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Feb
2nd

New Kia Picanto heading to Geneva 2015

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Kia Picanto facelift front
News 2 Feb, 2015

Kia has announced it will unveil the updated Picanto range at the Geneva Show in March, ahead of release soon after

Feb
2nd

UK: New Suzuki’s sales suspended after brakes fail

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Sales of Suzuki's Celerio model - launched to local media only in the last two weeks - have been suspended in the UK and Republic of Ireland after two test vehicles suffered total brake failure during combined tests by Autocar and What Car? magazines.
Feb
2nd

New Suzuki Celerio recalled after brake failure

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Suzuki Celerio tracking
News 2 Feb, 2015

Sales of Suzuki’s new city car have been put on hold following potential high-speed brake failure

Feb
2nd

Global sales will hit 88.6 million in 2015, pushed by U.S. and China, IHS predicts

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Global automotive sales for 2015 could hit 88.6 million vehicles, a 2.4 percent increase from 2014 that would continue a five-year growth streak, IHS Automotive said today.
Feb
2nd

BMW, Bosch join Deutsche Bahn in airline cartel damages claim

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BMW and Bosch said they would join German train operator Deutsche Bahn in two claims for about 2.1 billion euros ($2.4 billion) in damages from air freight carriers that were involved in a cartel.
Feb
2nd

Spanish car sales jump 28% for 17th month of growth

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New-car sales in Spain rose 28 percent in January, the 17th consecutive month of growth. Car registrations have been boosted by a government subsidy program that helps consumers scrap old models for new vehicles.
Feb
2nd

New VW Golf R-Line trim available to order

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VW Golf R-Line front
News 2 Feb, 2015

Volkswagen adds flagship R-Line trim to Golf hatch, priced from £24,190 with deliveries in March

Feb
2nd

US: Another big airbag recall announced

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The US Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and automakers over the weekend announced a recall of over 2.12m cars to (again) repair airbags that might activate unintentionally.
Feb
2nd

Ford’s Russia woes worsen as weak yen helps rivals

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Ford's Chief Financial Officer Bob Shanks expects that Russia will continue to weigh on the automaker this year as the country's economy slumps and Japanese rivals aggressively cut prices helped by the weak yen.
Feb
2nd

ITALY: Year-round demand fuels new Pirelli Cinturato tyre development

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Pirelli says its new Cinturato All Season product is a response to burgeoning consumer demand for year-round capability requiring no change of tyre.
Feb
2nd

Radical new Nissan GT-R LM Nismo racer unveiled

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Nissan GT-R LM Nismo
News 2 Feb, 2015

Front-engined, front-wheel drive Le Mans racer revealed in advert during Superbowl, ready for April race debut

Feb
2nd

French car sales rise 6% in January as foreign brands gain ground

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French car registrations rose 6 percent in January, the country's main industry body said, halting a three-month decline as sales by foreign carmakers including Volkswagen and BMW outperformed domestic carmakers Renault and PSA/Peugeot Citroen.
Feb
2nd

French car sales rise 6% in Jan. as foreign brands gain

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French car sales rose 6 percent in January, halting a three-month decline. Volkswagen, BMW, Toyota and Nissan outperformed domestic carmakers Renault and PSA/Peugeot-Citroen.
Feb
2nd

US: Nissan reveals 2016 Maxima in Super Bowl ad

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Nissan has returned to Super Bowl advertising after a gap of 18 years. The company's TV commercial was used to reveal not only a future 1,250hp front-wheel drive Le Mans racing car, but the next generation Maxima.
Feb
2nd

Dealer Rezi builds store with his own rules

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Michael Rezi will proudly tell you that they do things differently at his Nissan of Cookeville store, here in this central Tennessee market of 100,000 people. But that is specifically the way the 32-year-old dealer wants it.
Feb
2nd

How Ford kept the GT a secret

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For 14 months, Ford Motor Co. managed to conceal a 600-hp secret in an unassuming basement storage room. The secrecy helped Ford make a big splash with its $200,000-plus GT supercar, and it kept competitors guessing.
Feb
2nd

Free-trade lobbying efforts rev up

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In his State of the Union address last month, President Obama asked Congress to grant his administration wide power to negotiate free-trade deals without too much meddling from lawmakers.
Feb
2nd

One of the new breed — from 0 to 24 stores in 1 year

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A year ago, Rick Ford was COO of another dealer's group. Today, with the backing of private equity investors, he's leading a new 13-store dealership group poised to nearly double in size.
Feb
2nd

Positive signs seen for 2015 after Europe ends slump

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Industry watchers see European sales rising slightly this year as automakers including Ford and Fiat make positive moves such as increasing production and adding staff.
Feb
2nd

Positive signs seen for 2015 as Europe rebounds from long downturn

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Industry watchers see European sales rising slightly this year as automakers including Ford and Fiat make positive moves such as increasing production and adding staff.
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