NEWS

Mitsubishi Plans Three SUV Concepts for Tokyo Show

10/9/2013

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. will debut three concept cars in November at the Tokyo auto show, all incorporating a new SUV design language and highlighting next-generation technologies.

McLaren Begins Production of P1 Supercar

10/9/2013

McLaren Automotive Ltd. has begun building the first of 375 McLaren P1 supercars at the British company's plant in Woking, England.. McLaren expects to build a maximum of one of the $1.15 million hybrid sports cars per day.

Fuji Heavy and Toyota Partner on Hybrid SUV

10/9/2013

Subaru maker Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. and Toyota Motor Corp., its 16.5% owner, will develop a hybrid SUV for each brand by 2017, The Nikkei reports.

Ashok Leyland Abandons Plan for Small Cars

10/8/2013

Indian truckmaker Ashok Leyland Ltd. tells reporters it has abandoned a plan to enter the country's small-car market through its partnership with Nissan Motor Co.

China, N. America Boost Sales for VW

10/8/2013

Volkswagen AG sold 4.36 million VW-brand passenger cars in the first nine months of 2014 compared with 4.21 million in the same period last year.

VW Global Sales Rise 4%

10/8/2013

Volkswagen AG reports worldwide sales of 4.36 million VW-brand passenger cars in the first nine months of 2014 compared with 4.21 million in the same period last year.

Ford Aims for 8 Million-Unit Capacity by 2017

10/8/2013

Ford Motor Co. says it will hike its worldwide production capacity to 8 million vehicles annually from 6 million today in five years.

Ford Targets 33% Hike in Global Capacity

10/8/2013

Ford Motor Co. says it aims to increase its worldwide production capacity to 8 million vehicles annually from 6 million today in five years.

Ford to Expand Global Capacity by One-Third in Five Years

10/8/2013

Ford Motor Co. plans to boost its worldwide annual production capacity from 6 million vehicles today to 8 million units by 2017.

Chrysler Continues to Tweak New 9-Speed Transmission Software

10/8/2013

Chrysler Group LLC is still working out the bugs in software that controls the 2014 Jeep Cherokee's all-new 9-speed automatic transmission, Ward's Auto.com reports.