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Shiloh Industries is planning to open a new technical center in Michigan as part of the company's efforts to reinvent itself and grow with its automaker customers.

News 6 Nov, 2014

F-Type range set to grow from six to 14 derivatives in 2015 and the full line up will debut at the LA show later this month

Ford laid off about 90 workers at its Chicago Assembly Plant last week, the automaker said, describing the move as a temporary staff adjustment.

News 5 Nov, 2014

Infiniti's BMW X1-rivalling QX30 compact SUV has been spied on the road for the first time, ahead of a mid-2015 release

Chrysler Group today reported net income rose 32 percent in the third quarter from a year earlier to $611 million as strong sales of its Jeep and Ram lines bolstered profits.

News 5 Nov, 2014

Smart has released full details and pricing for its ForTwo and ForFour city car, ahead of early 2015 launch

Toyota's global net income jumped 12.6% during the first six months (1 April-30 September, 2014) of the 2015 fiscal year.

The Fukushima nuclear reactor disaster which followed the Japanese earthquake and tsunami in 2011 might inadvertently provide a foot in the door for sales of hydrogen fuel-cell electric vehicles to take off, believes the man in charge of Hyundai-Kia's FCEV research and development, Dr Sae-Hoon Kim.

Lawyers suing Japanese auto supplier Takata over customer claims of lost vehicle value connected to airbag recalls asked that they be combined in a single federal court, which would give them a united front in pursuing the cases.

Tata Steel says there is a strong possibility of increasing UK component supply to 60% as the UK Automotive Council released a report identifying GBP2bn (US$3.2bn) of new parts manufacture opportunity.

News 5 Nov, 2014

Mazda has released pictures of a race version of the new Mazda MX-5, set to compete in a global cup racing series

I enjoyed a first visit to Ford's vast research and development complex in Dunton, Essex yesterday. We - a small group of industry-oriented and light commercial vehicle writers - weren't summoned for a little 'show and tell' for any particular reason - but the Ford people we met sure are proud of what they do there.

Magna has posted third quarter net income up 47% to US$470m, with sales of US$8.82bn, an increase of 6% compared to the same period last year.

Jesse Salazar III says an ignition switch flaw in his 2008 Chevrolet HHR has depressed its value, and he wants manufacturer GM to make it up to him.

Spain will extend a subsidy scheme for the acquisition of new cars to the end of the year, a government spokeswoman said. The scheme, which has been topped up six times, has helped market sales grow for 14 consecutive months.

Spain will extend a subsidy program for the acquisition of new cars to the end of the year. The country has been hit hard by a near six year economic downturn but scrappage subsidies have helped to lift car sales.

News 5 Nov, 2014

Porsche Cayenne GTS revealed with 433bhp bi-turbo V6, tweaked chassis and pumped up styling

Harman announced it supplies JBL audio systems for Daimler's new Smart Fortwo and Forfour models, adding to the business it was already doing with the automaker.

A newly announced set of revisions for the Range Rover and Range Rover Sport sees the biturbo version of a Ford-supplied 3.0-litre diesel engine replaced by a single-turbo set-up.