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Jun
18th

Car retailers face big changes, deep cuts to regain profitability

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Dealers can't make money by solely focusing on new cars any more, Audi's director of sales strategy says. Meanwhile, the head of analyst group ICDP says that Western Europe's car retail network needs to shrink by 20,000 stores.
Jun
17th

Mercedes GLC crossover moves up in size, features from GLK

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Mercedes-Benz has renamed the up-sized second generation of its compact crossover and will offer coupe, performance and plug-in hybrid variants. The 2016 GLC, which goes on sale in mid-November, replaces the GLK.
Jun
17th

Kia rises in J.D. Power quality; Japanese fall below average

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Kia topped all other nonpremium brands in J.D. Power and Associates' latest survey of new-vehicle quality for the first time ever, while Japanese brands fell below the industry average -- another first in the study's 29-year history.
Jun
17th

US: Toyota expands Takata US airbag recalls

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Toyota has said it will recall almost 1.37m more vehicles in the United States due to potentially defective Takata airbags.
Jun
17th

Peugeot 308 GTi hot hatch set to take on Ford Focus ST

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Peugeot 308 GTi front
News 18 Jun, 2015

Peugeot Sport-tuned Peugeot 308 GTi is coming in October, with a choice of 247bhp or 266bhp and priced from £26,500

Jun
17th

Peugeot 308 GTi revealed – pictures

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Jun
17th

AAA finds 8 in 10 drivers report their mpg tops EPA ratings

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Eight in 10 drivers report getting better fuel economy than the EPA ratings posted on their vehicles' window stickers, AAA says in a new study.
Jun
17th

The world’s favourite cars uncovered

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Wuling Hongguang
Features 20 Jun, 2015

Not everyone likes the same cars as British buyers. In fact, you'll never have heard of some countries' favourite cars… until now.

Jun
17th

JAPAN: Toyota to issue new ‘long-term’ shares

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Toyota has won approval from shareholders for a new share issue in Japan that has been resisted by some overseas investors.
Jun
17th

CHINA: Alibaba forms partnership with Lifan

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Online retail platform Alibaba has formed a strategic partnership with local carmaker Lifan Auto in a bid to raise sales of cars through its channels.
Jun
17th

Mercedes GLC – official pictures

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Jun
17th

The world’s favourite cars uncovered – pictures

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Jun
17th

VW’s Winterkorn tells staff of coming reorganization

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Volkswagen Group CEO Martin Winterkorn told staff about a planned restructuring that will give the automaker's brands and regional chiefs more responsibility to make the company more responsive to industry and customer changes.
Jun
17th

VW CEO vows to delegate more responsibility to brands, regions

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Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn vowed to delegate more responsibility to the group's brands and regional chiefs to make the company more responsive to industry and customer changes.
Jun
17th

UK: BMW MINI plant shows street lighting with electric charge points

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BMW's MINI plant in Oxford is showcasing what is described as a high-efficiency street lighting system that doubles as a charging station for electric vehicles (EVs) during the city's second Low Carbon Oxford Week.
Jun
17th

New ‘Top Gear’ host named

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Television and radio presenter Chris Evans is to become the new host of Britain's globally popular 'Top Gear' TV show, replacing Jeremy Clarkson, who was dropped by the BBC in March after he attacked a producer.
Jun
17th

FRANCE: PSA to produce Bolloré EV at Rennes

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PSA and Bolloré have signed an agreement for the distribution and production of a Bolloré electric car that will be made at a PSA Peugeot Citroën plant in Rennes.
Jun
17th

Steelmaker ArcelorMittal shifts strategy in response to Ford’s use of aluminum

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When Ford confirmed last year it would build its most popular pickup using aluminum, the automaker's steel supplier was caught flat-footed.
Jun
17th

US: Johnson Controls appoints M&A head

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Johnson Controls has appointed former investment banker Greg Guyett as executive vice president, corporate development, effective 10 August.
Jun
17th

Eberspaecher fined 68 million euros over parking-heater cartel

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The European Commission has fined Germany's Eberspaecher Group 68 million euros ($76.6 million) after finding Eberspaecher and fellow supplier Webasto had fixed prices of heating systems in cars and trucks.
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