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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.
CHINA: Infiniti posts 60% increase in 2011 sales
7 February 2012
Nissan Motor's luxury division Infiniti posted a 60% increase to 19,075 units in 2011 sales in China, making it the company's second largest market for two consecutive years, reported China Daily.
CHICAGO PREVIEW: Updated global debuts list
6 February 2012
Various concepts and production models are due to be revealed at the Chicago auto show's 8 & 9 February media preview days. Our list continues to be updated as manufacturers confirm further debutantes.
THE WEEK THAT WAS: A mixed start to 2012
3 February 2012
The jury on the likely US sales tally for 2012 is still out after a January that (pleasantly) surprised our resident statistician Bill Cawthon and sparked off a bit of discussion at just-auto Towers this week - will the light vehicle market for the year break through 14m, as an increasing number of pundits suggest or will the remaining 11 months see it pegged back to the 13.5m-ish suggested late last year?
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.
GENEVA PREVIEW: Fiat shows 500L
2 February 2012
Fiat has released first 'official' images of its new 500L ahead of the model's world debut at the Geneva show on 6 March.
US: GM says January SAAR 13.5-13.6m
1 February 2012
General Motors said on Wednesday the US light vehicle sales rate was around 13.5m to 13.6m in January, an increase of around 8% year on year as the industry continued to recover.
PRODUCT EYE: Renault Kangoo Maxi Z.E.
1 February 2012
White Van Man might well be in danger of losing his innate haste and stress, should he get behind the wheel of the new EV version of Renault's Kangoo van.
FRANCE: Renault-Nissan alliance books record 2011 sales
1 February 2012
The Renault-Nissan Alliance sold a record 8,029,222 units in 2011, a 10.3% increase year on year, boosted by "robust" sales in emerging markets and the United States.
MEXICO: New steel plant for rising auto tube demand
1 February 2012
A new plant which will make steel tubes for cars is being established in the state of Aquascalientes, central Mexico, where Nissan has a long-established factory and is planning a second.
RUSSIA: Daimler and Renault to raise local JV stakes
31 January 2012
Newswire reports on Tuesday (31 January) said Daimler and Renault are ready to take controlling stakes in their Russian partners, citing state conglomerate Russian Technologies which holds stakes in the automakers.
THE WEEK THAT WAS: Fiat and the truckers
27 January 2012
Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne has had enough trouble with unions lately, and now, as I write, Fiat is struggling with the logistics nightmare of a truckers strike that seems to be bringing Italy to a halt.
JAPAN: Mitsubishi Motors recalls 300,000 vehicles
27 January 2012
Mitsubishi Motors has recalled almost 300,000 kei-class small cars in Japan due to engine oil leaks.
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.
US: Nissan announces $2bn third factory for Mexico
25 January 2012
Nissan Motor on Wednesday (25 January) said it would spend up to US$2bn on a new manufacturing complex in Aguascalientes, Mexico, to support its Americas growth strategy.
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.
FRANCE: Renault-Nissan chief Ghosn’s gloomy forecast for Europe
25 January 2012
Renault Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn said he expects vehicle sales in Europe to decline 2%-3% this year, adding he is particularly concerned about an expected 5%-6% drop in France.
INTERVIEW: Nissan Mexicana president Jose Munoz
25 January 2012
Interviewed at Nissan's Americas media centre, Nissan Mexicana president Jose Munoz discusses his team’s achievements in 2011 and plans for 2012, including construction of a new manufacturing plant to be built in Aguascalientes. The facility, which will complement Nissan’s two existing Mexican factories, is scheduled to begin operations in late 2013. He envisions an environment where his team will be poised to achieve an unprecedented 30% share of the market in the future.
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.
GERMANY: Mercedes to sell 2.7m cars by 2020
20 January 2012
Daimler plans to more than double output of Mercedes-Benz vehicles to 2.7m by 2020 in its drive to become the world's largest premium car maker, a German business magazine reported.
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.
JAPAN: Nissan unit buying new model parts from Korea
19 January 2012
Nissan Shatai will buy some car parts for a new model directly from South Korean suppliers, becoming the first member of the Nissan group to do so, to cut costs amid the yen's strength against South Korea's won, company president Yoshiaki Watanabe.
UK: Vauxhall accounts for 60% of LCV production
19 January 2012
General Motor's two English assembly plants accounted for 60% of the country's total light commercial vehicle production, the automaker said.
UK: Government and industry join on hydrogen fuel cell project
18 January 2012
A claimed ground breaking project to ensure the UK is well positioned for the commercial roll-out of hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles has been launched, business minister Mark Prisk announced on Wednesday (18 January).
MONTREAL SHOW: Global debut for Nissan NV 12-seater
17 January 2012
A 12 seater version of Nissan's US-built NV van has premiered at the Montréal auto show. This new giant is a challenger for the aged Ford Econoline/E-Series van, as well as GM's equally elderly Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana twins.
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.
GERMANY: Nissan posts record sales in Europe
13 January 2012
Nissan has confirmed that 2011 was a record year for the brand in Europe.
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.
AN World Congress: Earthquake showed Nissan fighting spirit: Ghosn
11 January 2012
Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn says the massive earthquake that struck Japan last year turned from a nightmare into the company's "finest hour" as staff recovered from the magnitude 9 shock.
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