NEWS

U.S. Auto Sales Jump 22%

7/3/2012

Carmakers sold 1.3 million light vehicles in the U.S. last month compared with 1.1 million units in June 2011, according to Autodata Corp.

EV Sales Lagging White House Goal

7/3/2012

The White House hopes to have 1 million electric vehicles on U.S. roads by 2015.

Sergio Pininfarina Dies

7/3/2012

Automotive design icon Sergio Pininfarina died Monday in Turin, Italy, at age 85.

Union: PSA May Cut 10,000 Jobs in France

7/2/2012

PSA Peugeot Citroen, which said last November it would shed 6,000 workers in Europe this year, now plans to eliminate as many as 10,000 jobs just in France nearly 10% of its domestic workforce, Bloomberg News reports.

American Manufacturing Slows

7/2/2012

U.S. factory activity contracted in June, the first slowdown since July 2009, according to the Tempe, Ariz.-based Institute for Supply Management.

PSA to Handle GM Logistics in Europe

7/2/2012

General Motors Co. has agreed to move most of its European logistics operations to PSA Peugeot Citroen's Gefco unit, starting next year.

Federal-Mogul Buys BorgWarner’s Sparkplug Unit

7/2/2012

BorgWarner Inc. is selling its Beru sparkplug business to Federal-Mogul Corp. on undisclosed terms.

PSA to Handle GM Logistics in Europe

7/2/2012

General Motors Co. has agreed to move most of its European logistics operations to PSA Peugeot Citroen's Gefco unit, starting next year.

Federal-Mogul Buys BorgWarner’s Sparkplug Unit

7/2/2012

BorgWarner Inc. is selling its Beru sparkplug business to Federal-Mogul Corp. on undisclosed terms.

Daimler, Nissan to Share Truck Models in Japan

7/2/2012

Nissan Motor Co. and Daimler AG's Mitsubishi Fuso truck unit have signed a preliminary deal to share two truck models in the Japanese market.