CHINA: Vehicle market slows in June
Vehicle sales in mainland China rose by 14% year-on-year to 1.13 million units in June, according to data released by the China Automotive Technology & Research Center.
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Continental raises outlook on car market surge
Continental js raising its outlook for 2010 on the back of a surprisingly strong rebound in the global automotive industry.
Read moreMANAGEMENT BRIEFING: Review of the vehicle seating sector
In the global automotive seating market, suppliers must offer seats that are more comfortable, durable and safer than last year’s designs but also lighter and cheaper too.
Read moreFRANCE: Faurecia snaps up Plastal Spain
Faurecia has signed an agreement to acquire tier one supplier Plastal Spain which makes exterior parts for the automotive industry.
Read moreFRANCE/CHINA: Faurecia buys stake in Chinese supplier
Faurecia has announced that it will take an 18.75% stake in Xuyang Group, an automotive supplier.
Read moreGERMANY: Auto job ads up one third
The German automotive industry published 2,210 job offers between January and May, which is an increase of a third compared with a year ago, according to the local Adecco index.
Read moreThe crossover phenomena explained using the 2010 Volvo XC60
Before discussing the strengths and weaknesses inherent in the crossover segment of the automotive kingdom, it’s important to properly define the term. However like all things automotive, definitions are generalizations at best, and open to plenty of diverging interpretations.
Read moreToyota sues Group 1 to block dealer acquisitions in S.C.
Toyota Motor Sales sued Group 1 Automotive to block the Houston dealership chain’s plans to acquire Lexus and Toyota stores in Charleston, S.C. Group 1 Automotive Inc. said tonight it plans to challenge the lawsuit filed late Tuesday by Toyota in U.
Read moreTrimmed-down Affinia ready to raise up to $230 million in IPO
Timing of automotive replacement parts maker’s IPO has been aided by the poor economy. Consumers are keeping their cars longer, and need to spend more on maintenance and replacement parts.
Read moreQ&A with Richard Parry-Jones
Richard Parry-Jones is best known for his time as an automotive engineering leader at Ford. He now runs his own technology consulting company and provides policy advice to Governments. Dave Leggett caught up with him to hear about his product development philosophy and how Sir Jackie Stewart pointed him in the direction of the ’50-metre’ test.
Read moreUK: Cable outlines automotive wish list
New UK secretary of state for Business, Innovation and Skills (DBIS) Vince Cable has outlined further details of his plans for the British automotive industry.
Read moreEVs only can succeed with collaboration
Sustainable success for electric vehicles only will happen with better collaboration, a panel of EV experts told the Automotive News Europe Congress last week.
Read moreSweden’s Trelleborg to open randd center in Shanghai
Trelleborg Automotive plans to open a research center in Shanghai to develop noise- and vibration-damping products for the auto industry.
Read moreGM’s Nexteer workers to vote on renegotiated labor agreement
Nearly 2,100 hourly workers at General Motors Co.’s Nexteer Automotive steering plant in Saginaw, Mich., will get a second chance tomorrow to approve a concessionary contract that would spare the plant from possibly closing.
Read moreDebt-ridden Conti to issue bond within days, sources say
German automotive supplier Continental AG plans to issue a high-yield bond within days to restructure its massive debt, sources said on Monday, taking it a step closer to integrating with majority shareholder Schaeffler.
Read moreTURKEY: Ford Otosan celebrates 50 years
Ford Otosan, the successful automotive joint venture that draws its roots back to industrial pioneers Henry Ford and Vehbi Koc, marked its 50th anniversary today (28 June) with a celebration in Istanbul.
Read moreEVs only can succeed with collaboration
Sustainable success for electric vehicles only will happen with better collaboration, a panel of EV experts told the Automotive News Europe Congress this week.
Read moreVW, Bosch, PSA first to win ANE L.E.A.D.E.R. awards
Volkswagen AG, Robert Bosch GmbH and PSA/Peugeot-Citroen SA were honored here this week as the winners of the first annual Automotive News Europe/Automotive Intelligence Center L.E.A.D.E.R. awards. L.E.A.D.E.R.
Read moreEra of squeezing suppliers for price cuts is over
The era of automakers squeezing every last cent in cost reductions from suppliers is over, speakers told the Automotive News Europe Congress this week.
Read moreEra of squeezing suppliers for price cuts is over
The era of automakers squeezing every last cent in cost reductions from suppliers is over, speakers told the Automotive News Europe Congress this week.
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