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Automotive RSS FeedsSpare 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...Feed Source: www.just-auto.com 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... Navigating the RenCen - Out to Delphi's hugely impressive HQ this morning just down the road from where I'm staying in Troy and a chat with its chief technologist Andrew Brown, whose CV and various committee nominations leaves me wondering how he finds 24h in a day.
The Tier One operation is thinking up some pretty amazing ideas for driver aids that are partly driven by its own evaluation and the inexorable march of government regulation and while it might not be possible to create the accident-free car, Delphi's doing what it can to get close.
Mind you, with the way drivers weave across freeway lanes in Detroit, those driver aids are going to have go work fairly hard to cope, although having lived in Paris, I'm toughened up to some challenging driving.
I also had a long discussion with OESA boss Neil de Koker who gave a fascinating tour de force of the current US economic climate and as America braces itself for Presidential election fever.
You can't get away from election... The USA's roads in the style of the Tube map - Ever wondered what a schematic diagram of roads in the mainland USA would look like? Nor me. But someone has and it's rather wonderful to look at.... Turning the pyramid on its head - The original intent of a program group was to pool members' buying power in order to garner a competitive edge, or like in the beginning, just to be competitive with the big-box boys and girls. ... Hyundai struggles to get U.S. production on pace with demand - Las Vegas -- Hyundai is squeezing as much production as possible out of its facilities in the United States, but it will not be enough to meet demand, CEO John Krafcik told dealers at a J.D. Power ... Honda Australia announces pricing and specifications - Honda Australia has announced pricing and specifications of the all-new Honda Civic, which is said to feature advanced technology, improved handling and value for money. Honda Australia Director Mt ... Mitsubishi Outlander VRX Review - The Mitsubishi Outlander has long held a reputation of Japanese reliability and build quality since the launch of the second-generation in 2006. In the last six years the Outlander has remained a ... Inmates plaster pig on over 30 police cars - United States Inmates working at a correctional unit's print shop in Vermont in the United States have succeeded in plastering a prank image of a pig onto the state police crest emblazoned on ... Honda's 'Bueller' ad drives off with readers - By Anna Chan Do people actually watch the Super Bowl game? Or is it all about the fancy schmancy ads?Judging from what The Clicker readers were most interested in this week, it seems the answer ... Ousted Tunisian leader Ben Ali's 34 cars and 48 yachts are seized - Further evidence of the extent of Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali's wide-reaching financial empire has been revealed after police reportedly seized dozens of luxury items and company shares belonging ... Windsor Chrysler workers face termination over drinking allegations - Minivans are built at the Windsor Assembly Plant team in 2008. Ontario's auto production is in danger of being overtaken by Michigan, according to auto analyst Dennis ... 4 men suspected of stealing Apple products from FedEx trucks - Three Los Angeles men and a man from Las Vegas were arrested last month in connection with a series of burglaries in San Francisco in which the suspects stole Apple products from FedEx delivery ... B.C. man who crashed Jaguar into house arrested twice in seven hours - A man arrested for crashing his friend's Jaguar into a basement suite in Saanich, B.C., early Thursday, allegedly while driving impaired, was arrested again seven hours later for driving with a ... Chrysler predicts increase in Fiat sales in '12 - Las Vegas - Dodge CEO Reid Bigland said Chrysler Group LLC would boost the number of dealers selling Fiats to nearly 200 by the end of the year.At a forum ahead of the National Automobile Dealers ... American Axle rises as profit surpasses estimates - American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc., a maker of axles and crankshafts, rose after beating earnings estimates and lessening its dependence on General Motors Co.American Axle advanced 2.8 ... The Sunday Times 100 - Leading bankers from around the world have accused ministers of joining an anti-business bandwagon by pandering to public opinion and demonising company chiefs. In interviews with The Times, top ... Look, no hands! The driverless car is just around the corner - Leading bankers from around the world have accused ministers of joining an anti-business bandwagon by pandering to public opinion and demonising company chiefs. In interviews with The Times, top ... NPD to analyze Walmart sales data - The NPD Group, Inc., a global leader in consumer and retail market research for a wide range of industries, has reached an agreement with Walmart to receive and analyze its point-of-sale ... New coalition supports vehicle tweaks to improve performance, fuel economy, safety - Center for Automotive Research has announced the launch of the Coalition of Automotive Lightweighting Materials (CALM) to support efforts by auto manufacturers to aggressively down-weight ... PDR LINX joins NABC at diamond level - National Auto Body Council (NABC) at the diamond-level membership, which is the highest level of support. ';We are thrilled to be a part of this organization and initiative,'; says Troy ... LIQUI MOLY is motor oil market leader in Germany - The German motor oil and additive specialist LIQUI MOLY reached an important milestone at the end of last year: for the first time in the history of the company, LIQUI MOLY is the motor oil brand ... Polk extends relationship with Pivnet - Toyota dealers . Polk insight will be integrated into a number of Pivnet’s solutions to help dealers increase sales and service. The following enhancements are being implemented for Pivnet ... Dana opens new distribution center in Hungary - Dana Holding Corporation announced the opening of a new distribution center in Gÿor, Hungary, marking the first step in the company’s plans to establish a global ... ASCCA, CAWA to host Joint Summit - California/Nevada/Arizona Automotive Wholesalers’ Association (CAWA) are hosting the third annual Aftermarket Summit on Feb. 18, 2012, in Sacramento. The summit continues to grow, and the ... Snap-on Racing expects another great season in 2012 - In 2012, Snap-on will continue and expand its relationship with Penske Racing by sponsoring Penske teams in NASCAR Sprint and Nationwide series as well as the Indy Racing League (IRL). Snap-on will ... Federal-Mogul launches electronic information system - Leading Edge 'e360' Platform Offers Latest Product Information, Technical Resources and More for Distributors, Parts Professionals and Service ... China's auto sales trail US for first time in 14 years - China’s auto sales slowed last year, trailing growth in the U.S. for the first time in at least 14 years, after the government ended stimulus measures and as the nation’s economic ... Shop writer software, e-Commerce engine combine - R.O. Writer® Shop Management Software for automotive repair, quick lube and tire shops, used by thousands of shops across the United States, is being integrated with DST TurboParts, a ... Obama Phase II CAFE Proposal - You'd have to be a college math professor to understand the formulas and factors the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) propose to ... ANCO wiper rebate to launch - Federal-Mogul is offering a $15 rebate on each qualifying purchase of a pair of premium ANCO Contour® all-season wiper blades. A $10 rebate is available per pair of new ANCO Profile™ ... WIX to sponsor Newman in 2012 - WIX® Filters , a member of the Affinia Group family of brands, announced today plans to be the primary sponsor for Ryan Newman of Stewart-Haas Racing for four races during ... Aftermarket pioneer honored as Northwood University Outstanding Business Leader - Northwood University , the only accredited university in the nation offering both Automotive Marketing Management and Aftermarket Management, recently honored Neal Williams, Sr., Chairman of ... Roush Yates begins season at Daytona - Ryan Dalziel of Starworks Motorsports, powered by a Ford Roush Yates-built engine, turned the fastest lap at the Rolex 24 at Daytona qualifying session yesterday in the Daytona Prototype ... U of A's 'Introduction to the Aftermarket' workshop available on web - University of the Aftermarket’s popular ';Introduction to the Aftermarket'; workshop. Now industry newcomers and other professionals can enjoy this fascinating, in-depth ... Fras-le expands Alabama manufacturing facility - Fras-le North America Inc. , one of the largest friction material manufacturers in the world, announced today that it will begin producing heavy-duty lining at its friction manufacturing ... Just like a Cadillac - It’s strange, the things you remember. If someone asked, I’d have to say it’s almost always a mixed bag of conversations, more than a few hard lessons and about a million ... Chrysler's Big Super Bowl Ad To Feature Clint Eastwood, Report Says - Ferris Bueller, Darth Vader, body-painted models, dogs, all-star celebrities, hipster vampires and CGI-aliens are just some of the colorful characters scheduled to touch down during the Super Bowl ... Auto Firms Bank on Super Bowl Ad Buzz - Airtime in the precious moments away from the action during Sunday's Super Bowl costs more than ever this year, with the average 30-second spot going for $3.5 million. That works out to more ... Honda To Invest $98 Million in Plant, Create 150 Jobs - Honda will invest $98 million in its engine plant in Hamilton, Ohio, and create 150 new jobs in the state as part of a plan to become the "fuel efficiency leader in every segment" of the ... Chrysler to add jobs in Illinois plant - Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne announces that Chrysler will add a third shift to begin production of the 2013 Dodge Dart. / Charles Rex Arbogast/Associated ... GM soars as auto stocks gain on jobs report - Alex Potter, a senior research analyst at Piper Jaffray, called the unemployment data "a huge metric to follow for domestic car consumption." "There's a lot of optimism ... 15-year-old Calgary boy charged with stealing two cars, crashing them - A 15-year-old has been charged with stealing two cars and getting into two crashes on Thursday and investigators are trying to determine if he has stolen nearly a dozen ... Toyota aims for almost 10 million in vehicle sales - Toyota Motors President Akio Toyoda poses next to the company's new sports coupe "Toyota 86" during its unveiling event at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba city, eastern suburban Tokyo on ... Jobs report drives heavy action in Ford, General Motors options - F - Ford Motor Co. - The better-than-expected jobs number out this morning revved up investor appetite for automobile stocks, driving shares in Ford Motor Co. up 4.0% to $12.75. Call options on the ... Silverado, the Official Truck of the Apocalypse - In the morbidly amusing Super Bowl ad, a survivor drives his Silverado out of the rubble to meet up with friends, but he learns that one of his buddies didn't make it. Actually, "Dave ... 2008-10 Maserati GranTurismo and GranTurismo Convertible - Maserati has issued a recall for 1,768 GranTurismos and GranTurismo convertibles from the 2008-10 model years because of a faulty lamp assembly, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety ... Florida auto insurance reform clears Senate hurdle - The automobile insurance industry scored a small victory Thursday when the Florida Senate banking and insurance subcommittee approved a bill that would limit the types of health care clinics that ... Automakers oppose bill to allow for faster generic auto parts - Two California members of Congress have introduced a bill that would make it easier for other companies to produce replacement auto parts in a shorter timeframe.Automakers say the bill would allow ... Auto sector grows in January, adding 15,000 jobs - Las Vegas- Automakers and dealers added more than 15,000 jobs in January as the auto sector continues to gain strength.Auto manufacturers and the partsmaker sector added 7,900 jobs in January. ... Strong auto sales boost India bull case - ) zone crisis erupted. In classic mean reversion, India went from being one of the worst equity markets last year to one of the best of 2012 to date. This is particularly due to a strong rebound ... Owners of lousy hybrid Honda Civics have new reason to consider small-claims court - won her false-advertising claim -- and $9,876.19 in damages -- against American Honda Motor Co. in a California small-claims court. (The 26-page ruling is attached below.) Rejecting Honda's ... Georgetown workers featured in Toyota's Super Bowl ad - Aiming to promote the newest Camry, Toyota will return to Super Bowl Sunday advertising this weekend for the first time in three years, and the automaker has turned to its workers in Georgetown to ... NHTSA ends Chevy Volt safety investigation, issues advice - potential risk of fire in Chevy Volts that have been involved in a serious crash. The agency's investigation, which opened on Nov. 25 and ended Jan. 20, concluded that no discernible ... Collision Repair Education Foundation asks industry to rebuild tornado- ravaged school - Collision Repair Education Foundation is calling on the collision industry to support Franklin Technology Center (FTC) of Joplin, Mo., which was destroyed during the F5 tornado that struck May ... DEG partners with EstimateScrubber.com - Database Enhancement Gateway (www.degweb.org). ';We share the objective of the DEG to motivate improved estimating and blueprinting platforms. With integration of the DEG users can now ... Rental industry trying harder to boost vehicle choices and convenience - Once considered a cast-off destination for stripped-down OEM models, rental lots are now stocking the latest, fanciest, fastest and most environmentally conscious cars.For many would-be buyers, ... Timken extends agreement With North Coast Bearings, LLC - North Coast Bearings LLC , a wholly owned subsidiary of Bearing Technologies Ltd., have agreed to a five-year extension of their strategic alliance, which has supplied kits and components to ... Teen's death adds to alarming trend of students hit by cars - 16-year-old boy was hit by a car and killed Thursday, Volusia County's superintendent and sheriff said they want people to do more to keep students safe as they walk to school. Brandon Vera ... Obama’s Chrysler 300C Gets No Bids At $1 Million eBay Starting Price - An eBay seller looking to capitalize on President Barack Obama’s former ownership of a2005 Chrysler300C with a starting price on thecar’sauction of $1 million has ended up with nothing ... You won't believe these are collectible cars - future collectibles , it got a strong response. Much of it was along the lines of "You're crazy!" and "Who paid you to pimp these cars?"One car that came in for particular ... Top 10 Ugly Cars - We know styling is subjective, but after driving and reviewing hundreds of cars each year, our editors earned the right to call some out as just plain ugly. We've compiled a list of the top 10 ... Cars.com Family Reviews the 2012 Ford Focus - The redesigned 2012 Ford Focus appealed to the two sides of Cars.com Family contributor Sara Lacey. Sara's fun side enjoyed the Focus hatchback's updated looks with its large grille and ... Cars.com Reviews the Hyundai Veloster - Cars.com Senior Family Editor Kristin Varela thinks Hyundai is on a roll, and its Veloster compact is one reason why. She tested the new-for-2012 funky compact hatchback and found it to be one of ... Top-selling new light trucks in Minnesota - Click to the right to see the top-selling makes and models of new light trucks sold in Minnesota during the first half of 2011, the latest data available. The rankings are based on new vehicle ... Maruti Suzuki yet to firm up land requirement for Gujarat plant - Gujarat and preliminary talks have been already held with the state government. But nothing has been decided on when and how much land will be acquired there," Managing Executive Officer ... Maruti Suzuki to launch more diesel models, says customer preference shifting - Maruti Suzuki's future launches? "Our market share has slipped to 40 per cent in 2011. This was due to slowdown in the industry and lower sales of petrol models compared to diesel car ... Tyler-Based Ssnake-Oyl Products Big Name For Small Details In Classic Cars - Do not search by date -- full issues of the paper are not available on the site; If you are looking for a specific article, type in one or two words only from the headline or the name of someone in ... Balotelli is innocent and the camera does lie - Chris Huhne today resigned from the Cabinet after it was announced that he will be charged over allegations that he persuaded his estranged wife to accept his speeding points. The decision by ... Watch Elizabeth Banks in the trailer for Hunger Games - The chairman who signed off Stephen Hester's bonus at Royal Bank of Scotland conceded this morning that bankers' pay is too high and that the state-controlled bank ... Gemma Soames shows you how to get the look - John Terry was removed from the England captaincy for the second time in two years today after emergency talks at the FA. The Chelsea defender was informed by telephone at 10am that the FA board ... Is it Scotland the brave - The chairman who signed off Stephen Hester's bonus at Royal Bank of Scotland conceded this morning that bankers' pay is too high and that the state-controlled bank ... Idled Cars Need A Little Attention - From time to time a friend or relative will drive one of our two cars — a 2005 Dodge Caravan and a 2010 Volkswagen diesel Jetta — but the cars can sit for days or even weeks without ... Taiwan’s 2012 New-car Sales to Remain at 2011 Level - Taipei, Feb. 3, 2012 (CENS)--New-car sales in Taiwan will likely remain at 2011 level, when about 378,000 units were sold, a 15% or about 50,000 unit growth from the previous year, according to Chen ... New Focus Appoints New CEO to Explore China’s Market for Used Cars and Auto Repair Services - Taipei, Feb. 3, 2012 (CENS)--New Focus Auto Tech Holdings Ltd., a leading provider of auto services and retailer of auto accessories in greater China, has recently announced inauguration of its new ... Nigeria police find bomb-laden cars in violence-torn city - A rescue worker inspects the burnt-out wreckage of cars and motorcycles destroyed by multiple explosions in the Marhaba area of the northern Nigerian city of Kano, on January 21, 2012. ... J'can named top Nissan salesman in Canada - A Jamaican has won the Platinum Award for being Nissan Motors number-one salesperson in Canada for 2011. Forty-nine-year-old Frank Dacosta sold 285 new cars and 50 used cars in 2011. There are ... Lear's 4Q profit declines 9.1% - Auto parts maker Lear said Thursday that its fourth-quarter profit fell 9.1%, as higher restructuring costs more than offset a sales increase.The maker of vehicle seating and electric power systems ... Toyota Corolla not ruled out for local production - Toyota says it has not ruled out producing the Corolla small car in Australia as it contemplates its future local manufacturing operations. The local car maker's boss, Max Yasuda, told ... Honda calls ruling in Civic hybrid case 'radical,' plans appeal - It says a Small Claims Court erred by awarding a Civic hybrid owner nearly $10,000 in damages after ruling that Honda negligently misled her when it claimed the car could achieve up to 50 ... South Korea to get more Fords - Washington - Ford Motor Co. plans to boost its exports of new vehicles to South Korea by 50 percent in 2012 in the wake of a free trade deal.The Dearborn automaker expects to sell about 6,000 ... Dana expanding drivetrain parts line for repairs on older vehicles - Designed specifically for servicing post-warranty vehicles, Dana is extending its SVL aftermarket drivetrain line to include additional heavy-duty parts and, for the first time, light- duty ... ASA asks Houston repairers to oppose proposed licensing ordinance - The Houston City Council is scheduled to consider a proposed ordinance to regulate the automotive repair and collision industry at an upcoming city council meeting. ... Michelin renews support for truck dealership's charitable contest - Michelin Americas Truck Tires (MATT) will continue to sponsor the Arrow Truck Sales dealership's ';Back on the Road Program,'; which provides a deserving truck driver with a new ... BodyShopBids expands to Pacific Northwest - BodyShopBids , an online and mobile platform that enables consumers to solicit custom car repair estimates by uploading a photo, expanded to the Pacific Northwest and will cover the metro ... Advance Auto to add 75 jobs with expansion - www.roanoke.com - Roanoke Mayor David Bowers (center) helps Jim Cheng, Virginia secretary of trade and commerce, present a flag to Donna Broome, an Advance Auto Parts executive, on Thursday. Advance Auto Parts Inc., ... Car sales shift gear upward in January - 02/02/2012 (clock wise) Craig van der Berg customer and Obakeng Mokoditwa sales executive at the Eagle corner show room in Bramley JHB. (263)Photo: Leon ... False mileage claims, court rules - Honda hybrid promotions misled consumers, a small-claims court decides. But automaker says it will appeal the $9,867.19 award to an outspoken Honda hybrid ... Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 inspired by Ferrari - Chrysler Group performance division SRT has delivered two special edition Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 SUVs to Ferrari F1 drivers Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa. The unlikely partnership highlights ... Mercedes-Benz A-Class spied in video - The production version of the all-new Mercedes-Benz A-Class has been captured completely undisguised on video by a team of Dutch cyclists. The video gives us a clear look at the A-Class's ... Infiniti Emerg-e concept previewed ahead of Geneva show - Infiniti, the luxury sports car division of Nissan, is set to unveil an all-new range-extended electric concept at the 2012 Geneva motor show next month, called the Infiniti Emerg-e. As a taste of ... Rolls Royce to open Singapore plant - Roll Royce will open a new half a billion dollar plant in Singapore later this month. The engine maker will assemble its Trent engines and manufacture the fan blades that go into them at the ... Britain will not follow the Japanese script - The right of both divorced parents to see their children is to be enshrined in law for the first time as part of government reforms of the family courts. Judges will have a legal duty to ensure ... He climbs, he yomps, he sweats: the first robot soldier - The right of both divorced parents to see their children is to be enshrined in law for the first time as part of government reforms of the family courts. Judges will have a legal duty to ensure ... Chrysler adding 1,800 jobs at Belvidere factory - Employees at the Chrysler Plant in Belvidere, Ill., listen as Sergio Marchionne, Chairman and CEO Chrysler Group LLC, announces that Chrysler will add a third shift to begin production of the 2013 ... Retailers hoping for a charge out of electric cars - LOS ANGELES - "Charge it" may soon have new meaning at shopping malls and retail centers across the country. As sales of electric cars begin to pick up, retailers nationwide are ... Bendix teen safety program offers winter driving tips - As we settle into the second full week of winter, dreary forecasts and frigid temperatures can lead to dangerous driving conditions for commuters across the nation. To help educate motorists of ... 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