May 17, 2013

EU car sales inch into positive territory

Early Easter helps carmakers end 18-month downward trend

An employee works on the assembly line of the new Great Wall Motor's Car plant in the village of Bahovitsa ©AFP From LEX May 17, 2013

European cars: sputtering sales

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

McLaren Formula One driver Jenson Button of Britain drives during the first practice session of the Spanish F1 Grand Prix at the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmelo, near Barcelona on May 10 2013 ©Reuters May 16, 2013

Honda set for F1 return with McLaren

Japanese carmaker to supply engines from 2015

Nissan's Car Manufacturing Plant In Sunderland ©Getty From UK May 16, 2013

UK car manufacturing rises 17% in April

Industry remains bright spot in British economy

Oxy Flat pack vehicle From UK May 14, 2013

Flat-pack truck aims to help remote areas

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

Guests look at a Buick Riviera Concept 2013 model during the unveiling event ahead of the Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition (AUTO Shanghai) in Shanghai, ©AP Andrew Hill from MANAGEMENT May 13, 2013

An odd corporate vehicle in China

Carmakers reveal the challenges of joint ventures

Clouds are reflected in the window display of a Ducati motorcycle store in Rome, Italy, on Tuesday, April 17, 2012. Volkswagen AG's Audi is poised to purchase Italian motorcycle maker Ducati Motor Holding SpA from owner Investindustrial SpA for about 860 million euros ($1.1 billion), a person familiar with the matter said ©Bloomberg Case Study from MANAGEMENT May 13, 2013

Engaging with a company’s users

Ducati tapped the power of its fans

Peter France ©SWNS.com From INDUSTRIAL GOODS May 12, 2013

Rotork chief springs to tap new openings

Valve actuator one of UK’s most rated industrial stocks

From LEX May 10, 2013

Tesla and Netflix

What the bosses of Tesla and Netflix would say to those who bet against them

A customer uses his mobile phone while workers at a Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. car dealership clean the exterior of a XUV 500 sport utility vehicle (SUV) in New Delhi, India, on Thursday, July 26, 2012. Mahindra & Mahindra suspended plans to develop an automobile for the U.S. market earlier this month. ©Bloomberg May 10, 2013

Indian car market extends bad sales run

Weak consumer confidence still plaguing sector

From SPECIAL REPORTS May 9, 2013

Mercedes rolls out nippier model

The German carmaker has struggled for success in F1 recently, which is why it has granted much greater autonomy to the head of its latest venture

May 9, 2013

Chinese car market recovery continues

April sales rise 13% despite weakening economic growth

From GLOBAL ECONOMY May 9, 2013

Midwest leads US manufacturing revival

Jobs increase fuelled by resurgent car industry

May 9, 2013

Tesla shares accelerate

Carmaker’s stock rises more than 25% after first quarterly profit

May 8, 2013

Ferrari limits sales to boost exclusivity

Fiat to boost earnings through Maserati relaunch

May 8, 2013

Japan overtakes S Korea in car wars

Currency shifts see Hyundai and Kia lose momentum

May 8, 2013

Toyota forecasts 40% profit rise

Carmaker says weak yen helped income more than triple last year

May 7, 2013

Low-cost financing drives new car sales

April trade best since crisis with individual purchases up a third

From UK May 7, 2013

UK monthly car sales accelerate

Best April figures since before start of financial crisis

May 6, 2013

US plans further sale of GM stake

Treasury’s shares valued at $7.75bn

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