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Feb
5th

ITALY: Scrappage scheme extension will not save plant: Fiat

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Fiat has poured cold water on suggestions that extending the Italian scrappage scheme would save its plant at Termini Imerese in Sicily. Full story...
Feb
5th

THE WEEK THAT WAS: Toyota recall rumbles on

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Anyone else getting heartily sick of those two little words 'Toyota' and 'recall'? There's been a few signs of pushback today. Full story...
Feb
5th

The 2010 Lincoln MKS EcoBoost, an AW Drivers Log:

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EDITOR WES RAYNAL: I had a good time squirting around town with the Lincoln MKS EcoBoost, but I about spilled my coffee when I saw the price of this beast. Full story...
Feb
5th

BELGIUM: Toyota fights back against German reports

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Toyota has hit back at reports from Germany that it had known about the accelerator problem in some of its vehicles since 2007. Full story...
Feb
5th

First Drive: 2010 Aston Martin Rapide

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First Drive: 2010 Aston Martin Rapide
2010 Aston Martin Rapide - Aston Martin Luxury Sedan Review - Automobile Magazine
Revenge is a dish best served beautifully.

It’s bound to happen. Somewhere at Porsche’s headquarters in Zuffenhausen, a secretary will sign the DHL delivery slip for an enormous crate sitting in the parking lot. When a crew of overall-clad Porsche workers finally dismantles the box, the gift inside will be revealed: a 2010 Aston Martin Rapide with a pretty red bow on the windshield and a teensy, handwritten card that says, “Now zis is how you build a four-door, suckers. —Bez.”inline_mediumwraptextright26780900/reviews/driven/1002_2010_aston_martin_rapide1002_03_z+2010_aston_martin_rapide+side_view.jpgTrue


Photo Gallery: 2010 Aston Martin Rapide - Aston Martin Luxury Sedan Review - Automobile Magazine


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Feb
5th

JAPAN: Mazda and Suzuki raise profit forecasts

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Suzuki and Mazda have improved their annual profit forecasts bolstered by increasing demand in India and China as well as cost cuts. Full story...
Feb
5th

ARGENTINA: Tata considering Uruguay for Nano build – report

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Feb
5th

RUSSIA: AvtoVAZ losses expected to widen

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Net losses at AvtoVAZ, Russia's largest domestic carmaker, are projected to have widened year on year in 2009 and the company plans to cut costs by shedding 5,000 jobs in the next two months, company president Igor Komarov said. Full story...
Feb
5th

INDIA: Ford starts Figo production

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Ford India has started production of its new Figo - an updated, previous generation European Fiesta - at its Chennai production plant following a USD500m investment. Full story...
Feb
5th

CHINA: German luxury car sales jump

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German luxury carmakers Audi and BMW have both recorded significant increases in sales in China in January. Full story...
Feb
5th

GERMANY: Toyota knew of pedal problems in 2007: reports

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Toyota has known about accelerator problems in some of its cars since 2007, German newspapers reported on Friday. Full story...
Feb
5th

EUROPE: Western Europe car sales up 14.9% in January

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Car sales in Western Europe grew by a healthy looking 14.9% year-on-year in January, according to data released by JD Power Automotive Forecasting. Full story...
Feb
5th

UK: Lawyer preparing Toyota claims

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Ten Toyota owners in Britain affected by sticking accelerator pedals have contacted a lawyer specialising in personal injury claims. Full story...
Feb
5th

ITALY: Ministry summons Fiat and unions to Rome meeting

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Fiat and its unions have been called to a meeting today (5 February) in Rome as industrial unrest continues to dog the Italian automaker concerning plans to close its Termini Imerese plant in Sicily. Full story...
Feb
5th

[13:26GMT update] JAPAN: New Toyota president apologises for recalls

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Toyota Motor president Akio Toyoda on Friday apologised for the carmaker's growing recall crisis in his first scheduled public appearance (at 9pm Japanese time in Nagoya, near Toyota City) since the company halted US sales and production of its best selling models last month but did not announce a new recall, this time for the latest Prius. Full story...
Feb
5th

[12:45GMT update] JAPAN: New Toyota president apologises for recalls

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Toyota Motor president Akio Toyoda on Friday apologised for the carmaker's growing recall crisis in his first scheduled public appearance (at 9pm Japanese time in Nagoya, near Toyota City) since the company halted US sales and production of its best selling models last month. Full story...
Feb
5th

JAPAN: New Toyota president finally facing media on recalls

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Toyota Motor president Akio Toyoda will host an unusually late 9pm Friday Tokyo time press conference to address safety issues rocking his company as it now prepares to add the latest version of its iconic Prius hybrid to a recall list - for braking problems. Full story...
Feb
5th

Lid is lifted on Mégane C-C

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Renault reveals new folding hard-top version of the Megane, and there's a hot GT version on way, too


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Feb
5th

Kia Ray concept teaser 2

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Second teaser shot for Kia's Chicago show car show's off the hybrid's front end


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Feb
5th

GENEVA PREVIEW: Renault redesigns Megane drop top

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Just days after launching a new B-segment two-seat coupe cabriolet called the Wind, that looks like an ideal replacement for GM's now defunct Opel/Vauxhall Tigra, Renault has revealed its redesigned C-segment Mégane four-seat drop-top - the range's sixth body style. Like its predecessor the latest car has a large, folding, electro-hydraulic, two-piece, glass roof. Full story...
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