Valeo Turkey says it is seeking to up its ratio of domestic suppliers to drive localisation, but cautions against wages rising too fast and eroding the country's attraction for overseas companies.
Analysis by LMC Automotive shows that the global light vehicle market grew 1.2% year-on-year in March. It was also up 2.4% in the first quarter.
The next-generation Lexus ES sedan, which debuts at the Beijing auto show next week, will feature a more stylized body with a prominent version of the brand's polarizing spindle grille.
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German prosecutors are investigating current and former employees of Porsche, including a management board member, as part of their inquiries into emissions manipulations.
Nissan, Ford and Fiat saw their European sales decline steeply in March as industrywide registrations fell by 5 percent, hit by drops in three of the region's five biggest markets, Germany, the UK and Italy.
Hella has announced a supply deal with Volkswagen to supply LED Matrix headlights for the Touareg unveiled in China.
The Volkswagen Group says it is further strengthening its international IT competence vt developing a software development centre for Volkswagen Group IT and MAN Truck and Bus AG - in Lisbon.
ABB has been selected to supply its Terra HP charging stations as part of the biggest electric vehicle infrastructure project to date in the US.
Turkey's automotive suppliers association says the country must devise a "new story" to convince overseas investors to set up operations
Daimler has launched its new Mercedes-Benz A-Class - revealed earlier this year at the Geneva show - with its usual grandiose claims - "the benchmark in the compact class", "youthful and dynamic as ever, but grown-up and comfortable like never before", "completely redefines modern luxury" in the compact class" and "revolutionises interior design". Based on an earlier teaser, we might give them the last one.
German prosecutors are investigating current and former employees of Volkswagen Group-owned Porsche, including a management board member, as part of their inquiries into emissions manipulations.
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As our Driver Power survey enters its 16th year, Steve Fowler reflects on what it unearths about the reliability of our cars
Nissan, Ford and Fiat brand saw their European sales decline steeply in March as industrywide registrations fell by 5 percent, hit by drops in three of the region's five biggest markets, Germany, the UK, and Italy.
Nissan, Ford and Fiat brand saw their European sales decline steeply in March as industrywide registrations fell by 5 percent, hit by drops in three of the region's five biggest markets, Germany, the UK, and Italy.
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