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Tycoon offers Chinese cars for Japanese amid row

Oct 11, 2012 (AFP)

A Chinese philanthropist known for his populist gestures has pledged to give domestically made cars to more than 40 people whose vehicles were damaged in widesp...

China's September auto sales fall on Japan row

Oct 10, 2012 (AFP)

China's auto sales fell 1.8 percent year-on-year in September as a territorial row between China and Japan hurt demand for Japanese-brand vehicles, an industry ...

Japan's Toyota to recall 7.43 mn vehicles globally

Oct 10, 2012 (AFP)

Toyota on Wednesday announced a global recall of 7.43 million vehicles, including its popular Camry and Corolla models, over a possible fire risk, in a fresh bl...

Plans to cut urban motorway through Bucharest stir outcry

Oct 09, 2012 (AFP)

At a time when cities across the world seek ways to reduce traffic, the mayor of Romania's capital Bucharest has launched an ambitious project to build a new mo...

Japan automakers' China sales dive in islands row

Oct 09, 2012 (AFP)

Japan's top three automakers said Tuesday their sales in China plunged last month, a sign that a bitter territorial spat between Tokyo and Beijing is hitting tr...

How Will Smart Cars Affect the Future of Driving?

Oct 08, 2012 (SPX)

California, Nevada, and Florida have already made driverless cars street-legal, and continuing advances in the technology have led many to predict that the comm...

GM says China auto sales hit record in September

Oct 08, 2012 (AFP)

General Motors' China sales hit a record in September, the US auto giant said Monday, amid a territorial row between Beijing and Tokyo that has reportedly hit t...

Study: Electric cars can be polluters

Oct 05, 2012 (UPI)

Electric cars, often touted as "green" vehicles, might cause as much or more pollution than gasoline- or diesel-powered cars, European researchers say. Greenhou...

Toyota China sales cut in half by island row: report

Oct 05, 2012 (AFP)

Sales of Toyota cars in China plunged by 50 percent on-month in September amid an anti-Japan backlash over disputed islands, a report said Friday. The Japanese ...

Fledging electric car market in turmoil with few buyers

Oct 04, 2012 (AFP)

The fledgling electric car business is in turmoil as predictions about potential sales have proven to be wildly optimistic despite volatile fuel prices and plen...

VW eyes budget cars for emerging markets 'in two years'

Oct 04, 2012 (AFP)

Europe's biggest carmaker, Volkswagen, said on Thursday it was considering selling "budget cars" for as little as 5,000 euros ($6,500) in emerging markets "with...

Automatic braking could reduce collisions

Oct 03, 2012 (UPI)

Warning systems and automatic braking technologies offered as options on some cars can help save lives, engineers at Virginia Tech say. Clay Gabler, a professor...

US auto sales roar ahead in September

Oct 02, 2012 (AFP)

US auto sales roared ahead in September, gaining 13 percent from a year earlier and posting the best sales pace since March 2008, industry data showed Tuesday. ...

Paris car show opens amid gloom on key European market

Sep 27, 2012 (AFP)

The Paris Motor Show opens with the automobile sector in crisis mode amid deep gloom over the future of the European market, key to the survival of several top ...

Renault says hopes for China OK for factory this year

Sep 27, 2012 (AFP)

French auto maker Renault, which still does not manufacture in China, hopes to get permission by the end of the year to open a factory there, a senior executive...

Luxury car sales drag in US: Lexus

Sep 26, 2012 (AFP)

Sales of luxury cars across the United States have not kept pace with non-luxury vehicles but Lexus still expects to hit its target this year, Tim Morrison, vic...

Toyota, Nissan cut China output over island row

Sep 26, 2012 (AFP)

Japanese auto giants Toyota and Nissan said Wednesday they would cut production in China because demand for Japanese cars has been hit by the bitter diplomatic ...

Auto Production Roars to New Records

Sep 26, 2012 (SPX)

Production of passenger vehicles (cars and light trucks) rose from 74.4 million in 2010 to 76.8 million in 2011----and 2012 may bring an all-time high of 80 mil...

Tesla taps sun for free electric car fuel

Sep 25, 2012 (AFP)

Tesla on Tuesday opened the first part of what it said would be a large network of stations that will provide free charges to its electric cars courtesy of the ...

Road cleared for self-driving cars in California

Sep 25, 2012 (AFP)

California Governor Jerry Brown on Tuesday signed a bill clearing the way for self-driving cars to jockey with human-operated vehicles to test the technology on...