NEWS

PSA, GM Trim Co-Development Plans

12/20/2012

General Motors Co. and PSA Peugeot Citroen have finalized plans to co-develop three types of small vehicles and launch the first them under their own brands in 2016.

GM, PSA Finalize Joint Development Plan

12/20/2012

General Motors Co. and PSA Peugeot Citroen have finalized plans to co-develop three types of small vehicles and launch the first them under their own brands in 2016.

Former Porsche CEO, CFO Charged

12/19/2012

German prosecutors have charged Wendelin Wiedeking, the former Porsche Automobil Holding SE, and ex-CFO Holger Haerter with market manipulation in an options scheme to take over Volkswagen AG.

U.S. to Sell 40% of Its GM Stake As Part of Exit Plan

12/19/2012

General Motors Co. will spend $5.5 billion to buy 200 million of its own shares from the U.S.

GM Moving Next-Generation Camaro Production to U.S.

12/19/2012

General Motors Co. says it will move assembly operations for its rear-wheel-drive Camaro sport coupe from Oshawa, Ontario, to Lansing, Mich., when the next-generation model debuts roughly three years from now.

Auto Industry Innovation Spreads Out

12/19/2012

North American carmakers drove product innovation in the past, but now the focus has shifted to suppliers including newcomers from outside the auto industry, says a new study by Booz & Co.

Report: Lithium-Ion Battery Capacity at Five Times Demand

12/19/2012

The world's capacity to make lithium-ion batteries for electric and hybrid vehicles is five times actual demand, according to a report by Menahem Anderman, chairman of the Advanced Automotive Battery Conference.

Auto Loan Delinquencies Drop

12/19/2012

Fewer Americans are defaulting on their car payments, the Detroit Free Press reports.

Nissan Adds Infiniti Production at U.K. Plant

12/19/2012

Nissan Motor Co. says it will invest 250 million (€308 million) to prepare its factory in Sunderland, England, to begin producing a new Infiniti compact car in 2015.

Nissan U.K. Plant to Make Infiniti Model

12/19/2012

Nissan Motor Co. says it will invest 250 million ($406 million) to prepare its factory in Sunderland, England, to begin producing a new Infiniti compact car in 2015.