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Feb 06, 2013 (AFP)

Japanese car giant Mazda on Wednesday said it swung back to a profit in the nine months to December as it boosted its full-year earnings forecast. Japan's fifth...

GM says China monthly sales set record in January

Feb 05, 2013 (AFP)

US auto giant General Motors' January sales in China surged 26 percent from a year earlier to 310,765 vehicles, it said Tuesday, setting a record for any month....

Toyota quadruples April-December profit, ups forecast

Feb 05, 2013 (AFP)

Toyota said Tuesday net profit in the nine months to December quadrupled while it also lifted its full-year earnings outlook, reflecting the car giant's recover...

Light yet safe contender for city streets

Feb 04, 2013 (SPX)

Can an electric vehicle be extremely light and safe at the same time? Researchers working on the Visio.M project aim to show that the answer is yes. Scientists ...

China's Geely says buys maker of London taxis

Feb 01, 2013 (AFP)

Chinese automaker Geely said Friday it had acquired the maker of London's iconic black taxis for 11.04 million pounds ($17.50 million) after the British company...

Smooth ride at 300 kph

Feb 01, 2013 (ESA)

Serious shocks need serious shock absorption, in space as well as on the ground. Now high-performance racing cars are driving more smoothly on space-ready rubbe...

Daimler puts foot on accelerator in China

Feb 01, 2013 (AFP)

German automaker Daimler unveiled plans Friday to boost its position in the fast-growing Chinese market by acquiring for 640 million euros a 12-percent stake in...

Never get stressed searching for a parking space again

Jan 31, 2013 (SPX)

Looking for a parking space can be a strain on the nerves for drivers. How nice would it be for a car to be able to look for its own parking space, for example ...

Honda nine-month net profit doubles to $3.2 bn

Jan 31, 2013 (AFP)

Japanese automaker Honda said Thursday that its net profit for the nine months to December 2012 more than doubled to $3.2 billion as strong sales in North Ameri...

Motion Control Keeps Electric Car's Four Wheels on the Road

Jan 29, 2013 (SPX)

It weighs half as much as a sports car, and turns on a dime-so its no surprise that the electric car being developed at Ohio State University needs an exception...

Improved catalytic converter said to improve mileage, cut emissions

Jan 28, 2013 (UPI)

Scientists at Imperial College London say a new type of catalytic converter could cut both fuel consumption and car manufacturing costs. Tests suggest the new p...

Japan's top three automakers post record 2012 sales

Jan 28, 2013 (AFP)

Japan's three biggest automakers -- Toyota, Nissan and Honda -- on Monday posted record sales for 2012, as the results confirmed that Toyota recaptured the worl...

Caterpillar profit drops as it braces for slowdown

Jan 28, 2013 (AFP)

Caterpillar on Monday reported a 55 percent drop in fourth-quarter profit from a year ago, hit by a big charge on a Chinese acquisition after accounting fraud w...

New car mirror avoids 'blind spot'

Jan 28, 2013 (UPI)

A new car side-view mirror may eliminate the "blind spot" in traffic without distorting the perceived distance of approaching cars, a U.S. journal reports. Rese...

Toyota, Nissan announce record sales for 2012

Jan 28, 2013 (AFP)

Toyota and Nissan on Monday posted record sales for 2012 as the Japanese car giants benefited from a pick-up in demand, with Toyota recapturing the world's bigg...

Caterpillar's China woes warn foreign investors

Jan 27, 2013 (AFP)

Caterpillar's revelation it found fake accounts at a just-acquired Chinese firm which will cost it hundreds of millions of dollars is a cautionary tale for thos...

Volvo set to be world leader in heavy trucks after China merger

Jan 26, 2013 (AFP)

Volvo Trucks says it expects to overtake Daimler as the world's leading producer of heavy trucks, after acquiring a 45 percent stake in Chinese auto manufacture...

European collaboration to prepare European electricity networks for influx of electric vehicles

Jan 22, 2013 (SPX)

A European consortium, consisting of DNV KEMA, Fraunhofer ISE, EMD International, RAH and RFVV, has begun an EU funded project to develop modeling and simulatio...

Jeep to build cars in China with GAC

Jan 15, 2013 (AFP)

The iconic American Jeep brand will be manufactured in China and Italy's Fiat will also build more cars there through an expanded partnership announced Tuesday ...

Lexus to launch hybrid sedan in Japan, Europe

Jan 15, 2013 (AFP)

Toyota launched a new hybrid version of its IS luxury Lexus sedan at the Detroit auto show Tuesday, but it will only be available in showrooms in Japan and Euro...