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Jan
5th

Could this be the bus of the future?

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Aston Martin wins competition to design next generation Routemaster. Full story...
Jan
5th

Zenvo ST-1 muscles in

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Danish supercar promises more power than Bugatti Veyron. Full story...
Jan
5th

CHINA: Government mulls car purchase incentives

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China's Ministry of Commerce is mulling over incentives for old car replacement in order to boost China's car market. Reports in China suggest that possible measures are also being considered in the context of longer-term aims, such as encouraging the consumption of smaller and more environment friendly cars. Full story...
Jan
5th

SEAT Exeo Prices Confirmed – Prices Revealed

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Spanish firm reveals full pricing and specification for its new family car Full story...
Jan
5th

JAPAN: Suzuki axes big car

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Suzuki Motor is to shelve a plan to launch a large car line in 2010 and delay the start of overseas factories amid a sharp deterioration in the global car market, the Nikkei business daily reported on Monday, but the news does not faze its UK unit. Full story...
Jan
5th

Take a look at Terios – Free Servicing

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New Terios gets five year free servicing Full story...
Jan
5th

BorgWarner rejects unsolicited tender offer

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Auto supplier BorgWarner Inc. has advised shareholders to reject an unsolicited offer by Toronto-based TRC Captial Corp. to buy 2.5 million shares of the auto supplier at a discount. TRC made a )x("”",mini tender-offer” to BorgWarner shareholders on Dec. Full story...
Jan
5th

For auto industry, 2009 holds even tighter ad budgets

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The hangover that walloped the U.S. auto industry in 2008 is still hanging on this New Year, which will be marked by even tighter ad budgets with the biggest expenditures reserved for crucial model launches. Full story...
Jan
5th

RESEARCH ANALYSIS: More automotive electric motors power comfort and convenience applications

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They can adjust your seat and headlights, power side window and mirrors, assist braking and steering and are found in anything that has an electrical movement or solenoid function. With as many as 120 electric motors stuffed into a luxury car, Matthew Beecham reports on some promising market applications. Full story...
Jan
5th

CHINA: Geely shoots high for 2009

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Geely has said it aims to increase the volume of its auto sales this year by 25% from 2008, despite an economic slowdown. Full story...
Jan
5th

SOUTH KOREA: Ssangyong gets cash but troubles rumble on

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Ailing Ssangyong has said that it has received a US$45m cash injection from parent SAIC. Full story...
Jan
5th

GERMANY: Daimler “never interested” in Volvo

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A 'DaimlerVolvo' has been ruled out, according to German reports. Full story...
Jan
5th

SsangYong bailed out by Chinese top shareholder

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Ailing South Korean automaker SsangYong Motor is to receive 45 million dollars from its Chinese top shareholder Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. (SAIC), the company said Monday. Full story...
Jan
5th

JAPAN: Toyota freezing plant expansions – paper

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Toyota has declined to comment on a Japanese newspaper report it is to freeze plans to build new factories in Thailand and Russia as demand falls world-wide. Full story...
Jan
5th

JAPAN: Auto sales hit 34-year low

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Japanese sales of new vehicles, excluding minivehicles, fell to a 34-year low of 3,212,342 units in 2008 - nearly half of the 1990 peak. Full story...
Jan
5th

ANALYSIS: How to rebuild an icon

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Struggling car companies will have to take the axe to their businesses in order to ride the recession. Mark Bursa takes a sideways look at how one iconic company used a radical approach to keep its 'axes' intact! Full story...
Jan
5th

GERMANY: Daimler could sell li-ion batteries

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Daimler could sell lithium-ion batteries from its new joint venture with Evonik to third parties, in direct competition with suppliers such as Bosch. Full story...
Jan
5th

GERMANY: 13% know of CO2 emissions

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Just 13% of car owners know how much CO2 their car emits according to a recent survey. Full story...
Jan
5th

GERMANY: Daimler plans drastic CO2 cuts

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Daimler is working hard on a new model strategy that will allow it to meet the EU Commission target of 130g/km average CO2 emissions for all vehicles sold by 2012. Full story...
Jan
5th

FRANCE: PSA to ask suppliers for money back

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PSA is to ask suppliers to pay back money they had been given to allow for higher raw material prices. Full story...
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