Industry News

January car sales beat the gloom

2012-02-02 12:55

New car sales in January were the best in five years due to strong demand from car rental companies, Naamsa said on Thursday.

Firm fingered in MG Rover collapse

2012-02-03 12:36

Audit firm Deloitte and one of its partners failed to properly consider conflicts arising from advising MG Rover Group and its "Phoenix Four" directors who bought the carmaker before it collapsed, it has emerged.

US car sales seeing the light

2012-02-02 09:18

US sales of new cars and trucks rose 11% to 913 287 in January, 2012, as low interest rates and easier loans helped buyers overcome worries about the economy.

Owner wins Honda fuel ads case

2012-02-02 07:30

A woman who challenged Honda's hybrid fuel consumption claims in a small claims court has won her case - with potentially disastrous consequences for US auto industry advertising.

Auto price-fixers fined R4bn

2012-02-01 10:15

Two Japanese auto suppliers involved in price-fixing and bid-rigging schemes have agreed to pay the equivalent of more than R4-billion in fines for activities committed over more than a decade.

Hybrids pass another milestone

2012-01-30 12:12

Toyota has passed another green-friendly milestone since the introduction of its Auris Hybrid.

US attacks ‘illegal’ subsidies

2012-02-01 11:43

A US industry and union coalition has accused China of sweeping illegal subsidies to its auto-parts sector that threaten to destroy more than a million US jobs.

Record global profit for Kia

2012-01-27 08:39

Kia, the second-most prolific automaker after sister company Hyundai in this Asian country, has posted a record profit for 2011.

Saab museum up for sale

2012-01-26 09:44

Bankrupt Swedish automaker Saab is putting its museum up for sale as part of the company's liquidation process.

Nissan to create 9000 jobs

2012-01-26 09:42

Japanese automaker Nissan plans to build a new plant in Mexico, with an investment of R15 billion that it hopes will generate 3000 jobs and thousands of added jobs in the supply chain.

Nobody wants 'El Cheapo Nano'

2012-01-24 09:04

Tata's Nano, when it was launched, seemed the perfect foil to increasingly expensive wheels. So what went wrong? The price, that's what...

Range Rover pens its Autobiography

31/01/2012 13:11 With all the attention focused on its new Evoque, Range Rover has decided to remind us of its flagship model with the launch of a new Sport variant – the Autobiography edition.

TOPCAR

Update: Peugeot 3008

20/01/2012 08:41 Wayne takes his Peugoet 3008 on a journey to discover what more the pudgy Frenchie has to offer.

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