Honda Motor Co. set record production in Asia and China in October for the second straight month, leading a gradual and spotty recovery at Japanese automakers. Honda, Japan's second biggest automaker, which has been relatively more resilient than some domestic rivals, reported Friday a 22.5 percent jump in October vehicle production in Asia at 86,070 vehicles, compared to the same month the previous year. Worldwide production last month for the maker of the Odyssey minivan and Fit subcompact... Read Full Story
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Mazda has announced that it will take part in a joint project to test electric vehicles in Japan, by providing three Mazda2 / Demio superminis to be converted into EVs and will also assist in determining the vehicle specifications and evaluating the car's performance. Among the companies participating in the project, which will be lead by the... Read Full Story
The new Porsche Panamera is the latest craze in the automotive tuning world. Here is the latest interpretation from tuning house speedART of the the four door Panamera. From speedART: Power kits (just for Turbo engine):
Power kits with 520, 550, 600 and 650 hp up to 890 Nm consits of
bigger turbo chargers and intercoolers (just 600 + 650 hp), sport
exhaust with sound switch, sport catalysts, sport air filter and ECU
update. The 650 hp car accelerates in 3.5 seconds from 0 - 62 mph and... Read Full Story
Sweden is bracing for the end of an era as General Motors' failed bid to sell iconic carmaker Saab means the Swedish group will likely close, leaving thousands of layoffs in its wake unless a Chinese rescuer steps in to save the day. Koenigsegg, a niche sportscar maker that rolls out 18 luxury cars a year, stunned the automotive industry Tuesday when it announced it was abandoning its bid to buy Saab from its US parent GM, citing costly bureaucratic delays in the takeover process. The... Read Full Story
General Motors Co. will build a new Buick midsize car at its assembly plant in Oshawa, Ontario, the company announced Wednesday. Production of the 2011 Buick Regal will begin in the first quarter of 2011 at the plant, which has been working overtime to keep up with high demand for the Chevrolet Camaro muscle car. Oshawa is along Lake Ontario just east of Toronto. The Regal, based on the Opel Insignia, is a key product for the brand, which has an average buyer age of 70 and is trying to... Read Full Story
Toyota says it will replace or reshape accelerator pedals on 3.8 million vehicles in an attempt to deal with an unintended acceleration problem that has resulted in at least one fatal accident. It's the largest recall in the company's history.
Toyota and Lexus vehicles affected by the recall are:
• 2007-2010 Camry
• 2005-2010 Avalon
• 2004-2009 Prius
• 2005-2010 Tacoma
• 2007-2010 Tundra
• 2007-2010 Lexus ES 350
• 2006-2010 Lexus IS 250 and IS350
Toyota also said it will install a brake... Read Full Story
A top General Motors executive completed a tour of Opel's four German plants on Wednesday pledging that none would be shut down as the US giant takes the axe to its loss-making unit. The group's interim head in Europe, Nick Reilly, made the promise at Opel's Eisenach plant after earlier giving similar assurances at Ruesselsheim, Bochum and Kaiserslautern, between them home to 25,000 workers, half the European total. "We value our Eisenach operations very highly," Reilly said, calling them a... Read Full Story
Hyundai has participated enliven Detroit Motor Show on January 11 that with the newest premium sport sedan, All New Hyundai Genesis. According to Hyundai, 2009 Hyundai Genesis now have the capability and features of the withdrawal of premium sedan for $ 60,000.
The 2009 Hyundai Genesis is offered with a choice of three powertrains, including 3.3-liter and 3.8-liter V6 engines, and Hyundai’s all-new 4.6-liter Tau V8. Tau produces an estimated 368 horsepower. For the V8 model, the sprint to... Read Full Story
STOCKHOLM/WIESBADEN (Reuters) - General Motors <GM.UL> was grappling with the future of two European units on Wednesday, seeking options for Saab after a sale collapsed and preparing to show unions its Opel restructuring plan. The U.S. automaker, which emerged from bankruptcy in July after falling victim to a worldwide auto crisis, had been seeking to sell the two loss-making units. Some analysts say the European market that they operate in is burdened with as much as 20 percent too much... Read Full Story
Swedish luxury carmaker Koenigsegg said Tuesday it was giving up its bid to acquire Saab Automobile from its US parent company General Motors, saying costly delays made the deal too uncertain. The announcement plunged Saab's future into doubt. "We regret that after six months of intense and goal-oriented work we have come to the painful and difficult conclusion that we are not going to be able to carry out the acquisition of Saab Automobile," the head of the company, Christian von Koenigsegg... Read Full Story
