News
5 Dec, 2014
Ultra exclusive Ferrari Sergio revealed in production form, limited to just six examples
Ford today said it has sold more than 1 million vehicles in China for the first time in a calendar year. And it did so with a month left to go.
Ford insists "no viable" business plan has yet been submitted to it that could continue limited operations at its Genk plant in Belgium slated for closure in less than two weeks.
PSA and AllurGroup have signed an agreement to start complete knockdown production of the Peugeot 301 in Kazakhstan. The Kazakh auto market is expected to reach 200,000 units next year, more than tripling from 45,000 units in 2011.
PSA/Peugeot-Citroen and AllurGroup will build Peugeot 301 cars in Kazakhstan. Local production will help PSA to improve long-term profitability in Kazakhstan and the entire CIS region of former Soviet states, PSA, said.
There have been rumours that a new coupe would revive the SC name but now comes news that TMC has registered the LC 500 and LC 500h model names.
Back from two weeks' 'staycation', the words that stood out as I returned to the news desk last Monday were 'Takata' and 'Honda'. And, as the latest developments in this long-running saga occurred throughout the week, I started to think of two more words: 'Ford' and 'Firestone'. Remember all that back at the beginning of this decade? If not, this 2005 story from our archives neatly summarises it.
Honda has said about 3m more vehicles will need to be recalled and repaired in the US after it widened a 'hot and humid' regional campaign to the entire country.
Sales of imported vehicles in South Korea jumped 22.4% to 16,959 in November, from 13,853 units in the same month of last year, according to the Korea Automobile Importers Distributors Association (KAIDA).
Ford has started trial assembly runs at its new Sanand plant, with commercial production expected to commence in the first quarter of 2015, Business Standard reported.
Punch Metals is confirming it has submitted an offer to the Flanders government that could see 200 stamping jobs saved at Ford's Genk plant in Eastern Belgium, although furious unions insist the administration could do far more.
Following an explosion in a 2003 model year subcompact model in Japan in November, Toyota has recalled 185,000 vehicles across 19 model lines in Japan, and 5,000 vehicles in China.
Takata has said it will remedy health and safety measures identified by the Mexico government at the same air bag plant Toyota Motor reportedly prevented its own employees from visiting for unspecified safety concerns.
Honda, the biggest customer of airbag maker Takata, said about 3 million more of its vehicles will need to be fixed in the United States after it widened a repair campaign to the entire country.
Takata said it will fix lapses identified by the Mexico government at the same airbag plant that Toyota prevented its own employees from visiting for unspecified safety concerns.
Cadillac aims to increase its global annual sales worldwide to over 500,000 cars by 2020, a senior executive said on Friday (5 December).
Opinion
5 Dec, 2014
The tech is there, but the energy industry and governments aren't investing enough in hydrogen, says Mike Rutherford
For environmental and public health reasons France is ending a government policy that has long promoted the purchase of diesel cars, but the move will hurt domestic automakers Renault and PSA/Peugeot-Citroen.
Aston Martin says that James Bond's next car also previews the brand's new look. The DB10 two-door coupe, built exclusively for the next installment in the Bond film franchise, Spectre, overhauls a design language first used in 2001.
Aston Martin says that James Bond's next car also previews the brand's new look. The DB10 two-door coupe, built exclusively for the next installment in the Bond film franchise, 'Spectre,' overhauls a design language first used in 2001.
With the current economy the last thing you need is for your vehicle to break down. Whether your driving a reliable car or a busted up