- CHINA: Renault plans “massive investments” to boost sales – Just-auto: Renault plans “massive investments” in China to increase sales of locally-manufactured vehicles.
- New 2015 Lotus Evora to be revealed at Geneva show in March – Autocar: British sports car firm announces global sales growth and confirms a new model launch for the Geneva motor show
- UK: Salvers look to midnight tow as Hoegh rights 10 degrees – Just-auto: Salvers working on the Hoegh Osaka say they are hoping to raise the listing ship by a further 10 degrees today (20 January) as preparations start for a possible tow back to the Port of Southampton at high tide tomorrow night.
- 2016 Bentley Bentayga name revealed – Autocar: Bentley’s first SUV, dubbed Bentayga, will go on sale in 2016 for a starting price upwards of £130,000B
- Toyota, Honda in talks to put 6,000 fuel cell cars on road in Tokyo by 2020 Olympics – Automotive News: Japan’s capital will build 35 stations to fuel hydrogen-based fuel cell vehicles and is in negotiations with Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co. to put 6,000 hydrogen cars on its roads by 2020.
- AUSTRALIA: Holden keeping Commodore badge on 2018 Opel import – Just-auto: General Motors’ Australian unit Holden will retain the Commodore nameplate for the next generation large car to be imported from 2018, sales director Peter Keley said.
- National Archives of Korea Introduces Materials for Korean Automobile Industry – Via Google News: 20 (Korea Bizwire) ? Commemorating Korea’s first automobile export to the U.S. … This month’s theme was titled ?Korean Cars Advance into the World.
- FRANCE: Renault 2014 sales up 3.2% – Just-auto: Renault says Group sales of private cars and light commercial vehicles rose 3.2% last year with 2.71m units sold in a global automotive market which increased by 3.5%.
- China’s Leshi Eyes Connected Electric Car – Via Google News: Global technology companies are racing to develop automobile appliances … Apple in March launched its iOS-powered car operating system called…
- US: Ford starts Mustang shipments to Asia – Just-auto: Ford has begun Asian exports of the latest Mustang with first shipments to Korea and China.
- Putting the brakes on gender stereotyped advertising – Via Google News: From cars to tech, too many companies still ignore women in their … But the automobile industry needs this radical re-tuning from people who may…
- Chinese automakers are not to miss chance in 2015 – Via Google News: BEIJING, Jan 20, (Xinhuanet) — China’s auto sales continued to expand in … biggest auto market, according to the China Association of Automobile…
- Ford Celebrates Official Launch of All-New Mustang Going Global; Iconic Pony Car En Route to Asia – Yahoo: [Business Wire] – The iconic Mustang is officially going global.
- Top 10 best-selling cars in Chinese mainland in 2014 – Via Google News: … million cars were sold in China last year, an increase of 9.9 percent year-on-year, according to a report released by China Association of Automobile…
- Jeep plans further expansion after bumper sales in 2014 – Autocar: Jeep had record worldwide sales of more than one million cars last year, but is targeting to nearly double that by 2018
- New JLR safety technology to prevent bike collisions – Autocar: Bike Sense will use a combination of colours, sounds and touch to alert drivers to potential hazards