Car manufacturers make a living out of the vehicles they make and sell. The industry is a fast paced one where the positions can change year in and year out. Here are the top 5 car manufacturers in the world for the year 2014.
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GM's third-quarter global vehicle sales up 2 percent on strong China, U.S. demand
General Motors Co's (GM.N) global sales rose 2 percent in the third quarter, driven by strong demand in the two largest auto markets in the world, China and the United States.
Wal-Mart Is the Largest Employer in the World for 2014, Volkswagen and PeroChina Also Gains over 100 Billion in Revenue
Wal-Mart emerged as the biggest company in the world for the year 2014. Most of the companies on the list operate from different countries and employ the largest number of employees. Here we will look at five of the largest employers in the world for this year.
Searching for new supercar, Bugatti shielded from VW cost curbs
Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) keeps lavishing money on supercar maker Bugatti, its most exclusive brand, even as the German group plans painful cuts in its core auto business.
Daimler cuts car market forecast as Europe wobbles
German luxury automaker Daimler (DAIGn.DE) has cut its growth forecast for the global car market, blaming cooler demand in emerging markets and a plunge in Russian sales which has put a fledgling European industry recovery in jeopardy.
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German car parts maker ZF Friedrichshafen [ZFF.UL] has reached a deal to buy U.S.-based TRW Automotive Holdings Corp (TRW.N) for $13.5 billion including debt, creating a global automotive supply powerhouse with combined annual sales of more than $40 billion.
Premium car maker Audi expects to sell more than 1.7 million cars in 2014 even as sales momentum in some emerging markets slows, Chief Executive Rupert Stadler said.
German-based carmaker Volkswagen intends to introduce a mid-sized sports utility vehicle for its North American market in 2016 as part of its $7 billion investment program, Bloomberg reported.
India-based integrated components manufacturer Amtek Auto agreed to acquire significant business interests in Germany-based integrated machine manufacturer Kuepper group in a deal reportedly valued at €200 million.
German carmaker Daimler will take a 5% stake in British luxury sports carmaker Aston Martin in exchange for supplying engines and electronic components to the latter. The partnership will develop a new generation of V8 engines for sports cars.
Europe's top carmaker Volkswagen (VW) has revealed its plan to invest EUR84.2 billion in the next five years for technology upgrades and modernization of its plants.
Volkswagen's sales in the US remained a mystery to its manufacturers. Volkswagen AG (VW), the world's third largest automaker in the world, is disappointed with its US sales, according to Bloomberg report.
Al Nabooda Automobiles had set plans to expand its German car imports operations in Dubai and Sharjah.
According to a VW spokesperon, the trading volume at the London Stock Exchange was too low as against the administrative costs required.
