Tag: Toyota

Opinion: With a legacy of great cars over 25 years, Brand Skoda is in a good place

Skoda has been in India for 25 years. Over the years, the VW-owned Czech brand has brought a host of technically advanced cars to India. Built to European standards and priced competitively, Skoda captured the attention of the Indian car buying public early on.  I clearly remember driving the first modern Skoda to come to… Continue reading Opinion: With a legacy of great cars over 25 years, Brand Skoda is in a good place

CHICAGO AUTO SHOW WELCOMES RETURNING AND NEW SPONSORS

CHICAGO, Feb. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Sponsors continue to show their support of the 2025 Chicago Auto Show with annual renewals from premier partners including Cars.com and ComEd along with supporting sponsorships from NASCAR Chicago, AT&T, Shell Recharge and U.S. ARMY. Joining the sponsorship line-up in 2025 are Drive Chicago, Bally’s Chicago and the Museum of… Continue reading CHICAGO AUTO SHOW WELCOMES RETURNING AND NEW SPONSORS

Mazda 2 supermini axed after a decade on sale

The Mazda 2 has been axed in the UK following its effective replacement by the Mazda 2 Hybrid – a rebadged Toyota Yaris. The supermini can no longer be ordered brand new, and a spokesperson for the brand confirmed to Autocar that just a “few hundred” examples remain in showrooms across the nation. It brings… Continue reading Mazda 2 supermini axed after a decade on sale

@niche: TICK, TICK, TICK.003746

Detroit. Now that this industry is being immersed in chaos theory, where it’s tariffs one day and a reprise the next, it’s clear that the clock is ticking on the very existence of the auto business in this country, for every manufacturer. The very idea that trade agreements between the U.S., Canada and Mexico could be arbitrarily blown… Continue reading @niche: TICK, TICK, TICK.003746

Car sales fall 14%, SUVs rise 12% in first 10 months of FY2025

Of the total estimated wholesales of 3.53 million passenger vehicles in the past 10 months of FY2025, up 2% YoY (April 2023-January 2024: 34,76,319 units), the share of passenger cars is now down to 31% compared to 37% a year ago. In the first 10 months of FY2025, an estimated 11,13,905 cars have been sold,… Continue reading Car sales fall 14%, SUVs rise 12% in first 10 months of FY2025

Kia Carens surpasses 200,000 sales, refreshed model and Carens EV coming soon

The Kia Carens premium MPV, launched exactly three years ago on February 15, 2022, has driven past the 200,000-units milestone in the domestic market. As per the latest wholesales data released by SIAM, the Kia Carens has sold 199,952 units till end-January 2025, just 48 units shy of the 200,000 mark which would have been… Continue reading Kia Carens surpasses 200,000 sales, refreshed model and Carens EV coming soon

Kia Sonet breaks through 400,000 milestone and chases further growth

February 2025 is turning out to be a milestone month for Kia India, particularly for its domestic market sales. While the Carens MPV has turned three years old today and crossed 200,000 sales, the Sonet compact SUV has driven past the 400,000 wholesales mark 53 months or a little over four years after it was… Continue reading Kia Sonet breaks through 400,000 milestone and chases further growth

@Toyota: Toyota Develops New Fuel Cell System

Feb. 14, 2025 Toyota City, Japan, February 14, 2025―Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) announced today that it has developed a new fuel cell (FC) system, its third-generation fuel cell system (3rd Gen FC System), as part of its continued efforts toward the realization of a hydrogen society. The all-new 3rd Gen FC System is designed to… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota Develops New Fuel Cell System

@Toyota: A Legacy of Grit: Toyota Research and Development EVP Mike Sweers, Land Cruiser Return to Their Roots

Mike Sweers – former chief engineer of Tundra – is the ultimate truck guy. But Land Cruiser may be his real passion. Case in point: He regularly drives his 1991 Land Cruiser 70 to work for his current gig as chief technology officer and executive vice president with Research and Development at Toyota Motor North… Continue reading @Toyota: A Legacy of Grit: Toyota Research and Development EVP Mike Sweers, Land Cruiser Return to Their Roots