Daily Archives: July 6, 2014

Blue Bird recalls school buses for steering issue

Blue Bird recalls school buses for steering issue

Blue Bird is recalling more than 2,500 All American school buses and some transit buses to fix a problem that could make steering more difficult.

Western European car sales rise 4% in June

Western European car sales rose 4 percent in June, according to industry data collated by LMC Automotive, as a market rebound in southern Europe offset weaker demand in Germany.

Ford says Mondeo platform shared with Lincoln will boost sales

Ford says its new Mondeo will compete better in Europe’s shrinking mid-sized segment because it has a sophisticated new platform that was also designed to underpin the automaker’s U.S. luxury brand.

Shareholders reject Tata Motors executive pay proposal

Shareholders reject Tata Motors executive pay proposal

By Avantika Chilkoti in Mumbai

Shareholders have rejected a pay proposal for three senior executives at Tata Motors, the struggling Indian carmaker, highlighting a trend towards greater investor activism in Asia’s third-largest economy.

UK car sales increase to a nine-year high

UK car sales increase to a nine-year high

UK new-car sales reached a nine-year high in the first six months, rising 11 percent to 1.3 million.