Protesters vow to step up blockade of India's cheap car plant
Protesters opposed to a factory being set up to manufacture the world's cheapest car in eastern India said Friday they were stepping up their...
Toyota shelves goal of selling 10 million vehicles
Toyota Motor Corp. on Thursday slashed its 2009 sales forecast due to slowing demand, putting off its goal of becoming the world's first automaker...
Carmakers falling short on EU emissions targets
Car makers are not doing enough to meet proposed EU targets for cutting carbon dioxide emissions, according to a report Tuesday, with some German...
Drive an Expensive Import? You Probably Lease It
Upscale brands like BMW (BMWG.DE), Saab, and others are cutting back on leasing for some of the same reasons Chrysler quit leasing outright, effective...
Protesters reject talks to save India's Nano car plant
Opposition leaders on Monday rejected a fresh offer of talks from the head of India's West Bengal state and vowed to continue protests against...
Toyota announces price hikes to offset soaring costs
Toyota Motor Corp. said Monday it was raising prices on some passenger cars in Japan for the first time in more than 30 years...
Tata says may shift cheap Nano car plant due to protests
India's Tata Motors threatened Friday to pull production of the Nano,...
GM invests 500 mln in new small car for US market
General Motors announced plans Thursday to invest more than 500 million dollars to build a new compact car in the United States. The Chevy Cruze...
China sees brisk growth in auto imports, exports slow
China's auto imports grew rapidly in the first half of 2008, underlining its increasing importance as a market for carmakers, but export growth slowed,...
Toyota exec warns US auto industry won't recover until 2010
The US auto industry is facing tough times and will not likely recover until 2010, a senior Toyota executive said Thursday. "We're in for a...
