This is a new month to forget for the automotive industry. New car registrations in France fell by 14.1% in August. In total, it has registered 129.259 passenger vehicles last month, according to raw data from the Committee of French Automobile Manufacturers (CCFA) unveiled Monday morning. Traditionally characterized by reduced activity in automobile dealerships, August… Continue reading France: New car sales down sharply
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Suzuki chairman pins hope on closer ties with Toyota
TOKYO — For the past 20 years or so, Suzuki Motor Chairman Osamu Suzuki has been pondering the future of the carmaker he has led for four decades, striving for a vision of the company’s next 100 years. With technological shifts such as electric cars and autonomous driving clouding Suzuki Motor’s outlook, and that of the industry as a… Continue reading Suzuki chairman pins hope on closer ties with Toyota
You can save big money on a new Ford Taurus, Jeep Wrangler, Chrysler Pacifica
CLOSE Looking for a great deal on a new car? Buying site iSeecars.com has some tips on what models to look for to save up to 52% off MSRP. You’d be surprised at how many new cars from previous model years are still on dealers’ lots as the 2020 models start rolling into dealerships …… Continue reading You can save big money on a new Ford Taurus, Jeep Wrangler, Chrysler Pacifica
Renault to exit diesel, sell only India-specific petrol cars
KOLKATA: The Indian subsidiary of French automaker Renault will sell only petrol cars from next year. It will also launch products engineered specifically for India and not cars from its global portfolio. Announcing the decision to phase out diesel powertrains and concentrate solely on petrol cars once Bharat Stage VI norms are introduced in April… Continue reading Renault to exit diesel, sell only India-specific petrol cars
UL Issues World’s First Certification For Repurposed EV Batteries
With UL 1974 certification, 4R Energy Corporation is ready for second-life energy storage deployment. 4R Energy Corporation, a Japanese joint venture of Nissan and Sumitomo Corporation, has become the world’s first to obtain UL certification for repurposed EV Batteries (UL 1974 – Standard for Evaluation for Repurposing Batteries). While we already saw multiple, mostly demonstration or… Continue reading UL Issues World’s First Certification For Repurposed EV Batteries
Mitsubishi Motors to Partner with Local Governments Throughout Japan to Quickly Provide Electric Vehicles when Disasters Occur
TOKYO, Aug 30, 2019 – (JCN Newswire) – To cope with disasters, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) will implement DENDO Community Support Program, which aims to create system to quickly provide MMC electric vehicles to local governments in affected areas. MMC aims to enter into disaster cooperation agreements with local governments throughout Japan by fiscal 2022.… Continue reading Mitsubishi Motors to Partner with Local Governments Throughout Japan to Quickly Provide Electric Vehicles when Disasters Occur
Opel Corsa: everything you need to know about the new generation
NEW MODELS The sixth generation of the Opel Corsa, the little one from the Rüsselsheim house, is ready to be presented at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Absolute novelty, among the engines also 100% electric and can already be ordered in Italy by Mario Cianflone 29 August 2019 3 ‘of reading The sixth act of Opel… Continue reading Opel Corsa: everything you need to know about the new generation
Peugeot workers target Brexit spoils
With the no-deal risk rising after Johnson decided to suspend parliament, France, Spain, Germany or Portugal are poised to mop up work if an accord with the European Union can’t be reached. Autoworkers in continental Europe are angling to snatch Vauxhall production that owner PSA Group plans to move out of the U.K. if Prime… Continue reading Peugeot workers target Brexit spoils
In Toyota and Suzuki alliance, two families find common ground
TOKYO — The formation of the capital partnership between Toyota Motor and Suzuki Motor, which spans an empire that produces 16 million vehicles globally, stemmed from a conversation that occurred only three months ago. “I asked [Toyota] President Akio Toyoda for a capital alliance in May,” Suzuki Chairman Osamu Suzuki told Nikkei Wednesday. Toyota will… Continue reading In Toyota and Suzuki alliance, two families find common ground
UPDATE 1-Ivory Coast, Toyota sign assembly plant deal
FLE PHOTO: A Toyota logo is displayed at the 89th Geneva International Motor Show in Geneva, Switzerland March 5, 2019. REUTERS/Pierre Albouy (Reuters) – Ivory Coast’s government signed an agreement on Thursday with Toyota (7203.T) to build a vehicle assembly plant in the West African nation, the office of Ivorian Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly… Continue reading UPDATE 1-Ivory Coast, Toyota sign assembly plant deal