production2013 SHANGHAI AUTO SHOW Citroen Wild Rubis previews SUV for upscale DS lineApril 11, 2013 09:00 CET  Citroen's Wild Rubis concept showcases the first SUV/crossover to be sold under the brand's upscale DS line. The concept will mainly be targeted at high-earning Chinese customers.... Read More »
Jaguar Land Rover studying India production, report says 12:04 pm U.S. ET | March 3, 2013  Jaguar Land Rover is investigating the potential of manufacturing cars and light trucks in India, company sources said, as the carmaker looks to build on its growth in emerging markets with the help of Indian parent Tata Motors. Building cars in India, which has developed into an emerging market export hub for many global carmakers, would allow Jaguar Land Rover to skirt high import taxes on luxury cars.... Read More »
Subaru to hike U.S. production capacity by 30 percent, report says 1:43 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 2, 2013  Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.'s Subaru brand will increase production capacity at a U.S. plant by about 30 percent by fiscal 2016, the Nikkei business daily said. The company will invest about 20 billion yen ($230 million) in Subaru of Indiana Automotive Inc, its only overseas vehicle assembly plant, the Japanese newspaper reported.... Read More »
PRODUCTION Nov. output up 14% 12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 10, 2012 North American car and truck production in November rose 14 percent from the year-earlier month to an estimated 1,363,755 units, the highest for any November since 2005.... Read More »
Honda to become 'net exporter' of vehicles from North America 4:04 pm U.S. ET | Dec. 5, 2012  Honda, Japan's first automaker to build cars in the United States, said it expects to export more cars and light trucks from North America than it imports to the region within two years.... Read More »
Ford starts production of four new models in Russia with more planned 12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 1, 2012  Ford has begun production in Russia of the Kuga and Explorer SUVs, as well as the S-Max and Galaxy minivans, to sell within the country. According to the automaker, more models are planned as it works to expand sales in a market that Ford of Europe CEO Stephen Odell has said could become the largest in Europe.... Read More »
Fiat returns to China carmaking with Guangzhou Auto ventureJune 28, 2012 10:49 CET  Fiat, with two failed partnerships in China, has returned to manufacturing cars in the world's largest vehicle market as the Italian automaker plays catch-up amid a slump in European demand.... Read More »
VW plans $40M parts warehouse, distribution center in Tenn. 1:32 pm U.S. ET | March 13, 2012  Volkswagen Group of America plans to invest $40 million to build a warehouse in Roane County, Tenn., to distribute domestic auto parts for the Passat sedan made at VW's plant in Chattanooga.... Read More »
Daimler fourth-quarter profit grows 39% on strong Mercedes salesFeb. 9, 2012 08:58 CET  Daimler reported a 39 percent increase in fourth-quarter profit, boosted by demand for the revamped Mercedes M- and C-class models. Earnings before interest and taxes gained to 2.18 billion euros ($2.9 billion) from 1.56 billion euros a year ago, the automaker said.... Read More »
Ghosn says Japan should defend auto industry from strong yenNov. 29, 2011 12:49 CET  Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn reiterated a call for the Japanese government to help the automotive industry, saying that a strong yen is making the country's carmakers uncompetitive.The yen, which reached a post-World War II record last month, has gained more than 9 percent in the past six months, reducing carmaker's profits and export strength.... Read More »
LINDSAY CHAPPELL GM is bringing back Spring Hill for a song 8:41 am U.S. ET | Nov. 22, 2011  What's noteworthy about the return to action of General Motors' Spring Hill, Tenn., assembly plant is just how little it is costing.... Read More »
Redesigned CR-V crossover to launch on schedule, Honda tells dealers 5:57 pm U.S. ET | Nov. 8, 2011  The redesigned Honda CR-V will launch on time next month after flooding in Thailand threatened to delay the crossover's release, Honda told dealers Tuesday.... Read More »
Toyota says N.A. output back to normal after quake 6:17 pm U.S. ET | Sept. 13, 2011  Toyota's North American assembly and component plants have resumed normal output following the earthquake in Japan six months ago. The recovery in light vehicle production at Toyota's six assembly plants in North America is well ahead of the company's initial expectations. Shortly after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, Toyota warned it may not return to normal production levels until November or December.... Read More »
Mexico stages comeback as hub for light vehicle output 12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 13, 2011  Mexico is making a comeback as a hub of automobile manufacturing after years of losing production to Asia, as European and Japanese carmakers take on U.S. rivals and move output closer to North America. At the same time, rising labor costs make manufacturing in China less attractive.... Read More »
Honda plans $800M Mexico plant to build subcompacts for North America 11:43 am U.S. ET | Aug. 12, 2011  Honda said today it will build an $800 million assembly plant in Mexico to produce subcompact vehicles for the Mexican and North American markets. The Japanese automaker said the plant is scheduled to begin operation in 2014 with an annual capacity of 200,000 units. Honda and other Japanese automakers are seeking to relocate car and truck production from Japan because the strength of the yen makes it difficult to make money on exports.... Read More »
Beetle launches pre-order program, unveils Black Turbo edition 3:36 pm U.S. ET | June 13, 2011  Volkswagen is borrowing a page from sister company Porsche and will turn to the color black to create buzz for the upcoming 2012 Beetle -- and to draw attention to a preorder program launching this year.... Read More »
Fiat said to raise planned output target at first China plantJune 8, 2011 06:01 CET  Fiat has decided to raise the planned production capacity of its joint venture with China's Guangzhou Automobile from an initial 300,000 units to 500,000 units a year by 2015, the China Times reported. The new venture, now under construction, is expected to start producing cars later this year.... Read More »
NEWS ANALYSIS VW rolls out Tennessee-built Passat 10:31 am U.S. ET | May 24, 2011  The 2012 Volkswagen Passat, which is a North American-only car, is the linchpin in VW's well-publicized efforts to sell 800,000 cars annually in the United States by 2018. The new Passat was designed specifically for Americans, with larger seats and more cupholders than models for the rest of the world.... Read More »
Name game: Why the Buick will be called Verano 1:31 pm U.S. ET | May 20, 2011  Verano means “summer” in Spanish, though it could easily be a type of coffee or even a brand of crystal. But the idea behind the latest Buick was to snare an upscale-sounding name to lure new customers to the brand.... Read More »
Chrysler may hire more than 3,000 workers, add shifts, UAW says 2:19 pm U.S. ET | May 11, 2011  Chrysler Group LLC may hire more than 3,000 workers and add production shifts at plants in Michigan and Illinois in coming months to increase sales of some of its most popular vehicles, a top UAW official said. The three additional shifts, each accounting for about 1,000 jobs, would be at plants in Detroit and Sterling Heights, Mich., and Belvidere, Ill., General Holiefield, the UAW vice president in charge of Chrysler, said Tuesday in an interview in Detroit.... Read More »
Tornadoes halt output at Mercedes, Toyota plants in South 2:04 pm U.S. ET | April 28, 2011  Violent weather across Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee has halted production at Toyota and Mercedes-Benz plants in Alabama, as emergency workers try to assess two days of damage in the region. On Wednesday, a mile-wide tornado destroyed parts of Tuscaloosa, Ala., damaging the Mercedes-Benz U.S. International auto-assembly plant just north of the city. That plant builds the GL, M, and R class vehicles.... Read More »
Mazda's N.A. unit still bleeding as company ponders Michigan plant's fate 10:44 am U.S. ET | April 28, 2011  Mazda's unprofitable U.S. assembly plant is pulling the company's North American operations further into the red as executives ponder its fate. Mazda booked a loss of ¥8.5 billion, or about $102.6 million, for the Flat Rock, Mich., plant jointly operated with Ford, in the fiscal year ended March 31, CEO Takashi Yamanouchi said.... Read More »
AutoNation posts profit gain, warns on disruptions from Japan crisis 8:29 am U.S. ET | April 26, 2011  AutoNation, the nation's largest auto retailer, posted a 26 percent increase in first-quarter net income while lowering its forecast for total U.S. industry sales this year because of vehicle-supply disruptions from last month's earthquake in Japan. Net profit rose to $69.4 million from $55.2 million a year earlier. Revenue increased 17 percent to $3.31 billion.... Read More »
JAMES B. TREECE Japan disaster problems? Coke is the real thing 1:16 pm U.S. ET | April 25, 2011  Is Coca-Cola standing in the way of the auto industry’s recovery from the Japanese earthquake, tsunami and nuclear reactor disaster?... Read More »
DISASTER IN JAPAN Mazda targets thousands of at-risk parts 12:15 am U.S. ET | April 19, 2011  Mazda - scrambling to recover from last month's earthquake - has identified thousands of auto parts at risk of shortage and is working to either obtain them from alternative suppliers or change their specifications.... Read More »
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