From PERSONAL FINANCE May 24, 2013

Directors’ Deals: latest trades

Round-up of boardroom trading

A Ford Territory car parked outside Ford Australia's head office in Melbourne ©Getty May 23, 2013

Ford exits Australia amid mounting losses

US carmaker blames high costs for closure of plants

May 22, 2013

Peugeot to shut R&D plant to cut costs

Meudon property to be sold and 660 staff moved to other sites

May 22, 2013

Vertu Motors unveils acquisition

Car dealership group buys Land Rover outlets for £31m

Matt Wiggeim, assistant farm manager, operates a Case 7010 combine harvester ©Bloomberg May 21, 2013

Fiat Industrial to move tax home to UK

Blow to Italy where new coalition is seeking to staunch outflows

Vintage Saab AB vehicles stand on display at the Saab automobile museum in Trolhattan, Sweden, on Monday, July 11, 2011. Swedish Automobile N.V. said it agreed to sell 50.1 percent of the shares in Saab Automobile to a consortium of Swedish real-estate investors for a value of 255 million kronor. ©Bloomberg May 21, 2013

Saab bosses held for alleged tax offences

Three from bankrupt carmaker accused of obstructing tax checks

May 21, 2013

Eco City seizes chance to lift taxi sales

Supplier of London cabs closer to profitability as rival falters

Tesla Model S all-electric sedan ©AFP From LEX May 19, 2013

Tesla Motors: hybrid financing

Investors accept paltry rate in return for option to convert into shares

May 19, 2013

Bentley misses out on incentives

Volkswagen unit unable to reap rewards from credit

May 19, 2013

Building blocks to cut output costs

Companies using modular strategy to create brands

May 19, 2013

Modular is way forward for suppliers

Magna designs, makes and ships completed parts to carmakers

May 19, 2013

Low fuel prices drive US light truck sales

Carmakers point to efficiency and shrinking size of SUVs

May 17, 2013

EU car sales inch into positive territory

Early Easter helps carmakers end 18-month downward trend

From LEX May 17, 2013

European cars: sputtering sales

New car registrations are up, but the market has not fully revved up yet

May 16, 2013

Honda set for F1 return with McLaren

Japanese carmaker to supply engines from 2015

From UK May 16, 2013

UK car manufacturing rises 17% in April

Industry remains bright spot in British economy

From UK May 14, 2013

Flat-pack truck aims to help remote areas

Bluebird Toys founder backs ‘Ox’ and plans to ship to Africa

Andrew Hill from MANAGEMENT May 13, 2013

An odd corporate vehicle in China

Carmakers reveal the challenges of joint ventures

Case Study from MANAGEMENT May 13, 2013

Engaging with a company’s users

Ducati tapped the power of its fans

From INDUSTRIAL GOODS May 12, 2013

Rotork chief springs to tap new openings

Valve actuator one of UK’s most rated industrial stocks

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