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0Report: Chinese auto sales take unexpected September slide amidst anti-Japan sentiment 1350047700
Vehicle sales in China took a sizable dip for the first time in eight months, due largely to the fact that buyers in the country are turning away from Japanese brands. Automotive News China reports wholesale deliveries fell by .3 percent last month, while Toyota and Nissan saw sales figures fall ...
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Report: Tear gas fired at PSA job protesters outside of Paris Motor Show 1349811900
Police in Paris fired tear gas at demonstrators outside of the Paris Motor Show today. Around 1,000 protesters showed up in an attempt to break through police lines and gain access to the show in a demonstration against further austerity measures. The group included workers from a PSA Peugeot ...
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Report: General Motors and Volkswagen may benefit from anti-Japan protests in China 1348239660
The unrest in China may have positive consequences for automakers like Volkswagen and General Motors, according to Automotive News. As protesters continue their streak of violence, many owners of Japanese vehicles are leaving them home for fear of damage. Protesters have vandalized Japanese ...
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Report: Anti-Japan protests in China cause Honda, Mazda, Nissan to suspend production 1347912060
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Report: Student protests in Montreal threaten Canadian Grand Prix 1338388320
As Formula One racing expands around the globe, we've come to expect certain potential disruptions. Demonstrators in Bahrain scuttled last year's grand prix there, and nearly did the same again this year. Violent crime in Brazil has caused some issues at that country's F1 race as well. And over ...
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Supplier CEO attacked and killed by laid-off workers 1222189080
The Tata Nano, which will be the world's least expensive car, has already exacted enormous sums of money and time. A dispute over the location of a new factory has cost Tata close to a year of court wrangling and might end up spoiling a £200 million investment. Now the efforts to build the ...
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Nano plant protests may cause Tata to reconsider 1219668900
Click above for high-res gallery of the Tato Nano Fueling speculation that the Tata protests last week may have been much more effective than originally reported, India's Tata Motors Ltd has said it will move the upcoming Tata Nano plant from its planned eastern India location if the violent ...
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Police and protestors clash at future site of Tata Nano plant 1219343460
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Tata Nano Raze 1,000-acres of farmland to build an automobile factory, and somebody is going to protest. Even in India. The automaker is Tata, and the protesters numbered at least 1,000 strong as they went head-to-head against police in eastern India ...

