en-us Fri, 24 May 2013 10:03:47 ESTDoug Speck, Volvo's senior vice president for marketing, sales and customer service, is leaving his post effective July 1, the company said today. Fri, 24 May 2013 14:57:12 ESTFord will retain 1,000 jobs at a transmissions plant in France after striking a deall with local authorities to share the burden of new investments needed to keep the factory operating. Fri, 24 May 2013 13:13:49 ESTBMW unveiled a concept for a superluxury coupe to rival the Mercedes- CL. The BMW Pininfarina Gran Lusso Coupe marks the first time Pininfarina has cooperated with the automaker. Fri, 24 May 2013 00:01:00 ESTAlready collaborating with Ford on the development of fuel cell vehicles, Daimler and the U.S. automaker recently exchanged information about their gasoline engines. Fri, 24 May 2013 10:59:49 ESTHenrik Fisker is working with an investor group to salvage Fisker Automotive, the plug-in hybrid automaker he co-founded nearly six years ago that is now struggling to stave off bankruptcy, people familiar with the matter told Reuters this week. Fri, 24 May 2013 00:01:00 ESTU.S. auto exports to Europe could quadruple within 15 years if regulators get rid of tariffs and adopt standard vehicle-safety rules, automaker associations say. Fri, 24 May 2013 00:01:00 ESTAudi purchasing chief Bernd Martens says the automaker aims to buy 90 percent of its components for its new Mexico factory from local sources. So far no other Audi location has done that Fri, 24 May 2013 03:04:21 ESTMitsubishi plans to reorganize its capital to help unload the worst accumulated losses in the automotive industry. Fri, 24 May 2013 00:01:00 ESTNissan will introduce its first Datsun model in India by March 2014 as the carmaker offers cheaper vehicles in a push for a fivefold increase in its share of Asia's third-biggest auto market. Fri, 24 May 2013 00:01:00 ESTAutomotive News Europe salutes the winners of the 2013 Rising Stars awards. Every day until June 12 one of the 18 winners will be featured. Today's Rising Star is Marcus Cox, Opel/Vauxhall's finance director for sales, marketing and aftersales.