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Oct
21st

RUSSIA: Kamaz opens truck assembly facility in Khabarovsk

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Russian truck maker Kamaz has opened an assembly facility in the Far Eastern city of Khabarovsk. Full story...
Oct
21st

ITALY: Fiat revises 2010 forecast upwards

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Fiat SpA expects full year earnings to be at least EUR2bn (US$2.8bn) compared with a previous estimate of EUR1.2bn. The revised figure follows an improved third quarter trading profit of EUR586m beating the EUR409m estimate of analysts thanks to improved sales of Iveco trucks and Case New Holland tractors. Full story...
Oct
21st

Toyota to begin producing Prius in Thailand

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Toyota Motor Corp., the world's largest carmaker, said on Thursday it would begin making its flagship Prius hybrid sedan in Thailand, marking the first mass production of the model outside Japan. Full story...
Oct
21st

VW puts a price on new Sharan

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Deliveries of VW’s all-new people carrier start in November, priced from £22,980.


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Oct
21st

Facelifted Laguna prices announced

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Renault’s refreshed Laguna range priced from £17,795 to £24,145.


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Oct
21st

Fiat raises profit forecast after tractors, trucks boost sales

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Fiat raised its 2010 forecasts after quarterly profit beat analysts' estimates on sales of Iveco trucks and Case New Holland tractors. Full-year earnings before interest, taxes and one-time items will be at least 2 billion euros ($2. Full story...
Oct
21st

Fiat raises profit forecast after tractors, trucks boost sales

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Fiat raised its 2010 forecasts after quarterly profit beat analysts' estimates on sales of Iveco trucks and Case New Holland tractors. Full-year earnings before interest, taxes and one-time items will be at least 2 billion euros ($2. Full story...
Oct
21st

Porsche’s 911 GT2 RS sells out

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All 500 examples of Porsche’s most powerful road-going sports car are sold.


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Oct
21st

Audi Q7 cleans up its act

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Q7 SUV gets new entry-level 3.0-litre TDI diesel engine to cut emissions and fuel consumption.


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Oct
21st

MEXICO: Cifunsa to supply block casings for Ford

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Cifunsa Diesel is to supply iron block castings to Ford for its 4.6L, 5.4L and 6.8L gasoline-powered V8 engines. Full story...
Oct
21st

US: Fujitsu Semiconductor unveils new graphics chip

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Fujitsu Semiconductor America today (21 October) introduced the Fujitsu MB86R11 2D/3D Graphics System-on-a-Chip (SoC) with an integrated GDC and GPU. Full story...
Oct
21st

Toyota to fix 1.53 million cars worldwide

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Toyota Motor Corp. will repair about 1.53 million Avalons and other vehicles globally for problems with the brake master cylinder seal and fuel pump wiring, with most of those to be recalled in the United States and Japan. Full story...
Oct
21st

Toyota to recall 1.53 million cars to fix fluid leak

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Toyota will recall 1.53 million vehicles globally to fix a brake-related problem that may cause fluid leaks. Toyota will repair 599,029 cars in Japan and 740,000 units in the United States. Full story...
Oct
21st

GM China venture starts Chevrolet exports to South America

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GM will export Chevrolet cars from China to Latin America, becoming the first international brand to use its China operations to tap growth in emerging markets. Shanghai GM started to export Chevrolet New Sail to Chile. Full story...
Oct
21st

GM China venture starts Chevrolet exports to South America

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GM will export Chevrolet cars from China to Latin America, becoming the first international brand to use its China operations to tap growth in emerging markets. Shanghai GM started to export the Chevrolet New Sail to Chile. Full story...
Oct
21st

Volvo will market entry-level car to rival VW Golf

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Volvo plans to offer a Volkswagen Golf competitor as part of a plan to expand the automaker's product line. Full story...
Oct
21st

Portugal pledges to protect EV subsidies from austerity cuts

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Portugal hopes to have 750,000 electric cars on its roads by 2020, and austerity measures would not affect plans to offer subsidies to buyers of EVs such as the Nissan Leaf. Full story...
Oct
21st

Peugeot EX1 previews sporty electric car

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The EX1 prototype serves as a concept for an upcoming high-performance electric sports car, Peugeot says. The two-seat EX1 roadster is on display at Peugeot's showroom on the Champs-Elysees in Paris until Nov. 14. Full story...
Oct
21st

Audi may need new China plant, CEO Stadler says

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Audi, aiming to sell 1 million cars in China in the next three years, may build a new plant in the country that is set to replace Germany as its biggest market in 2011, CEO Rupert Stadler said. Full story...
Oct
21st

F1: ‘Selfish’ Fernando Alonso is title favourite for Gerhard Berger

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Fernando Alonso's rivals will need to be as "selfish" as the Spaniard to beat him to the 2010 title, according to Gerhard Berger. Full story...
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