Renault owned Dacia more than doubled its sales in the UK in the first four months of 2014, to 8,800 cars, the biggest increase in an overall market that grew 12.54%.
Tata Steel has said that, despite a tough year for the automobile sector, fiscal year 2014 saw sales of its special grade vehicle steel jump 15%.
Great Wall's plan to take its SUVs upscale and challenge foreign automakers has hit a snag as sales of the Chinese company's first upmarket product, the Haval H8, were suspended indefinitely last week because of quality concerns.
Tesla Motors has said its contract to supply Toyota with battery packs and motors for a rechargeable crossover will conclude this year.
Chrysler is recalling some 780,500 people carriers and Ford around 690,000 Escape and C-Max models in North America and Mexico.
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New model explosion from Fiat-Chrysler will be commanded from London base, according to CEO Sergio Marchionne
Net income at Nissan rose 5 percent in the January-March quarter, as higher sales and surging North American operating profit fueled earnings.
Net income at Nissan rose 5 percent in the January-March quarter, as a rebound in Europe and surging North American operating profit fueled earnings.
Constellium says it has signed a joint venture agreement with UACJ to supply body-in-white aluminium sheet to the North American automotive industry, following its January announcement of plans to supply the Continent.
Launching the redesigned Fit [Jazz] almost simultaneously with the US (which now gets its cars from Honda's new Mexican plant), the new Brazil-built Fit will give Honda a boost here.
Ford is investing in a new training facility in the UK at its existing site in Daventry as part of a multi-million pound investment.
Maserati and VW are among foreign automakers benefitting from a sales rebound in Japan as 302,000 non-Japanese cars were sold in the country in the year ending March 31, the highest number since 1997.
New vehicle sales in China increased 8.8% year on year to just over 2m units in April, driven by strong demand for light passenger vehicles, according to data released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM).
BMW is planning to triple production capacity at its US joint venture that manufactures carbon fibre body panels and BIW. It says it will also extend carbon fibre content to other models in its range.
-- Fellow Peel fan Jason Torchinsky of Jalopnik drove
Audi has revealed a new, 562-hp version of the R8 V10 called the LMX.
Fiat-Chrysler plans to expand its presence in India after years of under-performance.
CEO Sergio Marchionne, 61, revealed last week that he would see his latest five-year plan through to its conclusion, dispelling any notion that he might leave before 2018.
When Chevrolet prominently featured gay and lesbian couples in a family-focused commercial titled "The New Us," marketing experts saw it as a breakthrough. And they think other automakers will come to see it the same way.
Audi CEO Rupert Stadler is confident that his automaker will remain the world's second-largest premium brand after BMW this year despite a product trough and a big challenge from fast-growing Mercedes.
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