Industry Developments
India
Ford Motor has launched the first of a string of models aimed at India's burgeoning compact car market with its aggressively priced
2010-03-11China
Chinese commercial vehicle manufacturer Anui Jianghuai Automobile (JAC) is to begin its international expansion in April by starting construction on a joint venture (JV) plant in...
2010-03-11South Korea
South Korea has launched a wirelessly charged electric vehicle ahead of its bid to become a world-leading manufacturer in the green automotive
2010-03-10Germany
German carmaker Daimler has offloaded its 5.34% stake in Tata Motors, marking what industry experts see as an end to the long partnership between the two companies. The sale, which...
2010-03-09India
Indian commercial vehicle manufacturer Ashok Leyland is to inject INR30bn (US$655mn) over three years into a joint venture with Japanese carmaker Nissan Motor as well as US equipment...
2010-03-08China
Chinese carmaker Geely Automobile is set to increase domestic output five-fold, to 1.5mn vehicles per year by 2015, as its parent company Zhejiang Geely Holdings stands ready to acquire...
2010-03-05Faulty brake pedals and fuel gauges have led Japanese carmaker Nissan Motor to recall 539,864 minivans and sport-utility vehicles mostly in North American markets, but also in Asia...
2010-03-04India
Consumers sent Indian car sales soaring in February as they anticipated an increase in excise tax that was confirmed in the federal budget at the end of the month. Record sales figures...
2010-03-03
