Schaeffler Asia is adding 1,500 employees to its workforce in China this year.
Shanghai Automotive's SAIC Motor boosted March sales 6.1% year on year.
General Motors Co. said today it will invest $100 million in a New York plant to produce parts for its new small block engine.
Elongated Ghost spotted out on test - more spacious but not as fast as standard car.

The German automakers' battle to dominate China's luxury market is about to spread to a new product segment: small cars and crossovers.
Mitsubishi Motors has suspended production at its Okazaki plant Tuesday 12 April to Friday 14 April inclusive.
A government report has found no improper influence by the auto industry in safety defect investigations conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
BMW AG confirmed it has hired Frank Weber, former head of product planning at General Motors Co.'s Opel/Vauxhall unit.
BMW AG confirmed it has hired Frank Weber, former head of product planning at General Motors Co.'s Opel/Vauxhall unit.
Mazda will show off its SkyActiv technology on April 21 at the New York auto show inside the refreshed 2012 Mazda 3 and the Minagi concept.
Mazda will show off its SkyActiv technology on April 21 at the New York auto show inside the refreshed 2012 Mazda 3 and the Minagi concept.
Subtly updated coupe spied undisguised, being put through its paces at the Nurburgring.

EDITOR WES RAYNAL: As impressed as I was with the Optima, I am a little underwhelmed by this 2011 Kia Sorento. However, itand#8217;s nice to see that this front-wheel-drive, four-cylinder model is about $6,000 less than the last one I drove.
Hyundai and Kia are recalling around 71,000 Chinese-built cars because of faults with locally-made Kumho tyres, according to China's quality watchdog, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine. Great Wall Motor will also recall more than 4,600 cars fitted with the same Kumho tyre.
Daimler's first quarter vehicle sales in Northeast Asia rose 75% year on year to 52,380 units, the company has said.
Parts supply disruptions in the wake of the 11 March Japanese earthquake and tsunmai could hit Ford profits, the automaker has said.
The departure of Renault's No. 2 executive, Patrick Pelata, over a spying-turned-fraud debacle heaps pressure on CEO Carlos Ghosn at a crucial moment in the carmaker's latest strategic initiative.
The departure of Renault's No. 2 executive, Patrick Pelata, over a spying-turned-fraud debacle heaps pressure on CEO Carlos Ghosn at a crucial moment in the carmaker's latest strategic initiative.
The departure of Renault's number two executive, Patrick Pelata, over a spying-turned-fraud debacle heaps pressure on CEO Carlos Ghosn at a crucial moment in the carmaker's latest strategic initiative.
Sweden's National Debt Office says it is working "early mornings and late nights" to secure a resolution to Saab's funding crisis that has seen the automaker send its staff home yet again today (12 April).
With the current economy the last thing you need is for your vehicle to break down. Whether your driving a reliable car or a busted up