The Swiss motor industry will get its own hall for the first time in next Spring’s Geneva motor show.
The March event is the premiere motor show in Europe, one of the top five in the world, and last year saw 130 unveilings infront of 10,000 journalists with 690,000 visitors.
Japanese investigators raided Suzuki Motor Corp.’s headquarters as they probe the automaker’s use of improper fuel economy tests, an official said.
Investigators were looking for confirmation of Suzuki’s claims that it had used data compiled from indoor tests performed on individual parts, rather than vehicle coasting tests.
VW has received regulatory approval for technical fixes on some models, meaning it could now recall more than 800,000 of the 8.5 million cars affected by its diesel emissions scandal in Europe.
Germany’s motor vehicle authority KBA has approved the proposed fixes for Passat, CC and Eos models with 2.0 litre TDI EA 189 engines.
China’s Ningbo Joyson Electronic Corp. is interested in acquiring embattled Japanese airbag supplier Takata Corp.
Joyson is looking to build on its $920 million acquisition of Takata competitor Key Safety Systems Inc..
