Toyota will reduce domestic output in the final quarter of this year by more than 10% over the June-September period to around 12,500 units a day as government subsidies for eco-friendly cars dry up next month.
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27 Jul, 2012
Drivers who’ve owned their cars for four years or more cause fewer accidents
No re-opening is yet in sight for Maruti Suzuki's strife-torn, arsonist-attacked plant in Manesar.
Mitsubishi Motors recalled its newly-launched Mirage eco-car produced at its Laem Chabang plant in Chonburi, Thailand, due to malfunctioning fuel gauges.
Thai vehicle production grew by 33.8% year on year to a monthly record of 205,600 units in June, according to the Federation of Thai Industries.
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Delphi Automotive won EU regulatory clearance on Friday to buy FCI Group's motorized vehicles unit for about $972 million from private equity firm Bain Capital.
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8 Aug, 2012
The UK's biggest and best car satisfaction survey is back, and this year it's set to be bigger and better than ever before
Kia is launching the fourth iteration of its popular rodent-centric marketing campaign, which includes TV spots starring animated hamsters -- often wearing hip-hop gear -- driving the hatchback.
Valeo has reported first-half sales up 12.5% to EUR6bn, but earnings per share declined 9% to EUR2.63. Valeo was dented by lower vehicle production in Europe.
American Axle and Manufacturing Holdings Inc. said Friday that quarterly net income fell as expenses rose and the company wrote off the cost of closing plants in Michigan and New York. The supplier's second-quarter net profit fell to $4.
Honda is insisting its decision to move one line at its Swindon plant in the UK to a four and subsequent three-day week, will not see staff lose out financially.
Intriguing news about Hyundai from Our Man in Brazil this week.
While Greece deals with financial woes, at least one person was lucky enough to pick up one of the 15 replicas of the 1967 Shelby GT500 and#8220;Eleanorand#8221; commissioned for the remake of H.B.
Hyundai Motor affiliate Kia Motors posted KRW12.55 trillion won ($11.02bn) in sales and operating profit of KRW1.21 trillion for the second quarter (Q2) this year, up 8.4% and 18.1% year on year respectively, and setting quarterly records.
Porsche expects to increase profit this year as record vehicle sales help offset high costs for model launches and factory extensions.
Daihatsu Motor said on Friday its consolidated net profit in the April-June [fiscal Q1] period tripled from a year earlier to an all-time high of JPY20.56bn thanks to booming sales of fuel-efficient cars including the Mira e:S minicar.
Turning a Nash Ambassador or Willys Interlagos Alpine into a Pikes Peak racer makes for a fine combination of plunging-into-boiling