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Mar
12th

Cars.com drawing interest from AutoTrader owners Cox, Apax, report says

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Cox Enterprises, the media holding company, and buyout firm Apax Partners LLP -- the owners of AutoTrader -- are interested in bidding for auto-sales Web site Cars.com, people with knowledge of the matter told Bloomberg.
Mar
12th

JAPAN: Toyota hikes domestic wages first time since 2008

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Toyota, Nissan and Honda have agreed to increase base wages in Japan - in Toyota's case for the first time since 2008, as it heads for record profits.
Mar
12th

Tesla sales banned in third U.S state

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Tesla Model S
News 12 Mar, 2014

New Jersey follows Texas and Arizona in banning Tesla from selling its cars directly to consumers

Mar
12th

UK: Car parc rises to 32m

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The stock of cars in use on UK roads has risen to a new high of almost 32m according to data released by the SMMT.
Mar
12th

Russian car slump slows on weak ruble

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Russian new-car sales fell 2 percent in February, which was an improvement on a 6 percent drop in January, as a sliding ruble encouraged consumers to place orders.
Mar
12th

Toyota raises Japanese workers’ base wages for first time since 2008

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Toyota agreed to increase base wages in Japan for the first time since 2008 as the nation's largest company heads for record profits.
Mar
12th

GERMANY: Mercedes sticks to r134a guns as refrigerant battle boils

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Mercedes-Benz says its position remains "unchanged" following the Joint Research Centre's (JRC) endorsement of the r1234yf refrigerant, insisting the scientific body's scope was "too limited."
Mar
12th

US: Chrysler recalls twin clutch automatic 2014 500L

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Chrysler is recalling about 19,500 twin clutch automatic Fiat 500L cars sold only in the US and Canada to upgrade their transmission software.
Mar
12th

US: Feds eye GM ignition switch recall for ‘criminal liability’ – report

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US federal prosecutors are examining whether General Motors is criminally liable for failing to properly disclose ignition switch problems with some now out of production vehicles that were linked to 13 deaths and led to a recall last month, a source familiar with the investigation told a news agency.
Mar
12th

French government to cut stake in Valeo

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The French government will reduce its stake in supplier Valeo, reversing a move it made five years ago as part of its attempts to shore up the country's crisis-hit car industry.
Mar
12th

VW brand sales rise 2% in February on Europe rebound

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Volkswagen increased global sales at its core VW brand by 2 percent last month, boosted by a revival in European volume and strong demand for the Golf and SUV models.
Mar
12th

Win tickets to the British Grand Prix at Silverstone

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New McLaren F1 car 2014
News 12 Mar, 2014

Win a pair of general admission tickets for all three days of the 2014 Formula One Santander British Grand Prix at Silverstone.

Mar
12th

CANADA: Magna to produce carbon fibre composite body panels

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Magna says its exteriors operating unit has secured unspecified new business to supply painted automotive body panels made from carbon fibre composite material for two 2016 model-year vehicles.
Mar
12th

ZF 8-speed cuts fuel use in new BMW 4 series

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ZF supplies the new BMW 4 series with its optional eight-speed automatic transmission. The German supplier says the transmission can help reduce fuel consumption by up to 6 percent.
Mar
12th

GERMANY: BMW i8 EV orders exceed expectations

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BMW has said it will begin deliveries of its new i8 electric sportscar in June, starting with its main European markets.
Mar
12th

Movie Review: ‘Need for Speed’: Racing action feels ‘like a video game,’ which in this case is a compliment

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Even in death, Carroll Shelby still touches us from the heavens above, where we mortals pay tribute in celluloid.
Mar
12th

2014 Chevrolet SS: Race organizer review: In which your race organizer slides around icy North Texas in an Americanized Holden VF Commodore

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During my travels around the United States in the role as Chief Justice of the
Mar
12th

How to sell a MG Montego Turbo, the pride of British Leyland: Video complete with bonus appearance from British Touring Car Championship racer Steve Soper

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The year: 1985. Britain is in the middle of a foreign invasion.
Mar
12th

Audi edges ahead in German brand battle for global sales

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Audi TTS 2014 front
News 12 Mar, 2014

Audi beats BMW to become biggest luxury car seller of 2014 selling 242,400 models worldwide in the first two months of the year

Mar
12th

Citroen C4 Cactus to start from under 14,000 euros

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Citroen says the C4 Cactus will start at 13,950 euros when it begins sales in June, well below the 18,850 euro starting price of the C4.
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