Analysis

First it was airbags, now it’s steering wheels. The latest massive recall to hit the headlines involves Nissan’s Micra and Cube (built between 2002 and 2006) and is due to a fault [...]

Guangzhou Automobile Group Co (GAC) plans to invest Yuan 2.9bn (US$473m) to expand production and introduce new models. Automotive News China reports that Yuan 1.7bn will go toward[...]

The inevitable fall-out for suppliers from the troubles at embryonic ‘green’ OEMs, most notably Fisker and Coda, have been highlighted in UQM Technologies’ financial results for th[...]

Delphi-TVS manufactures complete diesel common rails, including filters, pumps, rails and injectors at its factory near Chennai. Martin Kahl reports.[...]

Mitsubishi Motors has announced that it will submit a number of significant changes to its capital structure for approval by the company’s annual shareholders’ meeting on 25 June, [...]

With the onset of the Memorial Day holiday weekend imminent, US new vehicle dealers are looking towards the traditional demand boost, driven by special OEM incentives, to enable th[...]

Just months ahead of the launch of Nissan’s NV200 Taxi of Tomorrow in New York, the state Supreme Court has thrown a spanner in the works. According to various media reports, the c[...]

Nissan and its Chinese partner Dongfeng Motor Group have announced plans to jointly develop a new medium-duty truck. The partners have been working together for ten years and Nissa[...]

Medium and heavy commercial vehicle production in Turkey is expected to increase by 55% by 2015 compared to 2012 output levels, totalling 49,207 units, according to data presented [...]

Volkswagen’s SEAT brand is hoping to tap into new growth in Mexico, its second most important market outside of Europe. While sales in much of its home region continue to stagnate,[...]

Daimler’s aggressive strategy in Asia has taken a key step forward as the first Fuso models rolls out of the Oragadam plant in Chennai, India. Daimler is bringing together Mitsubis[...]

Although the Tokyo stock market suffered a 7% fall on 22 May, hit by comments made in the US by the Federal reserve Chairman on US fiscal stimulation policy, as well as weak Chines[...]

In an effort to improve profitability in its domestic market, Daimler is reported to be contemplating the disposal of four of its 98 company-owned Mercedes-Benz dealerships in Germ[...]

Tesla has confirmed that it has paid off its entire US$465m Department of Energy loan, with interest, nine years ahead of schedule. The government granted the loan in 2010 under th[...]

Navistar’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Troy Clarke, has presented an optimistic analysis of the company’s future at a meeting with media representatives, highlighting re[...]

[updated: adds comments] Ford has confirmed plans to end vehicle and engine production in Australia by October 2016, following mounting losses, high production costs and an increas[...]

The Indian car industry remains nervous over ongoing weak demand in 2013/14, says Radhe Shyam, but there is some hope of a recovery towards the latter part of the year[...]

According to a recent Automotive World report, Iveco’s consolidated subsidiaries should build 126,600 units this year, and from 2014, annual output should increase by 11%[...]

While Renault has issued an update on its latest domestic investment plans following long-awaited union concessions earlier this year, PSA is stepping up its cost-cutting efforts. [...]

In a further development of its work on Car-to-X communication, Audi has outlined details of an extension to its Audi connect services, which aim to advance services and applicatio[...]