UK: Hyundai launches eight-seat MPV
Hyundai's UK unit has launched a new diesel-powered eight-seat MPV (aka people carrier or minivan).
THE WEEK THAT WAS: The voltswagen moves closer
Electric cars - and hybrids - were very much in just-auto's news this week.
INDIA: Private firm to expand Nissan network (MEM)
Nissan Motor on Friday said it had appointed Hover Automotive India Private to develop a sales network in India, with the aim of establishing 55 dealers by 2012 to sell more than 100,000 vehicles that year.
A Europeanised Caddy
9th May 2008 15:03
This week I have been driving around in a press fleet Cadillac BLS 1.9 CDTI Wagon. I wanted it to coincide with the interview I did with Jonathan Nash (below link). It's a pretty good piece of...
US light vehicle market declines
US: Light truck market down 21% in April
US light vehicle sales in April fell to about 14.44m units on an annualised and seasonally adjusted basis according to Autodata Corp data. April’s market decline came against a backdrop of US economic worries and reflected a collapse in light truck sales.
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ASEAN automotive market review
Despite political turmoil in its biggest market and the threat of a global recession, sales in the ASEAN trading bloc showed strong growth in 2007, and forecasts in this briefing suggest that combined vehicle sales in ASEAN’s top three markets could be expected to reach 1.71m units in 2008. In this month’s briefing we profile five of these countries, namely Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, The Philippines and Vietnam. We investigate their market dynamics, main manufacturer activity and vehicle sales.
Where to find out about 2009 model year cars and light trucks
Production Life Database is your one-stop, instant-access source for all current and future global vehicle programmes. It is constantly updated, with data checked, new vehicles added, out-of-production models moved to the historic section and links between future car, crossover and light truck development programmes made in the textual analysis section.
Months ahead of the introduction of such cars and trucks, data for vehicles due to be launched or updated for North America's 2009 model year is being added to PLDB right now, for example.
PLDB lists 1947 current and future global models from 139 OEM groups, spread across 213 brands, with data for 56 vehicles having been checked or revised in the last month. Simply click on the link below to take a tour and see pricing.