NEWS

Ghosn Likely to Be Japan’s Highest-Paid Executive Again

6/24/2014

Nissan Motor Co. says CEO Carlos Ghosn earned 995 million yen ($9.8 million) in the fiscal year ended March 31 and more than 1 billion yen when 93 million yen in dividends are included.

Cooper Tire to Open $36 Million Tech Center in Ohio

6/24/2014

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. plans to open a new Global Technical Center at its headquarters complex in Findlay, Ohio, by the end of this year.

Europe’s Economic Recovery Slows

6/24/2014

Economic activity in the eurozone has slowed to its weakest pace in six months, according to the Markit Purchasing Managers' Index.

Chrysler Widens Stop-Start System Offering

6/24/2014

Chrysler Group LLC will make automatic engine stop-start standard on some of its 2015 model Jeep Cherokee SUV and Chrysler 200 sedans, beginning in the fourth quarter of 2014.

GM Names Clegg to Head N. American Manufacturing

6/24/2014

General Motors Co. has appointed Cathy Clegg, currently vice president of global manufacturing engineering, to vice president of North American manufacturing, effective July 1.

Eaton Settles Damage Claim by Meritor

6/23/2014

Eaton Corp. has agreed to pay Troy, Mich.-based Meritor Inc. $500 million to avoid as much as $2.4 billion in damages over Meritor's antitrust claim.

Great Wall Replaces Three Executives as Sales Slump

6/23/2014

China's Great Wall Motor Co. has replaced its heads of purchasing and domestic and international sales after the company reported year-on-year sales declines in five of the past six months, Bloomberg News reports.

Five-Month Platinum Strike Ends in South Africa

6/23/2014

Miners in South Africa have accepted a new wage offer to end a strike that affected 45% of the world's supply of platinum, a key ingredient in automotive catalytic converters.

Daimler Ready to Approve Mexico Production

6/23/2014

In two weeks Daimler AG's board will approve a plan to launch production of the Mercedes-Benz CLA small sedan at a Nissan Motor Co. factory in Aguascalientes, Mexico, according to Manager Magazin.

Takata Offers to Pay for Some U.S. Airbag Recalls

6/23/2014

Takata Corp. tells the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration it will help carmakers replace certain airbag inflators it supplied between 2000 and 2007, Reuters reports.