Aleris to Add Aluminum Capacity in Kentucky
9/24/2014Aleris International Inc. is spending $350 million to prepare its aluminum rolling mill in Lewisport, Ky., to make 480 million pounds of aluminum auto body sheet per year.
Senior Chinese Official Charged with Taking Bribes from Carmaker
9/24/2014A high-level Chinese regulatory official and his son been accused of accepting nearly 37 million yuan ($5.8 million) in bribes from Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., Bloomberg News reports.
California Targets Zero Emission Vehicles
9/24/2014California Governor Jerry Brown has already signed 11 bills related to global warming, but has his sights set even higher.
BMW Names Audi’s Van Meel to Head Performance Unit
9/24/2014Franciscus Van Meel BMW AG has appointed Franciscus van Meel to take over as chair of its BMW M GmbH performance unit on Jan. 1.
Toyota to Present Sporty Crossover Concept
9/24/2014Toyota Motor Corp. will unveil the C-HR, a small crossover concept, at the Paris Auto show next week.
Hyundai Ordered to Pay $73M Punitive Award in Crash Deaths
9/24/2014A district judge in Montana has ruled that Hyundai Motor Co.must pay $73 million in punitive damages because it failed to act on knowledge of a steering system defect.
GM Confirms Cadillac HQ Will Move to New York
9/24/2014General Motors Co. says it will relocate the headquarters for its Cadillac brand from Detroit to New York City's trendy Soho district in the second quarter of 2015.
GM Names Cybersecurity Chief
9/24/2014General Motors Co. has installed Jeffrey Massimilla as its first cybersecurity chief.
GM Confident Its Sales in China Will Reach 3.4 Million
9/24/2014General Motors Co., which sold a record 3.16 million vehicles in China in 2013, reiterates that it expects this year's volume to total at least 3.4 million units.
Lotus Will Suspend 2015 Model Sales in U.S.
9/24/2014Group Lotus plc says it will suspend sales of the only model it offers in the U.S., the $70,000 Evora sport coupe, until it can bring the car into compliance with federal crash standards.