The 2013 Ford Fusion made its public debut at the Detroit auto show in January. It was completely restyled from the last-generation car and bears a strong resemblance to the Ford Evos concept revealed in Frankfurt.
Nissan will install tire-pressure-measuring systems on its Quest and
Colleague has a press car this week and just got his first puncture in 20-odd years. So he went looking for a spare wheel and found today's substitute: a can of gunk and a pump. He did the wise thing: hollered 'help' to the automaker and a nice man from ATS was said to be on the way, fresh new tyre in the back of the van. Except they don't prioritise cars and the earliest he can come is Monday!
With the launch of the 'emerging markets' 301, the Peugeot brand is revising its naming policy around the central 0 as part of the development of its internationalisation strategy.
PSA Peugeot Citroen has unveiled a new sedan for emerging markets and said other pared-down models would follow, as the struggling French automaker seeks to reduce dependence on flagging western European demand.
Fiat is open to expanding its newly announced partnership with Mazda Motor and building the Japanese automaker's vehicles at Fiat and Chrysler factories worldwide.
Mini is finding its feet in China after a slow start following its introduction in 2005. Back then it recorded just 430 sales but last year it hit a record 15,500.
LMC Automotive has raised its forecast for US light vehicle sales from 14.3m to 14.5m in 2012. The upward revision has been prompted by recent strong sales.
Zhongsheng, a major Chinese auto retailer has acquired a 70 percent stake in German vehicle-personalization specialist Carlsson to meet rising demand from wealthy Chinese car owners for custom bodies and tuned engines.
Delphi has put its toe back in the acquisition water with the announcement it intends to purchase FCI Group's Motorised Vehicles Division (MVL) for EUR765m (US$962m).
Renesas Electronics, the world's biggest maker of automotive microcontrollers, plans to raise capital of 100 billion yen ($1.
Two highlights for the j-a crew this week; days of sunny hot weather after the coldest and wettest autumn anyone can remember and the annual SMMT Test Day at Millbrook.
BMW named Karim Habib as head of design for its automobiles division. Habib takes over the role from Adrian van Hooydonk, who had been doing the job in addition to his responsibilities as BMW's group design chief.
BMW named Karim Habib as head of design for its automobiles division. Habib takes over the role from Adrian van Hooydonk, who had been doing the job in addition to his responsibilities as BMW's group design chief.
Toyota Motor said on Friday it plans to roll out eight models of compact cars for emerging markets, starting with the Etios that was launched in India in December 2010.
Officially there are no plans to shift any South Korean General Motors production to Europe but unofficially it 'could' happen.
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