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PRODUCT EYE: Honda CR-Z
21 May 2013
It isn't often that a three-year old car, albeit one that was facelifted not long ago, attracts admiring glances in car parks. Glenn Brooks was surprised to learn that few people know what a Honda CR-Z is.
EXCLUSIVE: Next Mazda2 to use downsized CX-5 platform
20 May 2013
A spokesperson for the company's UK importer has told just-auto that the replacement for the Mazda2/Demio will use the same platform as the far larger CX-5 crossover.
INTERVIEW: Magma's Martin Leach
20 May 2013
It was a telephone call from then UK prime minister Tony Blair that prompted Martin Leach to form Magma, the multi-faceted automotive industry consultancy and service provider.
US: Ford to shift Fiesta to Thailand from Mexico and India - report
16 May 2013
Ford will free up much needed production capacity in North America by moving Fiesta production from Mexico to Thailand in 2016, according to a US newspaper.
RUSSIA: Ford plans Duratec engine plant, local EcoSport build
15 May 2013
The Ford Sollers joint venture in Russia is building a US$274m (RUB10bn) engine plant in Elabuga, Tatarstan and will add the EcoSport small sports utility vehicle to local production, also in Tatarstan, from the second half of 2014.
JAPAN: Masamichi Kogai named president and CEO of Mazda Motor
13 May 2013
Mazda Motor announced that Masamichi Kogai had been named president and CEO from 25 June, succeeding Takashi Yamanouchi who remains chairman.
PRODUCT EYE: Now entering new niche - BMW's 3 GT
8 May 2013
There's lots of talk these days from auto industry executives about entering new segments or niches. From BMW - and arch-rival Audi - there's less talk and more action; we've seen a vast expansion of both luxury brands' offerings over the last three decades and, especially from BMW, there is more to come after this latest: the 3 Series GT.
US APRIL SALES: Detroit grows market share
3 May 2013
US light vehicle sales continued their upward swing in April, finishing up 8.5% year on year at 1.29m for the month. Year to date (YTD) results were 6.9% ahead of the first four months of 2012.
NEW ZEALAND: Best April CV sales for 30 years
3 May 2013
New Zealand's new commercial vehicle registrations of 2,235 units was the best April result since 1982 when 2,754 were sold, according to the new vehicle trade group.
JAPAN: Mazda back in the black
29 April 2013
Mazda Motor Corporation posted a profit for the 2013 fiscal year (FY) ending on 31 March.
THE WEEK THAT WAS: The numbers are in
26 April 2013
Results season - Q1 2013, Q4/fiscal year 2012/3, etc. We disappear under a mountain of figures and you get it all neatly sliced, diced and packaged here. Enjoy.
JAPAN: Production reaches four-year high
24 April 2013
Japan’s major carmakers' combined domestic output in fiscal 2012 rose 2.9% over the previous year to 9,055,373 units, passing 9m for the first time in four years.
COLOMBIA: Sales fell 23% YTD in Q1 but recovery is expected
24 April 2013
The government announcement about reducing credit interest rates came as Colombian new car sales fell 23% YTD though month on month sales in March rose 2.9% to 22,888 units, the best month in 2013 so far.
CHINA: Changan plans car with Mazda technology
23 April 2013
Chongqing Changan Automobile will soon launch in China a car model it co-developed with Mazda using technology provided by its Japanese partner, Mazda executives said.
SHANGHAI: Global debuts list [Final version with additional cars & updated descriptions]
22 April 2013
Details of concepts and new models which made their global debuts on Saturday 20 April at Auto Shanghai's media preview day.
US: Flat Rock builds Ford Mustang 1m
19 April 2013
Forty-nine years to the day after its 1964 debut in New York, Ford's Mustang celebrated another milestone: 1m have rolled off the line at Flat Rock assembly plant since production moved there in 2004.
RUSSIA: Sollers assembles first Mazda6
16 April 2013
The first Mazda6 has rolled off the line at an assembly plant in Russia.
JAPAN: No further airbag recalls to its knowledge: Takata
12 April 2013
Takata says there are no further recalls to its knowledge outside the four Japanese manufacturers, who yesterday (12 April) announced a massive global recall of more than three million vehicles following defects car producers say were found in its passenger airbags.
JAPAN: Japanese makers announce recall on Takata airbag inflators
11 April 2013
Japanese carmakers are recalling over three million cars globally over a defect in passenger airbags.
COMMENT: Latest big recall on airbags not good for Toyota or Takata
11 April 2013
Toyota, Nissan, Honda, and Mazda are recalling a combined 3.39m vehicles globally, all traced back to an identical problem with the passenger-side airbag supplied by Takata. IHS Automotive analyst Paul Newton considers the implications.
AUSTRALIA: GM Holden blames Japan for woes
9 April 2013
General Motors' Holden has blamed Japanese monetary policy for lagging car sales that have forced it to axe 500 jobs in Australia, with the plunging yen driving Japanese export costs down.
AUSTRALIA: General Motors' Holden axes 500 more jobs
8 April 2013
General Motors' Australian Holden unit has announced plans to axe another 500 jobs, blaming the strength of the local dollar for falling sales of the Cruze and 'homegrown' Commodore.
SOUTH KOREA: Hyundai-Kia pass 50m overseas sales mark
8 April 2013
Hyundai and affiliate Kia Motors have passed the 50m mark for overseas sales.
AUSTRALIA: Mercedes C-class outsells Ford Falcon
4 April 2013
The problem facing Ford and General Motors' Holden selling indigenous rear-drive models in Australia was highlighted by the March sales results as the Mercedes-Benz C-class outsold Ford's Australian-built Falcon.
US: Car sales continue to rise
3 April 2013
US light vehicle sales continue to grow last month. Automakers delivered better than 1.4m cars and trucks, a 3.5% improvement over March 2012. This translated into a seasonally adjusted annualised rate (SAAR) of 15.27m sales, slightly below analysts’ expectation of 15.4m, but more than 1m sales higher than the mark from last March. March 2013 was the fifth consecutive month the SAAR was above 15m.
CHINA: Japanese car makers continue to struggle
3 April 2013
Sales of Japanese cars in China in the first three months of 2013 still had not recovered from last year's slump following a diplomatic row over disputed islands between the two countries.
JAPAN: Domestic and export sales fall
2 April 2013
Japan’s carmakers said that their combined domestic production in February fell 15.4% from the same month a year ago to 767,335 units because of slow domestic sales and exports.
BANGKOK SHOW: Domestic economy rebound boosts sales to record
27 March 2013
The 34th Bangkok International Motor Show got under way with a press preview on 26 March against a backdrop of record domestic sales in the country - driven by a domestic economy rebounding strongly from the devastating floods at the end of 2011.
JAPAN: Mazda 6/Atenza recall spreads
26 March 2013
Mazda has told Japan's transport ministry it is recalling 8,902 of its recently redesigned Atenza cars due to an electric system fault that may cause a fire.
AUSTRALIA: Mazda 6 recalled for fire hazard
25 March 2013
Mazda, Australia's best-selling imported car brand is recalling the redesigned 6 due to a potential fire hazard under the passenger seat.
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