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Ford Plans 25 New Models for Africa, Middle East
7/17/2014Ford Motor Co. says it will introduce at least 25 new models in Africa and the Middle East by 2016.
Car Sales Advance 4% in Europe
7/17/2014Passenger car registrations across Europe climbed to 1.23 million last month from 1.18 million in June 2013, industry group ACEA reports.
GM Urged to Dump Top Lawyer in Recall Scandal
7/17/2014A Senate subcommittee probing General Motors Co.'s belated ignition switch recall suggests the company fire its top attorney for failing to alert the GM board to possible punitive damages arising from crashes caused by a defective ignition switch.
China’s BYD to Make Electric Buses in Brazil
7/17/2014BYD Co. Ltd. in Shenzhen, China, says it will begin making electric-powered buses in Brazil in 2015 at a rate of 1,000 per year.
Nissan Promises Self-Parking, Partial Self-Driving Cars by 2016
7/17/2014Nissan Motor Co. CEO Carlos Ghosn says by 2016 the company will introduce a wide range of models that can park themselves and drive on expressways without human guidance.
Jaguar to Unveil XE Sedan in September
7/17/2014Tata Motors Ltd.'s Jaguar unit will debut its XE small sport sedan in London on Sept. 8 and put the car on sale in Europe next year.
Tesla Promises $35,000 Price Tag for Model III Electric
7/17/2014Tesla Motors Inc. says the lower-priced electric sedan it is developing will retail for $35,000 less than half the price of its current Model S sedan when the new car debuts in 2017.
Australia Repeats Carbon Tax
7/17/2014Australia Liberal-National coalition government has repeated the country's two-year-old carbon tax, which charged industrial polluters about A$22 for each ton of greenhouse gases they emitted.
BMW to Hike Capacity 33% in China
7/17/2014BMW AG says it will expand annual capacity at its two assembly plants in China from 300,000 to 400,000 units in two years.
Nissan Idles South African Plant as Strikes Continue
7/16/2014Nissan Motor Co. has joined BMW, General Motors, Ford and Toyota in suspending production in South Africa because of a parts shortage caused by striking workers at their suppliers.