| Price cut helps Nissan Leaf set sales record in March |
Apr 3rd, 2013 |
Nissan Motor Co. said Tuesday that March was the best sales month ever for its all-electric Leaf.Nissan sold 2,236 Leafs, topping a prediction from last week by Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn, who projected sales would exceed 1,900 in March.The sales bump was due in part to a reduction of the base price - last month represented the first full month of deliveries for the U.S.-made $28,800 Leaf ...
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| GM expands auto financing reach with Ally purchase |
Apr 3rd, 2013 |
General Motors Co. subsidiary General Motors Financial Co. Inc. said Tuesday that it has closed on most of Ally Financial Inc.'s auto finance and services business in Europe and Latin America.Detroit-based Ally, a leading new car lender, said Tuesday it had received about $2.6 billion from the sale.The acquisition, announced in November, includes operations in Germany, the United Kingdom, ...
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| Global auto supplier to locate in Auburn Hills |
Apr 3rd, 2013 |
Global automotive supplier Faurecia said Tuesday it plans to build its North American headquarters in Auburn Hills.The sixth-largest automotive supplier said it will condense three of its Oakland County facilities into a 278,000-square-foot, three-story building in the Oakland Technology Park near Interstate 75."As the auto industry has reinvented itself over the past few years, Faurecia has ...
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| Honda introduces autonomous City-Brake Active system |
Apr 3rd, 2013 |
will debut a new autonomous braking system later this year, joining ranks with some of Europe’s safest manufacturers. Called City-Brake Active, ...
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| Employee raises new squad cars among wishes on Knox commissions list |
Apr 3rd, 2013 |
Knox County commissioners don't plan on going on a spending spree for the upcoming fiscal year, but some board members do have a few things they've placed high on a wish ...
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| Luxury sports cars to debut at 2013 Shanghai auto show |
Apr 3rd, 2013 |
Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition is expected to see new car models by international and Chinese brands make their Asia and world ...
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| Mercedes-Benz B250 Review Long-term report two |
Apr 3rd, 2013 |
It's been two months since we've had the Mercedes-Benz B250 as our prime family car, enough time to know whether or not it's indeed a worthwhile investment. In ...
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| GM says March China auto sales up 12.6 pct yr-on-yr |
Apr 3rd, 2013 |
BEIJING, April 3 (Reuters) - General Motors Co and its China joint ventures sold 290,538 vehicles in the country in March, up 12.6 percent from a year earlier, the U.S. automaker said on Wednesday.That compares with a 10.6 percent year-on-year fall in February, though those figures take account of a week-long Lunar New Year ...
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| Gunmen fire on Syrian fuel trucks driver wounded |
Apr 3rd, 2013 |
Syrian diesel trucks wait in line after protesters blocked the roads leading into Syria, near the northern border with Syria, at the Arida crossing, Lebanon, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013. (AP ...
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| Honda Amaze ready for launch on April 11 |
Apr 3rd, 2013 |
Honda is all set to launch its much talked about entry level sedan, Amaze, on April 11. The automaker will introduce the new sedan in India with both petrol and diesel options. It may be noted that Honda has already launched Amaze in Thailand with a petrol engine only. The car is stated to be based on the platform of its existing small car Brio, which was developed for the Asian markets.The ...
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