NEWS

Chevy Touts Silverado’s Bed Size

7/27/2018

General Motors Co.’s Chevrolet unit says its all-new Silverado 1500 fullsize pickup truck has best-in-class cargo volume, box depth and length at floor.

Audi e-tron to Get September Reveal

7/27/2018

Audi AG will take the wraps off its first electric vehicle, the all-new e-tron crossover, on Sept. 17 in San Francisco.

Novelis to Buy Rival Aluminum Supplier Aleris

7/27/2018

Atlanta-based Novelis Inc. has agreed to purchase rival aluminum supplier Aleris Corp. for $2.6 billion, including debt assumption.

Lambo Aventador SVJ New King of the ’Ring

7/27/2018

Lamborghini SpA says its upcoming Aventador SVJ has set a new record for a production car at Germany’s famed Nurburgring-Nordschleife course with a time of just under six minutes and 45 seconds.

JLR Locks Up “Road Rover” Name

7/27/2018

Jaguar Land Rover Ltd. has applied to trademark the Road Rover name.

Former Lear CEO Joins Cooper-Standard Board

7/27/2018

Matt Simoncini, who retired last November as CEO of Lear Corp., will join Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc.’s board of directors on Aug. 1.

ECB Freezes European Lending Rate for 12 Months

7/27/2018

The European Central Bank has decided to continue its current key lending rate for the eurozone without change at least through mid-2019.

Renault’s First-Half Sales Up, but Net Income Drops

7/27/2018

Renault SA says its vehicle sales through the first half of 2018 climbed 10% to a record 2.07 million units.

Reports: Marchionne Was Seriously Ill for More than a Year

7/27/2018

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Sergio Marchionne had been receiving treatment for a “serious” illness for more than a year before he died on Wednesday, says the Swiss hospital that treated him.

Lear’s Adjusted Profits Up 8%

7/26/2018

Seating and electronics supplier Lear Corp.’s adjusted net income rose 8% to $331 million in the second quarter as revenue grew 9% to $5.6 billion.