
Toyota Motor Corp. said it is recalling around 200,000 hybrid SUVs globally including the Lexus RX400h, due to a glitch in the hybrid system’s inverter.

Toyota Motor Corp. said it is recalling around 200,000 hybrid SUVs globally including the Lexus RX400h, due to a glitch in the hybrid system’s inverter.

New-car sales in Europe showed no sign of a hoped-for revival in August after registrations fell in Germany, France, Italy and Spain.

Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd., whose parent owns Volvo Car Corp., said it plans to start exporting vehicles that it develops with the Swedish brand from China to Europe and the United States.

Tesla Motors Inc. CEO Elon Musk said the U.S. electric-car maker intends to add factories in Europe and Asia, anticipating volume gains from a planned mass-market battery car.

Europe’s troubled car market grew by 5 percent in July, only the second time this year the region has seen monthly growth, Germany’s auto industry association VDA said.