JLR to Make Discovery Sport in Brazil

Jaguar Land Rover says its Land Rover Discovery Sport SUV will be one of the models it makes at the assembly plant it plans to open in Itatiaia, Brazil, in 2016.

Chrysler Quality Czar Betts Quits

Doug Betts Doug Betts, the top quality executive for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, quit today.

Takata Apologizes for Airbag Recalls, Vows Better Quality Control

Takata Corp. has pledged its full cooperation in overcoming quality lapses that have triggered the recall of some 16 million vehicles over the past six years to replace defective Takata airbags.

GM: Safer Is Better

GM: Safer Is Better

Passive safety systems are those that act in response to something that has occurred.

Honda Execs Take Pay Cut Over Quality Problems

Honda Motor Co. is responding to the fifth recall of its redesigned Fit five-door hatch in 12 months by appointing a quality czar and docking the pay of 13 senior executives 10%-20% for three months beginning in November.

Study Questions Cost-Cutting Ability of Mega-Battery Factories

Economies of scale for factories that make lithium-ion batteries for electric cars plateau at about 300 megawatt-hours per year, asserts an analysis by Carnegie Mellon University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Nissan, Dongfeng Open SUV Factory in Dalian

Dongfeng Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co. launched production last weekend at their fourth vehicle assembly plant in Dalilan, China.

GM Installing Its Largest Solar Array in N. America

General Motors Co.'s assembly plant in Lordstown, Ohio, is adding 8,500 solar panels to create an array that will begin generating 2.2 megawatts of power by the end of this year.

JLR Ponders a U.S. Assembly Plant

Jaguar Land Rover is in talks with several states in the southern U.S. about erecting an assembly plant that could produce 200,000 vehicles per year, according to the U.K.'s Sunday Times.

PSA-Dongfeng Begin Construction of Fourth China Factory

Dongfeng Motor Group Co. and partner PSA Peugeot Citroen have broken ground in Chengdu for their fourth assembly plant in China.