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Volvo eyes 'no-death' goal in its new cars by 2020

Dec 03, 2012 (AFP)

Swedish automaker Volvo, long known for its attention to safety, aims to have zero deaths or injuries in its new cars as of 2020 thanks to smart functions in it...

Smith Electric Vehicles to Open Manufacturing Facility in Chicago

Nov 30, 2012 (SPX)

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Smith Electric Vehicles have announced that Smith will open an electric vehicle manufacturing facility in Chicago, creating hundreds of d...

Ford Fusion wins LA car show green prize

Nov 29, 2012 (AFP)

The 2013 Ford Fusion was named Green Car of the Year Thursday at the LA Auto Show, as the US carmaker boasted having gone from "laggard to leader" in the enviro...

VW says air cleared over industrial espionage in China

Nov 29, 2012 (AFP)

German auto giant Volkswagen said on Thursday it had cleared the air with Chinese partner FAW over allegations it stole VW's engine designs and two sides would ...

North America lags in gas-driven vehicles

Nov 29, 2012 (UPI)

Despite advances in finding new energy sources, including shale oil and natural gas, North America is trailing in natural gas as an alternative vehicle fuel, co...

Truck maker MAN to supply chassis to China's Sany

Nov 28, 2012 (AFP)

German truck giant MAN, a unit of Volkswagen, said on Wednesday it had signed a contract to deliver truck chassis to Sany Heavy Industries of China. The value o...

Qatar unveils low-emission hybrid car

Nov 28, 2012 (AFP)

A Qatari research centre unveiled a low-emission and low-fuel-consumption hybrid car Wednesday on the sidelines of the UN climate talks taking place in the gas-...

Renault to set up in China: industry source

Nov 27, 2012 (AFP)

French car maker Renault is planning to build a 200,000-vehicle a year plant in China, but needs political support to go ahead, a source with knowledge of the s...

Saab reaches out to Brazilians

Nov 27, 2012 (UPI)

Swedish defense company Saab has been working to establish relationships with Brazilian firms as the F-X2 competition enters the final stretch. The Brazilian F-...

GM cars to use Apple voice assistant Siri

Nov 27, 2012 (AFP)

General Motors said Tuesday it will integrate Apple's voice-activated software Siri in some of its cars next year to allow iPhone users to perform hands-free ta...

Canada orders automakers to halve emissions

Nov 27, 2012 (AFP)

Canada's environment minister unveiled Tuesday new regulations to improve fuel efficiency and halve the greenhouse gas emissions of passenger vehicles and light...

Honda chief eyes more exports from US

Nov 26, 2012 (AFP)

Honda chief executive Takanobu Ito wants to boost the Japanese carmaker's exports from the United States to counterbalance the effects of the strong yen, he sai...

Chinese-Israeli car's debut planned for March

Nov 22, 2012 (AFP)

Chinese-Israeli carmaking joint venture Qoros will unveil its first vehicle at the Geneva auto show next March, a company official said Thursday. The Chinese-ma...

Fiat touts Italian style in China car challenge

Nov 21, 2012 (AFP)

Italian car maker Fiat is returning to China five years after a failed joint venture, but now faces entrenched competition and slowing growth in the world's big...

China car market to grow 8% annually: McKinsey

Nov 21, 2012 (AFP)

Growth in China's auto market, the world's largest, is forecast to slow to an average eight percent annually from now until 2020 as consumers' tastes change, co...

Jaguar Land Rover, Chery lay foundation for China plant

Nov 18, 2012 (AFP)

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) and China's Chery Automobile said Sunday they laid the foundation stone for a joint-venture plant in China to build JLR vehicles and new...

New blow as Toyota recalls 2.77 mn vehicles globally

Nov 14, 2012 (AFP)

Toyota on Wednesday announced a global recall of 2.77 million vehicles over water pump or steering problems, in the latest blow to the firm's reputation after a...

Expert's report on economic and environmental advantages of High Capacity Vehicles

Nov 13, 2012 (SPX)

AWARD-winning research by a transport and logistics expert at the University of Huddersfield has shown that there would be economic and environmental benefits t...

Japan car sales in China fall 59.4% in October: group

Nov 09, 2012 (AFP)

Sales of Japanese passenger cars in China slumped 59.4 percent on-year in October, a Chinese industry group said Friday, as a territorial row between the countr...

Japan auto giants warn on China dispute, strong yen

Nov 07, 2012 (AFP)

A Chinese boycott of Japanese goods sparked by a territorial dispute threatens to undermine the healthy recovery the nation's top automakers made after last yea...