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Porsche says China sales drive profits sharply higher
May 03, 2012 (AFP)
Strong demand from China, Germany and the United States drove first-quarter sales at German luxury car maker Porsche one-third higher, making it the German sect...
Ford, GM sales skid as Chrysler, Toyota accelerate
May 01, 2012 (AFP)
General Motors and Ford saw their US sales skid in April as rivals Chrysler, Toyota and Volkswagen posted strong gains, industry data showed Tuesday. Total indu...
Chinese tastes impact global car designs
Apr 29, 2012 (AFP)
As more and more Chinese buy cars, automakers say consumer tastes in the Asian nation have a growing influence on vehicle design the world over. China emerged a...
Vibrating Steering Wheel Guides Drivers While Keeping Their Eyes on the Road
Apr 27, 2012 (SPX)
A vibrating steering wheel is an effective way to keep a driver's eyes safely on the road by providing an additional means to convey directions from a car's nav...
Foreign carmakers 'pressed' to launch China brands
Apr 27, 2012 (AFP)
Foreign carmakers in China say Beijing is pressuring them to produce dedicated new brands so their local partners can gain technical know-how, but experts warn ...
Japan's Honda Motor full-year net profit down 60.4%
Apr 27, 2012 (AFP)
Honda Motor said Friday its net profit for the fiscal year to March plunged 60.4 percent from the previous year due to Japan's quake-tsunami disaster, flooding ...
Japan's Mitsubishi Motors posts 53% profit rise
Apr 26, 2012 (AFP)
Mitsubishi Motors said Thursday its net profit for the fiscal year to March soared 53.2 percent, partly driven by cost cutting, even as its last-quarter results...
SUV makers flock to China as sales boom
Apr 25, 2012 (AFP)
Automakers are rushing to cash in on China's growing passion for SUVs, with sales up five-fold in the last half-decade, as increasingly affluent urban consumers...
Technology can help older drivers
Apr 25, 2012 (UPI)
Scientists in Britain say technology could help keep older drivers on the roads longer, reducing their driving risks and improving their confidence. Researchers...
China city eyes cars to drive its economic future
Apr 24, 2012 (AFP)
As China seeks to spread its economic boom from the rich coast to its vast interior officials say the central city of Wuhan plans to double its carmaking capaci...
China consumers slow to convert to cleaner cars
Apr 23, 2012 (AFP)
Carmakers at the Beijing auto show are due to unveil scores of clean energy vehicles as they try to convince Chinese customers to swap gas-guzzling SUVs for cle...
World's carmakers woo China despite slowing sales
Apr 23, 2012 (AFP)
Major carmakers gathered in Beijing Monday for China's leading auto show, seeking an edge in the world's largest automobile market after a sharp slowdown in gro...
Volkswagen to build new plant in China's west
Apr 22, 2012 (AFP)
The German automaker Volkswagen will build a new plant in Xinjiang, a province in China's undeveloped far west, a company official said on Sunday. "We believe t...
Honda to provide hybrid technologies to China firms: report
Apr 22, 2012 (AFP)
Honda Motor will provide its core hybrid car technologies to a number of Chinese automakers, eyeing to boost sales in the world's largest car market, a report s...
Ford says to build new, multi-million plant in China
Apr 19, 2012 (AFP)
US auto giant Ford said Thursday it would build a $760-million plant in China's eastern city of Hangzhou, as foreign companies ramp up output in the world's big...
Renault set to build cars in China with Dongfeng: source
Apr 13, 2012 (AFP)
French automaker Renault has signed a preliminary agreement to produce cars in China with domestic partner Dongfeng, a source close to the matter told AFP on Fr...
Skoda Auto posts record sales with boost from China, India
Apr 12, 2012 (AFP)
Skoda Auto, a Czech brand German auto giant Volkswagen, said on Thursday that first-quarter sales rose by 11.8 percent from the level at the same time last year...
China's auto sales fall 3.4% in first quarter
Apr 11, 2012 (AFP)
Vehicle sales in China fell 3.4 percent year on year in the first three months of 2012, an industry group said Wednesday, as the world's largest auto market slo...
German city seeks to woo drivers with free public transport
Apr 10, 2012 (AFP)
The eastern German city of Leipzig began a four-day offer of free public transportation to drivers Tuesday in a bid to wean them off their cars for good, transp...
Listening to the radio even with an electric drive
Apr 09, 2012 (SPX)
To enable radio reception in electric vehicles, manufacturers must install filters and insulate cables, since electrical signals will otherwise interfere with m...
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