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

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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

Ford reaches deal to sell Volvo to Geely in 2010
Chinese carmaker will take over the Swedish firm in a deal scheduled to be complete in the second quarter
Read more... December 2009

Spyker says deal on Saab could still be on
GM says Swedish carmaker is set for "orderly wind-down" after failure of talks, but Dutch sports car firm says it may still happen... Updated 21 Dec
Read more... December 2009

Beijing buys Saab 9.3, 9.5 and tooling technology
Beijing Automotive takes some of Saab's prime assets as the GM deadline for disposal of the group nears
Read more... December 2009

VW takes stake in Suzuki and announces joint work
Collaboration after equity exchange will centre on environmentally friendly vehicles, says joint statement
Read more... December 2009

PSA and Mitsubishi in talks on closer collaboration
Move gives rise to speculation that French carmaker might take a stake in Japanese group
Read more... December 2009

Mercedes to switch C-Class and SL production in 2014
Bremen plant will build next generation C-Class while Sindelfingen gets the SL as compensation
Read more... December 2009

GM ousts its CEO after eight months in the job
US government appointees on board are apparently dissatisfied with the rate of change in the corporation
Read more... December 2009

Renault signs up to help Russian group's survival
Deal inked aims to put AvtoVaz in its feet with cash and new models, but most of the money is from Russian government
Read more... November 2009

Antonov concludes deal with Chinese manufacturer
Innovative transmissions firm does a deal to make up to 200,000 TX6 units from the end of 2011
Read more... November 2009

Saab purchaser Koenigsegg pulls out of deal
General Motors shocked by surprise exit of Swedish niche manufacturer from deal due to be done by year-end
Read more... November 2009

Shanghai to build MG6 car in MG Rover's old plant
New version of its Roewe 550 is to be built at Longbridge before the end of 2010, according to reports
Read more... November 2009

Toyota makes first-half loss but sees better ahead
Sales revenues are 31.3 per cent down on a year ago, but the group expects a revival in volumes in the next six months
Read more... November 2009

Renault gets French govt help to build battery plant
... and it's setting up its Flins plant to make the Zoe ZE zero-emission vehicle from 2012
Read more... November 2009

GM pulls out of European businesses sale to Magna
Board decides to retain the European arm it was going to sell to parts group, provoking anger from Germany
Read more... November 2009

Valeo buys out partner in Chinese compressor plant
It takes full ownership of plant making compressors for air-con systems
Read more... November 2009

Ford confirms Geely as preferred bidder for Volvo
Chinese led consortium in pole position to take on Swedish carmaker, and Ford will not be retaining a stake, it says
Read more... October 2009

VW will take 49.9 per cent stake in Porsche this year
It's a bigger shareholding than expected as the two groups make progress towards merger in 2011
Read more... October 2009

Chinese firm buys LDV's assets and plans new van
But the new firm is likely to make electric vehicles and will not be based at LDV's former premises in Birmingham
Read more... October 2009

Carmakers warn European Commission on Korea deal
Draft trade pact with South Korea would allow subsidised imports into EU, carmakers' confederation says
Read more... October 2009

GM moves to wind down Saturn as bidder withdraws
US offshoot looks to be doomed as Penske decides future vehicle supplies aren't certain enough to proceed
Read more... September 2009

Suppliers' group appeals to European Union for funds
Supplier confederation Clepa says up to 1500 firms are at risk and proposes €3 billion "reverse factoring" scheme
Read more... September 2009

VW board approves €4 bn expansion in China
Huge investment in new models and production plants comes as group expects "double digit" growth this year
Read more... September 2009

GM finally agrees deal to sell Europe stake to Magna
Magna and Sberbank will take 55 per cent as GM reluctantly agrees to sale of majority stake in Opel and Vauxhall
Read more... September 2009

Daimler seizes initiative on hydrogen infrastructure
Accords across two days bring car firms and utilities together for roll-out of hydrogen filling stations by 2015 in Germany
Read more... September 2009

PSA signs deal on electric vehicle with Mitsubishi
Japanese firm's i-MiEV will be basis of electric cars under Peugeot and Citroën names for launch at the end of 2010
Read more... September 2009