Automobile Industry News--4.25.12

The 15th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition MarketWatch (press release) SHANGHAI, April 25, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- In what is a high-profile event for the global automotive industry, The 15th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition (Auto Shanghai 2013), will be held at Shanghai New International Expo ... See all stories on this topic »

In China, Car Grilles Bloom Wall Street Journal By DAN NEIL The future is so bright for the Chinese car industry you have to wear shades. Literally. Chinese car buyers adore cars with chrome grilles, the more garish and gothic the better. A stroll down the aisles of the Beijing International ... See all stories on this topic »

Global automotive industry expected to hold up in 2012 International Powder Metallurgy Directory The slowdown experienced by the Chinese automotive industry in 2011 has continued into 2012 and the China Automobile Manufacturers Association (CAAM) reported a 1.8% drop in car production to 4.78 million units in the first quarter of the year, ... See all stories on this topic »

What comes next after joint ventures? China Daily BEIJING - After decades of fruitful cooperation with China's automobile industry -- mostly through joint ventures, transnational auto giants are digging deeper into the world's largest car market. German car maker Volkswagen AG, the biggest auto ... See all stories on this topic »

Beijing International Auto Show: The Grammar of Grille Wall Street Journal (blog) The future is so bright for the Chinese car industry you have to wear shades. Literally. Chinese car buyers adore cars with chrome grilles, the more garish and gothic the better. To walk through the Beijing auto show, continuing through May 2, ... See all stories on this topic »

Hub Motor Developer Protean Announces Alliances EV World DETROIT -- Protean Electric, the global leader in in-wheel electric drive, today announced it has formed relationships with several leading companies in the global auto industry to accelerate its in-wheel electric drive systems to market in high-volume ... See all stories on this topic » EV World

Which Foreign-Owned Carmakers Build the Most in America? Chicago Tribune Officials at those three automakers wouldn't disclose how many cars they built in Germany last year, but the German Association of the Automotive Industry estimates German automakers assembled some 5.9 million vehicles in Germany in 2011. See all stories on this topic »