Business / Auto Global

Self-driving car comes to Geneva Motor Show

[2014-02-27 08:49]

The new autonomous driving concept car "XchangE" from Rinspeed demonstrates how cars will ‘move’ us just a few short years from now.

Top 10 most valuable auto brands

[2014-02-26 14:34]

Dongfeng, which occupies 26 position on the auto list and 405 rank overall, has a brand value of $3.66 billion

Honda names first foreigner, female to top management

[2014-02-25 15:15]

Honda Motor Co named the first foreigner and first female to its all-Japanese, all-male roster of board members and operating officers.

Geneva Motor Show 2014 for enthusiasts of ecology and motor sports

[2014-02-24 13:24]

The President of the Swiss Confederation, Didier Burkhalter, will officially open this year's Geneva International Motor Show.

Geneva Motor Show will crown Car of the Year for 2014

[2014-02-24 11:18]

The Car of the Year will be crowned within the framework of the Geneva International Motor Show on March 3, 2014

Honda considers opening board to foreigners

[2014-02-24 11:10]

Honda Motor Co is considering diversifying its all-Japanese, all-male board by appointing a foreigner and could move as early as Monday.

Schumacher showing 'responses'

[2014-02-24 10:36]

Formula One legend Michael Schumacher, who is slowly being brought out from a coma following a ski accident, showed several responses during a recent visit, a friend was quoted as saying on Saturday.

Tesla gives strong 2014 outlook, shares jump 12%

[2014-02-20 15:56]

Tesla Motors Inc, led by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, posted better-than-expected fourth-quarter results on Wednesday.

French reaction to Dongfeng’s stake in PSA is ambivalent

[2014-02-20 05:09]

The long-awaited tie-up is widely seen as the end of era — the Peugeot family's dominance of one of France's largest and oldest companies.

France to inject $1b in Peugeot

[2014-02-19 10:15]

French state would inject 800 million euros in PSA Peugeot Citroen leaving it with a 14 percent stake in the carmaker.

Fiat seeks to turn financing unit into a bank

[2014-02-18 17:03]

Fiat has asked the Bank of Italy's permission to turn financing unit Fga Capital into a bank to cut funding costs.

Peugeot family approves draft Dongfeng deal

[2014-02-18 15:44]

PSA Peugeot Citroen's founding family gave the go-ahead on Monday for a 3 billion euro ($4.1 billion) tie-up with China's Dongfeng.

BMW to start building MINI outside UK

[2014-02-18 15:39]

BMW said it would build the new MINI in the Netherlands from summer 2014 onward in a move to expand production capacity.

Porsche eyes new targets as 2018 goal hit early on SUVs

[2014-02-14 17:17]

Porsche's top managers will soon be drawing up a new expansion plan stretching as far as five years beyond existing targets.

Ford to build upcoming Edge near Toronto

[2014-02-14 13:06]

Ford Motor Co will build its redesigned Edge midsize crossover at its Oakville Assembly plant near Toronto.

GM recalls 778k compact cars in N. America

[2014-02-14 11:01]

General Motors Co said on Thursday it is recalling 778,562 older-model Chevrolet Cobalt and Pontiac G5 compact cars.

New Qoros 3 hatch set to debut the world in Geneva

[2014-02-13 17:30]

Qoros is set to present the world premiere of its second series production car, the new Qoros 3 Hatch, at the 2014 Geneva International Motor Show.

Porsche to hit 200k car-sales target years ahead of plan

[2014-02-12 14:05]

Porsche expects to hit a target of selling more than 200,000 sports cars next year, three years earlier than originally scheduled.

Daimler to pursue cost cuts beyond 2b euro goal

[2014-02-12 14:04]

Germany's luxury auto maker Daimler will pursue deeper cost cuts than an initially targeted 2 billion euro in savings by 2014.

Hyundai Motor poised to add new capacity

[2014-02-11 16:54]

Hyundai and its affiliate Kia Motors Corp are again looking to invest in new manufacturing capacity, running feasibility studies.

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