United States

Japanese carmaker Toyota Motor has announced a massive recall on eight of its models sold in the US over the last five years due to concerns over 'sticking' accelerator pedals. As... 2010-01-22

US carmaker Ford Motor will build the 1.6 litre Sigma engines for its upcoming Fiesta line-up in Taubaté, São Paulo. Although the exact timeline for the start of engine production... 2010-01-18

Chrysler will focus its strategy for overseas expansion on Jeep and any one of its other three brands - Dodge, Chrysler and Ram - in any particular region, Mike Manley, the head of... 2010-01-14

Although 2009 was the worst year for the US automotive industry in 27 years, December data suggests a recovery could be under way. Total light vehicle sales fell by 21.2% to 10.4mn... 2010-01-08

Norwegian electric car manufacturer Think has announced Elkhart, Indiana as the location for its first US production base. The firm currently produces its Think City model in Finland... 2010-01-06

The 'cash-for-clunkers' scrappage scheme may have created a spike in demand, but as BMIpredicted in the last US Automotives Report, the demand could not be sustained after the scheme... 2009-12-15

News: US automaker General Motors (GM) has rolled out its last Pontiac G6 sedan for the US market from its Orion Township assembly line on November 25, reports Detroit News. The automaker... 2009-11-27

News: Japanese automaker Toyota Motor may need to shift some jobs from its facility in California to Kentucky or Michigan, to deal with declining vehicle sales, reports Bloomberg.... 2009-11-26

News: Charles Gassenheimer, CEO of US-based lithium-ion battery maker Ener1, has stated that Norwegian electric car maker Think Global is planning to manufacture vehicles in Indiana... 2009-11-26

News:US-led consortium Crown intends to enter the race to buy Swedish carmaker Volvo Cars. The consortium will challenge preferred bidder, Chinese automaker Geely Automobile Holding's... 2009-11-25