General Motors and Russia's Avtotor reportedly plan to form a joint venture to produce at least 300,000 cars per year in Russia.
Honda Motor Co. said today it will remove the head of American Honda, Tetsuo Iwamura, from its board in a move that cuts the number of directors to 12 from 20 and aims to streamline decision making.
Ford Otosan booked a 57% rise in net profit to TKL195.7m (US$123.6m) in the fourth quarter, comfortably beating forecasts thanks to strong economic growth and the cheap loans that kept Turks buying cars.
Russian automaker IzhAvto plans to start producing VAZ-2107 cars from March, said Alexander Volkov, the president of the constituent republic of Udmurtia, told ITAR-TASS.
Peugeot’s new Ford Fiesta rival caught cold weather testing ahead of its launch in 2012.

Renault R-Space concept spied ahead of it's Geneva show debut, stylish new model points to dramatic design of future MPVs.
Daimler and the Russian commercial vehicle manufacturer GAZ have signed a memorandum of understanding in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. The aim is to produce Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans locally. Plans also call for local production of engines, transmissions, axles, and other components for the Sprinter and GAZ models.
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) has announced its global sales (including international markets and Japan) increased 41.3% in 2010 to 140,681 units (Jan.-Dec. 2009: 99,543 units).
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the E-Type's debut at Geneva, we head to Coventry to drive the original show car - how does it shape up?
First image of Subaru’s rear-wheel drive platform for new sports coupe co-developed with Toyota.

Jaguar Land Rover achieved a strong global sales performance for 2010 with retail sales up 19% collectively thanks to strong performances in the UK, United States and China. Sales were up for every quarter versus 2009 thanks to new model introductions and updates.
Hello everyone at autoweek.com! I signed up to be a guest editor throughout the 2011 racing season, and, just like that, we go out and win the Daytona 500!
GM and Russia's Avtotor are considering a joint venture to produce at least 300,000 cars per year. Avtotor has a capacity to produce up to 200,000 cars a year.
CEO Rupert Stadler has Audi back on a record course. After suffering its first year-on-year decline in more than a decade in 2009, the German premium brand reached a new high with nearly 1.1 million global car sales in 2010.
For Volkswagen AG to reach its goal of being the world's largest automaker by 2018, Christian Klingler will have to boost the 10-brand group's annual sales by more than 3 million vehicles compared with 2010. That's a 43 percent increase.
Rochling Automotive, a Germany-based maker of plastic components, will open a new manufacturing plant this year in Akron, Ohio, to supply fuel-saving engine and body undershields to Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Co.
Ford Otosan posted a fourth quarter net profit of 195.7 million lira ($123.6 million), a 57 percent rise on last year's figures.
Volkswagen's head of production predicts that Porsche's next model line will be produced at the sports car maker's factory in eastern Germany.
GM and Russia's Avtotor are considering a joint venture to produce at least 300,000 cars per year. Avtotor has a capacity to produce up to 200,000 cars a year.
Audi will start the 2011 DTM season with a newly formed squad including three newcomers with the goal of bringing back the title of the popular international touring car series to Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm.
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