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UK/JAPAN: Suzuki forms fuel cell JV with UK company
7 February 2012
Suzuki and UK-based Intelligent Energy have formed a joint venture to manufacture fuel cell systems for the Japanese company’s next generation of fuel cell vehicles.
GENEVA PREVIEW: Updated global debuts list [Honda CR-V diesel & Morgan Aero Coupe added]
7 February 2012
An updated version of just-auto's list of world premiere concepts and production models due to take a bow at the Geneva motor show's 6 March press day.
JAPAN: Suzuki nine-month profit falls
6 February 2012
Suzuki Motor nine-month operating profit dipped 5.1% to JPY87.7bn on sales down 6.7% to JPY1.8 trillion due to a volume fall in India, ongoing effects of the Japanese earthquake, and yen appreciation, the automaker announced.
US: Super Bowl truck ad pits Ford against GM
6 February 2012
A row between General Motors and Ford over a Chevrolet truck television ad aired during weekend Super Bowl football game coverage in the US has attracted considerable media coverage both there and abroad.
GENEVA PREVIEW: Honda to launch new diesel engine
6 February 2012
Honda will show its new 1.6-litre diesel at next month’s Geneva motor show, claiming it to be the lightest, most fuel efficient and best performing engine in its class.
COMMENT: Where does the Chinese car industry really stand?
2 February 2012
Investment banker Meyrick Cox describes the development of the Chinese auto industry, its structure and offers a view on the challenges it faces in the future.
US: January light vehicles sales surprise
2 February 2012
January US light vehicle sales were stronger than anyone expected.
JAPAN: Thai floods hit Honda third quarter profits
31 January 2012
Honda Motor net income for the fiscal third quarter ended 31 December, 2011 fell 41.2% to JPY47.6bn on sales off 8% to JPY1,942.5bn ($24,988m).
THAI FLOODS: Honda Ayutthaya plant back on stream in March
31 January 2012
Honda Motor said on Tuesday (31 January) its car factory in Thailand (in the Rojana Industrial Park, Ayutthaya) would resume production by the end of March.
SOUTH KOREA: Kia books record profits, sees growth slowing
30 January 2012
Hyundai Motor affilate Kia Motors, like its parent, has reported record-high earnings for 2011 thanks to its upgraded brand image and strong sales growth in overseas markets.
BELGIUM: Toyota Europe delivers 400,000th hybrid
27 January 2012
Toyota has delivered its 400,000th hybrid in Europe. The milestone car was a UK-built Auris handed over to Valentine Nkwocha in Anderlecht, Belgium, as a company car from his employer CTG, an IT-consultancy. The company recently ordered over 20 Auris Hybrids for its junior consultants.
JAPAN: Toyota ups Lexus 2012 target
26 January 2012
Toyota Motor aims to boost worldwide sales of Lexus models by about a quarter to 500,000-510,000 vehicles this year, bringing them back to levels before the global financial crisis hit demand.
JAPAN/UK: Honda hybrid tally over 800,000
25 January 2012
Honda Motor has sold over 800,000 hybrid vehicles since the first generation Insight - a two-seat coupe - was launched in November 1999.
ANALYSIS: ASEAN sales up by 3.8% in 2011
24 January 2012
New vehicle sales in the ASEAN region’s six largest markets fell by 15.4% to 584,790 units in the fourth quarter of 2011, from 691,517 units a year earlier, writes Tony Pugliese.
THAI FLOODS: Record numbers expected as production recovers
24 January 2012
Thailand is expected to produce a record 2m vehicles this year as domestic demand and exports grow following the disruptions in 2011 caused by serious flooding.
US: January sales SAAR off "significantly" - analysts
24 January 2012
US auto sales in the first half of January were on pace for a SAAR of 12.1m, down "significantly" from last month’s SAAR of 13.5m, Edmunds.com said.
THAI FLOODS: Honda Siel to resume peak production by March
23 January 2012
Honda Siel Motors expects to return to its peak capacity of 9,000-10,000 units per month by March after production was affected by the Thailand floods which caused parts shortages.
JAPAN: Honda moving motorcycle workers to cars
23 January 2012
Honda Motor is to transfer some of the workforce at its Kumamoto factory, its only Japanese domestic motorcycle production base, to other plants in Japan as part of its move to shift two-wheeler production offshore amid the yen's historic rise, company officials have said.
US: Honda delivers Fit EV to home city
23 January 2012
Honda's US unit has delivered a Fit [Jazz] EV battery-electric vehicle to the city of Torrance - south of Los Angeles where it is based - as part of an electric vehicle demonstration programme ahead of the retail market launch in California and Oregon this summer. The EV was displayed at the Detroit auto show this month.
MALAYSIA: DRB-Hicom to review Proton’s strategy
19 January 2012
Malaysia’s DRB-Hicom has begun a review of Proton’s operations and strategy after it acquired the Malaysian government’s 42.7% stake in the national carmaker. The company is also expected to acquire other minority holdings in Proton to consolidate its control.
UK: UK car output up 6% in 2011
19 January 2012
The SMMT says that UK car manufacturing rose 5.8% to 1,343,810 in 2011 and ended the year with a 1.6% rise in December. The total for the year was boosted by strong exports.
PRODUCT EYE: Kia Optima 1.7
18 January 2012
How's this for a summary of the old-shape Optima: "the last time Kia had a vehicle in the D segment it was one that, pragmatically, had no credibility whatsoever". So says the company's head of UK media relations.
TAIWAN: Honda hopes to resume production after February
18 January 2012
Honda Taiwan Motor, a fully-owned subsidiary of Honda Japan, reportedly plans to restart car assembly after February, industry sources told CENS.com.
RUSSIA: Honda resumes local production talks
16 January 2012
Honda has resumed talks with Russian authorities about building a car assembly plant, the economic development ministry’s department director Dmitry Levchenkov said on Monday.
THE WEEK THAT WAS: Detroit, sunny Detroit
13 January 2012
Triple-D week for me, this, first time in Detroit, first time at the Detroit show, first time on Delta. Despite the dire predictions of certain sages I know, it was all good.
DETROIT INTERVIEW: OESA president and CEO Neil De Koker (part 1)
11 January 2012
Neil de Koker is president and CEO of the Original Equipment Suppliers Association (OESA) representing 410 companies with global automotive sales of US$300bn.
COMMENT: Designing for youth and unexpected consequences
11 January 2012
General Motors executives from CEO Dan Akerson to global director of youth strategy, John McFarland, to Chevrolet marketing chief Chris Perry have all been consistently on-message this Detroit show - we are going to listen to young potential buyers, the 18-30 millennials, and we are going to engage them and develop the products that excite passion in them for cars again. Or words to that effect.
DETROIT SHOW: Global debuts list
10 January 2012
Our complete list of concept and production vehicle global premieres which were revealed at the North American International Auto Show.
MALAYSIA: DRB-Hicom confirms interest in Proton
10 January 2012
Malaysia’s diversified industrial group DRB-HICOM has confirmed its interest in acquiring the 42.7% stake in Proton Holdings owned by state-owned investment company Khazanah Nasional Bhd.
DETROIT SHOW: Range Rover Evoque wins NA Truck of the Year
10 January 2012
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) may not have a stand at the Detroit Auto Show, but it did not stop the company making the headlines with the new Range Rover Evoque winning the prestigious Truck of the Year award voted for by US journalists.
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