VW reveals the sixth generation of the Golf
Wolfsburg engineers focus on acoustics to improve the car's refinement
Read more... August 2008

BMW cuts its sales and profit forecasts
US downturn and increasing costs put the aim to improve profitability on hold for this year, the group announces
Read more... August 2008

Daimler gathers leaders for climate change summit
Big hitters discuss the policy changes that in the next few years are likely to transform transport and car design
Read more... July 2008

Daimler mulls taking stake in Russian truck maker
It's talking to the owner of a 42 per cent stake in Kamaz about combining production and sales networks
Read more... July 2008

Ford accelerates switch to small cars in N America
Losses of $8.7 billion in the second quarter force faster changes, with more plants to make small cars from Europe
Read more... July 2008

Iranian carmaker aims for international markets
Iran Khodro says it will increase production sites outside Iran and build export business
Read more... July 2008

General Motors signs deal for electric infrastructure
It's working with North American utilities to ensure electric vehicles will find the world is ready for them
Read more... July 2008

Nissan block helps boost Renault's fuel economy
Renault replaces 2-litre engine with a 1.4-litre downsized Nissan unit
Read more... July 2008

Renault set to launch its own particulate trap
French group has a patent diesel particulate trap of its own ready for trial in a Franco-German fleet of Espaces
Read more... July 2008

Spanish/Japanese groups join on driver assistance
Ficosa and Omron get together in a joint venture on driver assistance systems
Read more... July 2008

Energy efficiency drives investment in R&D
General Motors and Toyota lead the way, increasing their spending by €1 billion in three years
Read more... July 2008

General Motors aims to raise $15 billion in liquidity
Truck capacity gets axed again and employee benefits, shareholder dividends and spending also get cutbacks
Read more... July 2008

Volkswagen announces venue for first US plant
Plant to build a midsize sedan for the US market will be sited at Chattanooga and will make 150,000 a year to start off
Read more... July 2008

Toyota rejigs its American plants to bring Prius in
Group moves production around to take advantage of hybrid popularity, and suspends truck and SUV plants
Read more... July 2008

BMW and Fiat in talks on Mini and Alfa collaboration
German and Italian OEMs talk about collaborating in the areas of "architectures and components"
Read more... July 2008

GM claims world record for Zaragoza solar panels
Spanish installation will provide 12MW of power at highest output, making it the biggest in the world
Read more... July 2008

Fiat to shut four Italian plants for a week a month
Italian carmaker tells unions that four out of five plants will be closing for a week a month from September to November
Read more... July 2008

Daimler and Hero pick Chennai for truck plant
Indian joint venture selects huge site for 70,000 capacity truck plant to serve local market from 2010
Read more... July 2008

Toyota joint venture to move in quake-hit region
Toyota's joint plant with FAW will move to a new site in Sichuan province in China and more than double capacity
Read more... July 2008

Chrysler cutbacks hit plants in St Louis
One assembly plant is idled indefinitely while the other loses one of its two shifts as sales fall 36 per cent
Read more... July 2008

Mahle buys customised oil pump manufacturer
Acquisitive German group says buying Entec is strategically important as controlled oil pumps will be big business
Read more... July 2008

Johnson Controls buys out Plastech interiors business
It forms a joint venture with creditors to revive interiors businesses making door panels and floors
Read more... July 2008

Delphi pulls out of exhausts business
Troubled components group wants to sell its exhaust systems business worldwide to raise funds
Read more... June 2008

Bosch and Samsung form Li-ion battery venture
German and Korean groups tie up to exploit lithium-ion batteries for automotive applications
Read more... June 2008

Valmet loses out as Porsche shifts Boxster
Finnish group loses its sports car business as Porsche picks Magna Steyr to be its partner from 2012
Read more... June 2008

Volvo cuts 2,000 jobs as costs review starts
It's cutting the third shift at Torslanda and 1,200 Swedish jobs will go, along with 500 contractors and 300 overseas
Read more... June 2008

Mercedes takes small cars to Hungary and Germany
It's going to double model numbers and build a new plant in Hungary, as well as expanding at Rastatt
Read more... June 2008

Porsche 911 gets GDI and dual-clutch transmission
Sportscar maker introduces fuel-saving technologies
Read more... June 2008

Toyota expands Camry production in China
Chinese joint venture with Guangzhou is putting in second line from 2009
Read more... June 2008

Toyota picks European plants for sustainable work
French and UK operations will investigate ideas for sustainability that will be rolled out globally
Read more... June 2008

Indian van line gets high-speed press investment
Mahindra's plant at Chakan will have first high-speed pressing lines in India
Read more... June 2008

PSA and Mitsubishi start building their Russia plant
Factory at Kaluga will make C-segment cars and SUVs for the three marques, starting 2011
Read more... June 2008

Toyota expands diesel production in Thailand...
Siam Toyota is getting €104 million to raise diesel production for the IMV vans project to 350,000 a year
Read more... June 2008

...and puts hybrid Camry in Australian and Thai plants
It's going to make 10,000 of the saloon in its factory at Altona in the state of Victoria and 9,000 in Thailand
Read more... June 2008

Mahle takes its bearings down Mexico way
Buying a Mexican bearings maker is the final part of the German group's restructuring of the North American business
Read more... June 2008

Renault and Nissan start work on their Indian plant
There are more details of the cars the pair intend to build as ground-breaking ceremony marks start of construction
Read more... June 2008

Toyota's new fuel cell runs further and starts better
The carmaker gets Japanese type approval for its fuel cell vehicle which features better cold start and more range
Read more... June 2008

Ford sells St Louis plant to property developer
The plant where the Explorer was made is to be demolished for a warehouse and retail complex
Read more... June 2008

Nissan to put new compact car into UK plant
Sunderland will build the new car while five plants in low-cost countries will take the A-class replacements, including Micra
Read more... June 2008

Nokia hangs up its
automotive division
New German firm Novero is buying the line-fit business as the telecoms giant reins back on its automotive work
Read more... May 2008

Off-highway engines maker invests in test
Perkins Engines expands its testing regime with a €25 million injection
Read more... May 2008

Commission aims to make ESC mandatory in Europe
European Commission plans put a deadline of October 2012 on making a range of safety devices compulsory
Read more... May 2008

Ford shuffles its model mix and revises forecast figure
Trend to smaller cars means it's changing what it makes in North America and revising numbers downwards
Read more... May 2008

Honda plans big push to make hybrids popular
New "accessible" model will take the technology into the motoring mainstream, says CEO in mid-year message
Read more... May 2008

Developers unveil plan for Longbridge regeneration
Property groups aim to spend €950 million building new town centre on site of old car plant
Read more... May 2008

German groups buy family-owned Brazilian forge
Mahle and Hirschvogel take control of the largest producer of conrods in Latin America
Read more... May 2008

Nissan and partners put cash into lithium-ion plant
Nissan and NEC spend €75 million to make batteries that will power electric vehicles
Read more... May 2008

Ford set to cut production at Volvo, says report
Loss-making Swedish carmaker could be ordered to cut the third shift at Torslanda, says Wall Street Journal
Read more... May 2008

Chrysler purchasing chief explains cost cut remarks
Explanation on Chrysler blog after suppliers worry the auto maker wants 25 per cent savings from them
Read more... May 2008

MAN puts diesel under pressure to beat hydrogen Truckmaker MAN is abandoning hydrogen research to focus on diesel
Read more... May 2008

Mitsubishi joins PSA in Russian midsized car plant Joint venture plant at Kaluga will build 160,000 cars a year for Peugeot, Citroën and Mitsubishi
Read more... May 2008

Delphi to sue over failed bankruptcy rescue plan Troubled parts maker is to take the investors who pulled out of the $2.55 billion rescue to court
Read more... May 2008

Nissan misses profit target and says worse is to come Nissan is the third of the big Japanese groups to warn of tightening markets and huge cost hikes
Read more... May 2008

Lotus to provide platform and parts to Spyker
Dutch sportscar maker sets up deal to share platform and parts ideas with UK sportscar firm
Read more... May 2008

Renault, Nissan sign up for Indian joint venture
The pair are linking with Bajaj to make a low cost car for the Indian market from 2011
Read more... May 2008

Toyota issues profit warning as costs soar
Japanese group expects first falls in profits and sales revenues for nine years as costs and exchange rates rise
Read more... May 2008

ZF claims European first with hybrid drives factory
Drivetrain group says its new facility at Schweinfurt is the first to make hybrid drives on an industrial scale
Read more... May 2008

Nanjing announces August start for MG production
Now owned by SAIC, Nanjing says the MG TF LE500 sportscar will start up from Longbridge again by the end of summer
Read more... May 2008

Daimler buys controlling stake in off-highway firm
It's taking back a 22.3 per cent share of Tognum, the off-highway engines business that it used to own
Read more... April 2008

ZF wins first automatic transmission order in US
It'll make the six-speed box for a new Nissan light commercial vehicle at its Georgia plant
Read more... April 2008