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Feb
16th

GERMANY: VW Group sales inch up in January

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Volkswagen Group January sales rose 0.7% to 817,600 vehicles worldwide.
Feb
16th

GERMANY: Getrag starts production of new automatic transmission

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Getrag has started production of the new 7DCT300 dual-clutch transmission initially for Renault's redesigned Espace.
Feb
16th

US: Port problems affect and cost Asian automakers in North America

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Production of Honda, Nissan, Subaru and Nissan cars in North America has been hit by a labour dispute at ports on the US west coast.
Feb
16th

INDIA: Mahindra to build Tamil Nadu factory

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Mahindra and Mahindra plans an INR40bn (US$643.5m) factory in Tamil Nadu, India.
Feb
16th

SOUTH KOREA: Hyundai plans CV boost

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Hyundai Motor said it would spend KRW2 trillion over the next six years to make and sell more commercial vehicles.
Feb
16th

Hyundai to enter U.S. commercial vehicle market as part of $1.8 billion offensive

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Hyundai plans to spend around $1.8 billion by 2020 on a major offensive in commercial vehicles, including entering the race in the United States, to catch up with rivals in a rapidly growing global market.
Feb
16th

COMMENT: Apple weighs a BIG decision

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Apple is a very, very powerful brand. It is also a very, very big company with a market capitalisation of over $700bn ($740bn when I just checked - and that's the biggest valuation ever of any publicly listed company).
Feb
16th

US: GM expands power steering failure recall

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General Motors is recalling over 81,000 cars because power steering systems could suddenly fail, expanding a recall last year that covered 1.3m vehicles in the United States.
Feb
16th

US: Apple working on electric car – report

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Apple may be working on an Apple-branded car, according to a report.
Feb
16th

Mercedes SL gets special Mille Miglia 417 updates

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Mercedes SL Mille Miglia 417 front side
News 16 Feb, 2015

Special edition SL gets styling updates and more kit to celebrate 60th anniversary of John Fitch's race win

Feb
16th

UK: Low volume production proving opened in Coventry

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The Proving Factory assembly facility in Coventry has been officially opened. The GBP22m facility takes low-carbon vehicle technologies developed by small British companies and university research departments, industrialises them then produces them at 'proving volumes' of 10,000 20,000 units a year.
Feb
16th

Q&A with Rajus Augustine, Director HALOsonic Business Development, Harman

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At this year's Consumer Electronics Show, Harman presented some updates to its HALOsonic suite of noise management solutions. Matthew Beecham spoke to Rajus Augustine, Director HALOsonic Business Development to find out what it means for OEMs.
Feb
16th

Q&A with Rajus Augstine, Director HALOsonic Business Development, Harman

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At this year's Consumer Electronics Show, Harman presented some updates to its HALOsonic suite of noise management solutions. Matthew Beecham spoke to Rajus Augustine, Director HALOsonic Business Development to find out what it means for OEMs.
Feb
16th

VIETNAM: Sales soar in January

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Vietnam's new vehicle market continued to expand strongly in January, with sales rising by 80% to 16,110 units - from 8,946 units sold in the same month of last year, according to data released by the Vietnam Automotive Manufacturers Association.
Feb
16th

JAPAN: Honda to cut model variants to focus on quality

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Honda Motor's global head of R&D, Yoshiharu Yamamoto, told local reporters the company is looking to reduce the number of global model variants by 20% to help improve quality.
Feb
16th

Subaru ranks high in dealer attitude survey

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Subaru ranked third overall in the Summer 2014 NADA Dealer Attitude Survey, behind Lexus and Toyota and ahead of Porsche and Ford.
Feb
16th

Toyota shifts randd base to Michigan

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Toyota Motor Corp. is consolidating its North American randd base in a step that moves it closer to creating the carmaker's first truly self-sufficient product development center outside Japan.
Feb
16th

Did Subaru store falsify customer surveys?

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If the allegations prove true, employees at South Coast Subaru went rogue in their efforts to boost customer satisfaction scores. But the tale is about far more than one store.
Feb
16th

Incoming Bosch auto boss must boost margin, fend off rising Conti, ZF

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When Rolf Bulander takes over as head of Bosch's car parts division in April he will face hurdles such as raising the unit's margin to 8 percent and maintaining its position as the world's largest supplier despite intensifying competition from...
Feb
16th

Grupo Antolin shakes up management team

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Grupo Antolin, the world's largest supplier of vehicle headliners, has shaken up the top tier of its management with an infusion of younger executives.
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