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Strategy shift to help Volvo jack up sales
- January
- 2
Volvo Bus Corporation India expects a 30 per cent jump in the net sales volume in this calendar year.
The company is estimated to have sold around 250 buses in the previous year, which includes inter-city and intra-city buses.
Volvo has already started manufacturing buses locally, which it expects will accelerate sales.
“Our Rs 100-crore plant — a […]
Weak December likely for US automakers
- January
- 2
Industry analysts are predicting a lacklustre end to an already dismal year for automakers in the US, likely the worst in nearly a decade.
Holiday discounts failed to bring consumers out of their funk, and December sales are expected to fall around 4 per cent, which would bring the full-year total for US auto sales to […]
Auto industry thinking of faster ways of turning green
- December
- 18
The global auto industry is experiencing a green revolution, convinced that lower emissions and hybrid engines could turn eco-minded drivers into a long-term customers.
At the Geneva Motor Show, where hundreds of cars — big and fast, small and slow — are on display, the concept of going green is taking root in ways that automakers […]
Hybrid carpool stickers a hot item for thieves
- December
- 18
Thieves have been peeling off with the limited-edition car pool lane stickers the state awarded to drivers of hybrid fuel vehicles.
The DMV estimated two to three dozen drivers a month have requested replacement stickers since the Department of Motor Vehicles stopped giving them out in January, driving up the value of the yellow stickers.
“We knew […]
DeLorean coming back from the past
- December
- 18
In a nondescript warehouse in east Texas, mechanic and entrepreneur Stephen Wynne is bringing a rare sports car back to life. If he succeeds, he almost certainly has Michael J. Fox to thank.
A quarter century after DeLorean Motor Co. began making its glitzy, $25,000 two-seater - an operation that collapsed after two years - Wynne’s […]
Nissan launches new mini wagon to beef up Japan lineup
- December
- 18
Japan’s Nissan Motor Co. launched a new mini wagon in Japan on Thursday in an effort to beef up its domestic vehicle lineup as the automaker pushes to return to solid overall sales growth.
Nissan, a newcomer to the domestic mini vehicle market, lost business to its rivals because of its insufficient lineup, Toshiyuki Shiga, Nissan […]
Nissan Rogue is a winner inside and out
- December
- 13
Nissan’s all-new 2008 Rogue “crossover” compact SUV hit the ground running, picking up its first major award before the new car smell had worn off.
The September introduction was just in time to enter the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada annual Test Fest where about 70 automotive journalists review the new crop of cars, trucks, minivans […]
Ssangyong Motor mulls shutting down SUV lines
- December
- 11
According to AFP, South Korea’s Chinese-owned automaker Ssangyong Motor said on 13th of November it is considering shutting down production lines for sport utility vehicles due to sluggish sales.
Ssangyong Motor has suffered from slow demand for its flagship SUV models Rexton and Actyon at home and abroad, according to company officials.
“Talks are now underway between […]
Hummer II, Honda win at car show
- December
- 10
A WHITE Hummer II turned into a virtual mobile video arcade, a lavishly customized Honda Prelude and a spiked big bike dominated Saturday’s car show that went smoothly for the first time in eight years without bothering other motorists because it was held on the rooftop of Duty Free in Garapan.
The model 2003 Hummer became […]
Mazda Reports November 2007 Sales
- December
- 10
Following three consecutive months of double-digit sales increases, Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) reported a 1.0 percent decrease in sales for November with 20,580 vehicles sold. Mazda’s year-to-date sales remain strong with 271,181 units sold, accounting for a 9.0 percent increase.
“Housing uncertainties, rising fuel prices and sagging consumer confidence all year long have finally conspired […]