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Auto makers show off vehicles in key China market

Apr 20, 2013 (AFP)

Global car makers Saturday showed off hundreds of gleaming models in glitzy demonstrations ahead of the Shanghai auto show, as they compete for attention from t...

Luxury car makers seek success in China

Apr 19, 2013 (AFP)

Construction tycoon Niu Yeqing owns four cars in which he cruises the streets of the Chinese city of Hefei, including a black Mercedes-Benz S600. His wife favou...

Volvo Cars to post big Chinese losses for 2012: report

Apr 18, 2013 (AFP)

Volvo Cars, owned by the Chinese auto maker Geely, is expected to post heavy losses in 2012 in China where sales were weaker than expected while investments wer...

World car firms see China market as saviour

Apr 18, 2013 (AFP)

Global auto makers will flock to China's premier car show, affirming its importance as the world's largest vehicle market and the saviour of an industry pummell...

Locata Positioning will Underpin Future Crash Avoidance Research

Apr 18, 2013 (SPX)

Locata Corporation has announced that the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) plans to install a Locata network as the core positioning technology in ...

Toyota hybrid sales over 1.2 mn in a year: firm

Apr 17, 2013 (AFP)

Japanese auto giant Toyota said Wednesday it had sold over 1.2 million hybrid cars around the world last year, more than doubling sales in the previous 12 month...

Compact multipurpose scooter for crowded megacities

Apr 16, 2013 (SPX)

TUM CREATE has unveiled an all-new multipurpose scooter prototype, codenamed VOI, at the 3rd Taiwan International Electric Vehicle Show (EV Taiwan). VOI gets it...

Flap-backed lorries to save lives, energy in Europe

Apr 15, 2013 (AFP)

Rolling out round-nosed lorries with aeroplane-style flaps at the back on Europe's roads would cut fuel costs, reduce carbon emissions and save lives, while giv...

China March auto sales hit record high: group

Apr 11, 2013 (AFP)

China's auto sales rose more than 10 percent year-on-year in March to a record monthly high of 2.04 million vehicles, an industry group said Thursday, citing st...

Five takeaways from GM's safety debacle

Apr 10, 2013 (UPI)

Mary Barra, CEO of General Motors, was called before Senate and House Committees last week to explain why a faulty ignition switch, responsible for at least 13 ...

Yamaha plans $500 bike in India, eyes exports to China

Apr 10, 2013 (AFP)

Japan's Yamaha said on Wednesday it was developing "the world's cheapest motorcycle" in India priced at $500, which it plans to export to other markets includin...

US announces stricter gasoline standards

Mar 29, 2013 (AFP)

US regulators announced on Friday stricter rules on vehicle emissions and a requirement for low-sulfur gasoline as part of President Barack Obama's efforts to r...

Japan venture to bring electric tuk-tuks to Asia

Mar 27, 2013 (AFP)

A Japanese company is hoping to win a big slice of Asia's tuk-tuk market, it said Wednesday, betting battery-operated buggies could cut burgeoning city pollutio...

China car maker BYD reports profit plunge

Mar 25, 2013 (AFP)

Chinese electric car producer BYD, which is partly backed by US investment titan Warren Buffett, said its net profit plunged more than 94 percent year-on-year i...

Man creates car that runs on liquid air

Mar 17, 2013 (UPI)

A British man says he has converted his car to run on liquid oxygen. Peter Dearman converted the engine on his 25-year-old Vauxhall Nova to only powered only by...

Russian dashcams digital guardian angels for drivers

Mar 16, 2013 (AFP)

When a bright meteor streaked across the sky over the Russian Urals last month, it was the film footage captured by hundreds of in-car cameras and hastily uploa...

Americans still use phones while driving: survey

Mar 14, 2013 (AFP)

More than two-thirds of American motorists use a mobile phone while driving despite recent laws in many jurisdictions banning the practice, a survey showed Thur...

Answering messages behind the wheel is as dangerous as being twice over the limit

Mar 14, 2013 (SPX)

Scientists from various Australian universities in collaboration with the University of Barcelona have compared the effects of mobile use while driving with the...

Volkswagen eyes Chinese growth after record profits

Mar 14, 2013 (AFP)

Volkswagen, Europe's biggest carmaker, said Thursday that it planned to open seven more factories in China, as it confirmed record net profits for 2012 and voic...

Japan auto giants to give workers a bonus boost

Mar 13, 2013 (AFP)

Japan's top automakers are set to give tens of thousands of employees an annual bonus bump as a weaker yen helped their bottom line while Tokyo presses firms to...