Hyundai Motors opened a $1 billion plant in China on Tuesday with partner Beijing Automotive, part of an aggressive expansion that could turn the continent into its largest overseas market by 2010. The companies are equal partners in a venture that now operates two plants and aims to double capacity in China to 600,000 units by 2010.

Production of the new generation Ford Focus got underway today at the Ford plant in St. Petersburg.

General Motors Corp. opened its first design studio in India on Thursday in an attempt to extend its presence in the country.

Values for ex-fleet diesel cars continue to hold-up despite industry fears that a flood of three and four-year-old vehicles into the used car market would send residual values into a downward spiral.

Antitrust regulator ordered Kia Motors Corp. to pay subcontractors and fined Hyundai Motor Co. for fair trade violations.

Porsche AG's CEO said Wednesday in an open letter that his business was no hedge-fund "locust" in an attempt to allay fears about what his company's likely takeover of fellow German automaker Volkswagen would mean.

BMW AG saw its sales up 13.2 percent compared with last year, the company said Thursday. The Munich-based company, whose brands include BMW, Mini and Rolls-Royce, sold 123,304 cars, compared with 108,897 in October 2006.

Volkswagen AG’s luxury arm Audi AG said Thursday that its global sales worldwide increased 5.3 percent in October compared with last year.

A new compact car was introduced by Hyundai Motor Co. in India to boost sales in one of the fastest growing automobile markets.

New car star – what they are? Far-from-common cars chosen by the Japanese "Big Three" automakers' top executives to drive on to the stage at the Tokyo Motor Show Wednesday said it all.

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., today confirmed that the Nissan Livina and Grand Livina both launched this weekend in Taiwan. The Grand Livina also will be introduced in South Africa next month, followed in January 2008 by the Livina. With the introduction of the Livina series in these markets, Nissan is growing its model lineup to include the MPV and compact hatchback segments.

Almost 1.1 million cars delivered in the year to September
MINI reaches historic monthly record