AE COMMENTARY
Will the woes of BP in the Gulf of Mexico prove to be a game-changing moment in the planet's love affair with oil?
Read more... June 2010

GM abandons loan bid as German government stalls
General Motors withdraws application for loan guarantees for Vauxhall/Opel as German government plays hard to get
Read more... June 2010

PSA opts to put new "core range" model in Vigo plant
The new model is destined for sale in "emerging markets" initially in the Mediterranean, Middle East and African regions
Read more... May 2010

Volkswagen takes control of Giugiaro design group
It's buying a 90 per cent stake in Italdesign Giugiaro, the famous Italian styling house that developed the first Golf
Read more... May 2010

Opel-Vauxhall agrees future plan with employees
Framework agreement paves the way for site-level talks and opens up route to refinancing for GM's European arm
Read more... May 2010

Johnson Controls bids for Visteon businesses
Components group eyes up the electronics and interiors businesses in $1.25 bn bid, with China as the big prize
Read more... May 2010

Toyota takes stake in Tesla and will transfer knowhow
It's putting $50 million into the electric vehicles firm and sharing its own production systems technology
Read more... May 2010

BMW will make hybrid Five and Three series cars
Chairman tells annual meeting that hybrid 5-Series will come next year with 3-series to follow
Read more... May 2010

GM returns to profit in
first quarter of 2010
Giant auto corporation continues to bounce back from last year's bankruptcy to record its first pretax profits
Read more... May 2010

Ford reopens Mexican plant to build its new Fiesta
Cuautitlán plant used to make F-Series trucks but now it's the hub of a $3 billion investment for the new small car
Read more... May 2010

Renault investment means new car for Argentina plant
It's spent €27 million at Santa Isabel and a new car only for Latin America is due later this year
Read more... May 2010

PSA talks joint venture in China with Chang'an
Companies say they're discussing light commercial vehicle and passenger car deal in 50:50 jv
Read more... May 2010

Ford signs up Azure to electric Transit drivetrain
Aim is to launch electric version of the Transit Connect small delivery van in 2011
Read more... May 2010

GM announces big spending on small engines
It's making $890 million of investment in five North American plants to build small engines for cars and light trucks
Read more... April 2010

Ford returns to profit and sees better times ahead
Ford group made $2 billion profits in the first quarter and says it will be profitable for the full year too
Read more... April 2010

GM agrees Antwerp closure timetable with employees
Opel/Vauxhall will offer employees redundancy and help working party attempt to find a new buyer
Read more... April 2010

Mitsubishi and PSA will share compact SUV
Deal between the pair sees European versions of Mitsubishi compact coming from both Peugeot and Citroën
Read more... April 2010

VW ups its investment as Chinese sales boom
Chjairman Winterkorn announces an extra €1.6 billion spending in the booming Chinese market
Read more... April 2010

BMW looks to build its X1 in new Chinese plant
Chairman says the sports activity vehicle could be next to take BMW to 100,000 a year in China
Read more... April 2010

Mercedes sales in China double in first quarter
Daimler-owned carmaker says it has the highest growth of any in first three months of 2010
Read more... April 2010

GM sets up design centre for small cars in Korea
Seoul's the world design capital these days, it seems, so GM is putting its centre there
Read more... April 2010

Trelleborg starts Russian production of shocks
Swedish-owned group sees big potential for suspension components in Russian auto industry boom
Read more... April 2010

Toyota stumps up $16.4m to settle recall lawsuit
It's denying liability over safety recall in the US but says it needs to move on
Read more... April 2010

European car sales up on 2009, but only by 9.2 pc
The figures for the first quarter show gains, but are still well below pre-downturn levels. And German sales are falling
Read more... April 2010

Renault-Nissan links with Daimler on engines, cars
Groups to exchange small shareholdings and share engine and architectures in small and big cars
Read more... April 2010

BMW invests in North American carbon fibres
It's spending $100 million on a carbon fibres plant with its partner SGL as part of its bid to make Megacity lightweight
Read more... April 2010

BorgWarner buys exhaust gas recirc cooler firm
It's wanting to supply complete systems and Dytech ENSA fills the gap
Read more... April 2010

Opel/Vauxhall takes on staff and increases shifts
GM-owned firm is recruiting up to 250 engineers for development at Rüsselsheim and putting on 22 new shifts
Read more... March 2010

Chrysler to build electric version of Fiat 500
It's already building a gasoline car, but now the US firm will be developing the 500EV in time for 2012
Read more... March 2010

Denso invests $35m in Brazilian air conditioning
Japanese components group increases capacity with a new plant to replace one of its smaller ones
Read more... March 2010

Spyker finalises deal to buy Saab from GM
Dutch sports car maker takes control of Swedish firm and GM's wind-down process is halted
Read more... February 2010

BMW will build electric vehicle in Leipzig plant
Its Megacity Vehicle urban car will come out of east German plant, but there are Bavarian investments too
Read more... February 2010

GM to use Geneva show to relaunch Cadillac in Europe
General Motors' upmarket brand is returning to Europe with new models
Read more... February 2010

Former GM Europe chief to head Tata worldwide
Carl-Peter Forster is to be CEO for Tata Motors and his responsibilities will include Jaguar Land Rover
Read more... February 2010

Fiat signs deal with Sollers for car plant in Tatarstan
The memo of understanding, signed with Russian PM Putin in attendance, sees 500,000 vehicles at a new plant by 2016
Read more... February 2010

Ford's first Figo comes off the line in Indian plant

New small car for Indian and other Asian markets will go on sale next month after $500 million investment in Chennai
Read more... February 2010

Mercedes starts production of gull-wing SLS AMG

It's pretty much hand-built, the new top of the range car
Read more... January 2010

Fiat set to suspend Italian plants for two weeks
It's blaming poor sales in January and also warning that profits will be hit if scrappage schemes aren't renewed
Read more... January 2010

Bosch fell into loss in 2009 for first time in 60 years
German-owned components group saw sales drop 16 per cent overall, but says it aims to break even this year
Read more... January 2010

Spyker agrees deal to acquire Saab from GM
Deal to rescue Swedish carmaker is signed subject to loan guarantees and regulatory authorities
Read more... January 2010

Visteon UK workers set to take pension row to court
Union-backed group says it plans to take Ford to court to determine what happened to disappeared pensions
Read more... January 2010

GM set to announce Belgian plant will close - report
Antwerp factory is to close and the SUV it was meant to build is going to Korea, says a report Read more... January 2010

ONE DAY LATER...
Closure is confirmed by Opel
Read more... January 2010

Ghosn guarantees French plant will share in next Clio
Row over comments that French cars should be built in France defused after Renault chief meets French president
Read more... January 2010

Europe's car registrations down in 2009 despite rally
A strong end to the year because of scrappage schemes can't quite redeem car sales figures for 2009, says ACEA
Read more... January 2010

GM puts Reilly in charge at its European operations
Nick Reilly becomes head of Adam Opel as Hans Demant departs for a global intellectual property job
Read more... January 2010

Volvo Trucks chairman leaves suddenly - report
Reuters is reporting that Volvo Truck chairman Finn Johnsson has left the crisis-hit company
Read more... January 2010

Bosch closes Welsh plant and sends work to Hungary
Alternators factory at Miskin that employs 900 will be shut as work heads for Eastern Europe
Read more... January 2010

Peugeot reveals ambition to be world No 7 car maker

French marque will introduce 14 new vehicles up to 2012 in bid to rise three places up world rankings by 2015
Read more... January 2010

VW bucks trend with world sales increase in 2009
A 1.1 per cent increase in deliveries enables German group to defy tumbling markets across the world
Read more... January 2010

GM appoints specialist firm to start Saab wind-down
But it says that it will continue to evaluate bids as a new one comes in from motor racing entrepreneur Bernie Ecclestone
Read more... January 2010

App enables remote control for Volt electric car
New app for smartphones will allow users to schedule charging and check functions remotely
Read more... January 2010