
Brisk demand for SUVs and pickup trucks — and five sunny weekends — pushed U.S. auto sales to a nine-year high in May.

Brisk demand for SUVs and pickup trucks — and five sunny weekends — pushed U.S. auto sales to a nine-year high in May.
German passenger-car registrations rose 5 percent to 274,804 in May after a 4 percent dip in April in a sign that demand is still recovering in Europe’s biggest auto market.

While a large portion of the automotive community is rather fond of the aging manual gear box.
BMW intends to cut €100 million ($136 million) of German labor costs annually from 2015 onwards, a German newspaper reported, citing workers’ representatives.
Valmet Automotive plans to cut 300 jobs in Germany because of dwindling demand for convertible cars, according to German union IG Metall.