News
15 Jan, 2014
The 32nd annual Tokyo Auto Salon has opened its door in Japan, we take a look at some of the highlights
The sales bosses at BMW and Mercedes believe the European market is headed toward a rebound this year.
The one thing Nissan really needed to fix is apparent immediately you climb aboard the redesigned Qashqai compact crossover. The rather bland interior, especially the characterless dashboard, has been transformed. It's amazing what a few creases, splashes of chrome, a bit of ambient lighting, new digital displays and better quality materials overall can achieve.
Tuesday at the Detroit auto show, Subaru unveiled the new WRX STI.
German automakers may boost the number of cars they build in the U.S. by almost 12 percent this year, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers.
News
14 Jan, 2014
Editor-in-chief Steve Fowler picks his favourite cars from the North American International Auto Show 2014 in Detroit
ASSOCIATE EDITOR JAKE LINGEMAN: The Infiniti FX, now the QX70, isn't the most utilitarian car on the market, or in its segment, but it has to be the most fun.
Ford of Europe chief Stephen Odell said new-car sales in the automaker's 19 main European markets may rise almost 6 percent this year as customers replace aging vehicles.
OK Acura, we get it. The new TLX sedan is going to be athletic. That word was repeated ad infinitum during Acura's
We got a good look at the 2015 Lexus RC F coupe last week, but its official
Former PSA executive Arnaud de David-Beauregard is the new president of European supplier group CLEPA.
There are an estimated 1bn cars currently on the world's roads. It has taken 100 years to hit that number but the scary thing is this could quadruple within the next 40 years and keeping 4bn vehicles from bumping into each other, or even keep them moving, is taxing the minds of automotive engineers.
Nissan is planning to double its sportscar range to four in the next few years as a result of the "phenomenal" reaction to the IDx Freeflow and Bladeglider concepts unveiled at Tokyo in November, chief planning officer Andy Palmer said in Detroit.
Sergio Marchionne says Fiat's top-performing U.S. dealers will get the first Alfa Romeo vehicles when the brand returns to the U.S. market this spring.
Volkswagen Group's Bentley is celebrating sales up 19% in 2013 to more than 10,000 a year again, and is cautiously optimistic of global growth of around 10% in the luxury sector in 2014. But it is also acutely aware of the threats of protectionism that can emerge out of the blue in some markets.
Changan Automobile has posted big volume gains for 2013 and forecast more of the same for 2014 as it ramps up output and sales at its JV operations and for its domestic brands.
News
14 Jan, 2014
Skoda launches two special edition Rapid hatchback models, featuring extra kit as standard
Now that the deal to merge Fiat and Chrysler has been done, the question in people's minds at the Detroit show was where would the new business entity be headquartered and what will it be called?
Russia's largest carmaker AvtoVAZ has reported its sales in 2013 were down by 12% to 535,000 vehicles.
Russian car production fell 1.8% in 2013, and the government may extend a cheap auto loans programme.