28th May, 2006
Procrastinate on what to do this weekend?
So you forgot to make Memorial Day travel plans and it’s already Saturday?
Don’t stress.
While thousands of people are currently crowded into campsites in the Yosemite Valley or are taking to the streets of South Lake Tahoe for a weekend of gambling and retreat take comfort in the fact that you ......
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26th May, 2006
Chinese trucks on sale in Mozambique
The trucks, of the JAC brand, are manufactured in Hefei, Anhui province, the Jianghuai Automobile Co, a company with 7,000 workers which claims to lead in truck sales in China.
The company’s production line in Hefei has the capacity to produce 200,000 vehicles per year and one of its models was ......
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26th May, 2006
Dedicated Dealer Honored by 2006 Automobile Award
The American International Auto Dealers Association Monday presented Cheri Fleming of Valencia Acura with the association’s 2006 Dealer of the Year award.
The award came in a ceremony in Washington, D.C., where Fleming and nine finalists were honored.
“It was absolutely the most amazing ......
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25th May, 2006
Chana headed for SA
Following the recent announcements from McCarthy and TJM Holdings, a third Chinese brand is to enter the South African market — Chana. But it will be the first to arrive…
The Johannesburg based Autohaus Göbel has concluded a deal with the Chinese ChangAn Automobile Group Company Limited, makers of the ......
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25th May, 2006
Proton plans MPV, SUV to boost sales
Proton Holdings Bhd would introduce the much-sought-after MPV (multi purpose vehicle) and SUV (sports utility vehicle) in 18 to 24 months to boost local and foreign sales.
Whether the MPV and SUV would be developed via a foreign collaboration is not known. Proton is keen to fill the gap in ......
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24th May, 2006
Tata Motors gears up for future
Tata Motors has called upon its employees to work with renewed vigour so that the company could meet its future challenges.
Addressing about 1,000 top executives of the Jamshedpur unit of the automobile major for about 45 minutes today at Sabuj Kalyan Sangh hall in Telco, Tata Motors managing director Ravi ......
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24th May, 2006
Malaysia Carmaker Proton May Develop SUVs
Malaysia's national carmaker Proton, facing intense competition from foreign companies, plans to diversify into larger automobiles such as sport utility vehicles and multipurpose vehicles, a senior executive said Wednesday.
The vehicles will be developed with a strategic partner, Proton's director of manufacturing, Kamarulzaman Idrus, told reporters on the sidelines of an ......
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24th May, 2006
New Automobile Plant In Japan For Honda
Just recently, the Honda Motor Company, Ltd. has announced that they are going to build a new automobile plant in Yorii, Osato county, Saitama prefecture in Japan. This new plant that they would be creating would be actually able to operate come the year 2010, during the early part of ......
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20th May, 2006
French ambassador opens automobile showroom in Ankara
French Ambassador to Turkey Paul Poudade opened an auto showroom last week in Ankara.
The Göral Peugeot showroom, the largest of its kind in Turkey, was opened on May 10 with a ceremony in which Poudade was joined by Bernd Schantz, the international operations director of Peugeot, and ......
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20th May, 2006
PSL teen arrested in string of automobile burglaries
A 17-year-old boy accused of burglarizing about 18 vehicles after drinking large quantities of beer and taking pills was arrested Thursday, and police are investigating whether an adult played a role in the early morning crime spree, a detective said Friday.
The break-ins occurred about 3:30 a.m. Thursday on streets ......
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20th May, 2006
Auto parts expo draws thousands
Taiwan's automobile and motorcycle parts and accessories vendors are turning heads at the Taipei World Trade Center.
Vying for customers in style, a number of exhibitors at the four-day Taipei International Auto/Motorcycle Parts and Accessories Show brought some of the sleekest and most gadget-heavy monsters-on-wheels to the fair grounds.
"This Ferrari belongs ......
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19th May, 2006
Automobile dealers to observe black day
Automobile parts dealers in Tamil Nadu, would wear black batches and observe tomorrow as a 'black day,' demanding, among other things, reduction of VAT on automobile spares from the present 12.5 per cent to four.
They also demanded withdrawal of service tax on banking and insurance transactions and the fringe ......
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14th May, 2006
Car exports zooms 47%
A welcome reversal in the numbers of Maruti Udyog and a strong performance by Hyundai India saw car exports from India begin the new fiscal with a strong 47 per cent growth at 15,497 units.
According to figures released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), Maruti Udyog Ltd ......
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14th May, 2006
China saloon car sales exceed 1.2 million in first quarter of 2006
More than 1.2 million saloon cars have been sold in China in the first four months this year, a rise of 61.27 percent over the same period last year, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM).
The increase far exceeds that of auto sales as a whole at ......
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9th May, 2006
China's Chery Auto Jan-Apr sales above 100,000 units - report
Chery Automobile Co, one of China's fastest growing automakers, sold more than 100,000 units in the first four months, the China Securities Journal reported, citing a company official.
Qin Lihong, Chery's vice general manager of sales, told the newspaper that the company has raised its sales target for this year ......
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9th May, 2006
China vehicle exports to outpace imports
China's vehicle exports are expected to outpace imports again this year despite the higher excise tax that fueled explosive growth in car imports during the first quarter.
"In terms of volume, exports will continue to surpass imports this year as more Chinese automakers eye selling low-priced ......
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3rd May, 2006
Sales of new vehicles still climbing
Sales of new vehicles continued to grow in April despite public holidays and therefore fewer trading days, the National Automobile Manufacturers' Association of South Africa (Naamsa) said on Wednesday.
Aggregate new-vehicle sales were at 45 636 units, Naamsa said in a media statement. This was a registered improvement of 5 142 ......
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