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Nissan: Rear Door Alert technology to become standard on all four-door Nissan nameplates

Nissan’s Rear Door Alert (RDA) 1 is the industry’s first system that uses the horn, in addition to door sensors and a message display on the center instrument panel, to remind drivers to check the back seat after the vehicle is parked For model year 2019, Nissan will add RDA as standard equipment to eight… Continue reading Nissan: Rear Door Alert technology to become standard on all four-door Nissan nameplates

Earnings boosted: “It’s hard to believe” – VW return on Toyota level

All articles and backgrounds 08/03/2018 Earnings boosted “It’s hard to believe” – VW returns close to Toyota DPA Volkswagen headquarters in Wolfsburg Toyota In terms of earning power, it ties in with earlier heydays. The Japanese group increased its operating profit in its first quarter by just under one-fifth to the equivalent of around 5.3… Continue reading Earnings boosted: “It’s hard to believe” – VW return on Toyota level

Ford is saying goodbye to cars and hello to batteries

Ford made waves recently when it announced it would stop producing cars (except for the iconic Mustang) — in favor of SUVs, trucks and other large vehicles — for the United States. It wasn’t a big surprise and if anything it was expected since SUV and truck sales are growing while car sales plummet. But… Continue reading Ford is saying goodbye to cars and hello to batteries

Nissan finally sells its battery cell manufacturing division

Nissan wants to ramp up its electrification effort, but it doesn’t want to make its own batteries anymore. It had a lot of difficulties getting rid of its battery manufacturing subsidiary, but they have now finally found a buyer. For over two years now, the Japanese automaker has been rumored to be looking for a… Continue reading Nissan finally sells its battery cell manufacturing division

Mitsubishi Motors Announces Production, Sales and Export Figures for June 2018 and First Half of Calendar 2018

* Includes imports to Japan * Beginning fiscal 2012, locally branded models produced in China, which to date had been included in the output figure for China, are now excluded [ Summary : June 2018 ] < Domestic Production > June 2018･･･Fourth consecutive monthly year-on-year increase since February, 2018 ( 119.8% year-on-year ) <… Continue reading Mitsubishi Motors Announces Production, Sales and Export Figures for June 2018 and First Half of Calendar 2018

French Carmaker Likely To Halt Iran Operations As Other Companies Leave

French car manufacturer Renault says it is likely to leave Iran to avoid renewed U.S. sanctions in spite of previous promises to remain. Several other major companies including Maersk, Total, Peugeot, General Electric, Boeing, Reliance, and Siemens have already left Iran to evade U..S sanctions, which economic experts in Iran say will hit Iranians even… Continue reading French Carmaker Likely To Halt Iran Operations As Other Companies Leave

Mitsubishi Motors Reports First-Quarter Financial Results for FY2018

Tokyo, July 24, 2018 – Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) today announced first-quarter financial results for Fiscal Year 2018 ended March 31, 2019 (1Q/FY2018). 1. 1Q/FY2018 Financial Results Highlights Mitsubishi Motors reported net sales for 1Q/FY2018, up 27.0% year-on-year to 560.0 billion yen. Operating profit rose from 20.6 billion yen in the same period… Continue reading Mitsubishi Motors Reports First-Quarter Financial Results for FY2018

Battery Breakthrough?

Mazda to resume plant operations next week

Anton Andres / Mazda | July 19, 2018 13:59 Production line for Mazda crossovers to reopen on July 23 The record rains in Japan last week saw production stoppages from Mazda, Mitsubishi, and Daihatsu. With the storm out of the country, Mazda has announced that they will resume operations next week, July 23, as cleanup… Continue reading Mazda to resume plant operations next week

Graveyard shift: Manual transmissions on the way out

Robert Duffer, Chicago Tribune Published 12:00 a.m. ET July 19, 2018 Manual transmissions account for just 2 percent of all vehicles sold in the United States in 2018, according to data from Edmunds.com. (Photo: Robert Duffer / TNS) The tween riding in the back seat finally asked, “What is that thing you keep moving up… Continue reading Graveyard shift: Manual transmissions on the way out