Nissan and Volvo have both signed major new joint venture deals with Chinese car and truck makers. The large Nissan JV aims to be producing more than 550,000 cars and trucks by 2006.
Toyota is to invest around £1bn to upgrade its supply chain. The company is already noted for its 'just in time' parts procurement system.
BMW Group year-to-date sales have slipped slightly but the Munich-based carmaker is still confident that all brands will exceed year-earlier sales returns by the end of the year.
Hartwell plc has issued libel proceedings against the <I>Sunday Times</I> over a story which it says unjustifiably links the business to the funding of Al Qaeda's terrorism activities.
TRW Automotive is set to sign a deal with re-manufacturer Sovereign Rotating Electrics to sell electrical products in the UK aftermarket.
Ford's pro-euro views were given further airing by chief operating officer Sir Nick Scheele in Coventry last week.
The former owner of the Hartwell Group is among 225 wealthy Saudis being sued by the families of 9/11 victims for allegedly supplying funds for Osama Bin Laden's Al-Qaeda network.
Chrysler's financial pains are being now being felt by its white collared workers after DaimlerChrysler announced a tightening up on overtime rules.
DaimlerChrysler is establishing a new £52.6m technology centre for vans at its Stuttgart-Untertürkheim plant. The new plant, which will employ 1000, will take over responsibility for van design functions from the end of 2004.
Honda has finally moved to fill a key 'gap' in its product inventory for the European market – a home-produced diesel engine.
Carmakers will be among those expected to sign a new European Road Safety Charter of commitment aimed at saving 20,000 lives a year on the EU's roads.
Nissan is to supply Ford with continuously variable transmissions (CVTs) in a move designed at improving fuel efficiency of its auto gearbox SUVs.
Ford has finally unveiled a modernized version of its signature blue oval logo on the facade of its world headquarters – but will not be changing the logo used on cars and vans.
The Freelander is get a facelift – codenamed L314 – as part of Land Rover's product offensive at September's Frankfurt Motor Show.
Ford in the United States is announcing new sales incentives just two days after reporting an 18.4 per cent decline in sales. The company is extending its interest-free loans offers and is offering cashbacks of up to £1800.
Automotive retailers will have extensive deals to offer on new cars as the bid to kick-start New Year sales begins in earnest this week.
Saab's high-performance diesel flagship, the 185bhp V6 9-5 TiD, will not resume production in right-hand drive form until mid- February, seven months after output of the model was suspended due to engine vibration problems.
Leading accident repairer Howard Basford is blaming a lack of funds for its decision to sell two bodyshops following the withdrawal of majority shareholder Ford.
Kia is preparing to move into "four or five" new product sectors over the next five years which it hopes will fuel a 300 per cent growth in sales in the UK to 50,000 units.
Isuzu, the General Motors owned vehicle manufacturer, is to pull out of the global passenger car market in a bid to concentrate its efforts on producing diesel engines and commercial vehicles.
Lloyds TSB Asset Finance Division has bought the Dutton-Forshaw Group - listed at No 18 in the AM100 - for a cash consideration of £48.7m.
Dixon Motors has offloaded its highly regarded Car Clinics accident repair division to Bikenet, the failed online motorcycle retailer.
Hartwell Automotive Group has ambitions to join the AM100 billionaires' club after buying seven Ford dealerships from Arriva. The sites in Chippenham, Halifax, Holmfirth, Huddersfield, Swindon and two in Nottingham represent three territories.
Ford has moved into direct retailing for the first time in its UK history after buying 11 of the 12 Quartic Group solus franchise sites it put into administrative receivership in October.
CD Bramall has paid Nationwide Accident Repair Services around £5m to acquire its PDS wholesale parts distribution operation.
MG Rover hopes to appease retailers who have been calling for a new small car after agreeing a supply deal with Indian industrial giant Tata.
A Government plan to create a good garage scheme is hanging in the balance this week with carmakers poised to pull out of talks after they could not agree on how the project would be funded.
Ford Motor Company has announced that it is to source $120- $160m worth of car components from Indian manufacturers over the next two years.
The Department for Transport is funding a £1.9m research project to test car speed control technology employing GPS and ISA (intelligent speed adaptation) technology.
