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Dec
10th

The 2009 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT, an AW Drivers Log:

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EDITORIAL ASSISTANT JONATHAN WONG: You can't argue with how useful a minivan can be. It just so happened that I had to help a friend move a 50-inch television, which worked out well because I had this minivan for the night. Full story...
Dec
10th

The 2009 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT, an AW Drivers Log:

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EDITORIAL ASSISTANT JONATHAN WONG: You can't argue with how useful a minivan can be. It just so happened that I had to help a friend move a 50-inch television, which worked out well because I had this minivan for the night. Full story...
Dec
10th

BELGIUM: EU makes brake assist mandatory

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Brake assist systems have become mandatory for all newly launched car and light commercial vehicle types in the EU. The regulation will apply to all new vehicles from February 24, 2011. Full story...
Dec
10th

NEW DELHI PREVIEW: Toyota to show BRIC compact concept

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Toyota's production and sales subsidiary in India, Toyota Kirloskar Motor, plans to unveil a concept for a new compact car designed for the Indian and other emerging markets, as well as display 13 other concept and production vehicles, at the 10th annual motor show in New Delhi from 5-11 January. Full story...
Dec
10th

Chevy chief Dewar replaced by James Campbell, will leave GM:

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Brent Dewar, who was appointed in July to steer Chevrolet, has been replaced in that post and will leave General Motors Co. within four months. Full story...
Dec
10th

Chevy, Buick-GMC bosses out at GM:

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The brand heads of Buick-GMC and Chevrolet are leaving General Motors Co., continuing a management upheaval sparked by the Dec. 1 ouster of CEO Fritz Henderson. Full story...
Dec
10th

UK: First Automotive Council meeting plans for motor industry’s future

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The UK's new Automotive Council, co-chaired by government industry minister Lord Mandelson and former Ford Europe 'chassis guru' Professor Richard Parry-Jones, met for the first time today, establishing a strategic partnership between industry and government. Full story...
Dec
10th

GM may need until Jan. to finish Opel turnaround plan

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GM's turnaround plan for Opel will likely be completed in January, GM Europe President Nick Reilly said. "This is going to be one of the largest, most complex industrial reorganizations in European manufacturing in years. Full story...
Dec
10th

GM may need until Jan to finish Opel turnaround plan

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GM's turnaround plan for Opel will likely be completed in January, GM Europe President Nick Reilly said. "This is going to be one of the largest, most complex industrial reorganizations in European manufacturing in years. Full story...
Dec
10th

GM may need until January to finish Opel turnaround plan

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Opel's turnaround plan will likely be completed in January, GM Europe President Nick Reilly said. "This is going to be one of the largest, most complex industrial reorganizations in European manufacturing in years," Reilly wrote in a blog. Full story...
Dec
10th

GM may need until Jan. to finish Opel turnaround

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GM's turnaround plan for Opel will likely be completed in January, GM Europe President Nick Reilly said. "This is going to be one of the largest, most complex industrial reorganizations in European manufacturing in years. Full story...
Dec
10th

UK: Fiat dealers will compete for customers

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From next year Fiat UK will be rating its own dealers on its own website so that potential customers can decide where to buy their cars. Full story...
Dec
10th

CHINA: Beijing to subsidise ‘green’ vehicles in five cities

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China's government is to subsidise sales of 'green' vehicles in five cities selected for a pilot programme as it boosts efforts to promote environmentally friendly vehicles in a bid to cut fuel emissions. Full story...
Dec
10th

PHILIPPINES: Vehicle sales up 30% in November

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New vehicle sales in the Philippines rose by 29.5% to 12,702 units in November, compared with 9,807 units in the same month of 2008, according to data released by the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers Association of the Philippines (CAMPI). Full story...
Dec
10th

CHINA: Tan Chong buys Fuso’s Thai operations

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Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) has agreed to sell its truck plant in Lat Krabang, Thailand, and the local distribution business to Hong Kong-listed automobile distributor Tan Chong International Ltd - after eight months of negotiations. Full story...
Dec
10th

CHINA: China extends car stimulus in 2010

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The Chinese government has said it will partially extend small car incentives for another year, until the end of 2010, to help ensure continued growth in the domestic car market. Full story...
Dec
10th

US: Over 40% of sudden acceleration complaints involve Toyotas – consumer group

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Toyota and Lexus models for 2008 had a much greater incidence of sudden, unintended acceleration than other brands, according to Consumer Reports' analysis of a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) safety complaints database. Full story...
Dec
10th

RESEARCH ANALYSIS: Lighting – an overview

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Each year, the world's motor vehicle lighting industry produces and distributes billions of dollars' worth of lighting equipment, light sources, sub-assemblies and components to the world's vehicle makers and a diverse aftermarket. Here, we provide an overview of developments in a dynamic and fast-moving sector. Full story...
Dec
10th

Spyker still interested in Saab; unaware of Swedish gov’t deadline

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Dutch sports car maker Spyker Cars N.V. remains interested in buying Swedish automaker Saab from parent General Motors Co. and is not aware of any deadlines imposed on the process, a spokesman for Spyker said. Spyker first said on Dec. Full story...
Dec
10th

Spyker still interested in Saab; unaware of Swedish gov’t deadline

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Dutch sports car maker Spyker Cars N.V. remains interested in buying Swedish automaker Saab from parent General Motors Co. and is not aware of any deadlines imposed on the process, a spokesman for Spyker said. Spyker first said on Dec. Full story...
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