Industry Developments

US carmaker Ford Motor is targeting India's growing market for SUVs with the new EcoSport compact SUV, unveiled at the New Delhi auto show. Although the model is one of eight global... 2012-01-05

The Chinese government has revealed a new list of priority industries for foreign investment, with autos no longer among the most prominent. While this may appear to be a restriction... 2012-01-04

BMI's core view that rural demand will be a key driver of autos growth in emerging markets has been echoed by the Indonesian government, which will supply low-cost cars to farmers from... 2011-12-23

The most recent sales data available from Australia's Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) for the January-October 2011 period show that new vehicle sales are down by 2.8%... 2011-12-23

General Motors Company (GM) has announced expansion plans for its Cadillac brand in China, where it expects the premium segment to continue outperforming the overall passenger car market.... 2011-12-22

In the same way that Indian carmakers have been looking to beat the domestic slowdown by eyeing South East Asian markets (see 'Indian Slowdown Prompts Companies To Target ASEAN Growth',... 2011-12-21

Sweden's Volvo Group will be able to build on its share of the Thai truck market through the UD brand, after settling a legal dispute with licensee Tan Chong International. Volvo will... 2011-12-19

The Japanese government has introduced measures to stimulate domestic vehicle sales in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami in March 2011. A three-year extension on tax incentives... 2011-12-16

The Chinese Ministry of Commerce has announced it will impose anti-dumping tariffs on certain imported US vehicles, effective from December 15 and lasting two years. This is the latest... 2011-12-15

Pakistan's new passenger car sales have been boosted by measures in the budget to reduce the cost of buying a new car. Sales for the first five months of the financial year (July to... 2011-12-14