OEM Coverage

Suppliers may offer cameras to watch drivers

12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 2, 2014

Many of the cars on sale today carry as many cameras as a cluster of paparazzi, pointing five or more lenses at lane lines and blind spots to assist drivers. The next step, experts say, could be cameras that observe the driver instead of the road.... Read More »

Execs who delay safety recalls would face life in prison under Senate bill

7:00 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 1, 2014

Auto executives who delay safety recalls that result in deaths could face up to life in prison under a new bill backed by a United States senator who has been one of the staunchest critics of GM's handling of its ignition switch recalls.... Read More »

Mobileye shares surge 48% after $890 million IPO

11:25 am U.S. ET | Aug. 1, 2014

Shares of Mobileye NV soared 48 percent in their market debut today as investors bet that the race by automakers to improve safety ratings would boost demand for the company's unique camera-based systems that help drivers avoid collisions.... Read More »

American Axle Q2 earnings rise on stronger non-GM business

3:56 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 1, 2014

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings today reported improved second-quarter earnings, led by a strong increase in non-General Motors business.... Read More »

Hyundai recalls another 420,000 vehicles in U.S., 1.3 million for the week

1:29 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 1, 2014

Hyundai Motor is recalling about 420,000 vehicles covering three models for separate problems in the United States, after recalling 883,000 Sonata sedans this week, according to federal safety regulators.... Read More »

GILLES CASTONGUAY

For some investors, Fiat's meeting to approve Chrysler merger felt like a funeral

12:42 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 1, 2014

Fiat shareholders were in a resigned mood when they met to vote on the carmaker's merger with Chrysler. "Today we are attending Fiat's funeral," said one.... Read More »

VW production chief Macht quits with immediate effect

Aug. 1, 2014 15:19 CET

Volkswagen said group production chief Michael Macht is quitting immediately, the second top executive to leave the automaker within a week.... Read More »

VW may raise stake in FAW Chinese joint venture

Aug. 1, 2014 12:15 CET

VW's CFO Hans Dieter Poetsch said the automaker's only likely acquisition is a possible increase of its stake in its FAW Chinese joint venture and not a takeover of Fiat or truckmaker Paccar.... Read More »

Fiat shareholders approve Chrysler merger

Aug. 1, 2014 08:08 CET

Fiat shareholders approved the automaker's merger with Chrysler in a move that seals the end of Fiat as an Italian company. The new company arising from the merger, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles will be incorporated under Dutch law, based in the UK and listed on the New York Stock Exchange.... Read More »

Renault will build Fiat Scudo successor

Aug. 1, 2014 06:01 CET

Renault will build Fiat's replacement for its Scudo commercial van starting in 2016, taking over production of the model from PSA/Peugeot-Citroen. The Scudo successor will be based on the Renault Trafic.... Read More »

Audi's profits rise as sales growth offsets costs

Aug. 1, 2014 11:56 CET

Audi reported higher second-quarter operating profit, as gains from record vehicle sales outweighed the impact of spending on technology and foreign expansion.... Read More »

ZF supervisory board said to support TRW takeover talks

Aug. 1, 2014 11:02 CET

ZF's supervisory board has given its support to continuing negotiations to buy TRW Automotive, sources said.... Read More »

ANE's August e-magazine goes live Monday

Aug. 1, 2014 06:01 CET

The latest issue of the Automotive News Europe monthly e-magazine goes live on Monday, Aug. 4. This month's edition looks at the potential risks and rewards facing Porsche.... Read More »

MIKE COLIAS

Eurofication of Buick lineup continues with … an imported Regal?

1:51 pm U.S. ET | July 31, 2014

The Buick Regal already is the most Euro-looking vehicle in Buick's lineup. In a few years, it might literally be European.... Read More »

Supplier exec pleads guilty to price-fixing, remains an employee

4:02 pm U.S. ET | July 31, 2014

An executive from GS Electech, a supplier to Toyota, pleaded guilty Thursday to playing a role in an international conspiracy to rig bids and fix prices on auto parts, the Department of Justice said. He remains employed by the company, a spokesman said today.... Read More »

VW profit falls, raising pressure to cut costs

July 31, 2014 11:38 CET

Volkswagen said operating profit declined 3.1 percent in the second quarter as emerging-market volatility and a plunge in earnings at its core passenger-car division weighed on earnings.... Read More »

Fiat investors likely to approve Chrysler merger

July 31, 2014 06:01 CET

Fiat shareholders will likely approve the automaker's merger with Chrysler when they meet in Italy for the last time on Friday. Industry watchers expect Fiat to win the two-thirds majority vote needed for a merger.... Read More »

Tesla's Q2 net loss widens to $62 million as r&d expenses soar

4:39 pm U.S. ET | July 31, 2014

Tesla's net loss widened to $61.9 million in the second quarter even though it assembled and delivered record numbers of Model S electric cars. Revenues surged nearly 90 percent.... Read More »

Superior’s Q2 net income drops 21%; Ark. plant to close

3:17 pm U.S. ET | July 31, 2014

Aluminum wheel supplier Superior Industries International said today that its second-quarter net income tumbled 21 percent from the year-earlier period to $5 million on flat sales of $199 million.... Read More »

Daimler will invest 1.5 billion euros in its biggest German plant after winning labor deal

July 31, 2014 10:51 CET

Daimler plans a 1.5 billion euros investment its Mercedes plant in Sindelfingen, Germany, after employees agreed a labor deal that the company says will save 100 million euros in costs.... Read More »

BorgWarner net income up 9% for Q2 as engine division grows

2:24 pm U.S. ET | July 31, 2014

BorgWarner, a supplier of turbochargers and emissions systems, reported a 9 percent increase in net income for the second quarter as its engine division grows and the European market -- which makes up about half of the company's customer base -- continues to recover.... Read More »

Denso's quarterly profit falls on Japan labor costs, compact car shift

1:28 pm U.S. ET | July 31, 2014

Denso, the Toyota-affiliated auto supplier, posted a 16.7 percent drop in April-June quarterly operating profit from a year earlier as domestic labor costs rose and as automakers sold more compact cars in Japan that tend to be less profitable.... Read More »