China, the world's fastest growing passenger car market, saw sales slow in May as falling stock prices eroded wealth and consumer prices rose, according to the country's Automotive Technology & Research Centre.
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The negative trend seen in Germany's new-car registrations in January to April has continued in May, a source at German foreign car importers association VDIK told Reuters on Wednesday. Official VDIK data is to be released later on Wednesday.
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Saab CEO Jan Ake Jonsson is one of the main candidates for the top job at Volvo Cars, a Swedish newspaper reported today.
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Renault and its alliance partner Nissan should together become the world's third-largest car manufacturer this year, Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn said.
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Saab is launching its first new car, the flagship 9-5, as it hopes to restore buzz and sales to the iconic Swedish brand after its rescue earlier this year by Dutch niche car maker Spyker.
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Italy's new-car sales fell 13.79 percent in May, with Fiat's market share slipping below 30 percent for the first time since December 2005
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ZF CEO Hans-Georg Haerter and former Mercedes-Benz sale and marketing chief Klaus Maier have joined key boards at France's top two suppliers.
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PSA is dispatching a senior executive, Gregoire Olivier, to Shanghai to oversee the carmaker's ambitious expansion plans in Asia.
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Over the past two weeks, your correspondent has spent dozens of hours and thousands of kilometres driving two resurrected American muscle cars-- the Dodge Challenger and Chevrolet Camaro. Admittedly, I'm a child of the 80's.
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Former Formula 1 World Champion Kimi Raikkonen faces yet another brand new challenge when he goes head-to-head with multiple trials champion Taddy Blazusiak during this weekend's Erzberg rodeo in Austria.
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As Auto123.com reported some weeks ago, it has been made official now that the IndyCar Series will stage a race in Baltimore on a temporary street circuit sited near the famed inner harbour.
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At the premiere of the 17th BMW Art Car Jeff Koons unveiled and signed his car in front of 300 international VIP guests on June 1 in the Centre Pompidou in Paris, one of the world's most prestigious cultural institutions for modern and contemporary art.
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DEARBORN, Mich.- A new website is making it easy, cost-effective and fun for Ford owners to turn their car or truck into a unique personalized ride with vinyl graphics that offer the look of a custom paint job at half the price.
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Overall, May of the year 2010 was quiet. The big picture says that sales increased by less than half a point so there isn't much to say... Or is there? This piddly growth was brought on by some serious sales explosions for some manufacturers and massive implosions for others.
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For the past few weeks, there's been news of illegal immigrants who are trying to sneak into Great-Britain hiding in motorsport transporters.
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Former Formula 1 World Champion and CART series champion Jacques Villeneuve will be back behind the wheel of a stock car for two races this summer.
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Chevrolet has joined with OnStar and leading national first-responder organizations to announce the first automotive manufacturer-sponsored training program to educate first responders nationwide on electric vehicle technology.
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Ron Fellows, one of Canada's most versatile motorsports professionals, will return to wheel the Nationwide Series #88 Chevrolet of JR motorsports this summer.
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Forty years ago today, New Zealander Bruce McLaren, the founder of the McLaren F1 team, lost his life when testing a Can-Am at Goodwood in Great Britain.
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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