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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.
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: Toyota confirms loss of top carmaker spot
25 January 2012
Toyota Motor confirmed Wednesday that its world group sales fell below the 8m mark in 2011, losing the firm its number one spot in the global carmakers' league.
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.
US: GM top automaker again
20 January 2012
General Motors reclaimed the title of world's biggest carmaker title in 2011 after Toyota production was reduced as a result of the 11 March earthquake and tsunami in Japan and the Thai floods late in the year, effects of which are still ongoing.
US: Panel tells NHTSA to improve technical expertise
20 January 2012
A scientific panel has backed a US government finding that electronic software played no role in the sudden acceleration of Toyota vehicles which caused massive recalls two years ago.
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.
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.
DETROIT SHOW: MKZ signals Lincoln relaunch
10 January 2012
The new MKX concept is a good start, but without a detailed plan of where and when Lincoln will be launched or relaunched outside North America, will Ford's luxury division ever become a major premium brand?
GENEVA PREVIEW: Toyota Yaris Hybrid
10 January 2012
The Detroit show hasn't even opened its doors to the public but this industry never sleeps - Toyota Motor Europe has just released details of the Yaris Hybrid, a world premiere for March's Geneva show.
DETROIT SHOW: Global debuts list [BMW ActiveHybrid 3 & Chrysler 700C added]
9 January 2012
Some additions to our list of concept and production vehicle global premieres that are being revealed at the North American International Auto Show. This year's media preview days are 9 and 10 January, with just-auto reporting live from the COBO Center.
BELGIUM: Toyota fights back with modest sales increase
9 January 2012
Toyota Motor Europe (TME) posted a 1.7% sales increase in 2011 to take its market share to 4.2% including its luxury Lexus brand, the company said in a statement.
DETROIT PREVIEW: Global debuts list [updated with Tata Emo, 2013MY Land Cruiser]
6 January 2012
Some additions to our list of concept and production vehicle global premieres that will be revealed at the North American International Auto Show. This year's media preview days are 9 and 10 January, with just-auto reporting live from the COBO Center.
DETROIT PREVIEW: Analysts expect Big Three renaissance
6 January 2012
The renaissance of Detroit’s “Big Three” will be on full display at this year’s North American International Auto Show in Detroit, according to Edmunds.com analysts.
US: BMW takes premium brand lead
5 January 2012
BMW is the new king of the hill in the premium brand segment of the US light vehicle market.
ANALYSIS: Hyundai goes after Lexus
5 January 2012
Laugh no longer at Hyundai's ambition to tackle Lexus: a car that was never designed for the US market, the glitzy Equus sedan, has turned in some strong sales numbers for 2011.
DETROIT PREVIEW: Global debuts list [Volvo concept & Porsche 911 Cabrio added]
4 January 2012
An updated list of concept and production vehicle global premieres due to be revealed on the 9 & 10 January media days of the North American International Auto Show.
JAPAN: Toyota eyes record output in 2012
22 December 2011
Toyota plans to increase sales by 20% from 2011 to a record 8.48m units in 2012 with emerging markets accounting for 45% of total sales, up from a 33% share four years ago.
DETROIT PREVIEW: Lexus LF-LC hybrid supercar concept
22 December 2011
Following the breaking of a media embargo by multiple media, Toyota has issued an image of the Lexus LF-LC, a concept for the forthcoming North American International Auto Show.
DETROIT PREVIEW: Global debuts list [UPDATED]
21 December 2011
An updated list of all the concept and production vehicle global premieres scheduled to be revealed on the 9 & 10 January media days of the North American International Auto Show.
DETROIT PREVIEW: Global debuts list [UPDATED]
20 December 2011
Just-auto's list of the concept and production vehicle global premieres scheduled to be revealed on the 9 & 10 January media days of the North American International Auto Show.
PRODUCT EYE: Toyota manufacturing chief on updated Avensis
19 December 2011
So you're the world's most famously sensible car company. You've also had one hell of an annus horriblus, a year in fact that could have dealt a killer blow to car companies with a lesser cash pile than Toyota's. Your president has publicly shed tears over the deaths of people for whom a supposedly faulty throttle design was blamed. Now you just want 2011 to be over.
US: November gives automakers reason to be thankful
2 December 2011
November light vehicle sales gave automakers reason to be thankful. Adjusted results were up 9.5% and November’s seasonally adjusted annualised rate (SAAR) of 13.63m was the highest since August 2009 and the best November since 2007.
US: Chevrolet Volt tops Consumer Reports survey
1 December 2011
The US$40,000 Chevrolet Volt is now the top-scoring model in Consumer Reports' latest annual owner satisfaction survey.
INDIA: Lexus to be launched in 2013
29 November 2011
Lexus cars and SUVs are due to go on sale in India in 2013. Having witnessed a steady trickle of grey imports, Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private (TKM) has at last decided to tackle the issue by announcing plans to officially import Lexus vehicles.
CHINA: Toyota recalls 426 Lexus RX300
17 November 2011
Toyota's Chinese unit is recalling Lexus RX300s imported in 2004 and 2005 due to faulty crankshaft pulley. It's part of a global recall announced last week.
UK/US: Toyota recalling 550,000 vehicles worldwide for pulley check
9 November 2011
Toyota will recall about 12,000 Lexus RX series SUVs in Europe as part of a global recall of 550,000 units of various Toyota and Lexus model lines because of a potentially faulty crankshaft pulley on the V6 engine that could cause noise and make steering more difficult. A Toyota GB spokesman said 4,153 of the RX models are here in the UK.
US OCTOBER SALES: SAAR of 13.26m highest since February
2 November 2011
October US light vehicle sales were up 11.6% compared to the same month in 2010; the seasonally adjusted annualised rate (SAAR) came in at 13.26m on a volume of just over 1m sales. That’s not only better than last October’s 12.18m rate, it’s the highest since February’s 13.29m and the second-highest rate since August 2009.
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