Category: OEMs

Peter Horbury: the British designer behind fast-growing Geely

Peter Horbury, Geely’s global head of design since 2011, reckons few things about the car business surprise him these days. We’re chatting comfortably on Ford’s Geneva motor show stand, surrounded by Blue Oval-badged cars Horbury didn’t design, yet some of the Alnwick-born master-designer’s comfort with life undoubtedly flows from the fact that over a 45-year… Continue reading Peter Horbury: the British designer behind fast-growing Geely

March 29 Toyota and Suzuki Reach Basic Agreement toward Mutual Supply of Hybrid and Other Vehicles in India

29 March 2018 Toyota Motor CorporationSuzuki Motor Corporation Toyota and Suzuki Reach Basic Agreementtoward Mutual Supply of Hybrid and Other Vehicles in India Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) and Suzuki Motor Corporation (Suzuki) have concluded a basic agreement toward the mutual supply of hybrid and other vehicles between the two companies for the Indian market. Specifically,… Continue reading March 29 Toyota and Suzuki Reach Basic Agreement toward Mutual Supply of Hybrid and Other Vehicles in India

March 29 Suzuki February 2018 Automobile Production, Japan Sales, and Export Figures (Preliminary)

  February2018(units) Year-on-Year Year-on-YearTrends Jan.–Feb.2018(units) Year-on-Year Japan production 82,035 86.2% Down for the first time in 14 months 162,671 93.4% Overseas production 211,090 113.1% Up for the 14th consecutive month 419,787 107.8% Global production 293,125 104.0% Up for the 14th consecutive month 582,458 103.4%

VW emissions scandal: German carmaker storing 300,000 diesels in ‘graveyards’

It resembles a car park at an enormous open-air venue – but it is actually a knock-on effect of the Volkswagen emissions scandal. Dramatic aerial pictures show row after row of diesel VWs and Audis sitting in the baking California sun, awaiting either repair or destruction in their desert graveyard. This is just one of… Continue reading VW emissions scandal: German carmaker storing 300,000 diesels in ‘graveyards’

AN EYE OPENER FOR PROTON DEALERS

PRESS AN EYE OPENER FOR PROTON DEALERS Posted on Mar 30, 2018 Subang Jaya, 30 Mac 2018 – A group of 33 PROTON dealers from Malaysia were recently treated to a visit to the Geely Research Institute (GRI) in Hangzhou Bay, China. The intention of the visit was to take a peek at the future… Continue reading AN EYE OPENER FOR PROTON DEALERS

Carlos Ghosn Wants a Full-Fledged Renault-Nissan Union

Carlos Ghosn has revived two troubled automakers and he’s in the midst of doing so with a third. Now, he’s poised to undertake what might well be his final act: A full merger of Renault SA and Nissan Motor Co. after almost two decades of cooperation under a complex cross-shareholding alliance. Carlos Ghosn Photographer: Christophe… Continue reading Carlos Ghosn Wants a Full-Fledged Renault-Nissan Union

New Track Pack Puts McLaren 570S Spider in Pole Position for Circuit Performance

29 Mar 2018 McLaren 570S Spider: a convertible without compromise and dynamic equal of 570S Coupé Track Pack specification brings together the most desirable lightweight options for 570S Spider purchasers wanting to enjoy their new McLaren on circuits Follows success of 570S Coupé Track Pack, which accounts for more than 10% of Coupé sales Options… Continue reading New Track Pack Puts McLaren 570S Spider in Pole Position for Circuit Performance

Renault shares leap after Nissan merger report

Shares in Renault hit levels not seen for more than a decade on Thursday following a report the French brand is to merge with Nissan. The two companies, which have operated an alliance since 1999, would form a new, single, listed company under the plans being discussed, according to the Bloomberg financial news service which… Continue reading Renault shares leap after Nissan merger report