Mazda Production and Sales Results for March 2018 and for April 2017 through March 2018 (Flash Report)

2018/04/26 Production and Sales Mazda Motor Corporation’s production and sales results for March 2018 and for April 2017 through March 2018 are summarized below. Note 1): Overseas production figures indicate Mazda-branded units coming off the production line (excluding CKD units). However, non-Mazda-branded passenger vehicles produced at the Mexico plant are included.Note 2): Global production figures… Continue reading Mazda Production and Sales Results for March 2018 and for April 2017 through March 2018 (Flash Report)

BMW, Daimler, Toyota: Speech by China’s head of state Xi inspires the auto industry

Lexus production The Toyota luxury brand would benefit particularly strongly from the market opening. (Photo: AP) Automakers like BMW. Daimler and Toyota are likely to over the Message from the Chinese President Xi Jinping pleased: This announced in his speech on Tuesday to lower import tariffs on cars later this year. In doing so, the… Continue reading BMW, Daimler, Toyota: Speech by China’s head of state Xi inspires the auto industry

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

Mazda reveals 2018 CX-3 at New York Auto Show

The updated 2018 Mazda CX-3 had its world premiere on 28th March at the New York Auto Show. Featuring a more mature KODO design, extensively modified SKYACTIV engines and a broader range of i-ACTIVSENSE safety technologies, the new Mazda CX-3 is ready to continue the success of the previous model when it goes on sale… Continue reading Mazda reveals 2018 CX-3 at New York Auto Show

Mazda Production and Sales Results for February 2018 (Flash Report)

2018/03/29 Production and Sales Mazda Motor Corporation’s production and sales results for February 2018 are summarized below. Note 1: Overseas production figures indicate Mazda-branded units coming off the production line (excluding CKD units). However, non-Mazda-branded passenger vehicles produced at the Mexico plant are included.Note 2: Global production figures are the sum of domestic and overseas… Continue reading Mazda Production and Sales Results for February 2018 (Flash Report)

Mazda Reveals Updated Mazda CX-3 at New York Auto Show

2018/03/29 Products and Technology HIROSHIMA, Japan – Mazda Motor Corporation unveiled an updated Mazda CX-3 today at the New York International Auto Show.1 Exterior and interior of the updated Mazda CX-3 (North American specifications) Updated for the second time since its 2015 launch, the new CX-3 employs Mazda’s human-centered design philosophy for a more mature,… Continue reading Mazda Reveals Updated Mazda CX-3 at New York Auto Show

2019 Honda Insight, Lexus UX Hybrid, electric van test, EPA to ease emission rules: Today’s Car News

Follow John Today, we’ve got new hybrids at the New York auto show, more than 100 electric vans plus battery storage, and EPA plans to permit more emissions from future cars. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Over the weekend, as we do every seven days, we ran down last week’s most important… Continue reading 2019 Honda Insight, Lexus UX Hybrid, electric van test, EPA to ease emission rules: Today’s Car News

Vospers invests £12m in Exeter multi-franchise dealership

Vospers is investing £12m in a new multi-franchise site in Matford, Exeter to open in late 2018. The site will have a FordStore, showrooms for Ford, Mazda, Fiat, Jeep, and Alfa Romeo and a 28-bay workshop. There will also be four larger car and van bays for while u wait servicing, where two technicians will… Continue reading Vospers invests £12m in Exeter multi-franchise dealership

Mazda, ELIIY Power and Ube Industries Agree to Jointly Develop 12-Volt Lithium-ion Starter Batteries for Vehicles

2018/03/15 Products and Technology Developing Safe, Durable Lithium-ion Batteries to Replace Lead-Acid Batteries HIROSHIMA, Japan-Mazda Motor Corporation, ELIIY Power Co., Ltd. and Ube Industries, Ltd. have agreed to jointly develop lithium-ion batteries for use in automobiles. The three companies will work together to develop durable, heat- and impact-resistant 12-Volt lithium-ion batteries as a viable replacement… Continue reading Mazda, ELIIY Power and Ube Industries Agree to Jointly Develop 12-Volt Lithium-ion Starter Batteries for Vehicles