News
5 Jun, 2015
McLaren is offering financial services for the first time, with a payment plan available for all of its models
For all the chatter surrounding the brave new world of autonomous driving, there is one supplier at least which is broadening the debate beyond the physics and the chemistry.
As many as 10,000 vehicles may have been damaged in last month's catastrophic Texas floods, and some could be resold out of state to unsuspecting buyers, according to a group that works to prevent insurance fraud.
News
5 Jun, 2015
A new survey has shown that 54 per cent of people in the UK don't bother to walk short distances
News
5 Jun, 2015
We speak to TVR boss on possibility of 4-cylinder engines, new four-model range and why they have to be British-built
Features
6 Jun, 2015
Liquefied petroleum gas has fallen from favour, but at 63p per litre, it sounds tempting. We tried the forgotten fuel out on our commute
Big News this week was the incredible confirmation - from NHTSA - of a 5.1m recall of Honda/Acura cars with airbags with Takata inflators. It had been flagged up earlier by the automaker but then came the report that neither supplier or US regulator are quite sure of the safety of up to 3m replacement parts.
Geely Automobile said May sales in China rose 25% year on year to 38,395 units though exports plunged 34% to 4,164 cars.
Johnson Matthey's revenue for the fiscal year ended 31 March 2015 was down 9.82% year on year to GBP10.05bn compared with GBP11.15bn in the same period a year ago.
Navistar's sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2015 were down 1.93% to US$2.69bn compared with $2.74bn in the same period a year ago. Loss from continuing operations narrowed to $64m compared to $298m. Net loss was $64m versus $297m.
Ford and its Chinese joint ventures sold 91,013 vehicles in China in May, up 4 percent from a year earlier, the company said today.
Maruti Suzuki India (MSIL) has said it would continue to work on reducing vehicle emissions.
Nissan could be joining a host of other foreign carmakers, dealers and parts suppliers in China to be hit by antitrust penalties following a probe by the government into new car and aftermarket parts prices.
Toyota, facing capacity constraints in North America, may boost exports from Japan for the first time in three years to meet its global sales target.
General Motors and its joint ventures sold 252,567 vehicles in May in China, down 4% year on year, due mainly to model changeovers or phase-out.
Honda's US unit (American Honda Motor) is recalling an incredible 5.1m cars to replace dual stage, driver's side, front air bags with potentially faulty Takata inflators. The official NHTSA announcement - which came after an earlier announcement by the automaker - was followed a few days later by a news agency report some already replaced air bags may need to be renewed again and there is confusion over exact numbers of vehicles affected overall.
China-based premium carmaker Qoros has announced a sales collaboration with a Chinese automotive e-commerce platform, Bitauto, that will provide Qoros cars for test drive with potential customers.
Features
5 Jun, 2015
We follow Bentley’s new sports car across the globe as the British brand builds a case for putting it into production