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Feb
17th

Peugeot hints at the look of its next flagship sedan

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Peugeot will debut a near-production-ready version of its upcoming 508 sedan at the Geneva auto show next month. Full story...
Feb
17th

Toyota outlines quality reforms; chief bows out of U.S. hearings:

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Conceding that breakneck expansion led to Toyota Motor Corp.'s current recall crisis, president Akio Toyoda outlined reforms meant to get quality back on track, including more active use of the car's so-called black box crash data recorder. Full story...
Feb
17th

INDIA: Give me 100 days – new Tata Motors CEO Forster

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Carl-Peter Forster, newly-appointed CEO of Tata Motors, told reporters in New Delhi to give him 100 days "to get to grips with the job". Full story...
Feb
17th

Alfa Pandion

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Stunning Bertone-designed 8C-based supercar concept to make debut at Geneva


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Feb
17th

US: Ford axing second Flat Rock shift and 900 jobs

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Ford will axe the second shift at its Flat Rock Michigan assembly plant that builds the Mustang and Mazda 6 sedan, with the loss of about 900 jobs. Full story...
Feb
17th

SPAIN: Government Opel help dependent on workers

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Spanish financial backing for General Motors' plans for its European unit Opel will depend on their acceptance by Spanish workers, industry minister Miguel Sebastian said. Full story...
Feb
17th

RUSSIA: Nizhnekamskshina tyre output seen up 6% in 2010

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ssian tyre producer Nizhnekamskshina, a unit of oil producer Tatneft, is expected to increase tyre output 6% year on the year to 10m units in 2010, according to data released by Tatneft-Neftekhim, a company that manages Tatneft's petrochemical companies, obtained by Prime-Tass. Full story...
Feb
17th

JAPAN: Toyota announces new quality measures

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Toyota Motor Corporation on Wednesday announced details of new quality related actions at a press conference in Tokyo. Full story...
Feb
17th

Toyota outlines quality reforms; chief bows out of U.S. hearings

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Conceding that breakneck expansion led to Toyota Motor Corp.'s current recall crisis, President Akio Toyoda outlined reforms meant to get quality back on track, including more active use of the car's so-called black box crash data recorder. Full story...
Feb
17th

Toyota boss says automaker grew too fast; outlines quality reforms

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Conceding that breakneck expansion led to Toyota Motor Corp.'s current recall crisis, President Akio Toyoda outlined reforms meant to get quality back on track, including more active use of the car's so-called black box crash data recorder. Full story...
Feb
17th

How eco-labelling will influence transmission design

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More than eighty percent of European consumers shopping for refrigerators, washing machines, dishwashers and other household appliances base their choices on the eco label attached to the product and displayed in all advertising and point-of-sale material. Full story...
Feb
17th

Astra VXR spied

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Hottest Astra ever packs 250bhp and 0-60 in six seconds


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Feb
17th

Vauxhall Astra VXR

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Hottest Astra ever caught testing; packs 250bhp 2.0-litre turbo for 0-60mph in six seconds and a 150mph top speed.
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Feb
17th

US/UK: Toyota mulls idling factories as sales collapse

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Toyota is planning to idle two plants in the US and its UK factory and is reviewing other European output because sales have been hit in the wake of the company's global recall crisis. Full story...
Feb
17th

RUSSIA: Avtodiesel borrows RUB5.8bn

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An extraordinary general meeting of shareholders in Russian engine producer Avtodiesel, a unit of automaker GAZ Group, has approved taking out a RUB5.8bn (US$193m) loan from Russia's state-owned Vnesheconombank (VEB), a GAZ spokesman said on Tuesday. Full story...
Feb
17th

INDIA: Tata to strengthen gearing through “opportunities”

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Tata Motors is keeping mum on whether or not it will relinquish a stake in its financing arm, although it admitted looking for "opportunites" to strengthen its gearing position. Full story...
Feb
17th

INDIA: New Tata Nano plant set for April Job One

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Tata Motors began trial production of the INR100,000 (US$2,200) Nano at its new Sanand factory in Gujarat state last month and is set to begin commercial output by April. Full story...
Feb
17th

Jaguar XKR

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Thanks to a new Speed Pack, range-topping coupe boasts 174mph top speed and hot new styling tweaks
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Feb
17th

US: Owners club to distrbute Dodge Viper parts

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Dodge Viper ownership group, The Viper Club of America, with around 25,000 members world wide, has agreed a deal to acquire parts, accessories and rare historical items directly from the automaker. Full story...
Feb
17th

SOUTH KOREA: Recalls hit Toyota, Honda, used prices

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Resale values of Honda and Toyota vehicles in South Korea has plummeted following their recalls, industry data showed. Full story...
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