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New metals may trim autos’ weight by 3.5% in 2015

Automakers will use higher-strength steel, aluminum and magnesium to lop 3.5% from the weight of their cars and light trucks...

Automotive

GM’s Wagoner says auto alliances may be driven by energy issues

General Motors Corp. CEO Rick Wagoner said Ford Motor Co.'s search for an Aston Martin buyer and DaimlerChrysler AG's possible...

Automotive

Volkswagen increases Scania ownership in merger push

Volkswagen AG raised its holding in Swedish truckmaker Scania AB as Europe's largest carmaker seeks to force a three-way merger...

Automotive

Czech new car sales rise 13% in first two months, led by Skoda

Czech new car sales rose 13% in the first two months of the year, led by models of domestic producer...

Automotive

Romanian January net average monthly wages rise 11% on year

Net wages in Romania, which the central bank says are the main threat to its inflation target, rose an average...

Automotive

Car firms bat back on green issue

Green technology is high on the agenda as the car industry gathers for its annual jamboree in Geneva....

Automotive

Hungary’s forint declines as investors exit emerging markets – extended

The Hungarian forint fell along with other emerging market currencies after a selloff in global equities led investors to withdraw...

Automotive

Porsche says it will beat next deadlines for EU emissions rules

Porsche AG, the maker of the 911 Carrera sports car, said it plans to beat the European Union's next two...

Automotive

Audi forecasts another record year after 2006 earnings surge

Audi AG, Volkswagen AG's luxury car division, forecast record results in 2007 after profit surged last year on sales of...

Automotive

Batmobile fetches £119,000 after bidding war in London

A shopper with £119,000 ($233,000) to spare went away with a vehicle fit for a superhero when a Batmobile from...

Automotive

Kia may start producing third model at Slovak factory by 2010

Kia Motors Corp., South Korea's second-largest carmaker, may produce a third model at its Slovak plant to benefit from lower...

Automotive

Volkswagen raises stake in truckmaker MAN AG to 29.9%

Volkswagen AG, Europe's biggest carmaker, increased its stake in MAN AG to 29.9% as part of an effort to combine...

Automotive

Toyota to build $830 mln SUV plant in Mississippi

Toyota Motor Corp., the world's second-largest automaker, plans to build an $830 million factory in Mississippi, its eighth North American...

Automotive

Volkswagen 2006 commercial-vehicle profit rises 5.4%

Volkswagen AG, Europe's biggest carmaker, said its commercial-vehicle unit's 2006 profit rose 5.4% to a record as sales of new...

Automotive

Nissan, Renault, Mahindra to build plant

Nissan Motor Co., Japan's third-biggest automaker, will join Renault SA and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.'s venture to build cars in...

Automotive

New metals may trim autos’ weight by 3.5% in 2015

Automakers will use higher-strength steel, aluminum and magnesium to lop 3.5% from the weight of their cars and light trucks...

Automotive

GM’s Wagoner says auto alliances may be driven by energy issues

General Motors Corp. CEO Rick Wagoner said Ford Motor Co.'s search for an Aston Martin buyer and DaimlerChrysler AG's possible...

Automotive

Volkswagen increases Scania ownership in merger push

Volkswagen AG raised its holding in Swedish truckmaker Scania AB as Europe's largest carmaker seeks to force a three-way merger...

Automotive

Czech new car sales rise 13% in first two months, led by Skoda

Czech new car sales rose 13% in the first two months of the year, led by models of domestic producer...

Automotive

Romanian January net average monthly wages rise 11% on year

Net wages in Romania, which the central bank says are the main threat to its inflation target, rose an average...

Automotive

Car firms bat back on green issue

Green technology is high on the agenda as the car industry gathers for its annual jamboree in Geneva....

Automotive

Hungary’s forint declines as investors exit emerging markets – extended

The Hungarian forint fell along with other emerging market currencies after a selloff in global equities led investors to withdraw...

Automotive

Porsche says it will beat next deadlines for EU emissions rules

Porsche AG, the maker of the 911 Carrera sports car, said it plans to beat the European Union's next two...

Automotive

Audi forecasts another record year after 2006 earnings surge

Audi AG, Volkswagen AG's luxury car division, forecast record results in 2007 after profit surged last year on sales of...

Automotive

Batmobile fetches £119,000 after bidding war in London

A shopper with £119,000 ($233,000) to spare went away with a vehicle fit for a superhero when a Batmobile from...

Automotive

Kia may start producing third model at Slovak factory by 2010

Kia Motors Corp., South Korea's second-largest carmaker, may produce a third model at its Slovak plant to benefit from lower...

Automotive

Volkswagen raises stake in truckmaker MAN AG to 29.9%

Volkswagen AG, Europe's biggest carmaker, increased its stake in MAN AG to 29.9% as part of an effort to combine...

Automotive

Toyota to build $830 mln SUV plant in Mississippi

Toyota Motor Corp., the world's second-largest automaker, plans to build an $830 million factory in Mississippi, its eighth North American...

Automotive

Volkswagen 2006 commercial-vehicle profit rises 5.4%

Volkswagen AG, Europe's biggest carmaker, said its commercial-vehicle unit's 2006 profit rose 5.4% to a record as sales of new...

Automotive

Nissan, Renault, Mahindra to build plant

Nissan Motor Co., Japan's third-biggest automaker, will join Renault SA and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.'s venture to build cars in...

New metals may trim autos’ weight by 3.5% in 2015

Automakers will use higher-strength steel, aluminum and magnesium to lop 3.5% from the weight of their cars and light trucks...

GM’s Wagoner says auto alliances may be driven by energy issues

General Motors Corp. CEO Rick Wagoner said Ford Motor Co.'s search for an Aston Martin buyer and DaimlerChrysler AG's possible...

Volkswagen increases Scania ownership in merger push

Volkswagen AG raised its holding in Swedish truckmaker Scania AB as Europe's largest carmaker seeks to force a three-way merger...

Czech new car sales rise 13% in first two months, led by Skoda

Czech new car sales rose 13% in the first two months of the year, led by models of domestic producer...

Romanian January net average monthly wages rise 11% on year

Net wages in Romania, which the central bank says are the main threat to its inflation target, rose an average...

Car firms bat back on green issue

Green technology is high on the agenda as the car industry gathers for its annual jamboree in Geneva....

Hungary’s forint declines as investors exit emerging markets – extended

The Hungarian forint fell along with other emerging market currencies after a selloff in global equities led investors to withdraw...

Porsche says it will beat next deadlines for EU emissions rules

Porsche AG, the maker of the 911 Carrera sports car, said it plans to beat the European Union's next two...

Audi forecasts another record year after 2006 earnings surge

Audi AG, Volkswagen AG's luxury car division, forecast record results in 2007 after profit surged last year on sales of...

Batmobile fetches £119,000 after bidding war in London

A shopper with £119,000 ($233,000) to spare went away with a vehicle fit for a superhero when a Batmobile from...

Kia may start producing third model at Slovak factory by 2010

Kia Motors Corp., South Korea's second-largest carmaker, may produce a third model at its Slovak plant to benefit from lower...

Volkswagen raises stake in truckmaker MAN AG to 29.9%

Volkswagen AG, Europe's biggest carmaker, increased its stake in MAN AG to 29.9% as part of an effort to combine...

Toyota to build $830 mln SUV plant in Mississippi

Toyota Motor Corp., the world's second-largest automaker, plans to build an $830 million factory in Mississippi, its eighth North American...

Volkswagen 2006 commercial-vehicle profit rises 5.4%

Volkswagen AG, Europe's biggest carmaker, said its commercial-vehicle unit's 2006 profit rose 5.4% to a record as sales of new...

Nissan, Renault, Mahindra to build plant

Nissan Motor Co., Japan's third-biggest automaker, will join Renault SA and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.'s venture to build cars in...