BMW on Tuesday started production of the new five-door Mini hatchback at its Plant Oxford here in England.
Mazda Motor has begun operations at its newly-established national sales company (NSC) in Taiwan, Mazda Motor Taiwan (MMT).
Audi claims to be reinforcing its leading role in automotive lightweight construction by introducing new, lightweight suspension springs made of glass fibre-reinforced polymer (GFRP) which will appear in "an upper mid-size model" before the end of 2014.
Royal Philips says it will start the process to combine its Lumileds (LED components) and automotive lighting businesses into a stand-alone company within the Philips Group.
Chrysler Group is expanding a previous safety recall to install a more robust ignition switch module detent ring.
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) has announced a five-year deal with Mexican distributor Chrysler de Mexico (CdM) to supply its global compact sedan for sales starting in November 2014.
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A new BMW car plant in Mexico will build 150,000 vehicles annually, a source said. BMW said it will make an announcement in Mexico on Thursday, although the company did not confirm it will be about a new factory.
Shanghai GM, General Motors' manufacturing JV in China, has recalled 194,107 Buick Excelle GT cars for headlight checks.
Denso says it will expand its plant in Apodaca, Mexico, to increase production of transmission components in the North American region.
New-car sales in Spain rose 24 percent in June, the tenth straight month of increases, as a government subsidy scheme continued to stimulate demand.
The Orange County District Attorney (OCDA) Tony Rackauckas has filed a civil lawsuit against General Motors "for endangering motorists and the public by intentionally concealing serious safety defects in GM vehicles to avoid the cost of a recall or replacing defective parts".
Continuing just-auto's series of interviews with ignition system manufacturers, Matthew Beecham spoke to Celestino Badiali, sales and marketing director, Eldor Corp.
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General Motors has announced another six recalls - mostly ignition switch-related - totalling 8.45m 1997 to 2014 vehicles, of which 7.6m are in the United States.
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