More Chinese Cities to Clamp Down on Car Buying
7/11/2013Eight large Chinese cities are likely to enact regulations to limit purchases of new vehicles in an attempt to combat worsening smog and traffic, according to the China Assn. of Automobile Manufacturers.
Faurecia to Close Auto Parts Plant
7/11/2013Faurecia SA plans to shutter an acoustic materials plant in Evreux, France, and end plastic bumper production at a French facility in Bains-sur-Oust this year.
Europe to Begin Second-Phase Fuel Cell Research Project
7/11/2013The European Commission plans next year to launch a 10-year second phase of the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen research program it began in 2008.
GM to Add SUV Assembly in Spain
7/11/2013General Motors Co.'s Opel unit confirms it will begin making the Mokka small SUV at its underutilized plant in Zaragoza, Spain, in the second half of 2014.
GM to Add European Output of Korean SUV
7/11/2013General Motors Co. confirms it will begin making the Opel Mokka small SUV at its underutilized plant in Zaragoza, Spain, in the second half of 2014.
GM Will Add Mokka SUV Assembly in Spain
7/11/2013General Motors Co.'s Opel unit confirms it will begin making the Mokka small SUV at its underutilized plant in Zaragoza, Spain, in the second half of 2014.
EU Fines Yazaki, Furakawa, Leoni for Wiring Harness Cartel
7/10/2013European Union anti-trust regulators have fined three auto suppliers for conspiring to fix the prices and allocation of wiring harnesses they sold in Europe to Honda, Nissan, Renault and Toyota between 2000 and 2009.
EU Fines Wiring Harness Makers €141 Million for Rigging Bids
7/10/2013EU anti-trust regulators have fined three auto suppliers for conspiring to fix the prices and allocation of wiring harnesses they sold in Europe to Honda, Nissan, Renault and Toyota between 2000 and 2009.
EU Fines Wiring Harness Makers $180 Million for Rigging Bids
7/10/2013European Union anti-trust regulators have fined three auto suppliers for conspiring to fix the prices and allocation of wiring harnesses they sold in Europe to Honda, Nissan, Renault and Toyota between 2000 and 2009.
Ford Cuts Focus EV Price to Bolster Sales
7/10/2013Ford Motor Co. is knocking $4,000 off the retail price of its Focus electric car in the U.S. to help boost demand, Automotive News reports.