Audi begins Q5 output in Mexico

Audi on Friday launched production at its new $1.3 billion plant in Mexico, where it is building the redesigned Q5 SUV. The plant near the central city of Puebla will have production capacity of 150,000 cars a year.

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BMW plans electric Mini, X3 to counter Mercedes

BMW AG will roll out the first battery-powered model of its urban Mini brand as part of a broader push to make electric cars more mainstream and counter ambitious plans from rivals.

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Buick to launch Avenir as high-end sub-brand

Buick is creating a sub-brand called Avenir to take advantage of consumers' growing appetite for high-end touches. Avenir will be Buick's equivalent of Denali at the GMC brand.

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Nissan plans Rogue limited edition for Star Wars promotion

Nissan said today it will design a 2017 Nissan Rogue: Rogue One Star Wars Limited Edition to go along with the latest Star Wars movie, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, which arrives in theaters Dec. 16.

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Buick to launch Avenir as high-end sub-brand

Buick is creating a sub-brand called Avenir to take advantage of consumers' growing appetite for high-end touches. Avenir will be Buick's equivalent of Denali at the GMC brand.

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Takata's potential suitors offer to invest $1-2 billion, report says

Takata received offers for initial investment of $1 billion to $2 billion from each of the five suitors seeking to buy the troubled airbag maker, a person with knowledge of the matter told Bloomberg.

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Mitsubishi Motors to resume sales in Japan after scandal

Mitsubishi Motors plans to resume sales of eight vehicle models in Japan on Saturday, the company said today, after correcting overstated mileage readings in its second cheating scandal this year.

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