BMW has chosen Bosch's joint venture with Samsung SDI to supply lithium-ion battery cells for the carmaker's Megacity electric vehicle project due in 2011-2015.
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Government measures to boost demand for new cars supported European car sales in July, data showed on Monday, with French sales up 3.1 percent, Italian sales 6.16 percent higher and a slower decline in Spanish sales
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Government measures to boost demand for new cars supported European car sales in July, data published on Monday showed, with French sales rising 3.1 percent, while the scheme helped limit Spain's decline to 10.9 percent.
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German government officials and General Motors Co. representatives will meet the remaining two bidders for Opel on Tuesday, government sources said on Monday.
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After a series of media briefings and the unveiling of a prototype on the new platform, Nissan Motor has finally revealed its Leaf electric vehicle (EV), billing it "the world's first electric car designed for affordability and real-world requirements".
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After a series of media briefings and the unveiling of a prototype on the new platform, Nissan Motor has finally revealed its Leaf electric vehicle (EV), billing it "the world's first electric car designed for affordability and real-world requirements".
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Suzuki Motor posted an 80 percent drop in quarterly operating profit hit by a stronger yen and declining sales, and it kept its annual forecasts amid an uncertain outlook for global vehicle demand.
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A joint venture between Robert Bosch GmbH and Samsung SDI will supply lithium-ion battery cells for BMW's Megacity project, an electric vehicle due in the first half of the next decade.
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A joint venture between Bosch and Samsung SDI will supply lithium-ion battery cells for BMW's Megacity project, an electric vehicle due in the first half of the next decade.
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Spanish car sales fell 10.9 percent in July compared with the same month a year ago, car manufacturers' association ANFAC said on Monday. New-car sales were 108,222 units in July compared with 96,706 units in June, when sales were 15.
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A joint venture between Bosch and Samsung SDI will supply lithium-ion battery cells for BMW's Megacity project, an electric vehicle due in the first half of the next decade.
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Opel's future will top the agenda of a General Motors Co. board meeting today, Bloomberg news agency reported, saying also that Opel could be forced into bankruptcy if GM and the German government fail to agree on a buyer for the unit.
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Opel's future topped the agenda of a General Motors Co. board meeting Monday evening, Bloomberg news agency reported, saying also that Opel could be forced into bankruptcy if GM and the German government fail to agree on a buyer for the unit.
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Supercar manufacturer Automobili Lamborghini posted a narrow 5.4 million euro ($7.7 million) profit for the first half of 2009, attributing its decline to a 37 percent drop in worldwide vehicle deliveries.
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Honda Motor Co. said on Friday that it is recalling another 440,000 vehicles -- including some of its best-selling Accord and Civic models -- for a potentially lethal airbag defect.
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It turns out dealers will have to pay taxes on the thousands of dollars in rebates they receive under the federal cash-for-clunkers program, according to an IRS advisory bulletin issued today.
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Consumers taking part in the U.S. government's "Cash for Clunkers" program have aimed more for smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles than larger trucks, Ford Motor Co.'s sales analyst said on Friday.
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Dealers can now postpone disabling the engine of a trade-in under the "cash for clunkers" program until after they have received a U.S. rebate instead of having to do so before they apply for the reimbursement. The U.S.
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Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn unveiled the near-production version of his company's new electric vehicle, a sleek four-door hatchback dubbed the Leaf, saying the potential payoff from pioneering zero emission cars is worth the risk of investing billions.
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Brazilian Formula 1 driver Nelson Piquet on Monday confirmed he has been ousted from the Renault team.
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