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Fiat Reaches Deal to Make Jeeps in China in 2015
4/21/2014Fiat Group has reached agreement with partner Guangzhou Automobile Group Co.
No SUVs for McLaren
4/21/2014McLaren Automotive says it has no plan to add a crossover/SUV to its lineup. "McLaren is a sports car brand, and that's exactly what we're going to remain," CEO Mike Flewitt tells Bloomberg News.
VW Promises Major Electrified Vehicle Push in China
4/20/2014Volkswagen Group says its joint ventures in China will introduce at least six new electric or plug-in hybrid models in the country by 2018.
Audi Previews Small Crossover as the TT Offroad Concept
4/20/2014Volkswagen AG's Audi unit is likely to call its fifth crossover the TTQ and market it as a member of the brand's TT sports car lineup, Automotive News Europe reports.
Honda Modernizes Fit Minicar, Hikes Production
4/20/2014Honda Motor Co.'s 2015 Fit is shorter and lighter than today's model but also gains power, fuel efficiency and interior room.
VW Approves Low-Cost Car Program
4/20/2014Volkswagen AG has finally decided to move forward on plans to develop a new budget-priced car that will be built in China.
Renault Expands Investment in Brazil
4/20/2014Renault SA says it will spend €240 million in Brazil over the next 10 years to build a parts distribution center and prepare its factory in Curitiba to produce two new models.
Subaru Plans EV for U.S.
4/18/2014Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. plans to return to the electric vehicle with an EV needed to meet California standards that will demand 16% zero-emission vehicles from each carmaker by 2018.
Lawsuit Links Conti Airbags to GM Ignition Recall
4/18/2014A lawsuit filed this week in California claims Continental AG knew about defective General Motors Co. ignition switches nine years ago and should have revised its airbag system to deploy even if the switch cuts off power.
Court Denies “Park-It” Request for Recalled GM Cars
4/18/2014A federal district judge in Texas has rejected an unprecedented request that General Motors Co. be ordered to tell owners of 2.6 million recalled cars not to drive them until their vehicles' ignition switches are replaced.