News
17 Dec, 2012
Study shows that drivers are twice as likely to have a car crash on 17 December than any other day
Sonoma Raceway held its annual Race to the Holidays Christmas party over the weekend; it was attended by more than 500 guests, half of which were children from the Sonoma Valley.
The Toyota Motor group will expand parts procurement in northeastern Japan as it turns the Tohoku region into a production base for small cars, executive vice president Atsushi Niimi has said.
Russian Prime Minister, Dmitry Medvedev, has attended the foundation stone laying ceremony for Volkswagen's new engine plant in Kaluga.
Volkswagen says it will supply its vehicle assembly plant at Kaluga and contract production at the GAZ plant in Nizhny Novgorod with locally produced engines from 2015.
This year has been very good for Renault in Brazil, the French brand's second largest market. Sales grew 25% to almost 250,000 units, 30 new dealers were added (now 235), including updates, six models were launched and there were new engines, too.
EDITOR WES RAYNAL: With just two nights of seat time, this 2013 Honda Accord drives an awful lot like I remember the old car driving.
An air-conditioning refrigerant that has been criticized as potentially unsafe to car passengers is actually safe to use, according to preliminary results released by the SAE, an influential automotive engineering association.
An air-conditioning refrigerant that has been criticized as potentially unsafe to car passengers is actually safe to use, according to preliminary results released by the SAE, an influential automotive engineering association.
Toyota will roll out Tundra and
Ford, General Motors and Chrysler are launching smaller, more fuel efficient vehicles in Japan to better compete against German automakers.
News
17 Dec, 2012
Production of the new Octavia has begun at the firm's Mlada Boleslav plant
General Motors' Opel unit and PSA Peugeot Citroen are still talking joint vehicle development but won't build cars together for now, the German brand's interim chief executive has said.
General Motors' Australian unit Holden has named Peter Keley sales director from January 2013.
Mitsubishi Motors has completed the sale of its wholly owned car plant subsidiary in the Netherlands to the country's VD Leegte Beheer for EUR1, in line with an agreement reached in July.
Hyundai Mobis is beginning operations at a Slovakian plant to produce core brake control systems for 600,000 cars per year.
Toyota Boshoku's European unit has raised its stake in a Polish joint venture to make it a subsidiary to strengthen its management base in Europe.
News
17 Dec, 2012
Leaked patent images give us our first glimpse at the production-ready Renault Captur crossover
Administrators handling London black cab producer, Manganese Bronze Holdings, say they remain hopeful the business will be sold as a going concern.
News
17 Dec, 2012
The final version of the Lexus LF-A supercar has been built in Japan
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