Ford has built the first production Transit Connect light commercial vehicle at its new (former Daewoo) plant in Craiova, Romania.
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The Detroit Three automakers have declined so dramatically in Canada that they now control just 20% of passenger car sales to consumers, compared with almost 60% in 1990, a new analysis of the market shows.
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SIAM data shows that India's car market rose an annual 26% in August.
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Lotus Engineering is to unveil its Range Extender engine at the upcoming Frankfurt Motor Show.
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The Reva Electric Car Company (REVA) will be unveiling two new M1 classified electric cars at the upcoming Frankfurt Motor Show including a production model four-seater.
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Thailand will take over from the US as Nissan Motor's main production hub for pick-up trucks, according to a report in The Nation which cited chief operating officer Toshiyuki Shiga.
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Mercedes-Benz India plans to aggressively grow its commercial vehicle business in the country over the next five years introducing several new products including long-haul trucks, city buses and triple-axle inter-city coaches.
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Daimler has completed its refinancing for 2009 and has started procuring cash for the coming year as well with a recent bond issue, the company's chief financial officer told German newspaper Boersen-Zeitung.
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Swedish sports coupe gets an update.

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Luxury sportscar maker Koenigsegg Automotive has presented the Swedish government with a new plan for financing its purchase of Saab Automobile from General Motors, backed by an unnamed Chinese investor.
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Volkswagen Financial Services has announced plans to securitise auto leases in a benchmark-sized public deal that would reopen Europe's asset-backed securities (ABS) market after a year-long freeze.
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The latest speculation swirling around General Motors' possible sale is that the board does not favour the Magna consortium because that would mean handing over intellectual property to Russia - consortium partners Sberbank and GAZ.
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Nissan's luxury brand prepares to open the doors of its first UK showroom.

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Nissan's luxury brand opens doors of its first UK showroom in Reading.

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Two decades after the Nissan luxury brand Infiniti was launched in the US, it has come to Britain with the first outlet set to open in Reading, in the Thames Valley west of London, on 12 September.
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Lotus announces a purpose built engine for use in hybrid cars

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Current MotoGP World champion Valentino Rossi came back from a bad start to win his hometown and home country race at Misano, where the San Marino Grand Prix was held this past weekend. The victory allowed Rossi to increase his lead in the championship over Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo.
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Lexus enhances its popular entry luxury sport sedans the Lexus IS 250 and Lexus IS 350 with all-new special F Sport Packages exclusive to 2010 editions.
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Auto123.com is proud to bring you, exclusive to our site, the column of Canadian driver Bruno Spengler, official DTM driver for the Mercedes-Benz team. Here's what Bruno had to say about his adventures on the short, club circuit of Brands Hatch 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