Top Automotive Marketing Executive Brings Decades of Experience to F&I Industry Leader ATLANTA, June 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Safe-Guard Products International, LLC, the industry’s leading platform provider of private label protection products for the automotive, RV, marine, and powersports industries, announces the appointment of Deborah Wahl, former global chief marketing officer of General Motors, to its… Continue reading Safe-Guard Products International Appoints Former General Motors Global CMO Deborah Wahl to Board of Directors
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Nissan launches new, mid-size PHEV pickup that undercuts $20K Slate *
Zhengzhou Nissan has launched a new, plug-in pickup in the Chinese market called the Z9. It’s the same size as the Nissan Frontier Pro, offers over 35 miles of all-electric range, and pricing starts at just $16,600. * in China. Positioned as the electrified sibling of the domestically-built Nissan Frontier Pro, the Zhengzhou Nissan Z9… Continue reading Nissan launches new, mid-size PHEV pickup that undercuts $20K Slate *
New-look Toyota Aygo X gains 74mpg hybrid; drops manual
Autocar understands that Toyota sold some 14,000 examples of the city car in the UK last year. Had those all been the new hybrid, Toyota would have been able to sell in excess of 2000 additional ICE cars while remaining within its limit. Separately from the ZEV mandate, such a significant reduction would have given Toyota… Continue reading New-look Toyota Aygo X gains 74mpg hybrid; drops manual
The best ever Japanese kei cars: lightweight, lovable and back in vogue
It also gave kei car customers a kind of scaled-down NSX to play with. The 656cc naturally aspirated three-cylinder makes the most incredible noise, partly on account of its 8,500rpm red line (peak power of 63bhp is made at 8,100rpm), and partly because each cylinder has its own throttle body to admit air and fuel.… Continue reading The best ever Japanese kei cars: lightweight, lovable and back in vogue
The best ever popemobiles
The Mazana II is a boxy and utilitarian six-seat 4×4 built around the diesel drivetrain of the Citroen Berlingo, sitting in a twin-rail chassis topped with a body made of reinforced polyester resin. The Mazana II went on sale in 2016, and the firm created an open-air version for the visit of Pope Francis in… Continue reading The best ever popemobiles
Yamaha’s New Gameplan for India
With India cementing its position as Yamaha Motor’s second-largest global market after the ASEAN region, the Japanese two-wheeler giant is shifting its strategy to focus more on the premium market under its new Chairman and MD for India, Itaru Otani. “Our target is Gen Z and upper-middle-class customers. We are strengthening our premium strategy as… Continue reading Yamaha’s New Gameplan for India
@Toyota: Taking a Multi-Pathway Approach at Super Taikyu Fuji 24 Hours Race
May 31, 2025 Toyota City, Japan, May 30, 2025―Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) will enter the ENEOS Super Taikyu Series 2025 Empowered by BRIDGESTONE Round 3 NAPAC Fuji 24 Hours Race, to be held from May 30 to June 1, with the #28 TGRR GR86 Future FR Concept running on low-carbon gasoline (E20) and the #32… Continue reading @Toyota: Taking a Multi-Pathway Approach at Super Taikyu Fuji 24 Hours Race
@Toyota: Taking a Multi-Pathway Approach at Super Taikyu Fuji 24 Hours Race
May 31, 2025 Toyota City, Japan, May 30, 2025―Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) will enter the ENEOS Super Taikyu Series 2025 Empowered by BRIDGESTONE Round 3 NAPAC Fuji 24 Hours Race, to be held from May 30 to June 1, with the #28 TGRR GR86 Future FR Concept running on low-carbon gasoline (E20) and the #32… Continue reading @Toyota: Taking a Multi-Pathway Approach at Super Taikyu Fuji 24 Hours Race
How this $7,000 EV is said to be busting the ‘biggest’ myth about cars in Japan
Updated On May 31, 2025 at 08:32 AM IST Read by: 100 Industry Professionals Read by 100 Industry Professionals KG Motors A Japanese startup, KG Motors, is aiming to boost Japan’s electric vehicle (EV) market with an ultra-compact, affordable one-seater EV called the mibot, according to Bloomberg. Resembling a futuristic golf cart, the mibot is… Continue reading How this $7,000 EV is said to be busting the ‘biggest’ myth about cars in Japan
Clean Technica: US Hybrid Vehicle Sales Continue to Rise as Electric & Plug-in Vehicle Shares Remain Flat — GRAPHS004044
About 22% of light-duty vehicles sold in the first quarter of the year in the United States were hybrid, battery electric, or plug-in hybrid vehicles, up from about 18% in the first quarter of 2024. Among those categories, hybrid electric vehicles have continued to gain market share while battery electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid vehicles… Continue reading Clean Technica: US Hybrid Vehicle Sales Continue to Rise as Electric & Plug-in Vehicle Shares Remain Flat — GRAPHS004044