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Feb
16th

GENEVA PREVIEW: Nissan confirms global compact launch

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Nissan Motor on Tuesday confirmed its new global compact car would make its world debut at the Geneva motor show next month. The Leaf electric vehicle will also make its first European show appearance alongside the upcoming UK-built Juke crossover. Full story...
Feb
16th

The 2010 Subaru Forester 2.5X Premium, an AW Drivers Log:

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SENIOR EDITOR FOR NEWS BOB GRITZINGER: Other than paying $1,000 for this four-speed automatic transmission over a base five-speed manual, I see nothing amiss in this and#8220;Premiumand#8221; Forester. Full story...
Feb
16th

Pagani C9

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Incredible new hypercar caught testing in South Africa showing new bodywork for the first time


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Feb
16th

UK-made Toyota Auris hybrid ready for debut

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Toyota's UK-made, production-ready Auris hybrid will make its world debut at the Geneva auto show early next month. Full story...
Feb
16th

ITALY: Prancing Horse bucks overall sportscar drop

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Ferrari has indicated its expected financial results for 2009, in line with Italian law. Full story...
Feb
16th

BELGIUM: EU car sales up 12.9% in January

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New car sales registrations in the European Union increased by 12.9% in January compared to the same month a year ago, according to data released by European carmakers' association ACEA. Full story...
Feb
16th

GERMANY: VW, IG Metall, agree five-year terms

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Volkswagen and its key workers union IG Metall announced on Tuesday they had "successfully concluded" "follow-on negotiations to the 2009 collective bargaining agreement". Full story...
Feb
16th

Ford India to launch Figo subcompact in March

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Ford Motor Co.'s India unit said on Tuesday it would launch its subcompact car in March and is expanding its dealer network in the fast-growing market. Full story...
Feb
16th

RUSSIA: PSA-Mitsubishi plant on schedule for April start

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PSA Peugeot-Citroen is expected to start testing vehicle assembly at its new Russian joint venture plant in Kaluga next month according to Ruslan Zalivatsky, the region's economic development minister. Full story...
Feb
16th

TURKEY: Toyota announces accelerator pedal recall

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Toyota has recalled 57,300 vehicles in Turkey as part of its global campaign to fix a faulty accelerator pedal. Full story...
Feb
16th

TURKEY: January auto output surges 98%

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Turkish auto industry output rose 97.5% year on year in January to 76,565 units according to Otomotiv Sanayii Dernegi (OSD), the Turkish automotive manufacturers association. It is, however, forecasting full-year output down 15.4% to 907,395. Full story...
Feb
16th

RUSSIA: UAZ to resume UAZ-469 SUV production March

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Russia's Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant (UAZ) plans to resume production of the UAZ-469 sport utility vehicle (SUV) early in March, a spokesman said. Full story...
Feb
16th

RUSSIA: Mexican, Chinese, partsmakers eye Kaluga region

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Mexico's Metalsa and China's Fuyao Group are considering setting up vehicle components production in Russia's Kaluga region, Ruslan Zalivatsky, the region's economic development minister, told reporters. Full story...
Feb
16th

This week’s mag

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Biggest ever 43 car group test, Honda's new hybrid Type R, all-American muscle cars go head-to-head, Maserati GranCabrio driven,
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Feb
16th

INDIA: Ford boosts dealers ahead of Figo launch

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Ford India, preparing for the launch next month of its new [previous generation European Fiesta based] Figo, has signed up 28 new dealers which opened their doors this week. Full story...
Feb
16th

Porsche Panamera V6

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New entry-level 3.6-litre petrol engine joins luxury four-door range


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Feb
16th

UAE: Nissan eyes doubled Middle East volume

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Nissan has the potential to double its market share in the Middle East but needs to offer more smaller and cheaper cars, Renault-Nissan president and CEO Carlos Ghosn has said. Full story...
Feb
16th

US: GM to try for plant reopening incentives

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General Motors will talk to state and local governments to see what incentives might be available before deciding which closed US plant it will reopen, North American president Mark Reuss has said. Full story...
Feb
16th

Tata Motors eyeing stake sale in financing unit

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ata Motors Ltd., India's largest vehicles maker, is keen to sell a stake in its financing arm, a senior official said on Tuesday. "We are looking at various options of offloading stake," Vice Chairman Ravi Kant told reporters. Full story...
Feb
16th

VW, labor extend jobs pact for German plants

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German engineering sector union IG Metall has agreed with Volkswagen AG to extend job guarantees at the carmaker's western German plants by three years until 2014, the union said on Tuesday. Full story...
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