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South African employer body, NEASA, says there have been "confrontations" as its requested lock-out by members continues following the ending of the country's damaging metalworking strike.

Mitsubishi Motor Corporation's net sales for the first quarter of the fiscal year ending 31 March 2015 were up 25.5% year on year to JPY513.79bn (US$5.018bn) compared with JPY409.43bn.

Denso's consolidated net sales for the fiscal first quarter ended 30 June 2014 rose 3.2% year on year to JPY1.03 trillion (US$10.2bn). Operating income was down 16.7% to JPY85.05bn.

News 31 Jul, 2014

Mercedes B-Class to receive minor facelift, including subtle styling tweaks and updated tech

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Tesla Motors and Panasonic have agreed to cooperate on the construction and operation of the American carmaker's so-called gigafactory, its envisioned large-scale battery manufacturing plant in the United States.

David Ingrams, who retired from Audi UK's press office today (31 July) played a key role in helping the German automaker's engineers achieve "uncompromised" right hand drive configurations and also oversaw a collection of about 50 classic cars, many of which he helped to launch when new. The man who praised Audi for taking the long-term view has himself served 36 years with the automaker and the connection may not yet be completely severed.

David Ingrams, who retired from Audi UK's press office today (31 July) played a key role in helping the German automaker's engineers achieve "uncompromised" right hand drive configurations and also oversaw a collection of about 50 classic cars, many of which he helped to launch when new. The man who praised Audi for taking the long-term view has himself served 36 years with the automaker and the connection may not yet be completely severed.

News 31 Jul, 2014

Mercedes updates the E-Class, adding improved standard kit, more power and lower emissions – on sale from September

China's Chery Automobile has signed an agreement to export 13,000 cars to Venezuela this year.

South Africa's engineering bargaining council (MEIBC), says pictures of striking employees carrying tyres were 'not very helpful' as the country starts to recover from the near five-week walkout.

Nissan Motor said its Japanese supplier of airbag systems, Takata Corporation, is expected to meet all the costs relating to its massive car recall last month.

Volkswagen said operating profit declined 3.1 percent in the second quarter as emerging-market volatility and a plunge in earnings at its core passenger-car division weighed on earnings.

Volkswagen said operating profit declined 3.1 percent in the second quarter as emerging-market volatility and a plunge in earnings at its core passenger-car division weighed on earnings.

Volkswagen said operating profit declined 3.1 percent in the second quarter as U.S. sales fell and emerging-market volatility weighed on earnings.

Continental raised its 2014 profit forecast for the second time this year to 11 percent of sales from 10.5 percent, after lower production costs and improving auto demand helped boost quarterly earnings.

Daimler is to spend EUR1.5bn (US$2bn) to modernise the Mercedes-Benz Sindelfingen plant by 2020 and has also reached a multi-year agreement with the works council on cost reductions worth several million euros.

ZF Friedrichshafen is said to be in advanced talks to acquire TRW Automotive Holdings in a deal estimated at nearly US$12bn.

Goodyear is reporting second quarter revenue down 4% to US$4.7bn, although tyre unit volumes rose 3% to 40.6m.

Daimler plans a 1.5 billion euros investment its Mercedes plant in Sindelfingen, Germany, after employees agreed a labor deal that the company says will save 100 million euros in costs.