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Dec
16th

TRW strikes $440 million deal to shift U.S. pensions

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TRW Automotive Holdings struck a deal to transfer U.S. pension obligations to MetLife as the maker of auto parts works to limit liabilities.
Dec
16th

Michigan dealer Bill Snethkamp dies at 65

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Third-generation Chrysler dealer Bill Snethkamp, president of Bill Snethkamp's Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep-Ram in Michigan, died Friday. He was 65.
Dec
16th

Takata hires PR firm Sard Verbinnen amid airbag recall crisis

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Takata said it has hired public relations firm Sard Verbinnen as the company contends with the fallout from its recall crisis for potentially defective airbag inflators that can spray vehicle occupants with metal shrapnel.
Dec
16th

CHINA: Renault says Dongfeng JV on target

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A year after the creation of Dongfeng Renault Automotive Company (DRAC), Renault's joint venture with Dongfeng, the group said it was on target to launch its first locally manufactured vehicle in China in 2016.
Dec
16th

Former Lotus chassis expert Matt Becker joins Aston Martin

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Aston MArtin Vanquish
News 16 Dec, 2014

Handling guru leaves Lotus after 26 years, is now in charge of vehicle dynamics at Aston Martin

Dec
16th

AutoTrader.com joins rivals in offering dealership reviews

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AutoTrader is adding dealer reviews to its website after long resisting them. The giant vehicle shopping site has agreed to post consumer reviews of dealerships collected by DealerRater, the two companies announced today.
Dec
16th

Biggest car news stories of 2014

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Tesla Model 3 - front
News 23 Dec, 2014

We look back at the stories that made 2014 a vintage year for car news

Dec
16th

Cadillac styling won’t take sharp turn with flagship CT6

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Cadillac's forthcoming CT6 sedan is supposed to be trailblazing for the brand. But don't expect a radical new design direction.
Dec
16th

Volvo plans 3-cylinder engines for 60-series cars

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Volvo is developing new three-cylinder engines that will appear in its 60-series cars, like the S60 sedan, V60 wagon, and the XC60 crossover.
Dec
16th

BRAZIL: Fiat resumes exports to Mexico

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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has resumed exports from Brazil to Mexico - there is a free trade agreement between both countries - after over three years due to weak Brazilian demand and a more favorable exchange rate.
Dec
16th

JAPAN: Nissan licences detection technology for Hitachi

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Nissan says it has licenced its Around View Monitor and Moving Object Detection (MOD) technology, jointly developed with Clarion for use by Hitachi Construction Machinery
Dec
16th

US: ‘Bye Chrysler, hello FCA US

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Chrysler Group, the Auburn Hills, Michigan-based automaker, on Tuesday (16 December) announced that it had changed its company name to FCA US.
Dec
16th

Chrysler and Fiat names dropped from corporate titles

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Chrysler is Chrysler no more. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, the Netherlands-based parent company of what was Chrysler Group LLC, said today that it has changed the name of its United States affiliate from Chrysler Group to FCA US LLC.
Dec
16th

CHINA: Honda to recall 553,000 vehicles with Takata airbags

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Honda is now recalling vehicles in China to investigate potential defects with Takata air bags after similar campaigns in the US, Canada and Japan.
Dec
16th

JAPAN: Clarion to supply Porsche Panamera with overhead camera

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Clarion says it will supply Porsche with an all-surround view overhead camera system for its Panamera four-door sports sedan model range.
Dec
16th

Autoweek names Volkswagen Golf GTI and GMC Canyon as 2015 Best of the Best

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Autoweek, the auto enthusiast sister publication of Automotive News, today named the Volkswagen Golf GTI and GMC Canyon truck as its Best of the Best car and truck for 2015.
Dec
16th

KAZAKHSTAN: PSA and AllurGroup ink CKD deal from 2016

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PSA Peugeot Citroën and AllurGroup have inked a deal to assemble vehicles in Complete Knock Down (CKD) mode in Kazakhstan.
Dec
16th

UK: Jeep gives FCA Europe sales a kick

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New product - primarily from Jeep - is paying off for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles which posted European November sales up 3.6% year on year compared with 1.2% for the industry.
Dec
16th

BELGIUM: EU car sales scrape to 1.4% gain in November

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New car sales in the EU scraped to a 1.4% gain in November amid continued industry concern over the weak pace of market recovery in the EU area.
Dec
16th

INDIA: Tata Motors partners MapmyIndia to offer GPS navigation on Bolt

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In order to offer GPS navigation service on its soon-to-be-launched Bolt hatchback, Tata Motors has teamed up with MapmyIndia, International Business Times reported.
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