Cambridge [South], Ontario assembly plant.
Coatings specialist Zircotec recently announced that it had secured a number of new OEM contracts for both OE automotive and motorcycle exhaust coatings, marking a step change in the volumes its UK-based factory is now producing. Matthew Beecham spoke to managing director Terry Graham about the transition to volume manufacturing and challenges of supporting these new projects.
Suzuki rose to a record in Tokyo trading today after a New York-based hedge fund said it had acquired an undisclosed stake in the automaker.
Audi, BMW Group and Daimler have agreed to buy Nokia Corporation's mapping and location services business Here.
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German car makers team up to acquire Nokia's sat-nav mapping service HERE
French car sales rose 2.3 percent in July, led by strong gains at Fiat, Hyundai and Toyota. Most volume brands boosted volume except Renault, whose sales fell on aging products.
BMW, Audi and Daimler will buy Nokia's digital-map unit for 2.8 billion euros ($3.1 billion) in a push to extend the reach of automakers into digital services for self-driving cars.
The unexpected appointment of Jon Ikeda to head Acura could be exactly the shot in the arm Acura needs, both for its product portfolio and its relationship with the Honda mothership back in Japan.
With the current economy the last thing you need is for your vehicle to break down. Whether your driving a reliable car or a busted up