American Honda Motor is planning to deliver about 200 FCX Clarity hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicles to customers in the first three years of production, with leases beginning in July 2008.

AutoZone, a specialty retailer of automotive replacement parts and accessories, has reported net sales of $1.5 billion for the third quarter ended May 3, 2008, an increase of 3% from fiscal third quarter of 2007.

Honda Motor has announced that it will launch a new small hybrid car in early 2009.

Encouraged by the increase in demand for luxury cars in the country, Mercedes Benz India has set a target to sell 3,000 cars in India in 2008, The Press Trust of India has reported.

Toyo Tire USA has introduced the all-new Toyo Proxes ST-II high performance tire for sport utility vehicles, sport trucks and select crossovers.

Oshkosh, a manufacturer of commercial, fire and military trucks, has elected Craig Omtvedt to its board of directors.

Honda Motor's cumulative worldwide production of its Cub series motorcycles has reached the 60 million-unit milestone at the end of April 2008.

Scania, a Sweden-based manufacturer of heavy trucks and buses, is planning to sell 150,000 vehicles per year by 2015.

Automotive components supplier Continental, which has invested approximately E24 million in its Hungarian plant at Budapest in 2007, plans to construct a new electronic braking systems production hall at the plant, along with the installation of additional production lines in

Johnson Controls, a provider of automotive interior systems, is planning to open a new manufacturing plant in West Point, Georgia, to build and supply vehicle seating and interior products to Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, beginning in summer 2009.

General Automotive, a provider of original equipment and aftermarket automotive parts, has entered into a partnership agreement with Korean automotive electronic parts manufacturer Edgetek, in a bid to expand the latter's OEM business in North America.

The MWW Automotive Group, a design, engineering and manufacturing firm serving automotive manufacturers, has reported that its sales for the six-month period ended March 30, 2008, increased by $623,454, or 14%, to $5.03 million, compared to $4.4 million for the

Volvo Group has reported that total truck deliveries from its four truck companies amounted to 24,616 units in April 2008, an increase of 44%, compared to 17,070 units in April 2007.

German automobile manufacturer Daimler has signed a global enterprise agreement with SAP to standardize and harmonize all automotive supply chain and financial processes on SAP solutions.

WhereNet, a Zebra Technologies company and a provider of wireless solutions for tracking and managing enterprise assets, has announced that Getrag Ford Transmissions has deployed WhereNet's new Material Flow-Replenishment system at its two million square foot assembly plant in Cologne,

Motorcar Parts of America has completed the acquisition of certain assets of Automotive Importing Manufacturing, a privately held company based in Rancho Cordova, California, specifically its operation which produced new and remanufactured alternators and starters. Terms were not disclosed.

Advance Auto Parts, an automotive aftermarket retailer, has announced that Derrick Thomas will join the company as senior vice president of southeast operations, effective May 27, 2008.

Enova Systems, a developer of digital power management systems for transportation vehicles, has entered into a long-term supply agreement with IC Bus, a wholly owned affiliate of Navistar and a school bus manufacturer.

Kumho Tires has recently started the construction of an R&D center in Young-In, South Korea.

A recall notice posted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has said that Ford Motor is recalling over 650,000 of its Ford F-150 and Lincoln Mark LT trucks of 2005 and 2006 model years, due to a defect in