Top News:
- Honda exec says latest airbag recall may impact Japan sales – Automotive News: Honda could see an impact on sales in Japan from its plans to recall some 5 million cars to replace potentially fatal airbags made by troubled supplier Takata, a top executive said today.
- CHINA: Qoros goes for sponsorship in China table tennis – Just-auto: China based premium car brand Qoros is associating its brand with one of the most popular sports in China in the hope of raising brand awareness throughout the country.
- JAPAN: Toyota and Mazda to form committee for “strategic alliance” – Just-auto: Toyota and Mazda plan to set up a joint committee to determine how the two companies can work closer together, with the ultimate aim of having engineers of both companies working together on the development of new products.
- JAPAN: Toyota to launch new app to find restroom – Just-auto: Toyota will launch its newly-developed Restroom Finder app on 21 May. The app, which works in conjunction with the Toyota T-Connect and Lexus G-Link telematics systems, lets users search for special needs restrooms located in rest areas on highways and public roads.
- BMW X5M Is All-Business, American-Made Power Broker SUV: Review – Bloomberg: It’s rather more serious. This is a right proper SUV for adults. I don’t want to generalize or presume or assume when it comes to characterizing cars.
- Kahn Flying Huntsman Pick-Up revealed – Autocar: British tuning house adds to its growing Flying Huntsman line-up with Land Rover Defender-based pick-up Kahn has released the first pictures of its new Flying Huntsman 105 Defender Pick-Up prototype.
- Renault’s Small Car XBA (Kayou) Caught on Camera Ahead of Launch; Everything You Need to … – Ibtimes: Renault’s XBA small car has been spotted testing in Chennai, ahead of its scheduled global launch on 20 May. Renault Group Chairman and CEO…
- Honda exec says latest air bag-linked recall may impact Japan sales – Reuters: Honda Motor Co could see an impact on sales in Japan from its plans to recall some 5 million cars to replace potentially fatal air bags made by Japan’s Takata Corp, a top executive said on Friday.
- UAW workers rally outside Lear in Southfield – Detroit News: A show of support for non-unionized workers ahead of shareholders meeting
- 2016 Camaro bulks up in muscle car sales race – Detroitnews: Dodge CEO Tim Kuniskis likes to say: “If you missed the first muscle car era, don’t miss the second.” Last year, Kuniskis’s team unveiled the Dodge…
Other news, rumors, and gossip:
- Global Automakers Cut Prices in China as Market Slows Down – Yibada: Car sales in China halted to 9.9-percent gain and 19.7 million passenger vehicles in 2014. The Chinese economy was recorded at its most sluggish in…
- Tesla Motors Inc Model S P85D Refuses To Open Up To Owners – Learnbonds: Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) fleet of vans with technicians are now being called into action as a flurry of malfunctions continues to hit its latest…
- Toyota believed to plan sub GT86 model with 130 bhp and 980 kg weight – Worldcarfans: Toyota is apparently cooking up a new sports car set to be positioned underneath the GT86. Sources close to Toyota from Japan cited by Motoring are…
- Spotted: A fake Ferrari made from a Nissan – Globe and Mail: Spotted is Globe Drive writer Peter Cheney’s weekly feature that takes you behind the scenes of his life as a vehicle and engineering journalist.
- Nissan Unveils Its New SUV – Terrano Groove At Rs. 11.45 lacs. – Crazyengineers: One of the leading car makers, Nissan has taken wraps off its limited edition popular compact SUV known as Terrano ‘Groove’. This sport utility vehicle…
- Lotus refutes lingering speculation – Iol: The Lotus Formula One team is not for sale despite lingering speculation about former engine partner Renault’s intentions in the sport, chief…
- Toyota’s sub-86 baby coupe firms – Motoring: More details have emerged about the all-new compact Toyota sports car we reported first details about late last year, when it emerged that the small…
- Tuner Oettinger introduces 510-hp Volkswagen Golf R – Leftlanenews: German tuner Oettinger has introduced a thoroughly modified Volkswagen Golf R at the annual GTI Meeting that is currently taking place on the…
- Ford CEO says profits to pick up – Arkansasonline: A worker inspects the metal frame of a Ford Escape sport utility vehicle during production last month at the Ford Motor Co. assembly plant in Louisville,…
- VW Golf GTE Sport Concept marries EVs with race cars – Slashgear: Unless you’ve been keeping a close eye on the automobile industry, you’d presume that performance race cars and electric vehicles, even the hybrid…
- To push electric cars, Seoul rolls out portable chargers with RFID – Pcworld: Seoul is trying to put one of the world’s highest concentrations of electric vehicles (EVs) on its roads with a project that would let drivers charge their…
- Lotus F1 not for sale – Planetf1: Lotus F1 insist that the speculation surrounding Renault’s future in Formula 1 does not impact them. The French engine manufacturer has struggled…