Kia Motors America said today it is recalling about 35,000 2010-11 Souls and Sorentos because faulty wiring harnesses could short and cause a fire.

Volkswagen AG is planning a new assembly line at Russian automaker GAZ's factory to boost production in the booming market, VW CEO Martin Winterkorn said.

Ferrari recalls almost 1,250 cars model 458 Italia, after news of its accidental ignition appeared.

Last year may have been a crisis year for most mass-market brands in Europe, but not for Hyundai, which boosted its new-car sales and increased its market share by a large margin.

Fiat doesn’t plan to sell its luxury brand Alfa Romeo, general manager Sergio Marchionne answered speculations about Volkswagen interest in this brand.

Suzuki Motor Corp. said it wants to sell more than 2 million units of its remodeled Swift subcompact cumulatively worldwide.

Toyota Motor Corp. and General Motors Co. announced recalls of 1.3 million vehicles from the 2005-2008 model years following complaints of engine stalling.

Fiat S.p.A. is refusing a new round of Volkswagen AG overtures to buy its troubled sporty Alfa Romeo brand, company sources told Automotive News Europe.

Koprivnice-based Tatra introduced new improved versions of their trucks on test field. Which models could be seen?

Mazda Motor Corp. expects to recall more than half a million vehicles worldwide due to power-steering flaws, a company spokesman said, its largest recall ever.

Famous Koprivnice-based Tatra celebrates 160th anniversary of its foundation. Local saddler Ignac Sustala (Schustala) started production of buggies and carriages on August 19, 1850. One of the first passenger cars in the world was manufactured here in 1897, year later was produced first truck. Company has carried the name Tatra since 1911.

Nissan brand sold 47,490 cars in Europe in July, representing 7.6 percent increase comparing to last year and market share of 3.4 percent, TIV decreased by 10.8 percent.

The new Jeep Grand Cherokee's European debut will be delayed due to strong U.S. demand for the redesigned SUV.

BMW AG, the world’s largest luxury carmaker, Volkswagen AG’s Audi unit and Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz brand are making up for faltering sales at home by selling more cars in China even as industrywide demand cools in the world’s largest auto market.

Toyota Motor is trying to cut production costs for the Yaris and Corolla cars as the yen's advance toward a 15-year high against the dollar makes it unprofitable to build small model in Japan for sale abroad. TPCA hedges the problem in Europe.