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McLaren Automotive has celebrated the manufacture of its 15,000th (road) car at the McLaren Production Centre (MPC) in Woking, Surrey (UK), just seven years after production first began.

Faurecia says it will host a 'beam signing ceremony' to commemorate the start of construction for its newest facility in the US state of Missouri. In February, the automotive supplier announced plans to open a new interiors production facility in Blue Springs, Missouri.

General Motors officially closed its Gunsan car assembly plant in South Korea on Thursday, as part of a restructuring plan first announced in February which aims to return its loss-making local subsidiary to profitability.

President Trump told French President Emmanuel Macron he would block German luxury carmakers from the U.S. market, a magazine reported.

President Trump told French President Emmanuel Macron he would block German luxury carmakers from the U.S. market, a German magazine reported.

President Trump told French President Emmanuel Macron he would block German luxury carmakers from the U.S. market, German magazine Wirtschaftswoche reported.

Automotive News Europe honors the winners of the 2018 Rising Stars awards. The Rising Star for Sales is Cristiana Alicata, who is sales director for Mazda Italy.

Chinese-owned electric vehicle developer SF Motors is planning to open a $160 million plant in northern Indiana by the end of 2020.

Santander Consumer USA shares fell after Bloomberg reported that its auto-finance partner Fiat Chrysler Automobiles was preparing an announcement on forming its own captive lending unit.

Toyota's dominance of the ASEAN vehicle market has come under significant pressure this year despite brands such as Chevrolet and Ford having significantly downsized their product ranges and activities in the region in the last few years.

Tesla's Model 3 won a coveted recommendation from Consumer Reports after an over-the-air software update improved braking by almost 20 feet.

Rivian Automotive, backed by a new $200 million loan, said it will begin producing electric vehicles at the former Mitsubishi plant in Illinois by 2020.

One of businessman Matty Moroun's companies transferred ownership of the Michigan Central Station to a mystery company as all signs point to Ford purchasing Detroit's long-vacant train station.

One of businessman Matty Moroun's companies transferred ownership of the Michigan Central Station to a mystery company as all signs point to Ford purchasing Detroit's long-vacant train station.

A private equity firm linked to a Tesla Inc. director spent more than 100 days at the carmaker's battery factory late last year to help increase Model 3 sedan production.

PSA is increasing and reallocating its European production capacity to meet higher demand for SUV models and to increase plant utilization rates.

A series which has looked at the existing and future models of Groupe PSA - first Peugeot, then Citroën and DS Automobiles - now reaches its final chapter.

This chapter of our analysis series of the divisions of Groupe PSA covers DS Automobiles. It is the third of four features and follows examinations of the future models strategy of Peugeot and Citroën.

In this second chapter of a series concerning Groupe PSA's divisions, the spotlight turns on Citroën. Unlike Peugeot, which was recently examined, this famous make remains distressed. Sales continue to fall in France even though new models have been steadily flowing during the last 12 months. The picture is equally concerning in many other countries, including China.

After some especially trying years, the brand with the lion logo has clawed its way back. As so often happens when a company slows or stops spending on new vehicles to preserve cash, things get a lot worse. Now though, the much admired 3008 and 5008 are not only selling up a storm across Europe but have even become the combined number one in France - almost unthinkable for a market where small cars have for decades been the best sellers.