United States

US automotive component manufacturer Delphi has filed a new restructuring plan, after failing to find an investor to back its original plan. The new plan, filed almost three years... 2008-10-08

Japan's Mitsubishi Motors has reached a new labour agreement with the United Autos Workers union (UAW), which will see the life of its production plant in Normal, Illinois extended... 2008-10-07

General Motors has revealed that a production plant in Ohio, scheduled to close in 2010, will now be shuttered by the end of the year. The plant produces the Chevrolet Trailblazer,... 2008-10-06

The decline in the US automotive market has prompted Japanese component supplier Denso to rethink its earnings forecast for the current financial year ending March 2009. A shift in... 2008-09-30

US private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management has confirmed that it is in talks with Daimler to buy the German carmaker's stake in Chrysler. A deal on the 19.9% stake would give... 2008-09-26

After weeks of lobbying and wheeling out examples of new technology development, General Motors (GM), Ford and Chrysler, along with major suppliers, have been granted US$25bn in loans... 2008-09-25

Chrysler has unexpectedly revealed three fully functional electric vehicles, which it expects to have on the road by 2010. The Town & County minivan, Jeep Wrangler SUV and Dodge... 2008-09-24

German premium carmaker BMW is this year likely to record its first decline in sales in the US for 16 years. CEO of BMW (US) Holding Corp, Jim O'Donnell, told Automotive News that... 2008-09-22

Mercedes-Benz will cut back production at its plant in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama in response to slow sales, according to local press. Shifts on Fridays will be eliminated to create... 2008-09-19

US carmaker General Motors (GM) has finally rolled out the production version of its Chevrolet Volt electric car. CEO Rick Wagoner stated that GM had been testing the lithium-ion... 2008-09-17