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Volvo to spend $708 mn on second China plant

2011-06-24T01:30:12Z

Volvo, owned by China's Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, will invest $708 million to build a second plant in China, the world's biggest auto market, the environment ministry in Beijing said.

The auto maker, which was bought by Geely last year, will pour 4.5...

Chinese brands narrow quality gap with foreign automakers

2010-11-03T16:27:52Z

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Top 5 Upcoming SUVs in India

2010-11-02T17:11:38Z

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Ford Exporting Edge Crossover for Chinese Mar...

2010-09-16T17:16:31Z

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Special Editions of Honda cars for festival season

2010-09-22T08:56:20Z

Special Editions of Honda cars will be available in upcoming festival season that will be a part of Honda's annual event-The Great Honda Fest-which will begin today i.e. 15 September, 2010 and will conclude on November 5, 2010. The special edition cars include Honda Jazz, Honda City, Honda Accord and Honda CR-V; these cars will be offered with special accessories kits at special price tags. Moreover, attractive offers on Honda cars in India will be made during the event. The Honda car buyers ...

New BMW X5 2011 to be launched in India by mid-2011

2010-10-22T11:33:11Z

The Germany based leading luxury car maker BMW is all set to launch a new version of its popular SUV, the BMW X5 2011, in the Indian market by next year. The new BMW X5 will come equipped with a new, more powerful engine and a considerably updated look. However, the cosmetic changes are onl...

Things to Take Into Consideration When Buying a Used SUV

2010-09-09T01:18:30Z

At the present, maybe one of the types of vehicles that are most sought-after by many people in the world is SUV (Sport Utility Vehicle). There are many reasons why people prefer this vehicle; SUVs can accommodate many passengers, seven or maybe eight people including the driver inside. And also the other interesting features like a roomy interior and technology for family entertainment. Among the various types of vehicles that available today, maybe van is the type of vehicle that has simila...

Skoda will launch a small car in the Indian market in 2012

2010-09-21T12:40:05Z

The Czech car-maker Skoda is planning to soon launch its small car in the Indian market. Skoda, on Tuesday, announced that it will introduce this small car in the Indian market in early 2012. The new small car will be priced at Rs 3-5 lakh. The company is also planning to launch Yeti, the sports utility vehicle and also a stripped- down version of Mahindra and Mahindra and Ssangyong will be to bring the company's SUVs to India. Pawan Goenka, president (automotive), was quoted saying that M&M is planning to bring in Ssangyong's flagship Rexton and ready-for-launch Korando C SUVs in the CKD, that is, completely knocked down form. Both Rexto...

Used Car Market

2010-10-22T11:40:49Z

Tata is the one of the leading Indian auto manufacture company. It has been vastly contributing towards the growth of the Indian auto industry. Tata cars in India have a huge range from expensive cars to cheap cars. In India more than half of the population are belongs to the middle class group. People don't afford the new car due to the price factor. Brand new car is much expensive than the used car, so the people are looking to the old or second hand Tata cars.

The Hindustan Motors, maker of the Ambassador car -- easily India's most recognisable vehicle -- have been mounting, raising questions about the company's survival.

The snub-nosed Ambassador once ruled India's potholed roads, but last week Hindustan Motors reported that losses widened in the last fiscal year to 429 million rupees (9.5 million dollars) from 378 m...

New safety risks hit Toyota, Mazda vehicles

2010-10-22T11:08:39Z

Further trouble for Japan's auto industry emerged Thursday as embattled Toyota suspended production and sales of its Lexus GX 460 sport utility vehicle and Mazda announced a recall of 90,000 cars.

Toyota, the world's biggest automaker, said it would suspend production and worldwide sal...

Mazda to recall nearly 90,000 compact cars

2010-10-22T11:08:37Z

Japan's Mazda Motor will recall nearly 90,000 passenger cars domestically and in China due to an oil hose defect, the company said Thursday.

The automaker, which is part owned by US giant Ford, will start recalling 35,181 units in Japan and some 54,000 in China of the Mazda 3, ...

Embattled Toyota launches sales campaign in China

2010-03-05T04:16:22Z

Toyota said Friday it had started a sales blitz in China days after the company president apologised to drivers in the world's biggest car market for pulling 75,000 vehicles as part of its global recall.

Company president Akio Toyoda on Monday said sorry to Chinese consumers over the accelerator system defect...

Nissan recalls nearly 540,000 vehicles worldwide

2010-10-22T11:00:24Z

Japan's Nissan Motor said Wednesday it would recall nearly 540,000 vehicles worldwide, most of them in the United States, due to brake pedal defects and faulty fuel gauges.

Nissan -- Japan's third-largest carmaker, and partnered with France's Renault -- said it plans ...

Toyota president to brief media in China

2010-02-27T23:15:33Z

The president of Toyota will hold a news conference in Beijing on Monday over the troubled company's car recalls, a company spokesman said.

Akio Toyoda will face the press at 1000 GMT at a Beijing hotel "over the recent quality issues" affecting Toyota vehicles, the spokesman said Sunday.

Toyoda has...

Toyota president to visit China over recall row: report

2010-02-27T06:15:48Z

Toyota president Akio Toyoda will visit China to hold a news conference on the company's massive recall over defective car components, Jiji Press reported Saturday.

His news conference in Beijing Monday...

Upcoming Suvs In India

2010-10-22T11:54:58Z

The much-awaited Tata Aria, which was earlier known as the Indicruz, was finally unveiled at the 2010 Delhi Auto Expo. It is a crossover based on a brand new platform with a generous wheelbase of 2750 mm and will carry a 2.2-litre Direct Injection Common Rail (DICOR) diesel engine that can churn out 140 bhp and 320 Nm of ...

Things To Take Into Consideration When Buying Used Suv

2010-10-14T13:55:46Z

What You'll Drive in 2010

2010-10-22T14:34:34Z

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Buying From A Variety Of Cars In Pakistan

2010-10-06T00:48:10Z

There are an ample variety of automobiles easily obtainable in Pakistan for consumers in the market for a recent vehicle. Subsequent to choosing a handful of major elements like cost and options you will land up with at least a handful of automobiles that you can buy to meet your demands. Your strategy will need a bit of well thought-out examination on your part to confirm that your automobile supplies you advantages much after you have ultimately secured the automobile. Things to examine cov...

Nissan NA to export engines to Japan

2010-04-16T10:16:12Z

Nissan NA plans to export engines from US to Japan for first time to install in Infiniti SUVs

Nissan is planning to export engines from the United States to Japan for the first time.

Nissan executives told Nashville radio station WPLN that the plant at Decherd is exporting engines for a luxury SUV, the

Top 5 Suvs In India

2010-10-22T11:23:52Z

Indian car industry is crowded with a number of SUVs, the demand of which is gradually increasing among car consumers. SUVs have come a long way from the traditional Jeep to the stylish and high-tech Honda CR-V, Volvo XC90, and Nissan X-Trail.

Here are among the top 5 SUVs in India:

Tata Safari Dicor

The Tata Safari is one of the oldest and most successful SUVs in the Indian car market. The car with its excellent styling and comfortab...

GM says US-made Buicks ready to roll to China

2010-10-22T11:12:53Z

General Motors said Friday it was preparing to begin exports of the US-made Buick Enclave luxury crossover utility vehicle to China as early as next month.

The announcement by the number one US automaker comes as the Acura CL AC compressor) has recently increased its sales in China by 36 percent last month attributed to the growing popularity of the Civic and the Accord cars.

Japan’s second largest carmaker was able to sell 46,226 cars in China for November ...

Infiniti QX56, Nissan Armada To Go Separate Ways

2010-10-26T14:11:33Z

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Brilliance and China Automobile Germany

2010-10-26T14:11:37Z

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China's Tryst With the Xerox Machine

2010-10-22T11:32:20Z

I was recently in China for the Beijing Auto Show. Having roamed around the New Delhi Auto Expo a number of times, the Beijing show is a pleasant surprise in the sense that it is housed in about one-fourth the area of the New Delhi show. At the same time, Beijing has four times the number of new cars significantly improving the new-cars-per-square-inch score.

While Delhi is all about trying to find a new car launch, Beijing was all about trying to find an original new car desi...

Volvo Strengthening Its Foothold in India

2010-10-05T15:34:12Z

Despite the circulating news that Ford is likely to sell its Swedish-based subsidiary, Volvo on the other hand just doesn?t want to be affected by it. As a fact, Volvo Car Corporation the producer of Volvo 240 parts has recently appointed three dealers in India in preparation of its already delayed launching in one of the ...

Volvo Expects Sales to Double in China

2010-10-22T11:42:00Z

In 2006, Volvo Cars did particularly well in the China auto market with sales volumes burgeoning to more than 7,000 units. "We almost doubled our sales volume in 2006, and our aim is to do the same again in 2007," said Fredrik Arp, the President and CEO of the Volvo Car Corporation.

"To us, China is the most exciting car market in the world. It is a vital part of our growth plans, and we believe that in the next five to ten years China will move up to second place in Volvo Car...

Volvo Prepares for India Invasion

2010-10-22T11:42:04Z

Volvo Cars, the Scandinavian luxury division of the Ford Motor Co., is lining up many product launches for India. After the S80 sedan and the XC90 sports utility vehicle, expected by the year-end, the automaker also is finalizing the lineup of its other luxury offerings.

“The logical thing would be to bring in another sedan. We haven’t decided on the model yet, but it could be S40 or S60. We are also considering bringing in hatchbacks - C30 and C70. Our new SUV, due in 2009, c...

South Korea Koreas Clash

2011-01-05T01:31:08Z

South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan, right, shakes hands with U.S. special envoy on North Korea, Stephen Bosworth before their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Jung Yeon-je, Pool)

Pakistan Violence

2011-01-04T15:00:59Z

Troops of Pakistan's para military force stand guard outside a local hospital where Punjab's governor Salman Taseer's dead body was brought in Islamabad, Pakistan on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011. The governor of Pakistan's powerful Punjab province was shot dead Tuesday by one of his guards in the Pakista...

APTOPIX Pakistan Violence

2011-01-04T14:32:37Z

Supporters of Pakistan People's party mourn death of Punjab's governor Salman Taseer who was shot dead by one of his guards, outside a local hospital in Islamabad, Pakistan on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011. The governor of Pakistan's powerful Punjab province was shot dead Tuesday by one of his guards in ...

Australia Tennis Hopman Cup

2011-01-04T06:30:53Z

Serbian Novak Djokovic plays a backhand during his match against Kazakhstan's Andrey Golubev on day two of the Hopman Cup team tennis tournament in Perth, Australia, Sunday, Jan. 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Steve Wake)

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South Korea US Koreas Clash

2011-01-04T02:30:23Z

Stephen Bosworth, US special representative for North Korea policy, talks to reporters upon his arrival at Incheon international airport, west of Seoul, Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011. Bosworth arrived in Seoul for talks on North Korea's nuclear...