Volkswagen AG and Ford Motor Company have announced the first formal agreements in a broad alliance that positions the companies to boost competitiveness and better serve customers in an era of rapid change in the industry. Volkswagen CEO Dr Herbert Diess and Ford CEO Jim Hackett confirmed that the companies intend to develop commercial vans [...]

Carlos Ghosn has been denied bail in Japan. The former Nissan chairman has been detained since November on allegations of financial misconduct. He now faces at least another two more months in jail as his case heads to court. The former head of the car-making alliance of Nissan, Renault and Mitsubishi, is accused by Japanese [...]

AkzoNobel is enhancing its commitment to training by being one of the first paint suppliers to become an I-Car Sustaining Partner. Don Shearer, AkzoNobel technical service manager, Automotive Coatings, said, ‘Technology is playing a bigger role in our industry, and that means we need well-trained technicians who can deliver safer, higher-quality repairs. ‘Through our path-yielding [...]

Volkswagen Group set an all-time sales record in 2018. The 10.83 million vehicles it delivered throughout the world was 0.9% more than in 2017. In many markets of the world, South America, Europe, the USA and China, both the deliveries and in some cases the market shares of the Volkswagen Group grew. With successful product offensives, [...]