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Dec
1st

‘Investors do not want to have anything to do with Takata shares’

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Investors are piling into bets against Takata as the U.S. pushes for nationwide recalls to replace its faulty airbags and members of Congress prepare to renew their scrutiny of defects linked to five deaths.
Dec
1st

Spain’s sales up 17% in November on subsidy boost

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The growth in new-car sales in Spain slowed to 17 percent in November but the extension of a scrappage program helped to encourage buyers, industry association Anfac said. Year-to-date registrations are up 18 percent.
Dec
1st

INTERVIEW: BorgWarner’s director of marketing Gunter Kraemer

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We spoke to Gunter Kraemer about BorgWarner's recent expansion in the rapidly growing turbocharger market.
Dec
1st

French car sales fall 2% in Nov. on dim market outlook

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French car registrations fell 2 percent in November amid a continued weakening of consumer confidence. Demand will remain weak next year, industry association CCFA said.
Dec
1st

BRAZIL: Honda starts wind power generation

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Honda, the first automaker in Brazil to start a wind power generation business, has started the turbines at Xangri-lá in Rio Grande do Sul, the southernmost state in Brazil, approximately 1,000km (600 miles) south of the company's production plant in Sumaré, São Paulo.
Dec
1st

CHINA: Chengshan takes control of Cooper tyre JV

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China's Chengshan Group has agreed to take full control of its tyre joint venture with US-based Cooper Tire & Rubber Company.
Dec
1st

France wants to phase out diesel-powered passenger cars

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France wants to gradually phase out the use of diesel fuel for passenger cars and will put in place a system to identify the most polluting vehicles, Prime Minister Manuel Valls said.
Dec
1st

France will rank cars for pollution, seek diesel phase out

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France wants to gradually phase out the use of diesel fuel for passenger cars and will put in place a system to identify the most polluting vehicles, Prime Minister Manuel Valls said.
Dec
1st

France will rank cars for pollution and seek to phase out diesel fuel

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France wants to gradually phase out the use of diesel fuel for passenger cars and will put in place a system to identify the most polluting vehicles, Prime Minister Manuel Valls said.
Dec
1st

Audi, BMW, Mercedes, Porsche commit to plug-ins

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Audi, BMW, Mercedes and Porsche are among carmakers embracing plug-in hybrids as 'the best of both worlds' as they eliminate the range anxiety that has hindered the purchase of full-electric cars and help carmakers cut CO2 emissions.
Dec
1st

Audi, BMW, Mercedes commit to plug-ins to push ahead of rivals

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Audi, BMW, Mercedes and Porsche are among carmakers embracing plug-in hybrids as 'the best of both worlds' as they eliminate the range anxiety that has hindered the purchase of full-electric cars and help carmakers cut CO2 emissions.
Dec
1st

2015 Rising Star nominations sought

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Automotive News Europe needs your help to identify the Rising Stars in the European automotive industry. The award honors executives with a pan-European profile who have driven change, fostered innovation and made courageous decisions.
Dec
1st

TLX delivering on sales and image, Acura says

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With two full months of sales data behind it, Acura says the new TLX midsize sedan is beginning to fulfill its promise of reviving the luxury brand, whose U.S. sales and image have sagged in recent years.
Dec
1st

Tire tech keeps eye on distance and pressure

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Under pressure to help automakers hit higher fuel economy targets, tire companies are championing new technologies. Those technologies are taking many different forms.
Dec
1st

Toyota: Active safety for all

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Toyota Motor Corp. will step closer to autonomous vehicles when it begins rolling out a range of advanced active safety systems across its mass-market lineup in early 2015.
Dec
1st

Mini store wants customers singing its praises

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Surprising and treating customers to extras is part of a program Mini USA started in July to boost its image as a premium brand.
Dec
1st

Buy-sells skyrocket, in dollars and deals

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This year's buy-sell market is on track to be the most active since 2004, in both number of deals and total dollars, two newly released reports say.
Dec
1st

No letup in pickup wars among Big 3

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Officially, Ford's two fiercest truck competitors had little to say about the fuel economy ratings for the new aluminum-body F-150 that underwhelmed some pundits. But behind the scenes, rivals' wheels are in motion.
Dec
1st

GM Financial CEO sees big growth ahead

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It has taken four years, but GM Financial is finally offering a full range of products to General Motors dealers, prompting the captive lender's CEO to predict a "tremendous amount of growth" in 2015. says CEO Dan Berce.
Dec
1st

Diesel Mazda6 still on the map

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Despite engineering delays, Mazda still plans to launch a diesel engine in its Mazda6 midsize sedan, the company's top North American executive said.
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