In what is one of its busiest 'new product' years, Mazda UK is hoping the resulting sales may tip it back over into 50,000 territory as the UK likely heads for another record year with 2.5m total industry sales possible.
Mahle has announced it now holds around 90% of the shares in Kokusan Denki, a Japanese company listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, after a successful public tender offer. It says the move strengthens its presence in the mechatronics sector.
Opinion
17 Jun, 2015
Editor Steve Fowler explains the thinking behind the 2015 Brit List which honours the UK's leading car industry executives
Jaguar Land Rover is testing technology that allows a driver to steer a vehicle from outside the car. The app can be used to steer a car into and out of tight parking spots and may appear on production cars in 2020.
Hyundai Motor will hire Volkswagen Group veteran Luc Donckerwolke to succeed Peter Schreyer as head of design for the Hyundai and Kia brands, a report said.
Hyundai Motor will hire Volkswagen Group veteran Luc Donckerwolke to succeed Peter Schreyer as head of design for the Hyundai and Kia brands, a report said.
Toyota Motor Europe has announced two senior changes that put two Brits into senior roles.
PSA/Peugeot-Citroen will build the Bollore Bluesummer convertible electric car at its factory in Rennes in western France. Production will begin in September with a maximum annual production of 3,500 vehicles.
Continuing just-auto's series of research snapshots - pulled from its automotive research platform, QUBE - Matthew Beecham reviews the blossoming market for start-stop applications and some implications for batteries and lubricants.
Paragon Honda and its two sister stores have agreed to a $13.
Fiat brand chief Olivier Francois says a new compact model based on the Aegea concept will be a 'frugal, well-built and practical car.
Penske Automotive Group has a new CFO, J.D. Carlson, formerly senior vice president and corporate controller for the dealership holding company. Carlson replaces David Jones, who resigned to accept a similar position with another company.
Here is a roundup of comments and reaction about Kirk Kerkorian's impact on the U.S. auto industry from a variety of published reports. Kerkorian died Monday at age 98.
General Motors said it is using old batteries from its first-generation Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric car for secondary purposes including powering an office building.
Audi's engine development chief is leaving the company just as the luxury brand is pushing into electric vehicles and faces growing competition from its German peer Mercedes-Benz.
Toyota said it will increase the number of U.S. recalls involving potentially deadly front passenger-side airbags made by Takata by almost 1.37 million vehicles.
Audi's engine development chief, Stefan Knirsch, is leaving the company just as the brand is pushing into electric cars and faces growing competition from rival Mercedes.
Ford's ad agency, Global Team Ford, has named Kim Brink as its new COO. Brink had been NASCAR's senior vice president of marketing.
Daimler is set to agree a deal to sell some Mercedes dealerships in eastern Germany to China's Lei Shing Hong, a German newspaper reported.
Jaguar, hot on the heels of BMW's redesigned 7-series sedan, is prepping a freshened XJ sport sedan for 2016. The exterior features a larger, more upright grille, new LED head- and taillamps, and a new R-Sport model.
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