Mazda aims to sell around 500,000 redesigned Mazda3 compact cars a year around the world, CEO Masamichi Kogai said today, setting the highest target ever for its best-selling model.
BMW brand sales in September rose 8 percent on demand from the United States and Asia. Nine-month deliveries increased 9 percent.
BMW Group said September was another record month for sales which rose 6.7% year on year to 189,675 worldwide. Year to date volume was up 7.5% to a record 1,436,178.
The third generation Fit [Jazz] has passed the original as the Honda car with the fastest pace of orders in its debut month.
Nissan and West African conglomerate Stallion Group have announced their intention to jointly launch vehicle assembly in Nigeria.
Mercedes-Benz gained ground on rivals BMW and Audi last month as the introduction of its latest compact model, the CLA, helped boost deliveries.
A defect in a Toyota Camry caused the vehicle to suddenly accelerate, leading to an accident that left one woman dead and another injured, a lawyer for the women told a jury at the start of trial in Oklahoma City.
PSA/Peugeot-Citroen said it is in talks on potential new overseas partnerships after a Chinese newspaper reported that Dongfeng Motor may buy a 30 percent stake in the French automkaer for $1.63 billion.
PSA Peugeot Citroen said it is in talks on potential new overseas partnerships, after a Chinese newspaper reported that Dongfeng Motor may buy a 30 percent stake for 10 billion yuan ($1.63 billion).
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10 Oct, 2013
BMW 2 Series information leaked on BMW's South African site
BMW's Rolls-Royce will not compromise its exclusive image if it builds a sports utility vehicle (SUV), its chief executive has said.
Great Wall Motor, China's largest SUV maker, plans to spend CNY2.6bn (US$426m) on the second phase of its SUV plant in Xushui in north China's Hebei province.
Edmunds forecasts that the US light vehicle market will reach 16.4m units in 2014, a 6% gain on a projected 15.5m sales in 2013.
Renault is expanding Dacia production at its plant in Tangier, Morocco, to help meet strong demand in Europe for the Sandero, the carmaker's top-selling model in the region.
Renault was the only brand to have a vehicle world premiere at JIMS 2013, the Johannesburg International Motor Show.
Toyota's Lexus division has produced its 1.5 millionth ES model ahead of of a restart of right hand drive production with new ES350 and 300h versions destined for Australia.
Renault is the first brand to announce a vehicle world premiere for JIMS, the Johannesburg International Motor Show, which opens later this week.
Renault-Nissan plans to build vehicles in Nigeria with a local partner as Nissan prepares to make the country a significant manufacturing hub in Africa, CEO Carlos Ghosn said.
Renault-Nissan plan to build vehicles in Nigeria with a local partner as Nissan prepares to make the country a significant manufacturing hub in Africa, CEO Carlos Ghosn said.
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9 Oct, 2013
BMW 4 Series Convertible - official pictures have leaked online ahead of its LA show debut next month
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