- Japan car sales hit lowest point since 2011 – Via Google News:Vehicle sales went down 9.1% from 2013, with 333,471 units sold, the lowest since August 2011. The situation occurred after sales rose for seven …
- Infiniti ESQ revealed for Chinese market – Autocar: Pre-facelift Nissan Juke Nismo lives on in China as new Infiniti crossover, which will go on sale later this year with a 250bhp turbocharged engine.
- BRAZIL: Chery starts assembly, plans R&D – Just-auto: China’s Chery Automobile opened its first car assembly plant in Brazil last week, in the city of Jacarei in Sao Paulo state.
- SOUTH KOREA: Renault-Samsung supplies free electric taxis – Just-auto: South Korea’s Renault Samsung has agreed with the Seoul municipal authorities to supply a small fleet electric vehicles for use as local taxis, as part of a pilot project aimed at promoting the use of zero emissions vehicles for public transport.
- Small Car Sales Revive In August – Via Google News: After a lull of almost a year and a half, consumers in India are finally buying cars, but only the smaller ones. For all the major players in the hatchback …
- Volkswagen’s Popularity Increasing in Mid-size Car Segment, Beating BMW – Via Google News: The popularity of Volkswagen is soaring in Korea. Last month, it outnumbered BMW, the most popular imported car brand in Korea, in cumulative …
- Where Jaguar Land Rover may take EVs, hybrids – Automotive News: Wolfgang Ziebart, head of product development for Jaguar Land Rover, is guiding the expansion of the Land Rover and Jaguar ranges.
- The marketing move behind Buick’s big year – Automotive News: Buick-GMC chief Duncan Aldred believes that the campaign that’s been running since March just might be starting to do something that a lineup of handsome sheet metal could not: transform Buick’s old-fogey image.
- Elantra’s new look – Automotive News: The re-engineered 2016 Hyundai Elantra gets major changes to its sheet metal and proportions. This spy photo shows a longer and sleeker sedan, with bigger front and rear overhangs and a hood that looks stretched from the current version.
- First from China? Volvo S60L gets the nod – Automotive News: That tsunami of cheap cars from China predicted to hit U.S. shores has been slow in coming.
- Volvo XC90 targets U.S. – Automotive News: Volvo’s U.S. dealerships will receive about a third of the 80,000 XC90 units built annually when the brand’s redesigned flagship crossover is running at full capacity.
- Palmer: Infiniti is ‘different, personalized and provocative’ – Automotive News: Infiniti Chairman Andy Palmer is working to reposition the brand as a design- and technology-driven alternative to Germany’s premium automakers.
- GM cars to detect distracted driving – FT: ‘Smart’ sensors with eye- and head-tracking technology made by Seeing Machines will alert drivers if they are not looking enough in certain directions
- Tony Stewart’s Return to Sprint Cup Series Ends With Blowout – NY Times: Stewart crashed into a barrier and blew a tire in his return to Nascar competition Sunday. He had taken a three-week hiatus from racing after his car fatally struck a fellow driver at a short-track event.
- Relax people, Google’s driverless car is not on sale yet – Via Google News: Google’s new self-driving car For self-driving cars, there’s still much work to do, so it’s a bit surprising to see that some tech sites are bashing Google’s …
- One Judge to Decide the Future of Detroit – NY Times: In a trial set to open on Tuesday, nothing short of this city’s future is at stake, with a judge to decide whether to approve a blueprint to eliminate more than $7 billion of its estimated $18 billion in debts.
- Frail economy dents Brazil’s car industry – FT: Hundreds of automotive workers are having to accept forced lay-offs as the country’s economy endures its worst performance since the financial crisis
- Germany: In a spin – FT: With growth slowing, the problems facing the economy – from the Ukraine crisis to rising energy costs – will have an impact beyond its borders
- Spotted in China first Ferrari LaFerrari in Beijing – CarNewsChina.com: A fantastic Ferrari LaFerrari supercar, Spotted in China in central Beijing by Reader Erik D., thank you for the pictures! This great red example of the fastest Ferrari of all times is the first we see in the Capital.
- The China Car Girls of the 2014 Chengdu Auto Show – CarNewsChina.com: We are wrapping up our coverage of the 2014 Chengdu Auto Show. It was a good one with many a new car, although not as many as we expected. Too bad! Now for the girls. Lot of pretty, but not very sexy. The times they are a changing
- Common Sense: With $38 Million Ferrari, Classic Car Market Revs Up – NY Times: Some classic cars, including a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO Berlinetta, are setting records at auctions, prompting some to ask if they are the next great asset class.
- Citroen DS 6 SUV debuts in China on the Chengdu Auto Show – CarNewsChina.com: The new Citroen DS 6 SUV debuted on the Chengdu Auto Show, it is the production version of the DS6-WR concept that debuted on the 2014 Beijing Auto Show in April. The Citroen DS 6 SUV will be launched on the China car market on September 27, price will start at 199.000 yuan and end at 309.900 […]
- Tony Stewart Says Kevin Ward Jr.’s Death Will Affect Him Forever – NY Times: After nearly three weeks without speaking publicly, Tony Stewart suggested returning to Nascar competition would best help him cope with the death of Kevin Ward Jr.
- A Sculptor Puts Auto Pioneers Back on Their Feet – NY Times: Joe Rundell, a General Motors retiree, taught himself sculpture at the age of 71 and created a series of statues honoring the automotive pioneers of Flint, Mich.
- Sharing the Family Genes – NY Times: The Subaru Legacy sedan is built on the same platform as the redesigned Outback crossover and, not suprisingly, reflects many of the same improvements.