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Japan to dangle nearly $20,000 in subsidies to spur fuel-cell sales 9:05 am U.S. ET | July 19, 2014
Japan's government will offer at least $19,700 in subsidies to speed up the introduction of fuel-cell vehicles coming to market from Toyota and Honda....Read More »
Mazda2 output starts; Europe sales begin in 2015July 18, 2014 11:03 CET
Mazda has given its Mazda2 subcompact the sharp creases and sportier stance of the brand's new Kodo design language....Read More »
JCI profits fall on restructuring charges 8:46 am U.S. ET | July 18, 2014
Johnson Controls' fiscal third-quarter earnings slid 68 percent as restructuring and other charges offset a modest rise in revenue....Read More »
VW goes local in India to lift salesJuly 17, 2014 16:52 CET
VW will increase the amount of locally made parts in the cars it sells in India to help lift falling sales. Five years after entering India, VW has captured just 2.1 percent of the market because its cars are seen as relatively expensive....Read More »
BMW will raise China capacity to 400,000 vehiclesJuly 16, 2014 13:23 CET
BMW said it will raise capacity at its two Chinese plants by a third to 400,000 cars over the next two years and double the range of locally made vehicles to six models....Read More »
Jaguar Land Rover sets H1 sales recordJuly 16, 2014 11:52 CET
Jaguar Land Rover said its global sales increased 14 percent to 240,372 vehicles in the first six months, its best half year to date, boosted by robust demand in China....Read More »
Toyota delays delivery of 23,000 vehicles covered by neighbor's tar, soot 7:18 am U.S. ET | July 16, 2014
Toyota has to delay delivery of thousands of vehicles, including some 20,000 for export, because it has to clean up a mess left by a neighbor....Read More »
Volkswagen plans $250 million investment in IndiaJuly 15, 2014 10:36 CET
Volkswagen plans to invest 15 billion rupees ($250 million) in India over the next five to six years. VW's market share in India fell in the last fiscal year to 2.1 percent from 2.4 percent....Read More »
2015 Tokyo Motor Show to return to October after schedule mishap 11:03 am U.S. ET | July 15, 2014
The Tokyo Motor Show, accidentally booked last year to overlap with shows in Los Angeles and Guangzhou, will return to its traditional late October slot in 2015 in a bid to boost overseas attendance....Read More »
China's sales outlook cut by trade group on slow economy, truck slump 2:04 am U.S. ET | July 14, 2014
China's state-backed auto association forecast that vehicle sales will slow more than it previously projected, as the economy showed little signs of improvement and more cities consider purchase restrictions....Read More »
VW outsells GM in China to remain on track for repeat sales winJuly 14, 2014 10:01 CET
VW outsold GM in China in the first half, keeping it on track to extend its reign as the best-selling foreign car company in the world's biggest vehicle market....Read More »
Ford, Toyota models will help boost Turkish car output to recordJuly 13, 2014 20:01 CET
New models from Ford, Toyota and Hyundai are expected to help boost Turkish automotive production to a record this year as a recovery in European demand drives up exports....Read More »
Top Toyota designer heads to Yamaha 12:14 pm U.S. ET | July 11, 2014
Akihiro “Dezi” Nagaya, a key designer who brought more emboldened, emotional styling to Toyota and Lexus vehicles, has been named design general manager for affiliate Yamaha Motor Co....Read More »
Skoda bets on new models to revive China salesJuly 11, 2014 06:01 CET
Skoda is counting on new models and dealership face-lifts to boost China sales more than 10 percent by the end of the year. Skoda was one of only two mass-market foreign brands to see a decline in China deliveries last year....Read More »
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Ex-Opel CEO Stracke eyes acquisitions to boost Magna Steyr's engineering unitJuly 11, 2014 06:01 CET
Karl-Friedrich Stracke, Magna Steyr's head of vehicle technology and engineering, is betting on acquisitions in China. The supplier is watching the M&A market very closely, Stracke said in an interview....Read More »
Honda recalls 175,000 hybrids in Japan due to software glitch 6:53 am U.S. ET | July 10, 2014
Honda is recalling 175,356 gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles in Japan, including the Fit subcompact, over a software glitch in the engine control unit....Read More »
GM Korea workers vote to strike as wage talks continue 6:29 am U.S. ET | July 9, 2014
GM's South Korean workers today voted to go on strike over salaries and production volume, signaling tough annual wage talks for automakers already grappling with falling earnings because of the stronger won....Read More »
Renault plans swift China production ramp upJuly 8, 2014 17:32 CET
Renault plans to add more Chinese production capacity to its new joint venture with Dongfeng soon after manufacturing begins in 2016. The carmaker is currently building its first Chinese factory to produce up to 150,000 vehicles annually....Read More »
Hyundai sued in S. Korea after overstating fuel efficiency of Santa Fe 7:12 am U.S. ET | July 7, 2014
Hyundai was sued by consumers in its home market after the nation's transport ministry said the company overstated the fuel efficiency of one of its models....Read More »
Tesla sued in China by businessman, escalating trademark dispute 9:34 pm U.S. ET | July 7, 2014
Tesla Motors was sued in China for trademark infringement in the latest example of the difficulties foreign companies face doing business in the country....Read More »
PSA-Dongfeng raises 2014 China sales targetJuly 7, 2014 14:42 CET
PSA's Chinese joint venture with Dongfeng raised its 2014 sales target by about 50,000 vehicles after sales rose 24 percent in the first six months....Read More »
VW to invest 2 billion euros to build new China plantsJuly 7, 2014 10:50 CET
VW says it will invest 2 billion euros ($2.7 billion) to construct two new vehicle plants in China. The move is part of a wider plan by the carmaker to invest 18.2 billion euros in its No. 1 market through 2018....Read More »
'Transformers' star Trumpchi GS5 ready for its close-up in the U.S. 12:01 am U.S. ET | July 7, 2014
Now that the Trumpchi GS5 is a movie star, the Chinese automaker that builds the sporty crossover is ready to screen-test it for the United States....Read More »
Supplier price-fixing crackdown jolts Japan's business culture 12:01 am U.S. ET | July 4, 2014
Compared with just two years ago, Japanese parts makers are scrambling to educate employees on actions that are off-limits. The buzzword of the times: compliance. Compared with just two years ago, Japanese parts makers are scrambling to educate employees on actions that are off-limits....Read More »
GM sees Cadillac's China sales rising at least 40% in '14 3:37 pm U.S. ET | July 4, 2014
GM expects Cadillac sales in China to rise by at least 40 percent this year, as the company steps up local output....Read More »
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