11th September, 2006
India, Germany ink MoU to promote clean fuel
The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) and the German automobile manufacturers association, VDA, have signed an MoU for collaboration towards sustainable development of road transport in the two countries.
While inaugurating an Indo-German Symposium on `Strategies for Alternative Drives and Fuels,' Mr Santosh Mohan Dev, Heavy Industries Minister, said: ......
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11th September, 2006
China car makers should go slow in US -expert
Chinese car makers should be wary of exporting to the U.S. and European markets before they are ready, a top automotive consultant said on Monday, warning they would not be able to compete on price alone.
China's domestic car makers have been increasingly pushing for overseas sales to try to maintain ......
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9th September, 2006
India, Germany to work together on alternative fuel tech
India and Germany on Saturday agreed to join hands in meeting the auto-energy challenge through cooperation in development of alternative fuel strategies.
"Indo-German bilateral trade has been growing and the two countries have already been working together in three other areas and now we are adding a fourth joint working ......
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9th September, 2006
Call to set up apparel, automobile parks
All India Chamber of Commerce and Industries (AICCI), Thoothukudi, in a memorandum sent to Chief Minister M Karunanidhi, has demanded that steps should be taken to set up an apparel park and an automobile park in Thoothukudi.
The president of AICCI, JP Joe Villavarayar, said that, after the declaration of the ......
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9th September, 2006
India, Germany to work together on auto energy
India and Germany today agreed to join hands in meeting the auto-energy challenge through cooperation in development of alternative fuel strategies.
"Indo-German bilateral trade has been growing and the two countries have already been working together in three other areas and now we are adding a fourth joint working group ......
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6th September, 2006
Hong Kong's Denway Motors jumps 3% after strong first-half profit
Denway's better-than-expected first-half earnings, which totaled HK$1.29 billion from HK$990.9 million a year earlier, prompted several brokerage houses to upgrade their ratings for the stock despite near-term worries over competition and depreciation costs.
The stock ended at a three-month high of HK$2.74 after hitting HK$2.77 earlier in the session. Turnover ......
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6th September, 2006
Automobile parade to roll into El Dorado
The Tin Lizzies are coming! The Tin Lizzies are coming!
El Dorado has been chosen as Sunday's stop for the Wichita Regional Horseless Carriage Club Auto Tour.
Those wanting to get more than just a glimpse of vintage automobiles from decades past will have that opportunity when more than three dozen vehicles ......
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6th September, 2006
Azerbaijani automobile accident victims identified
The Prosecutor’s Office of Republic representative on the scene told APA’s Mil-Mughan bureau. The victims are Ujar resident Tagiyeva Rena, Baku resident Hajiyeva Elmira, Yevlakh resident Khanugayev Eldar, Ujar resident Mammadova Rafiga, Kyurdamir resident Ruhi Tamilla, Hajiyev Akif, 6-year-old Ruhi Ravan, Nasirov Nadir, Mammadov Etibar, Baku resident Yanetova Yuliya and ......
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4th September, 2006
Participation in international automobile events (trade fairs);
Since its launch in 2001, the Automotive Cluster of Wallonia, honouring the mission confided in it, has been organising regular and wide-ranging activities with the various actors of the automobile and mobility industries, such as:
* Meetings among members during the monthly visits to companies and research ......
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4th September, 2006
Automobile Association Honours Army Drivers
On Tuesday 5 September, the Automobile Association (AA) will present 13 young Army drivers with the Alchemy Gold certificate to endorse the high standard of vehicle handling they have achieved during their driver training.
The soldiers have recently completed the Army’s driver licensing and vehicle operators course that sees students graduate ......
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1st September, 2006
Japan August new vehicle sales down 5.9 pct year-on-year
Domestic sales of new cars, trucks and buses, excluding mini-vehicles, fell 5.9 pct year-on-year last month to 232,225 vehicles, declining for the 14th straight month, the Japan Automobile Dealers Association said.
Car sales last month were down 7.2 pct at 188,934 and sales of buses declined 11.4 pct to 1,438, ......
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31st August, 2006
Japanese Auto Production Rises 8.2 Pct.
Japanese auto production rose 8.2 percent in July from the same month a year ago, marking the ninth straight monthly gain, an industry group said Thursday.
The production of cars, trucks and buses in Japan increased to 977,856 vehicles in July from 903,495 units a year earlier, the Japan Automobile Manufacturers ......
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31st August, 2006
Car owners warned over LPG conversions
Motorists have been warned they risk driving unroadworthy and uninsured vehicles if they fail to ensure they use only registered LPG fitters.
Interest in LPG conversions had skyrocketed since the federal government announced it would subsidise the move, Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce (VACC) executive director David Purchase said.
Motorists seeking to ......
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31st August, 2006
Texas Automobile Insurance Plan Association Elects Officers
Elected chairman of the governing committee was Terry Mack, consultant property and casualty underwriting operations, State Farm Insurance Companies, Bloomington, Ill. He previously served as vice chair.
Corise Morrison, residential market executive director, USAA; San Antonio, Texas, was named vice chair and earlier served as secretary treasurer for TAIPA. Elected ......
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31st August, 2006
Lower tariffs see record automobile imports in July
The General Administration of Customs (GAC) said China imported 23,000 automobiles in July, a record figure for a single month.
The administration attributed surging automobile imports to the lowering of auto import tariffs starting July 1.
Tariffs on sedans, cross-country vehicles and passenger cars dropped from 28 percent to 25 ......
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29th August, 2006
UPDATE 1-Romania to seal deal with Daewoo Motor on Wed
Romania will sign a deal on Wednesday to buy back shares in local carmaker Daewoo Automobile from its South Korean joint venture partner which may open the way for a new sale, the economy ministry said on Tuesday.
The Romanian government has been struggling for months to take over the 51 ......
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29th August, 2006
New Zealand introduces mandatory automobile smoke test
Wellington- New Zealand is introducing a mandatory motor vehicle smoke test as part of a new range of measures to combat global warning, the government announced on Tuesday. Any vehicle which produces smoke from the exhaust for five seconds or more will fail the compulsory annual or six monthly (depending ......
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29th August, 2006
Nanjing Automobile Group to build cars using MG Rover technology
Nanjing Automobile Group has confirmed that they are setting up a 1.8 billion Yuan unit to oversee the development of its own-brand cars based on technology bought from failed carmaker MG Rover.
They would be holding around 22.22 percent of the new subsidiary. And this subsidiary would start manufacturing of these ......
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28th August, 2006
Toddler Snatched From SF Automobile
Police have had no luck in finding a 5-month-old girl who went missing Sunday evening, and with each passing hour the search is becoming more difficult, San Francisco police Officer Maria Oropeza said.
Someone snatched the girl from a car parked on the bustling intersection of 18th and Mission streets around ......
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