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3 Feb, 2015
We look ahead to all the big production car and concept car launches due at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show
U.S. light-vehicle sales rose 14 percent to 1.15 million in January, driven by low gasoline prices that fueled truck sales and signaled another year of growth for the industry.
News
3 Feb, 2015
Leader of National Association of Bodyshops wants national write-off register to protect road users
Mitsubishi Motors announced single digit growth in sales and operating profits for the first nine months of its fiscal year but has revised down its full year unit volume forecast, leaving profit predictions untouched.
AutoNation's fourth-quarter net income rose 7 percent to $117 million, powered by strong year-end vehicle sales and improvements in all business categories. Adjusted for one-time events, the company's earnings rose 15 percent.
Toyota-affiliated supplier Denso today named manufacturing specialist Koji Arima as its new president and CEO. Denso reported separately that operating income fell 12 percent in the April-December period
Chinese carmaker Qoros appointed Phil Murtaugh, a former General Motors China boss, to run the company after struggling to boost sales. Qoros has been selling vehicles in its European test market, Slovakia, since late 2013.
Mitsubishi's nascent North America recovery gathered pace in the latest quarter with regional operating profit tripling on the back of expanding sales.
Domestic sales by South Korea's five main automakers increased by almost 5% to 111,620 units in January, compared with 106,343 vehicles in the same month of last year, according to data released individually by the vehicle manufacturers.
Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn said Russia's car market will probably shrink by another fifth this year, putting pressure on the alliance he leads after it teamed up with AvtoVAZ to strengthen its leading position in the country.
Toyota recently announced that it will freely share - 'open source' - almost 6,000 patents it owns covering hydrogen fuel-cell technology. Dr John-Paul Rooney, a legal adviser specialising in patents, considers the commercial rationale behind Toyota's move.
Hyundai will revive the Tucson name for the successor to the ix35 compact SUV, the brand's best-selling model in Europe. The new-generation Tucson will debut at the Geneva auto show.
In 'Newfangled Idea,' the luxury automaker plowed the depths of the Internet abyss.
Renault and Opel/Vauxhall will step up their efforts this year to replace Ford as Europe's No. 2 brand by vehicle sales with major product pushes. Despite this, industry watchers expect the U.S. automaker to finish 2015 in second place again.
Faurecia's emissions control systems helps the third-generation Renault Twingo reduce fuel consumption by 26 percent to 4.2 liters per 100km and cuts CO2 emissions by 35 grams per kilometer to 95g/km in variants with the 1.
In 'Newfangled Idea,' the luxury automaker plowed the depths of the Internet abyss.
Renault and Opel/Vauxhall will step up their efforts this year to replace Ford as Europe's No. 2 brand by vehicle sales with major product pushes.
Ally Financial today announced Jeffrey Brown as CEO effective immediately, succeeding Michael Carpenter, who is retiring.
Uber faces an ever-growing cast of adversaries. But the most significant threat to the app-based transportation company may be much closer to home: one of its biggest investors.
Nissan has rejected a US State Department offer to mediate a dispute between the company and the UAW as the UAW tries to organize workers at Nissan's plant in Mississippi.
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