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VW to Decide Whether to Build New SUV in N. America
8/5/2013Volkswagen AG plans to decide in the fourth quarter of this year whether to produce a new crossover vehicle in North America and if so, where, says Frank Fischer, CEO of the company's assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tenn.
VW to Decide Whether to Build New SUV in U.S.
8/5/2013Volkswagen AG plans to decide in the fourth quarter of this year whether to produce a new crossover vehicle in North America and if so, where, says Frank Fischer, CEO of the company's assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tenn.
BMW Recalls 143,200 Cars in China
8/5/2013Faulty power steering system plugs have triggered a recall of 143,200 BMW 5 Series sedans made in China.
Vehicle Sales Drop 6% in Brazil
8/5/2013Registrations of new cars, trucks and buses in Brazil fell to 342,300 units in July from 364,200 a year earlier, according to auto dealer group Fenabrave.
American Axle Earnings Soar
8/5/2013American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc. netted $26 million in the second quarter of this year compared with $5 million in the same period of 2012 as revenue climbed 8% to $800 million.
Car Sales Rise in Germany and Spain But Dip in Italy
8/5/2013Registrations of new passenger vehicles in Germany increased 2% year on year to 253,100 units in July, according to federal auto bureau KBA.
Manufacturing Legend Dick Dauch Dies at 71
8/5/2013Richard Dauch, the hard-charging co-founder of American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc., died on Friday at age 71.
LG Chem Starts Battery Cell Production at U.S. Plant
8/5/2013LG Chem Ltd. says it has finally begun commercial production of lithium-ion cells at a $304 million plant it built in Holland, Mich., nearly two years ago.
U.S. Consumers Boost Spending
8/4/2013Spending by American consumers, which grew 0.2% year over year in May, rose 0.5% in June, according to the Dept. of Commerce.
Dutch Students Prepare Solar-Powered Family Car
8/4/2013Student engineers from the Netherlands' Eindhoven University of Technology are testing what they describe as the world's first four-passenger solar-powered car.