Mazda Motor remained in the red in the April-June quarter but narrowed its loss from a year earlier, reflecting a recovery in the domestic auto market from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster.
Dongfeng Nissan's new Venucia division gained its first product earlier this year. And it's apparently selling well. So it makes sense to launch another model, this time a rebadging of Nissan's just-discontinued Tiida/Versa five-door.
Nissan is expanding its global commercial vehicle sales and service network as it looks to double worldwide sales to 2m units by fiscal 2016.
Toyota plans to raise its 2012 global sales target to 8.8m units from 8.58m as sales continue to surge in emerging economies.
TRW made a smaller profit in the second quarter due to higher taxes and raw material costs as well as expenses tied to the company's growth plans.
Mazda may assemble cars in Brazil after abandoning a plan to ship vehicles from a Mexican plant under construction due to the South American nation's import restrictions, the Nikkei newspaper reported.
Penske Automotive Group expects to see a boost in luxury vehicle sales this quarter at its U.K. stores on the heels of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. But the outlook for Penske's U.S.
Details are emerging over the sudden resignation of Joel Ewanick, General Motors' chief marketing officer and, according to press reports, it is all down to a deal with top English soccer club Manchester United.
Why these special stories on mobility? According the U.S. Census, nearly 10 million people age 18 to 64 have an ambulatory difficulty that could affect their ability to drive.
Inchcape, the UK-based international automotive distributor and retailer, booked first half sales of GBP3.1bn, up 6.1% year on year and operating profit up 10.1% to GBP138.4m.
British parts maker GKN has reported a first-half profit rise of one third driven by strong growth at its automotive business on the back of strong luxury car sales.
Honda reported profit for its first quarter that missed analysts' estimates after the yen strengthened and the company increased marketing spending to sell outgoing models.
Honda Motor's quarterly profit surged nearly eight-fold on a rebound in its key North American market, prompting Japan's third-biggest carmaker to reaffirm its full-year earnings outlook and maintain its ambitious global sales target.
Volkswagen Group has inaugurated a new plant for Shanghai Volkswagen (SVW) in Yizheng, Eastern China. The plant has an annual production capacity of 300,000 vehicles.
Daimler AG is investing in the world's leading ridesharing network, carpooling.com GmbH.
Continental has opened a new Research & Development Centre in Singapore to support its growing business with Asian OEMs.
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New Porsche 918 Spyder will be offered in the firm's iconic Martini Racing livery, made famous at the Le Mans 24 Hours
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