| Mexicos auto production sales grow |
Aug 8th, 2013 |
Sales and production of automobiles grew 9.3 percent and 4.1 percent, respectively, in the January-July period, compared to the same period in 2012, but exports fell 2.1 percent, the Mexican Automotive Industry Association, or AMIA, said. Sales totaled 588,632 units and production reached 1.72 million units in the first seven months of this year, AMIA said in a statement. "While the domestic ...
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| Opel Australia closure how it happened and where to from here |
Aug 8th, 2013 |
dealers walked into last Friday’s meeting in Melbourne expecting exciting news about new vehicles and fresh marketing direction. ';We all went there with a great air of anticipation,'; one metropolitan Opel dealer principal, who asked to remain anonymous, told CarAdvice. "We had believed that we were going to a meeting to outline new model plans, new marketing direction, ...
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| Stolen cars found at Christchurch scrap metal yard |
Aug 8th, 2013 |
Source: Photos.com More stolen vehicles have been found at a Christchurch scrap metal yard after a routine search uncovered six yesterday. Police visited Independent Metal Traders in Rolleston yesterday as part of a clampdown on second-hand scrap metal dealers. A total of 15 stolen vehicles - five largely intact, and engines, panels or other parts from ten other vehicles - have been located ...
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| Tata Motors launches new ACE EX2 in Sri Lanka |
Aug 8th, 2013 |
Hyundai will launch 3 compact cars in India over the next 18 months - the all new global hatchback Grand i10 to take on Maruti Swift, Eon 1 to take on Alto K10 & next gen ...
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| Toyota wrongful death lawsuit scheduled to begin |
Aug 8th, 2013 |
LOS ANGELES -- Opening statements were set to begin in a wrongful death trial involving a California woman whose family says she died when her Toyota Camry suddenly accelerated and crashed despite her efforts to stop.Lawyers were to outline the case Thursday of 66-year-old Noriko Uno. Her family sued Toyota Motor Corp., claiming the automaker should be held liable for her death. Hers is the first ...
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| 2014 Mini Cooper confirmed for November 18 unveiling |
Aug 8th, 2013 |
will make its world premiere on November 18, just days before its public unveiling at sequential events in Tokyo and Los Angeles. Hosted at Mini’s Oxford plant in England - which recently ...
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| Front-end crash tests rate six small cars |
Aug 8th, 2013 |
SIX of 12 small cars performed well in front-end crash tests conducted by an insurance industry group, but some popular models fared poorly in the safety ...
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| BMW 4 Series Convertible spied with its roof down |
Aug 8th, 2013 |
has been spied almost completely undisguised ahead of its 2014 launch. CarAdvice’s spy photographers captured the seemingly production-ready test car with its roof down, giving us a clear impression of what to expect from the ...
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| Infiniti Q30 concept sketch released |
Aug 8th, 2013 |
concept will be shown at September’s 2013 Frankfurt motor show to preview the new compact crossover model coming in 2015 from Nissan’s luxury arm. Infiniti has released a sketch of the Q30 concept in the lead-up to the big European show, building anticipation for what will be a crucial vehicle for the brand in terms of sales. The Infiniti Q30 production car ...
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| Chrysler spends $US52M at Michigan engine |
Aug 8th, 2013 |
CHRYSLER is investing $US52 million ($A58.06 million) at two Michigan plants to build more four-cylinder engines in anticipation of increased demand. The money is going into factories in Trenton and Dundee, Michigan, south of Detroit. Almost 300 new jobs will be created at the Trenton North factory. The investment will help Chrysler build more Tigershark engines, which are currently used in the ...
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