Honda Civic Type R to be refreshed next year in hot hatch title defence

Honda will respond to increasingly tough competition against the Civic Type R by refreshing the 316bhp model for 2019. Seen here testing in Germany, the British-built Japanese hot hatch is due to receive minor design changes including tweaked bumpers and new headlights, as shown by the placement of camouflage on the development car. Honda is also… Continue reading Honda Civic Type R to be refreshed next year in hot hatch title defence

Nissan Falsifies Exhaust Emission Data in New Issue for Saikawa

Nissan Motor Co. said it will investigate instances of misconduct involving falsified data about exhaust emissions and fuel economy, the second controversy in less than a year for the automaker whose vehicle-inspection scandal had led to the recall of about 1.2 million vehicles. The data falsification, which occurred on 19 models across five plants in… Continue reading Nissan Falsifies Exhaust Emission Data in New Issue for Saikawa

VW distributes the responsibility within the Group new

V olkswagen CEO Herbert Diess will divide responsibility within the Group for the world regions in the future for his brands. In the future, one leading brand will take over group-wide control of a clearly defined world region, said Volkswagen on Friday in Wolfsburg. Decisions could be made more decentralized. “We’re giving the responsibility over… Continue reading VW distributes the responsibility within the Group new

Toyota To Provide Suzuki Technology To Build New Compact Car Engine

Toyota Motor Corp. and Suzuki Motor Corp. today agreed to start discussions on undertaking new joint projects for technological and market development, and vehicle production. As part of the new arrangement, Toyota will offer Suzuki the technology to develop a new compact and highly efficient car engine for India and other global markets, Toyota said… Continue reading Toyota To Provide Suzuki Technology To Build New Compact Car Engine

Toyota To Enhance Localisation In Brezza, Baleno To Make Them Cost Effective

Toyota Motor Corp. plans to increase the local content of Baleno and Vitara Brezza models which it will receive from compatriot Suzuki Motor Corp. for selling in India under their partnership to make them price competitive, a senior company official said today. The likely changes to be brought in the two models “are still under… Continue reading Toyota To Enhance Localisation In Brezza, Baleno To Make Them Cost Effective

Suzuki reveals next-gen Jimny SUV

Suzuki Motor Corporation has officially released images of its new Jimny ahead of a formal unveil in Japan later in the year. Spied testing multiple times and with a number of leaked images, details regarding the Jimny have been floating around for a while now. The new images confirm what had been revealed in the… Continue reading Suzuki reveals next-gen Jimny SUV

June 15 Transfer of all equity in Changhe Suzuki held by the Suzuki Group to Changhe Automobile

15 June 2018 Transfer of all equity in Changhe Suzuki held by the Suzuki Group to Changhe Automobile Suzuki Motor Corporation (Suzuki) has completed transfer of all equity in Jiangxi Changhe Suzuki Automobile Co., Ltd. (Changhe Suzuki), an entity accounted for using equity method in China, held by the Suzuki Group (46%) to Changhe Automobile.… Continue reading June 15 Transfer of all equity in Changhe Suzuki held by the Suzuki Group to Changhe Automobile

Maruti discontinues diesel variants of Ignis

NEW DELHI: The country’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) has stopped production of the diesel version of its premium hatchback Ignis due to low demand. The company, which launched the model in January last year, has sold more than 72,000 units so far. The automaker registered average monthly sales of over 4,500 units of… Continue reading Maruti discontinues diesel variants of Ignis