Renault Eyes Taking on More Nissan Production
3/5/2013Renault SA is considering a plan that would allow its underutilized European plants to handle more production for alliance partner Nissan Motor Co., The Nikkei reports.
Hybrid Ferrari is the Company’s Fastest Ever
3/5/2013Ferrari SpA's new LaFerrari is the company's first hybrid and its fastest and its costliest supercar ever.
GM Grants Restricted Stock to Top Execs
3/5/2013General Motors Corp. awarded a total of 324,500 restricted stock units to eight of its senior executives on March 1 as part of the company's long-term incentive plan.
British Protest Kia Provo Name
3/5/2013Some consumers in the U.K. object to the decision by South Korea's Kia Motor Corp. to dub its new supermini the "Provo," according to the London-based Daily Mail.
U.K. Court Dismisses Tesla’s "Top Gear" Lawsuit
3/5/2013An appeals court in London has rejected a libel lawsuit by electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc. that charges the BBC with "malicious falsehood" in an episode of the popular Top Gear program in late 2008.
U.K. Court Dismisses Tesla’s “Top Gear” Lawsuit
3/5/2013An appeals court in London has rejected a libel lawsuit by electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc. that charges the BBC with "malicious falsehood" in an episode of the popular Top Gear program in late 2008.
White House Names Candidates to Head DOE, EPA
3/5/2013The Obama administration has nominated new chiefs for the U.S. Dept. of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency.
VW Golf Wins European Car of the Year
3/5/2013The seventh-generation Volkswagen Golf handily won European Car of the Year for 2013.
VW Golf Named European Car of the Year
3/5/2013The seventh-generation Volkswagen Golf handily overpowered its rivals to win European Car of the Year for 2013.
Global Auto Capacity Spending Plunges by One-Third
3/5/2013Last year carmakers committed to invest US$15.6 billion (€12 billion) worldwide in building or expanding assembly plants, according to the University of Windsor's Office of Automotive & Vehicle Research.