Industry Developments

Japanese carmaker Nissan is committed to developing an all-electric small car for the US market by the year 2010. Since revealing its plans earlier in the year, Nissan has entered... 2008-07-23

New York-based Visionary Vehicles has filed a law suit against former joint venture partner Chery Automobile of China, after a deal to import Chinese vehicles to the US fell through.... 2008-07-22

Chinese automaker Geely Automobile Holdings has announced plans for the establishment of a new car assembly plant in Mexico, to assist the company achieve its target of delivering... 2008-07-21

German automaker Volkswagen (VW) has disclosed that it has no plans to sell its Brazilian truck operations to truck maker MAN. The German truck maker had reportedly been considering... 2008-07-21

Japanese carmaker Mitsubishi Motors has entered into negotiations for a new labour contract with the United Auto Workers (UAW) union, three years after talks were originally intended... 2008-07-18

An outstanding example of increased globalisation can be seen in US automaker General Motors' (GM) recently announced plans to export Chinese-made mini-commercial vehicles to Peru.... 2008-07-18

Continental Tire North America, a US-based subsidiary of German automotive supplier Continental AG, has announced investment of around US$60mn over the next three years for its production... 2008-07-17

German carmaker Volkswagen is set to recommence production in North America, after choosing Chattanooga, Tennessee as the location for its new US$1bn factory. The company spent a... 2008-07-16

Japan's Toyota is making one of the biggest commitments to a change in product strategy seen in the US automotive market yet. As sales of pick-up trucks and SUVs continue to fall... 2008-07-11

US carmaker General Motors (GM) is looking to accelerate development work on its Chevrolet Volt electric car to detract from its poor sales performance for the year so far, according... 2008-07-09