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Automotive RSS FeedsHow car show launches usedtabe... - Superb archive photo, apparently from the 1951 Chicago motor show, of the public launch of the Kaiser Silver Dragon. Milestone info from Hemmings.com - looks like quite a lot of money was spent even for the time; just count the people on stage and the orchestra....Feed Source: www.just-auto.com European capacity questions will get louder - With the European car market facing a decline in 2012, the focus is set to swing to that hoary old chestnut, excess production capacity. In a rising market, capacity utilisation may be going up and that can swing things so that vulnerable plants are kept in production. The 'rising tide' makes them look better than they really are and companies may feel that they can do without the distraction of shutting a plant and all the fuss it generates. But when the market is going down and capacity utilisation is deteriorating, it's less easy to put the issue to one side and carry on as normal.
Sergio Marchionne has been pretty vocal in lambasting the industry in Europe for not addressing overcapacity. And he is not at all happy about the pricing situation in Europe, either. Others are at fault, naturally.
GOLDING’S TAKE: Marchionne tells rival car makers to... Spare tyres becoming optional extras - The sealant and compressed air can be injected through the tyre valve but the result achieved will depend on the cause of the puncture and how far and fast the flat tyre has been driven on.
In other words, tyre inflator kits only work on small punctures over short distances. A major blow-out cannot be repaired using an inflator kit. If you find yourself in a remote rural spot out of reach of a cell phone signal, you could be facing a long walk to get help.
Yet with automakers under pressure to produce more fuel-efficient cars, it is hardly surprising to see them eliminating the spare wheel, thereby shedding up to 30 pounds in one stroke. While some motorists may be surprised to discover their spare wheel is missing from the boot (trunk), automakers say it is not unsafe to go without.
Here in the UK, there is no specific legal requirement for automakers to include a spare wheel with a vehicle. The only law regarding spare wheels is that, if a ve... When is a target not a target? - Just how do the average CO2 rules and targets in the EU apply to car manufacturers?
The people at cleangreencars.co.uk have a helpful guide.
In 2012, only the lowest polluting 65% of each manufacturer’s range have to meet the official target of 130g/km. Full compliance is not due until 2015. The EU is fond of quoting “130g/km of CO2 by 2012”, but this is simply not the case, they point out. Many will miss the target this year, but the range of loopholes means that fines are unlikely.
Car manufacturers who make heavy cars have a higher target. Take the example of Mercedes: with an average weight of 1661 KG, its current target is 143g/km of CO2, not 130g/km of CO2.
Manufacturers who sell less than 300,000 cars in the EU do not have to meet the target anyway. So, a company that sells fewer than that can continue producing an average of, say 160g/km of CO2, without fear. The only restriction for these companies is that their CO2 ha... Solar windows 1, Prius mirrors 0 - Just when you think you've heard it all, comes this from California Solar windows 1, Prius mirror housings 0.... Trip to the cinema, courtesy of General Motors - I caught the Steven Spielberg directed epic 'War Horse' last night at the flicks.
General Motors' UK PR people kindly invited me (thank you Denis Chick and Uta Deutsch, enjoyed the pre-movie tapas!), along with a few others, on the grounds that Vauxhall had provided some vintage cars for the movie.
The 1911 Vauxhall C-Type “Prince Henry” ( named after Prince Henry of Prussia who sponsored early reliability trials) and 1918 Vauxhall D Type Army Staff Car both feature. The film trailer features the Prince Henry racing against the War Horse across Dartmoor. Watch the trailer here.
Denis Chick, Vauxhall Motors’ Director of Communications said: “Steven Spielberg loved the C-Type Prince Henry but due to its non-conventional controls, an expert was on hand to drive on set to master the centre-mounted throttle and outside gear changes. Mecha... Dodge Dart Mark One - There's been a lot of mention of the new Dodge Dart on j-a recently following the Alfa Romeo Giulietta platform-based car's debut - replacing the Caliber hatchback but a true successor to the Neon sedan - at Detroit earlier this month.
The name's not new, though, and was once appended to a model line rather larger and way more powerful. Here's a trip down memory lane for those of us of a certain age.
These US Chryslers didn't just stay in North America, either. Chrysler Australia built its own Valiant tagged versions of the Dart two-door coupe body shell and similar models, some also using the Dart nameplate, were also built and sold in South Africa, South America and ... Replace the blue form with the red form NOW! DVLA - The DVLA - UK equivalent of the US DMV - has just mailed me, and presumably every other (30m?) vehicle owner in the UK, a new 'red' V5C form, aka logbook, a record of the legal registered 'keeper' as we are referred to over here. I must, a leaflet enclosed in the envelope says, "immediately" destroy my old 'blue' V5C.
Turns out a batch of the old blue forms - presumably blank - has been nicked and the DVLA says it is doing this to prevent fraud.
Questions arise: who forgot to lock a door and allowed the old ones to be pinched in the first place; are they still working for the DVLA on my taxpayer dime, and how much is all this costing the poor old taxpayer anyway? We really should be told.... GMC has a (pricier) future - It's looking increasingly like GM is going to reinvent GMC division as an upscale truck brand.
Regular readers might recall that I wondered aloud about the likelihood of GM culling the brand. For the record, I still wonder about the need for Cadillac when the company has done such an amazing job with Buick in China, plus reinventing it in the US - why not push the latter further upscale?
Back to GMC. Mark Reuss, General Motors' president of North American operations, is being reported as saying that GMC has to "pay its way". To that end, the replacement for the GMC Sierra will apparently become pricier than its twin, the Chevrolet Silverado. Let's see if GMC can make this strategy work. Ford couldn't, not at first. Now it has sort of succeeded by having a rethink: the Lincoln Mark LT failed in the US market, but is still made in tiny numbers for Mexic... Chery crows about sales record - One of my factors for how seriously I take a company's claims is its media-facing website. So it's worth noting that Chery Auto has suddenly lifted its game, as well as its sales.
Were I being kind, I would say that the state-run firm hasn't always had the clearest information on the releases it makes available to the likes of me. I'm all for balance and anyone learning from mistakes so feel compelled to report that Chery has lately been communicating far better. The latest news shows that.
So here's what's impressed me: in calendar 2011, the company claims it sold 'around 643,000' vehicles, of which a record 160,200 were in 'overseas markets'. It wasn't always that well worded, believe me. And here's the impressive bit, which also shows just how the company's SKD and CKD plants are doing the world over - YoY overseas markets' sales are said to be up by a combined 73 percent.
There's still some work to go. The headline of Chery's press release is as follows:... Natural gas prices plunge: which car brands could benefit? - The UK's Financial Times reports the Nymex February gas contract falling to US$2.402 per million British thermal units earlier on Thursday. That's got me thinking about CNG-fuelled cars.
Well, Honda is in pole position in the US market with such vehicles. The old Civic sedan was available in CNG-fuelled form but the sales numbers were never anything to get excited about. Then, American Honda got clever when it came to replacing it, making the new model available in all 50 states for the first time. That was back in October. Slowly, sales have been building. If I were Honda's ad agency I would be hassling the client with suggested campaigns right now, linking the Civic to news reports of plunging traded-gas prices.
'Forget the Civic Hybrid, hey we sold fewer than 5,000 in 2011 anyway, embrace the Civic Natural Gas'. Yes, perhaps my tagline needs work. There again, maybe the car itself could do with a snazzier model name.
If Honda misses this opp... Curious Citroen cinemagraphs - There is something oddly fascinating about Citroen's 'cinemagraphs', still images but with one moving element inside them.
We reported on this before when Citroen issued some of these images to help promote the DS5.
Some more of these subtly animated images have been released that include actions by football players (from Arsenal). Wasn't there an episode of Star Trek in which time apparently stood still, but some people were on a different scale, whizzing around at normal pace as I say, curiously fascinating.
... Hyundai crowbarred off its perch. By Kia. - Last week Dave and self were manning a very busy news desk whilst Graeme and Simon were over in Detroit. Which is my excuse for having taken a week longer than I normally do to glance at the major markets' monthly registrations numbers. So it is that I am only just noticing something big having happened in Korea.
After many, many years, the Hyundai Sonata has been knocked out of the number one slot. The Sonata, which is also a major seller in the USA, is proving to be less popular with the home market crowd. To be fair, car buyers' tastes in South Korea have been shifting in recent years and the car itself is getting close to the mid-point of its lifecycle.
More competition, a gradual opening of the market to foreign competitors but especially the ongoing wave of much-improved new cars are also to blame for the Sonata's fall. Its tumble isn't a big problem for Hyundai, mind. Even though sales plunged by 31 percent to 104,248 units, the larger and higher-margin Grandeur... Fiat's search for a third partner - It certainly is interesting to hear Sergio Marchionne again speaking about the primacy of industrial scale economies, of big automotive alliances and of his preference for Fiat-Chrysler to add a third partner.
PSA is being talked about as a possible suitor yet again. But the big difficulty there is that the gains would require capacity rationalisation in Europe that looks politically troublesome, especially when economies are in a weak phase. Both Fiat and PSA are relatively reliant on the weak European market, share plenty of model/segments overlap. Could be tricky to get the consolidation benefits that look good on paper.
Perhaps adding a strategic partner with a strong position in another world region would make sense? Suzuki on the rebound from VW?
Come to think of it, wasn't the diesel engine deal in which Fiat supplied Suzuki's Indian operation one of the things that put strain on VW-Suzuki'... The BMW 335Li does not officially exist - A long wheelbase version of the new BMW 3 Series is said to be set for a global debut at AutoChina 2012 in April.
BMW might possibly not thank for me informing you that pics of the LWB 3er are all over the web but it's so clearly a well proportioned car that I couldn't not share the news.
Might we see the 3 Series iL exported? I don't see why not. After all, BMW began to ship Shenyang-built long wheelbase 5 Series sedans abroad last month.
As is the case with other major shows throughout this year, we'll publish and republish a constantly updating list of world premieres before and during Bejing's biennial event. I'm currently sniffing around my own sources as well as nagging the official press departments for confirmations of debutantes. The list as ever will only contain models and concepts that have been announced by manufacturers. See our recent... 'Scandal of upbeat car industry news grows' - How great has it been to see so many positive news stories emerge from the Detroit motor show? Might there be something deeper going on?
I possibly over-expose myself to media. But as a writer the only real danger with that is if you stop reading and listening to what others are saying. Do that and you slowly start believing mostly in your own bias, and then, far worse, that most unattractive and dangerous of companions, an outsized ego. Oh the irony of having just written that sentence in a blog.
Back to the point. US media, media in other nations, just about anyone that these journalists pushed a microphone at - all seemed to ooze positivity. Remember that word? It seemed to vanish almost without trace around the third quarter of 2008 for the industry that surrounds the sales of new light vehicles in the US market. Now, life is returning. Possibly, and I will whisper it, strongly.
I've been inspired to bash out ... Marchionne generates huge scrum - I finally met James Cain from GM's financial news section yesterday in the RenCen - once I'd finished the obligatory several circuits of the place getting lost.
James was the spokesman for GM during Saab's recent and prolonged demise and was always on the end of a phone to front up to some fairly hostile Swedish reaction to GM's tough stance on licensing issues.
He also had some fascinating insight into how the iconic RenCen - this year thankfully with less motown music everywhere - was built.
Staying with the RenCen theme, last night's Automotive News World Congress dinner in the building, featured an emotional appearance by British racing driver Dan Wheldon's wife. Wheldon - winner of the Indianapolis 500 Borg-Warner Trophy in 2011 - died at the end of last year in a racing accident and the supplier paid tribute to his short life.
I've been in a few media scrums in my time, but last night's bunfight after Fiat/Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne spoke at th... Detroit with a difference - It was Detroit with a difference this year. Different largely because of the weather.
I’ve been covering this show for 20 years or so and the city has almost always been covered in snow and certainly freezing cold – minus 17C on one occasion.
Standing outside the Cobo Hall on the morning of the second press day, the sun was shining and it was unseasonably warm, +7C – almost unheard of. Exactly a year ago, my connecting flight through New York on the way home was cancelled because of snow storms.
The warmth this year spread through to the inside of the Cobo Hall. This was Detroit Show with a buzz about it even though there is small chance of the market returning the 16m plus of the mid-2000s. Now, the industry has shaken out and finds it can still make money in a market hovering around 13m.
No outrageous giant SUVs and pick-ups this year, the Ford Fusion and the Dodge Dart represented a softer, more environmentally-friendly approach to ne... GMC: you thinking what I'm thinking? - General Motors has four US market divisions. Three of those had new products at the Detroit show. We heard nothing about GMC. I wonder
in fact I've been wondering if GMC has a future ever since last year's announcement about the new Chevrolet Colorado for the Wenztville plant in Missouri. What about a replacement for the current model's twin, the GMC Canyon? On that topic there was only silence. The Canyon hasn't been a strong seller so it's reasonable for GM to replace both it and the Colorado with just one vehicle.
I still wonder about GMC, though. As a brand it was outsold by Jeep last year in the US and it has no markets of notable size outside North America. If you were GM, wouldn't you start to think about merging its products into Chevrolet? In fact, that's what's been going on for some years.
All should be resolved within this calendar year. A small crossover, a production version of the Granite concept, is expected for the 2013 model year, plus of... Detroit Day Two - all done - Press day two of the Detroit motor show seemed almost as crowded as the first with a number of reveals - including Buick's new luxury compact Encore SUV, Toyota's Prius plug-in, Prius C and NS4 plug-in hybrid concept - and there were still TV crews filming at Toyota and other stands late in the afternoon when I finally, shoe leather wearing thin, called it a day.
Had lunch with Edmunds.com analysts Michelle Krebs and Jessica Caldwell - Jessica reckons on a 2012 light vehicle tally for the US of around 13.7m units, vs 12.7m in 2011. Even 14m may not be out of the question.
Having admired yesterday the huge 6-litres-plus V8 diesel engines available in the full-size pickup trucks from Ford, Chrysler and GM, I asked Chevrolet marketing head Chris Perry today what the take-up rate was for his Silverado line. The answer is 40% of the heavy-duty versions, the real working trucks tradesmen over here buy. Much higher than I expected.
Spotted a 'surprise and delight' feat... Sarkozy splashes 10k a day on food and owns 121 cars - France President Nicolas Sarkozy spends 10,000 pounds a day on food and keeps 121 cars under his Elysee Palace, a new book has claimed.... Bridgestone posts online clips of ads airing during the Super Bowl - In preparation for its fifth year as an advertiser during the Super Bowl, Bridgestone has expanded its online content to include a "teaser" of two new Super Bowl spots along with ... Mighty wins Saudi Arabia contract - Mighty Distributing System of America (Mighty Auto Parts) has signed a Master Distributorship Agreement with Petromin Corporation. The new strategic alliance effectively makes Petromin ... Federated to continue Ken Schrader partnership - Ken Schrader by sponsoring his race teams during the 2012 season. ';Kenny Schrader has become synonymous with Federated Auto Parts and we are honored to continue our long and winning ... Mitsubishi Motors To End Production in Europe - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said Monday it would end vehicle production in Europe by the end of 2012, shifting its focus to emerging markets. Mitsubishi will become the first major Japanese carmaker ... Was it really pro-Obama - Top 6 Super Bowl car ads (+video) Some Republicans, on the other hand, were aghast. "Agh. WTH? Did I just see Clint Eastwood fronting an auto bailout ad???" tweeted conservative ... Was it really pro-Obama - Top 6 Super Bowl car ads (+video) Some Republicans, on the other hand, were aghast. "Agh. WTH? Did I just see Clint Eastwood fronting an auto bailout ad???" tweeted conservative ... Mike Shaw named national auto dealer of the year - Follow this company Dealer of the Year for 2012, one of the auto-sales industry's biggest honors. Shaw received the award Saturday at the ... How Volvo Trucks is using technology to boost efficiency, safety - Some of the world's best trucking technology is developed right in the Triad's backyard. Several of the Triad's logistics and trucking companies, such ... Paccar recalling 16,000 trucks due to brake problem - Paccar is recalling nearly 16,000 trucks built since January 2011 because of a Bendix brake valve that may leak in extremely cold conditions, causing brakes to overheat and potentially leading to a ... Chrysler hits $183M profit in 2011 - DETROIT - Chrysler rode higher sales of Jeeps and other revamped vehicles to its first annual net income since 1997. The company says it made $183 million last year as revenue rose 31 percent to $55 ... First Ford, Now Chrysler as GM Flexes Super Swagger - the Super Bowl advertisement for its Chevrolet pickup trucks, General Motors' head of marketing has now taken a dig at Chrysler and everyone else who makes full-size trucks in ... Chrysler's ‘Halftime in America’ Supports Auto Industry Bailouts [VIDEO] - "It's halftime," says a grizzled, raspy voice that's undeniably Clint Eastwood. "Both teams are in their locker room, discussing what they can do to win this game in the ... Mazda To Show MX-5 Miata Special Edition at Chicago Auto Show - is concerned. The automaker unveiled its first version of the popular roadster at the show in 1989. This year, Mazda is using the 2012 Chicago Auto Show to debut a special-edition version of the ... 2012 Buick Verano Video - The Chevrolet Cruze has generally gotten good reviews from us and from other car experts, but if you're looking for a little more comfort and power, Buick thinks it has you covered with its new ... 2013 Mazda CX-5 Priced at $20,695 - The all-new 2013 Mazda CX-5 goes on sale this month with an attractive entry price of $20,695, excluding a $795 destination fee. That price beats competitors like the 2012 Ford Escape ($21,440) and ... Toyota Financial makes $100,000 grant to Junior Achievement - Follow this company has made a $100,000 gift to Junior Achievement of Central Maryland to help the nonprofit's financial literacy and work readiness programs. The gift will support ... Chrysler's Clint Eastwood Ad Adopted By Democrats, But Remember Their 2010 Tea Party Ad - rasped, suggesting the country is rebounding from punches and ready to rumble like an accelerating Dodge Charger. (Politics aside, the ad was about selling cars, let’s not forget.) The ... After Honda verdict, will consumers head to court - Honda Motor Co has all the makings of a David vs. Goliath battle, but some experts are skeptical it will spur angry consumers nationwide to do what she did: abandon complaint lines, class-action ... Chrysler ad touches political nerve - Las Vegas -Chrysler Group LLC CEO Sergio Marchionne says the company's two-minute Super Bowl ad was not meant to be a political endorsement.Democrats and the White House embraced the ad ... Honda's credit outlook cut to negative by Moody's on competition - Honda Motor Co. and its affiliates' credit rating outlook was cut to negative from stable by Moody's Investors Service on concern the automaker faces "significant challenges" in ... Learn to hate the jocks - Police are investigating racist e-mails sent to Dr John Sentamu, the Archbishop of York, after he spoke out against gay marriage. North Yorkshire Police confirmed they are treating e-mails sent ... Thieves break into Ala. patrol cars, take weapons - Thieves broke into five patrol vehicles from different Alabama law enforcement agencies overnight on Monday, making off with guns and a bulletproof ... Weapons missing from at least five patrol cars - Several weapons, a bullet-proof vest and ammunition are among items missing from at least five patrol cars across Etowah County that were broken into during the ... 'Plug-ins' look for spark in 2012 - Automakers in 2012 will launch 13 plug-in vehicles, running on electricity alone all or most of the time. This is the year that will tell whether the electric car market has a roaring liftoff or a ... S&P threatens Fiat downgrade on weak auto market - Italy's Fiat has been hit by weak markets in Europe and Brazil and reliance on its US partner Chrysler, Standard & Poor's ratings agency warned Monday as it threatened to downgrade the ... Is Your Car Hip or Hideous - 1) Matte Paint: definitely cool, but it also tells everyone that you're a prick who enjoys washing your car everyday to keep the paint fresh 2) Gullwing/Scissor Doors: seriously uncool on any ... Meritor, Fras-le renew North American supply agreement - Canadian commercial vehicle markets. The news was announced late yesterday at the 2012 Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week. Meritor and Fras-le have enjoyed a successful supply partnership for 15 ... Free trade agreements in Colombia, Panama - one-hour webinar on Thursday, Feb. 23 entitled ';Colombia and Panama FTA's in Latin America: Realities and Opportunities.'; The webinar is packed with information on the business ... NABC golf fundraiser a success - National Auto Body Council (NABC) said its annual golf fundraiser, which is the primary fundraiser for the non- profit organization, raised more than $55,000. A total of 133 golfers registered ... General Motors Still Thinking Big - General Motors is spending more than $500 million on its Arlington assembly plant over the next 18 months, indicating that GM officials believe there's still a bright future for the large sport ... Was There A Flag on the Play - Instead of whoops and high-fives this morning at Chrysler Group headquarters, there’s a bit of a mad scramble going on to figure out why the carmaker’s two-minute Super Bowl ad starring ... Minister pledges to do all he can as Mitsubishi pulls out of Holland - Economic affairs minister Maxime Verhagen is hunting for potential buyers to take over the Nedcar car-making plant in Limburg, following the news Mitsubishi is to stop production next year. A ... Boston’s Best Food Trucks - The Food truck business has come a long way since the days of so-called 'roach coaches' bouncing between construction sites. In Boston, business is booming and modern food trucks' ... Cars, software, services threaten European Union-India trade deal - Hopes of India and the EU striking a free trade deal at a summit this week are fading fast, with differences over duties on cars and market access for software and service companies standing in the ... Sales of imported cars surge 21% - Sales of new imported vehicles, including those built abroad by Japanese firms, soared 20.8 percent in January to 17,937 units, thanks to fuel-efficient models, an industry body said ... Honda Moves Up Civic Update - , Automotive News is reporting. Although it's selling pretty well, Honda's redesigned-for-2012 Civic has been panned by critics, tarnishing the brand image of this perennial compact-class ... Train cars derail in East Memphis early Sunday - partially derailed at about 5:45 a.m. Sunday , spilling a container loaded with machinery onto the roadway and temporarily blocking traffic at Poplar Avenue and Mendenhall Road. A crane cleared the ... Campaign targets smoking in cars - Parents are being told they are poisoning their children if they smoke with them in the car. A new three-year campaign has been launched by the Welsh government, which says it will consider ... Daimler India's Bharat Benz trucks to roll on JK Tyres - Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt Ltd to supply tyres for its Bharat Benz trucks, said a top company official. "The latest original equipment manufacturer (OEM) client for us is Daimler ... Huhne faces expulsion if guilty - The chief executive and other directors of Network Rail have decided to forgo a 20 million bonus package amid growing political pressure on the state-backed company. The executives have decided ... If you will play happy families, Mr Huhne ... - A radical Muslim cleric accused of posing a grave threat to Britain's national security will be released on bail within days, an immigration judge ruled today. Abu Qatada, who is being held ... Feds say too many kids exposed to secondhand smoke in cars - CHICAGO - Texting while driving, speeding and back-seat hanky-panky aren't all that parents need to worry about when their kids are in cars: Add secondhand smoke to the ... General Motors may report a record profit - Just three years after the automaker drove into government-run bankruptcy, requiring a massive taxpayer-funded bailout to keep it in business, General Motors is setting its sights on making over $10 ... U.S. study highlights kids' exposure to smoke in cars - CHICAGO -; Texting while driving, speeding and back-seat action aren't all that parents need to worry about when their kids are in cars: Add secondhand smoke to the list. In the first ... 2012 BMW M5 launched - BMW have launched the new M5 super saloon at Australia's high-speed Phillip Island race circuit this week. It's only the fifth generation of the M5 model in twenty-seven years, and ... Electric autos--from Edison to robots - In the early 1900s, electric vehicles were in a close battle against other automotive technologies for dominance. Famed inventor Thomas Edison, pictured at left, took up the cause himself in 1900 ... Cars.com Family Reviews the 2012 Honda Pilot - The 2012 Honda Pilot is a roomy three-row crossover that works well for families, according to Cars.com Family contributor Carrie Kim. She wasn't thrilled by its boxy looks but was willing to ... Africa living with legacy nobody wants - Freezing temperatures continued to cause travel chaos today as millions braved snow and ice to return to work. Dozens of schools were closed around the country and a 25-mile (40km) long section ... Tenant for life must avoid being a liability - Freezing temperatures continued to cause travel chaos today as millions braved snow and ice to return to work. Dozens of schools were closed around the country and a 25-mile (40km) long section ... A former toyboy makes a fire - A father engaged in a custody battle in the United States blew his two children up inside his home after they were brought to him for a supervised visit. Josh Powell, who was suspected of ... General Motors and Deloitte & Touche in $303 million securities class action - A securities class action brought against General Motors (GM) by German’s DekaBank has led to a cash settlement of $277 million. In one of the biggest shareholder recoveries of 2008, the ... Leaders Confront Flawed Auto Rule: Analysis & Poll - Dramatic Shift To Fuel Efficient Vehicles Began In 2005 New Auto Sales Analysis Reveals Market Reality Missed by Automakers & NHTSA Resulting Rule and Enviro Impact Analysis Flawed New ... Toyota, Honda Challenge Suzuki - 7269:JP ), which controls half of the country's market. "There will be more choices and some of Suzuki's market share will be eaten up," said Puneet Gupta, a New Delhi-based ... Honda to recall 2.26 mil. cars in China, U.S. to fix transmission+ - BEIJING, Aug. 5 (AP) - (Kyodo)-;(EDS: LEAD TO FOLLOW) Honda Motor Co. said Friday it is recalling 2.26 million Honda cars sold in China and the United States to fix a faulty bearing in the ... Chrysler Continues to Seek U.S. Energy Loans, Marchionne Says - Feb. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Chrysler Group LLC will continue pursuing loans from the U.S. Energy Department while the failure of companies that have borrowed from government programs may prolong the ... Free trade gets few votes when elections loom - The Syrian army renewed its artillery and rocket barrage against rebellious quarters of the flashpoint city of Homs this morning, killing at least 50 people before midday, according to opposition ... Mitsubishi hosts Evo team day out to Nizwa - Mitsubishi Oman has hosted a special visit by the ever growing Omani Evo team to its showroom in Nizwa followed by a tour of the historic city and surrounding area as the company strengthens its ... WMABA commissions labor rate survey - Washington Metropolitan Auto Body Association (WMABA). This survey is to determine the labor rate in the Washington metropolitan market (Virginia, Maryland and Washington DC) by an independent ... Deadline coming soon for Michelin/TIA Scholarship applications - Prospective collegians are being reminded by the Tire Industry Association (TIA) that the application deadline for this year’s Michelin/TIA Scholarship program is Monday, Feb. 6. A total ... SCRS adds new affiliate association from northern Michigan - Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) said the Northern Michigan Body Shop Association (NMBSA) is its newest affiliate association member. Founded in 2008, the NMBSA’s primary ... Yokohama rolling out new all-season runflat AVID ENVigor tire - Having been dubbed as the "best Grand Performance tire," Yokohama's premium all-season runflat AVID ENVigor ZPS (Zero Pressure System) goes on sale Feb. 1. It is available in ... Mitsubishi to pull out of Europe, 1,500 jobs threatened in Limburg - Japanese car maker Mitsubishi Motors is stopping all production in Europe next year, including the building of cars at the Nedcar plant in Born, where 1,500 people work. A spokeswoman for the ... Malaysia automotive market see modest growth - The government's decision to exempt excise duties on hybrid cars below 2,000cc, a policy that has been extended until 2013, is expected to drive hybrid vehicle sales to record highs this year, ... a roadmap for America - Rugged Hollywood icon Clint Eastwood proclaimed it was "Halftime in America" in the spot that did not mention a Chrysler car or truck but intoned that the automaker's successful ... a roadmap for America - Rugged Hollywood icon Clint Eastwood proclaimed it was "Halftime in America" in the spot that did not mention a Chrysler car or truck but intoned that the automaker's successful ... a roadmap for America - Rugged Hollywood icon Clint Eastwood proclaimed it was "Halftime in America" in the spot that did not mention a Chrysler car or truck but intoned that the automaker's successful ... Lawrie back in winning habit - Fabio Capello broke rank with the Football Association last night by publicly declaring that John Terry should not have been stripped of the England captaincy. In a direct challenge to the ... Chess board battle of the sexes - Fabio Capello broke rank with the Football Association last night by publicly declaring that John Terry should not have been stripped of the England captaincy. In a direct challenge to the ... New faces but same old approach from England - Fabio Capello broke rank with the Football Association last night by publicly declaring that John Terry should not have been stripped of the England captaincy. In a direct challenge to the ... Consumer Group Charges Auto Insurers with 'Disparate Treatment' of Low Income Families - A consumer group on Monday issued a study that alleges ';disparate treatment'; of low-to moderate-income families by auto insurers nationwide. The group is asking state insurance ... Coalition pressured on car manufacturing - The federal government is intensifying pressure on the coalition over its stance on funding for the ailing automotive manufacturing industry. The opposition plans to cut $500 million in assistance ... Subaru’s “Dog Tested. Dog Approved” commercials - If you love dogs then these 14 commercials put together by Subaru America are definitely worth watching. They depict everyday problems in cars, except the cars are being driven by dogs (and cats). ... Prison inmate prank puts pigs on police cars - A prank by a US prison inmate has been uncovered more than three years after the joker changed a police car decal design to include a hidden image of a pig. A Vermont State Police officer ... Volkswagen Australia adds special edition Tiguan - Volkswagen Australia has released the Tiguan 132TSIPacific special edition with added extras inside and out. The Pacific special edition is based on the 132TSI – the mid-spec model in the ... BFGoodrich-equipped racer wins Sno*Drift on ice-slickened track - Riding on BFGoodrich tires, defending 2011 Rally America National Champion David Higgins won this past weekend's Sno*Drift Rally in Northern Michigan. Driving a five-door 2012 Subaru WRX ... Quality Parts Coalition supports pro- aftermarket parts legislation - Quality Parts Coalition (QPC) said it supports the collision repair parts legislation that would dramatically reduce the time period that auto manufacturers could enforce their design patents ... Rancho offers 'Quick Cash' promotion - Rancho is making it easy for qualifying performance service professionals to get ';Cash Back'; for each pair of Rancho® Loaded quickLIFT™ shock absorbers they install ... All-new Aftermarket eForum returns to Chicago - Aftermarket eForum™ will return to the Hyatt Regency O’Hare in Rosemont, Ill., July 16-18, 2012. The eForum is the industry’s only event focused exclusively on identifying ... New York association supports West Virginia's lawsuit against Liberty Mutual - New York State Auto Collision Technicians Association (NYSACTA) wrote a letter to West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw saying it supports ... APRA's Volume Transmission Remanufacturing Group to meet in Dallas - Automotive Parts Remanufacturers Association’s Volume Transmission Remanufacturing Group (VTRG) will meet on March 29, 2012 in conjunction ... Sherwin-Williams announces 2012 second quarter training schedule - Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes 2012 second quarter training sessions are designed for collision repair industry professionals seeking advancement and increased knowledge in their field. ... Truck stop chain's new GPS speeds dispatch for tires, other needs - TravelCenters of America has completed the installation of GPS tracking equipment on its RoadSquad fleet of more than 400 quick-response and repair vehicles. ';Our GPS technology allows us ... P&G, Wal-Mart partner for success - Tom A. Muccio, the former senior customer strategy officer for Procter & Gamble (P&G), will present an interactive discussion, "Turning Insights Into Action: How P&G and Wal- ... Kids breathing others' smoke in cars poses risk, CDC says - CHICAGO - Texting while driving, speeding and back-seat hanky-panky aren't all that parents need to worry about when their kids are in cars: Add secondhand smoke to the list. In the first ... CCRE March seminar to focus on legal aspects of collision repair - The Pennsylvania Association of Automotive Trades (PCTG) presents the Coalition for Collision Repair Excellence (CCRE) spring seminar March 30-31 at the Hilton airport hotel in Philadelphia. ... Federal-Mogul adds foreign nameplate, domestic SKUs to Wagner ThermoQuiet brake pad line - Wagner ThermoQuiet® line of replacement brake pads now includes ceramic rear disc pad sets for the 2012 Fiat 500 and Ford Focus as a result of Federal-Mogul’s continued focus on new ... Copyright © 2012, Twitter Giveaway. All Rights Reserved. |