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Dec
18th

Renault-Nissan and AvtoVAZ form Russia’s biggest auto parts buyer

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The Renault-Nissan alliance and AvtoVAZ will merge their purchasing activities in Russia to create the largest buyer in the country's auto industry.
Dec
18th

Smartphone app Zubie adds automotive retail and service perks

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Drivers don't need a calendar to let them know when to go in for a service check -- Zubie can tell them. And now, the smartphone app is offering perks as well.
Dec
18th

JAPAN: CEO says Takata funded to deal with airbag recalls

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Takata has sufficient funds to deal with a global recall that has climbed to about 21m vehicles after five deaths linked to its products, a top company executive told the Nikkei business newspaper.
Dec
18th

US: Honda takes its latest FCV to Detroit

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Honda's latest hydrogen-fuelled FCV concept will make its North American debut at the Detroit show next month ahead of its Japanese and US launches in the first quarter of 2016.
Dec
18th

MEXICO: Nissan, others, recall cars over Takata airbags

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Nissan Motor has recalled over 80,000 vehicles sold in Mexico to check for potential defects stemming from air bags made by Takata.
Dec
18th

GM, Audi, Jaguar halt Russia sales on ruble’s collapse

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GM, Audi and Jaguar Land Rover temporarily stopped selling cars in Russia this week, deciding that taking a timeout from the market was the best way to deal with the ruble's collapse.
Dec
18th

CHINA: Baidu to invest in Uber

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Baidu has said that it plans to invest in online minicab firm Uber.
Dec
18th

VW Polo GTI to cost £18,850

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VW Polo GTI - front cornering
News 18 Dec, 2014

Flagship VW Polo GTI on sale now priced from £18,850, first deliveries expected in March

Dec
18th

U.S. market has never been more competitive, IHS says

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The battle for market share among the largest eight automakers in the U.S. has never been greater as the range between them continues to narrow, a report from IHS Automotive said today.
Dec
18th

Takata CEO takes out newspaper ads in reaction to airbag crisis

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Takata, the embattled airbag maker, stepped up its response to a global auto-safety crisis by distributing an open letter from its CEO in U.S. and German newspapers.
Dec
18th

INDIA: Hindustan Motors to close Ambassador plant

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Hindustan Motors will shut down its car manufacturing plant in Uttarpara, West Bengal, PTI reported.
Dec
18th

FRANCE: PSA Peugeot Citroen reportedly to shift Paris headquarters

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As a cost cutting measure, PSA Peugeot Citroen is planning to shift its Paris headquarters to a location in the suburb of Poissy, where the company has a factory, Bloomberg reported, citing unnamed sources.
Dec
18th

INDONESIA: Sales fall 12% in November

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New vehicle sales in Indonesia fell by 12% to 91,268 units in November, compared with 103,703 sales a year earlier, according to data released by the Gaikindo automotive industry association.
Dec
18th

JAPAN: Bridgestone develops CAIS-based system to estimate tyre wear

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Bridgestone has developed a CAIS (Contact Area Information Sensing) based system that can assess tyre wear and tread depth, Tyrepress reported.
Dec
18th

215bhp Nissan Juke NISMO RS to cost less than a Golf GTI

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Nissan Juke NISMO RS
News 18 Dec, 2014

New Nissan Juke NISMO RS crossover is available now, with prices starting from £21,995

Dec
18th

BELGIUM: Punch Genk offer “missed opportunity”: Mayor

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Genk's Mayor says the decision not to take up Punch Metal's offer to secure up to 200 stamping jobs at Ford's Belgium plant is a "missed opportunity" as the factory prepares for its last day today (18 December).
Dec
18th

US: Faurecia inaugurates GM truck seat plant in Wentzville, Missouri

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Faurecia, North America's sixth-largest automotive supplier, has inaugurated its new automotive seating plant in Wentzville, Missouri.
Dec
18th

New £40m HQ for Bentley SUV

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Bentley SUV
News 18 Dec, 2014

Multi-million pound investment brings 300 new jobs and will play host to new SUV due in 2016

Dec
18th

US: Visteon agrees to sell its stake in HVCC

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Visteon has agreed to sell its controlling stake in Halla Visteon Climate Control Corp. (HVCC) to private equity group Hahn & Company and Hankook Tire.
Dec
18th

IRAN: Akia Ultra to discuss bus assembly with BYD

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Iranian bus maker Akia Ultra is considering assembling electric buses sourced from China's BYD Auto.
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