Government considers instant penalties for offences like tail-gating and undertaking. Is it a good idea? Have your say.
Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) boosted operating profit for the fiscal year ended 31 March 2011 from JPY147.5bn to JPY468.2bn and net profit from JPY209.4bn to JPY408.1bn, on sales up just 0.2% to JPY18.993 trillion.
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New vehicle sales in Vietnam declined by 2.6% to 9,409 units in April, from 9,659 units a year earlier, according to the Vietnam Automotive Manufacturers Association.
Chinese automaker Hawtai's ambitious plans to invest in Saab are being held up by further Swedish scrutiny of the deal which could see EUR150m (US$216m) ploughed into the troubled automaker.
The White House's auto recovery office should quantify what benefits U.S. auto-manufacturing communities saw from automaker bailouts if it is to keep getting funding, the Government Accountability Office said Tuesday.
British supercar maker joins forces with Italian design house again on a new project
The recent announcement of Spyker-owned Saab's potential deal with China's Hawtai, intended to result in Saabs being made in China and a cash injection to keep the Swedish automaker up and running at home, has attracted considerable media attention in China. Here are just two items from the last couple of days on local English language websites we've seen which are worth sharing.
Leak confirms reborn Vauxhall coupé is on way, based on Insignia
Modified SLS debuts at emergency services motorshow in Germany.
Japan's devastating earthquake hammered fourth-quarter profits at Toyota, slashing net income 77 percent amid production stops and sliding sales. Despite this, Europe emerged as a bright spot with operating profit surging to 19.
Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami hammered fourth-quarter profits at Toyota Motor Corp., slashing net income 77 percent amid production stops and sliding sales.
Merck KGaA, the German pigment maker whose lost production forced some carmakers to stop taking orders for cars of certain colors, has resumed operations at its earthquake-damaged plant in Japan several weeks ahead of schedule.
When Hawtai Motor Group Co., a little-known automaker that specializes in SUVs, said last week it would invest in Saab Automobile AB, Hawtai left some questions unanswered.
The 2011 Mini Countryman is a big Mini. Big, of course, is relative in this case, but this new four-door's size annoys purists, who point to the name of the brand itself. You can't have a supersized Mini. Yes, BMW AG says, you can.
Doug Speck's first act as Volvo's head of global sales and marketing will be to give both the worldwide sales organization and the brand image a top-to-bottom review.
Mercedes-Benz is offering the "magic sky control" glass roof on the revamped 2012 SLK roadster. The electrochromatic roof section is offered as one of three versions of the SLK's retractable hardtop offered.
As vehicles get more advanced electronics and the industry tries to solve the driver distraction problem, Volkswagen has opened a larger Electronics Research Laboratory in California.
Turkish automaker Karsan vows to continue its global taxi plans, despite losing a bid to provide New York City with 13,000 taxis. Nissan beat the small Turkish company and Ford to win the contract.