The European vehicle maker body ACEA has called for right framework of conditions for electric vehicles in Europe so that their potential can be met.
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7 Jan, 2013
New car sales in the UK were up 5.3 per cent in 2012, and the Ford Fiesta was the best selling car
DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: The 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG coupe drew more attention than just about anything Iand#8217;ve ever driven.
BYD has announced that its pure electric bus has received the EU's Whole Vehicle Type Approval, allowing it to sell its electric buses in all EU member states without the need for individual national approval.
Delphi has unveiled its new cloud-based automotive connectivity service and will demonstrate Vehicle Diagnostics by Delphi - a device providing car-to-cloud/cloud to car connectivity - at the 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES).
Jaguar Land Rover said UK vehicle sales rose 19.7 percent to 68,586 in 2012. Deliveries of Land Rover SUVs rose almost 25 percent to 54,480, boosted by demand for the Range Rover Evoque, while registrations of the Jaguar brand increased 2.
Peugeot has revealed initial details of the 2008, a new crossover. This rival for the Ford EcoSport and Nissan Juke will be manufactured in France, Brazil and China. Its global debut is set for the Geneva motor show in March.
Kongsberg Automotive (KA) Pune in India has been awarded a contract for cable gear shift systems for manual transmissions from an unnamed Indian commercial vehicle manufacturer.
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Jay Guzowski was getting more nervous by the day. As senior product planner for the redesign of the 2012 Honda Civic, Guzowski was shepherding the compact car from design freeze to market.
It has yet to be shown that star designers can be transformed into heads of big car company divisions. So when designer Peter Schreyer was named president of Kia Motors over the holidays, we wondered about the wisdom of the move.
Audi is firming up plans for its plant in San Jose Chiapa, Mexico.
Daimler said global sales at its Mercedes-Benz Cars unit rose 0.4 percent to 132,589 in December as strong U.S. demand offset weaker deliveries in China and western Europe. Through December, sales rose 4.5 percent to a record 1.42 million.
If you want a true read on the strength of General Motors in the U.S. market, wait until mid-2014. That was the message last week from GM North America President Mark Reuss as he fended off questions about GM's 17.9 percent U.S.
They rarely say so in public, but automakers are worried about California's law requiring that zero-emission vehicles account for 15 percent of sales in the state by the 2025 model year.
U.S. auto sales may not surpass 16 million units for at least two years, but with most automakers already posting healthy profits and struggling to find production capacity to meet demand, few are in a hurry to get there.
Ford Motor Co. finished 2012 with a 5 percent sales increase. But industrywide sales grew 13 percent, so Ford lagged behind many major rivals and lost market share for the second year in a row.
Cars and light trucks are shrinking and shedding weight to save fuel, but automakers aren't neglecting good looks and speed.
Lots of vehicles overachieved like crazy in what was a big, booming sales year for the industry, but many failed to live up to expectations in 2012. Winners benefited from fresh designs with fuel efficiency and appealing technology.
Dah Chong Hong Ltd., a Chinese food and textile distributorship, survived World War II by relocating to avoid military occupation.