Toyota Motor Europe has started making the Yaris for North American export at its plant in Valenciennes, France, marking the first time the automaker’s European-built models will be exported to the United States and Canada.

Ford Motor Co.’s Russian joint venture will invest $274 million to build a new powertrain plant in Tatarstan. The factory will be located in the Russian republic’s town of Elabuga where the Ford Sollers joint venture already produces vehicles. The

SOLARWATT GmbH and BMW i will be teaming up to supply combined rooftop and carport photovoltaic solutions for future BMW i customers. The new SOLARWATT CARPORT SYSTEM will offer BMW i3 and BMW i8 owners an attractively designed solar-based electric

Hyundai Motor Co. is considering building a fourth car plant in China, its vice chairman said, as it seeks to increase production overseas to counter the effect of South Korea’s strong currency as well as labor issues. “We expect our

Volkswagen Group will build a factory with an annual capacity of 300,000 vehicles in Changsa, Hunan province, China. The factory will be built with joint venture partner SAIC, and production is set to start as soon as 2016, the newspaper

FULDA, 8 May 2013 — At the RETTmobil trade show in Fulda, the BMW Group will be presenting from 15 to 17 May 2013 an up-to-date overview of its range of purpose-built emergency vehicles. BMW will be exhibiting a total

Czech car manufacturer Skoda has joined forces with Indian tyre manufacturer MRF to enter a two-car team on six rounds of the 2013 FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship.

A slew of luxury car brands will launch production in China to tap the local market’s tremendous growth potential. Local output will enable these brands to increase sales, but none will challenge the German luxury marques that dominate the market.