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Nov
30th

Jaguar XFR-S to herald sporty new era for JLR

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Jaguar F-Type and XFR-S
News 30 Nov, 2012

The Jaguar XFR-S could herald the arrival of new sports trim levels to rival BMW's M Sport, Auto Express has learned

Nov
30th

Lotus sues fired CEO for lavish spending on homes, helicopters

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Lotus said ousted CEO Dany Bahar stuck the carmaker with the cost of his luxury lifestyle. Lotus is seeking to recoup about $4 million for unauthorized expenses and overpaid salary and bonuses.
Nov
30th

Lotus sues fired CEO for lavish spending on homes, helicopters

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Lotus said ousted CEO Dany Bahar stuck the carmaker with the cost of his luxury lifestyle. Lotus is seeking to recoup about $4 million for unauthorized expenses and overpaid salary and bonuses.
Nov
30th

Ontario finance minister calls on Canada, Ontario to sell GM stake

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The Canadian and Ontario governments should sell their stake in GM, which is equal to about 9 percent of the company's shares, sooner rather than later, the province of Ontario's finance minister is quoted as saying in a report in the Globe and...
Nov
30th

Next Phaeton to inspire future VW look

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Volkswagen Phaeton
News 30 Nov, 2012

The replacement for the Phaeton will influence the entire VW range

Nov
30th

BELGIUM: ABVV union serves Ford with letter in a bid to restart talks

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Ford Genk's largest union has delivered a notice to the US automaker in an attempt to drive the automaker back to the negotiating table concering the plannned closure of the Belgian plant.
Nov
30th

Project Car Hell: Off-brand postwar pickups edition: 1946 Hudson or 1947 Mercury?: Hauling molten metal in the beds of two orphan half-tons

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Now that the condemned are a week into their eternity
Nov
30th

CHINA: Changan Auto sells Peugeot JV stake

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Changan Automobile Group is selling its 50% stake in a joint venture with PSA Peugeot Citroen to its listed unit, Chongqing Changan Automobile, sources have said, in a sale worth CNY2bn (US$320m).
Nov
30th

2012 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Black Series Coupe review notes: DTM race car looks for the street

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EXECUTIVE EDITOR ROGER HART: Not often you drive a car with nearly $44,000 worth of options, but my, what options they are. This
Nov
30th

GERMANY: Volkswagen group adopts temps’ charter

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The Volkswagen group and works councils have signed a charter covering the hire of temporary workers that specifies pay, training, rights to move on to permanent work and other details.
Nov
30th

CHINA: Cadillac plans model a year to 2016

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General Motors' Cadillac plans to add one new model each year to its Chinese model line to the end of 2016, starting with the XTS in early 2013.
Nov
30th

Aston Martin put on downgrade watch by Moody’s as funds dwindle

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Aston Martin has been put under review by Moody's for a possible credit downgrade as it runs through its cash reserves.
Nov
30th

THE WEEK THAT WAS: Anyone want to buy a supercar maker?

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Intriguing observation from the Los Angeles motor show this week. No one from British HQ on the Aston Martin stand, which was run instead by the local dealer, so perhaps they were all back in Blighty readying for a much-rumoured sale?
Nov
30th

Taxman seeks permission to break speed limit

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Taxman seeks permission to break speed limit
News 30 Nov, 2012

Tax officials could be made exempt from speed limits under new proposals

Nov
30th

CHINA: Japanese suffer as output halves

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Output in October by Japanese carmakers fell 48.9% year on year to 150,386 units as they suffered the fallout from the disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu islands in the East China Sea.
Nov
30th

Watchdog: Warranty woe as provider goes bust

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Watchdog aftermarket warranty
News 5 Dec, 2012

Our reader took out an aftermarket warranty but when the garage ceased trading, his cover was null and void...

Nov
30th

INDIA: Ford outlines Asia ambitions

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The new head of Ford in India, Jogindar Singh, is expecting a significant jump in the company's 3% market share as it rolls out eight new models by mid-decade.
Nov
30th

Europe’s crisis forces organizers to cancel Amsterdam auto show

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Organizers of next year's Amsterdam auto show have cancelled the event because of a lack of interest from automakers.
Nov
30th

US: Mazda ‘wants Brazilian assembly’

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Mazda, already building a new plant in Mexico, could start assembling vehicles in Brazil to sidestep import restrictions due from 2015.
Nov
30th

US: Hurricane Sandy aftermath boosted sales – analyst

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Car sales deferred and created by Hurricane Sandy helped to get the US auto industry back on track in November, according to Edmunds.com, which forecast that 1,107,378 new cars and trucks will be sold for an estimated Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate (SAAR) of 15m, a strong increase over October's SAAR of 14.3m.
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