Suzuki said its annual operating profit fell 4.4 percent, the first time it has fallen in six years, as weak demand in Japan and Southeast Asia offset hefty currency gains and robust earnings in India, its biggest market.
Schaeffler is urging engine and transmission developers should work more closely together to achieve significant improvements in fuel economy.
Mitsubishi has recalled more than 130,000 vehicles in the US covered by two separate NHTSA announcements.
Maruti Suzuki reportedly plans to use two different marketing networks to sell its models.
Audi chairman Rupert Stadler has said that in the next five years, 40-45% of all Audi vehicles sold will be SUVs.
By the end of 2016 BMW aims to meet 20% of the electricity needs at its Chennai plant in India from solar power.
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Japanese firms reported partnership will see Toyota green fuel-cell tech and Mazda SkyActiv eco-engines shared between platforms
With Latinos now buying nearly one in every five new vehicles sold in the United States, dealerships that refuse to cater to that population are missing a big opportunity, say dealers and marketing vendors.
North America chief Alan Batey hints at a successor to General Motors' Essential Brand Elements program, which has funneled billions of dollars to dealers since 2010 to update their stores and raise the level of customer service.
Musk says Tesla's stationary batteries may need twice as many battery cells as its cars, signaling that Tesla may not be a car company forever.
Porsche dealers will get a special deal on booking track time for customers at the brand's $100 million Atlanta headquarters and test track in June. Porsche executives expect 30,000 visitors annually.
Toyota's North American CEO Jim Lentz says it would have been wiser for Lexus to have invested in a three-row crossover instead of the sporty RC coupe. But Lexus' performance this year has left little reason for regrets.
A visitor to Don Jenkins' dealerships in this north Tennessee city will find a fair share of brawny men, but a dearth of female shoppers. So the dealer's daughter, Casey Jenkins, is doing something about that.
American Honda is reaching out to thousands of salvage yards and auto recyclers offering to buy up inventories of recalled Takata airbags in an effort to keep them out of circulation.
General Motors has launched a new way to buy parts that foregoes the conventional bidding process for suppliers. Instead, the new process lets GM inspect suppliers' factories and analyze their internal cost data.
Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn, who last month survived an attempted ouster by his boss, told 5,000 VW managers that he plans to restructure the giant German automaker.
GM's Buick has launched a big product placement with ABC's hit comedy blackish and other shows. The brand hopes to attract affluent multicultureal attention to its products and shatter outdated stereotypes of the brand.
Sonic Automotive's warranty work is up so much, it was losing customer-pay service jobs due to lack of capacity. It's changing that now with several tweaks to its service lane.
Red-hot Subaru, gunning for a seventh year of record U.S. sales, is boosting production capacity in North America four years ahead of schedule.
You'd probably get an image in your head if we told you we saw the president of General Motors preparing to meet with the head of North American operations at the company's Renaissance Center aerie overlooking the Detroit River.
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