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Feb
6th

BELGIUM: Toyota ramps up used hybrid battery recycling

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Toyota is aiming to collect 100% of used hybrid batteries from its own dealers or any authorised end of life vehicle (ELV) treatment operator across the whole Europe.
Feb
6th

Infiniti teases Mercedes-based QX30 crossover

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Infiniti teased its new Mercedes-based QX30, a key model in the brand's bid to boost its European sales. With the UK-built model, Infiniti will have its first entry in the booming compact crossover segment.
Feb
6th

Mexico auto exports forecast to hit record in 2015

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Mexican vehicle exports are expected to rise to a record 2.9 million in 2015, with more than 70 percent of the cars and light trucks headed to the U.S., the Mexican Automobile Industry Association says.
Feb
6th

Renault taps partner Nissan to boost quality

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Renault has been working hard to improve the quality of its cars following criticism by customers and industry experts.
Feb
5th

GM adds former Lockheed executive as 5th female director

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GM named Linda Gooden, a former executive vice president of Lockheed Martin, a director, giving the company's board of directors a fifth woman and second black member.
Feb
5th

GM will build Chevy Bolt in Michigan in late 2016, report says

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General Motors plans to begin building the Chevrolet Bolt, its all-new $30,000 electric car, in October 2016 at an underused small-car plant north of Detroit, two supplier sources told Reuters.
Feb
5th

GM will build Chevy Bolt in Michigan starting in late 2016, report says

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GM plans to begin building the Chevrolet Bolt, its all-new $30,000 electric car, in October 2016 at an underused small-car plant north of Detroit, two supplier sources told Reuters.
Feb
5th

2 executives at Japan’s Mitsuba indicted in U.S. for price-fixing

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Two executives of Japanese auto parts company Mitsuba were indicted today on charges of conspiring to fix the prices of auto parts and obstruction of justice, the Justice Department said.
Feb
5th

U.S. dealers sold record average 921 vehicles in 2014

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The average number of new-vehicles sales per dealership last year marked the third consecutive year of improvement, surging nearly 50 units to reach a record 921 units sold per store, according to a study by Urban Science.
Feb
5th

Mercedes breaks ground on new Brazil factory

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Mercedes broke ground on its new car plant in Brazil near Sao Paulo, where it is investing 500 million reais ( $183 million) to built its C-class and GLA models.
Feb
5th

Nissan Rogue shipments to U.S. to be boosted by 38% to 110,000

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Renault-Nissan will export 38 percent more Nissan Rogue crossovers to the U.S. from South Korea in 2015 than planned earlier, to meet rising demand in North America.
Feb
5th

Delphi expects safety system sales to jump 50% for years

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Delphi Automotive said sales of advanced vehicle-safety systems would jump 50 percent annually for the next several years.
Feb
5th

SPAIN: Ford finishes Valencia expansion after Genk closure

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Ford on Thursday said it was completing a US$2.6bn spend at in its Valencia, Spain, factory, transforming it into what it claimed as "one of the world's most advanced, flexible and productive auto plants". But the unmentioned cost was the closure, at the end of 2014, of Ford's Belgian plant in Genk which used to produce some of the model lines now made at Valencia.
Feb
5th

New Ally CEO outlines plans to increase nonprime loans

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Jeff Brown, newly promoted to CEO of Ally Financial, got more specific today about Ally's plans to increase its mix of below-prime loans.
Feb
5th

Bentley sees sales growth slowing on economic uncertainties

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Bentley's vehicle sales this year likely will be lower than last year, said Kevin Rose, the brand's sales and marketing chief, as economic uncertainties and the slump in oil prices leave consumers more cautious about luxury purchases.
Feb
5th

Bentley sees slowdown on economic uncertainties

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Bentley's vehicle sales this year likely will be lower than last year, said Kevin Rose, the brand's sales and marketing chief, as economic uncertainties and the slump in oil prices leave consumers more cautious about luxury purchases.
Feb
5th

US: Delphi posts Q4 revenue up 3% to US$4.2bn/FY US$17bn

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Delphi has posted fourth quarter revenue up 3% to US$4.2bn, while full-year earnings also rose 3% to US$17bn.
Feb
5th

Ford will boost output in Spanish plant by 40% on new models

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Ford will boost output at its Valencia plant in Spain by 40 percent to 400,000 units this year as it adds production of the Mondeo midsize model, along with the S-Max and Galaxy minivans.
Feb
5th

Ford will boost production in Spain by 40% as it ramps up Mondeo, S-Max output

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Ford will boost output at its plant in Valencia, Spain, by 40 percent to 400,000 units this year as it adds production of the Mondeo midsize model, along with the S-Max and Galaxy minivans.
Feb
5th

Toyota to pay $200 million to help China dealers, group says

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Toyota has agreed to pay 1.24 billion yuan ($200 million) to distributors for one of its Chinese joint ventures, according to the state-backed auto dealers group.
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