Entries Tagged as 'Auto News'

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

2010 Ford Taurus SHO, an AW Drivers Log:

EDITOR WES RAYNAL: I think Ford might be just a little high on the sticker price, but this is a good driver. It looks good, too. It’s sophisticated, subtle, a big car, but subtle still.

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Toyota finds no flaw with safety electronics

Toyota Motor Corp. said it had found no flaw with its throttle controls as it seeks to dismiss an external study critical of its electronic safety systems.

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Tata entity, Citi buy Tata Motors shares from Daimler

Tata Sons, the holding entity for Tata Group firms, and Citigroup have acquired 8.65 million shares in Tata Motors Ltd. from Germany’s Daimler AG. Tata Sons bought 4 million Tata Motors shares at 750 rupees each, while Citi bought 4.

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

UK dealer group Lookers predicts strong Q1

Lookers Plc is seeing strong demand in the key month of March and has felt little impact from a recall of cars by Toyota Motor Corp., the British car dealer group’s CEO said.

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

China car sales rise 55% in February

China’s passenger-car sales in February rose 55 percent from a year earlier, the official industry association said on Tuesday, as policy incentives continued to lure buyers into showrooms during the holidays.

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Opel union pushes to rescue Antwerp plant

General Motors Co.’s European arm Opel is discussing a proposal by labor to rescue a plant in Antwerp, Belgium, that the carmaker had planned to close, an Opel spokesman said on Tuesday.

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Mitsubishi promises PSA 100,000 electric vehicles

Mitsubishi has agreed to make 100,000 electric vehicles for PSA/Peugeot-Citroen starting this year as the Japanese automaker seeks to boost volume and cut costs.

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Audi predicts rise in 2010 profit

German luxury carmaker Audi contributed the bulk of earnings and cash in 2009 to parent Volkswagen AG and expects better results this year as it launches a dozen new models, including the A1 subcompact. VW’s entire war chest of 10.

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

BMW sees definite upturn in almost all car markets

erman luxury carmaker BMW AG sees a “definite” upturn in almost all car markets after its automobile and motorcycle sales increased 14 percent in February compared with the same month last year.

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Daimler to get Q1 EBIT boost from Tata stake sale

Daimler will book a first-quarter gain of 265 million euros ($360.5 million) from selling its stake in India’s Tata Motors Ltd., helping the German carmaker offset an expected hit from its stake in aerospace group EADS.