Toyota plans to make parts for hybrid models in China from 2013, according to Tadashi Yamashina, president of Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing (China) R&D Centre.
Toyota plans to sell 1.6-1.8m cars a year in China in 2015, double its 2011 volume.
February car sales in China rose 26.5 percent to 1.21 million from a year earlier, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) said on Friday.
Volkswagen Group increased vehicle sales by 15.1 percent to 642,300 in February, but the automaker said the ongoing uncertainty in global car markets remained a matter for concern.
Daimler subsidiary Mercedes-Benz Argentina has started production of the latest European Sprinter van line at its Centro Industrial Juan Manuel Fangio plant near Buenos Aires.
New-car sales in western Europe fell 11.4 percent in February, as declines were seen across all of the top five markets. LMC Automotive forecasts full-year sales will fall 6.1 percent to 12.03 million.
Plastic Omnium is to diversify into composite materials among other bodywork pieces building on the existing launch or construction of 11 new factories around the world this year.
Toyota Europe President and CEO Didier Leroy tells just-auto that Toyota Europe has become profitable ahead of schedule after last year's reorganisation and that he is expecting higher profits and sales in 2012, despite a 'difficult' market.
Chrysler has created a separate unit inside the company to handle sales and marketing in California treating it almost as a separate country to the rest of the US, according to sales chief Reid Bigland.
Wheels India, a supplier for cars, trucks and tractors will spend over INR700m (US$14m) this year on expansion.
Volkswagen group global vehicle deliveries in January and February rose 7.7% to 1.29m units, ahead of a world market up about 6%. February sales rose 15.1% to 642,300 units.
New vehicle sales in Indonesia increased by 23.3% year on year to 85,824 in February, from 69,590 units a year earlier, according to automotive industry association Gaikindo.
China's Chery Automobile has started recruiting executives for its planned joint venture with Jaguar Land Rover, a business publication reported. The two automakers hope to form a 17.5 billion yuan ($2.
PSA said it was determined to keep open its Sevelnord plant in northern France when an agreement with Fiat for joint assembly of light commercial vehicles comes to an end.
General Motors and Fiat discussed a merger of their European operations earlier this year, the Wall Street Journal reported. At the time, GM was also in negotiations with PSA that resulted in an alliance announced Feb.
BMW's latest management board shuffle hints at who will succeed current CEO Norbert Reithofer. So who are the winners and losers?
Yet another PSA Peugeot Citroen union has raised concerns surrounding the mooted alliance between the French automaker and General Motors.
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