GM Names Chief Transmission Engineer Interim Head of Global Powertrain...
GM tabbed the automaker’s head transmission engineer to be interim chief of the firm’s global powertrain operations while the company conducts a search for a permanent replacement for Sam Winegarden,...
View ArticleSuzuki Denies Renewed Talks With VW
Though recent reports claim that VW Chairman Ferdinand Piech and Suzuki President Osamu Suzuki are involved in board level talks to resolve the differences in their on again off again relationship, at...
View ArticleMahindra Tweaks Car To Evade SUV Tax
The Indian government is bizarre. A few months back, a new tax was applied on SUVs, resulting in 3% extra excise duty on them. The government justified the move saying that SUVs occupy more space on...
View ArticleYou Can Buy A New Stingray Right Now For Only $7,000!
Production on the all new seventh generation 2014 Corvette Stingray has begun, though they haven’t officially gone on sale yet while the inventory pipeline fills. It’s the first time in decades that...
View ArticleRenault Duster Starts Losing Steam To Ford EcoSport
Renault launched the Duster in India last year and it immediately became a strong seller. The response to the Duster was so good that the compact SUV overtook India’s best selling SUV, Mahindra...
View ArticleGM Found Responsible For Using “Ringer” Engines in Indian Emissions Testing,...
The Times of India and the Hindustan Times are reporting that a panel appointed by the Indian government to look into General Motors’ recall last summer of 114,000 Chevrolet Tavera multiple use...
View Article2015 Jaguar F-Type Coupe to Debut at LA Auto Show
For those of us who love the Jaguar’s F-Type’s zazz but would prefer to keep the wind out of our hair (along with the rain, sleet and snow) on a more permanent basis, Jaguar now has an option for you....
View ArticleTata to Base “Global” Range of Cars On Advanced Modular Platform That It Says...
According to Tata Motors’ managing director, Karl Slym, the company is developing a new modular platform, to be the basis of a “global” range of vehicles that it claims will “leapfrog” VW’s MBQ...
View ArticleAkio Toyoda Sees Emerging Markets’ Growth Slowing, Uncertainties in China, Japan
Bloomberg is reporting that Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota Motor Corp. and scion of its founding family said that a slowdown in emerging markets and uncertainty over demand in both China and the...
View ArticleIndian Car Market Sees First Yearly Sales Decline Since 2002
For the first time in more than a decade, new car sales in India have failed to post a year-over-year increase. Instead, a sharp drop in sales spells bad news for carmakers with heavy investments in...
View ArticleDatsun to Unveil Concept at 2014 Delhi Auto Expo
Should you happen to be in India two weeks from now, Datsun will unveil the above concept at the 2014 Delhi Auto Expo during a conference held by the offshoot automaker. The concept heralds a possible...
View ArticleFord Figo Debuts In India
Our friends at Motorbeam in India snagged these live shots of the Ford Figo, aka the sedan version of the next Ford Ka and EcoSport. Designed as a world car to be sold in BRIC markets, the Figo is...
View ArticleTata Debuts Bolt, Zest Subcompacts
Debuting their first new cars in four years, Tata took the wraps off the Bolt and Zest subcompacts, which are designed specifically to sneak in under four meters in length, to get around vehicle...
View ArticleDatsun Go Production Launched In India
Just in time for the 2014 Delhi Motor Show — where the above Datsun Redi-Go concept made its debut this week — Renault-Nissan launches production of the revived brand’s Go subcompact at their plant in...
View ArticleTTAC Salutes The Maruti 800
Despite an ailing presence in North America, Suzuki has been a pioneer in the Indian marketplace, with its Maruti Suzuki subsidiary selling over 10 million vehicles since inception in 1981, with...
View ArticleGM Moves EV Pack Production In-House, Almost Had A Commodore EV
Automotive News reports General Motors will bring production of the Chevrolet Spark EV’s battery pack in-house to its Brownstown Township plant in the Detroit metro area, having already moved the...
View ArticleAkerson: Barra Did Not Know About Ignition Defect Before Becoming CEO
Automotive News reports former General Motors CEO Dan Akerson proclaimed in an interview with Forbes magazine that current CEO Mary Barra had no knowledge of the out-of-spec ignition switch that led to...
View ArticleTata To Enter Global Passenger Market With Help Of Jaguar Land Rover
Having done well with Jaguar Land Rover in its portfolio, Tata Motors is now turning to its premium subsidiary for its own foray into passenger cars and SUVs. Drive.com.au reports the parent company is...
View ArticleMahindra Seeking Alliances With Global Players
Despite its struggles in its native market — and, perhaps, because of said struggles — Mahindra & Mahindra is seeking to build alliances with a trio of automakers to develop its global presence....
View ArticleDatsun Dealing With Low Sales In Emerging Markets
Last year, Renault-Nissan resurrected Datsun, positioning the brand for emerging markets — like India, Russia and Indonesia — with a portfolio of models that would attract new, young consumers whose...
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