compact car

If the new Dodge Dart sells anything like the original, Chrysler will have the small-car hit it needs.

The CEOs of Daimler and Renault-Nissan say their 18-month old partnership has avoided mistakes that sank earlier industry tie-ups and could be expanded, including using Daimler vehicle architecture in a compact car from Nissan luxury brand Infiniti.

For the first time in its history, General Motors' Buick luxury brand will get an upscale compact car.

Ford Motor Co. launched its first made-for-India compact car Tuesday, as the U.S. automaker continues its push into fast-growing Asian markets.

Volkswagen AG started production of its first compact car in India on Saturday, hoping to capture up to 10 percent of the country's fast-growing automobile market within the next six years, the company said.

Ford Motor Co. said Thursday it will invest $490 million to build an assembly plant in China to produce the next-generation Focus compact car, which it plans to sell globally.

Ford Motor Co. will manufacture a low-cost compact car in India from early next year, the automaker said Wednesday, as it seeks to boost sales in fast-growing Asia.

Tata Motors’s introduction of the Nano, a fuel-efficient, compact car costing $2,500. is being greeted warily by automakers and car enthusiasts.