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Toyota posts record annual profit of $17.9 bn
May 08, 2014 (AFP)
Toyota booked a record $17.9 billion annual net profit Thursday, driven by a recovery in major markets and the weaker yen, but the world's biggest automaker cau...
Life-changer or death sentence? Madrid's electric bikes
May 05, 2014 (AFP)
Politicians say Madrid's shared electric bicycle scheme, due to launch this month, can change the lives of citizens -- but others warn it will put their lives i...
Google says driving forward on autonomous car
Apr 28, 2014 (AFP)
Google said Monday it has made progress on its self-driving car and was "more optimistic" about its goal of developing a vehicle that can operate "without human...
Carmakers promise Chinese drivers a breath of fresh air
Apr 27, 2014 (AFP)
Air that's cleaner inside your car than on the outside -- in smog-weary China it's an attractive sales pitch, and the world's biggest automakers are racing to c...
Lincoln, Cadillac chase Audi in China luxury market
Apr 24, 2014 (AFP)
Classic American luxury brands Lincoln and Cadillac are taking on Germany's long-dominant Audi in China, but face a market leader fortified by enviable brand aw...
Fifty years of Mustang cool: is China along for the ride?
Apr 23, 2014 (AFP)
From Steve McQueen to "The Fast and the Furious", the Mustang has long cruised through American pop culture, but Ford is hoping its snarling sports car will fin...
China falls for 4x4s at Beijing Auto Show
Apr 22, 2014 (AFP)
Bulky, brash and wildly popular in Europe and the US, the urban 4x4 is the latest must-have for Chinese drivers, whose conversion to the cult of the SUV is the ...
Automakers in China eager to sell - and resell
Apr 21, 2014 (AFP)
China's car market is just gearing up as the world's largest, yet automakers are already eyeing the next big thing -- the market for reselling them. Their eager...
Luxury and large cars claim China auto show spotlight
Apr 21, 2014 (AFP)
Factfile on new and concept cars at the Beijing auto show, which opened to the public Monday and spotlighted sport utility vehicles (SUVs), luxury cars and larg...
China auto show opens amid environmental, growth concerns
Apr 20, 2014 (AFP)
Leading automakers gathered in Beijing Sunday for China's biggest car show, expressing confidence in the world's largest car market even though lacklustre econo...
China's love of luxury cars undimmed by domestic troubles
Apr 20, 2014 (AFP)
China's desire for luxury cars remains undimmed by an economic slowdown and political austerity drive as the country's growing band of wealthy motorists set the...
Fiat-Chrysler to produce iconic Jeep in China from 2015
Apr 19, 2014 (AFP)
Automaker Fiat-Chrysler said on Saturday that it would begin producing the iconic American brand Jeep in China from 2015 to meet demand in the world's largest c...
Relieving electric vehicle range anxiety with improved batteries
Apr 19, 2014 (SPX)
Electric vehicles could travel farther and more renewable energy could be stored with lithium-sulfur batteries that use a unique powdery nanomaterial. Researche...
Chinese dream trumps environment as cars sales boom
Apr 18, 2014 (AFP)
When accountant Ariel Wang bought a new car a few weeks ago, environmental protection was far from her mind even though smog has reached crisis levels in China'...
ORNL study pegs fuel economy costs of common practices
Apr 17, 2014 (SPX)
People who pack their cars and drive like Clark Griswold in National Lampoon's "Vacation" pay a steep penalty when it comes to fuel economy, according to a repo...
China gears up for huge car show, eyeing growth prospects
Apr 17, 2014 (AFP)
Global automakers will flock to the largest car show in the world's biggest car market next week -- but environmental concerns and slowing Chinese economic grow...
KYOCERA's Solar-Powered Recharging Station for Electric Vehicles Installed at SHINTEC HOZUMI for Disaster Prevention
Apr 17, 2014 (SPX)
Kyocera Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiary Kyocera Communication Systems has announced that they have installed a "Solar Cycle Station for EV" at the h...
BLOODHOUND team predicts the impact of the 1,000 mph supersonic car
Apr 15, 2014 (SPX)
A new paper from the Swansea University, College of Engineering team working on the BLOODHOUND SSC (Supersonic car) project has been published on the aerodynami...
China auto sales growth slows in March: industry group
Apr 11, 2014 (AFP)
Growth in auto sales in China -- the world's biggest car market -- slowed sharply in March, an industry group said Friday as the economy weakens. Sales of all t...
Advanced warning systems increase safety at intersections
Apr 10, 2014 (SPX)
Most drivers have experienced a traffic signal that turns yellow just as they approach an intersection, which makes it difficult for them to decide whether to s...
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