- Lotus Evora facelift to be revealed at Geneva motor show – Autocar: The facelifted Lotus Evora features a new front grille and reprofiled front bumper.
- Mercedes-Benz Sales Race Higher – WSJ: Germany’s Daimler has got off to a racing start to the year as sales at its Mercedes-Benz luxury-car unit rose nearly 15% in January from the same month last year on continued growth in China, the U.S. as well as parts of Europe, including Russia.
- UK: Car sales in Europe off to a strong start in 2015 – Just-auto: Data released by LMC Automotive shows the Western European car market off to a strong start in 2015 with January sales up 7.1% on last year.
- BRAZIL: Work starts on new Mercedes factory – Just-auto: Mercedes-Benz has broken ground at its new passenger cars plant in Brazil which will begin production of the C-Class in the first quarter of 2016. Production of the GLA compact SUV follows mid year.
- Ferrari Breaks Cover Early on 488 GTB Mid-Engine V-8 – Wards: The supercar this year will replace the Ferrari 458 Italia and continues a tradition that originated in 1975 with the Ferrari 308 GTB, the automaker’s first mid-engine V-8.
- 2015 Ferrari 488 GTB – Wards: Ferrari releases images of the all-new supercar a month before its unveiling at the Geneva auto show in early March.
- UK led Europe’s electric car surge in 2014 – Via Google News: Motoring journalist Quentin Wilson in a Smart electric car in London. … take-up, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) said.
- BELGIUM: Toyota ramps up used hybrid battery recycling – Just-auto: Toyota is aiming to collect 100% of used hybrid batteries from its own dealers or any authorised end of life vehicle (ELV) treatment operator across the whole Europe.
- Matt Prior’s tester’s notes – why the Autocar road test is so important – Autocar: The Suzuki Celerio has been taken off sale after problems during our road test. It has become a case in point for the importance of Autocar’s industry-leading road tests.
- Suzuki iK-2 and iM-4 concepts bound for Geneva – Autocar: New B-segment hatchback and compact SUV models are on the way from Suzuki.
- European car manufacturers back TTIP deal – Via Google News: Electric and hybrid vehicles represent only a small share of the automobile market. In order to increase electric cars’ sales and production, Ghosn said …
- Hyundai Motor buys back $422 million of shares – Reuters: SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean carmaker Hyundai Motor Co said on Friday it bought back 460 billion won ($422.4 million) worth of its own shares as part of its efforts to enhance shareholder value.
- Treasure trove of old cars worth millions uncovered in France (VIDEO) – Via Google News: PARIS, Feb 6 ? Sixty collectors’ automobiles, discovered after 50 years of dormancy, are on display before going on sale at Paris’ Retromobile …
- Takata’s results were bad and its stock…bounces – Yahoo:
- Peugeot Museum Tour in Sochaux, France – Via Google News: Four-years later Les Fils de Peugeot Frères began producing its own range of cars under the Lion Peugeot name, before merging with Automobiles …
- GM says Jan China auto sales down 2.4 pct y/y – Yahoo: [Reuters] – General Motors Co and its Chinese joint ventures sold 339,781 vehicles in China in January, down 2.4 percent from a year earlier, the U.S. automaker said on Friday. That follows a 31.9 percent year-on-year …
- Tata Motors Dips On Margin Miss, Weak Outlook; Any Catalysts? – Yahoo:
- Cars Drive Mexico Economy as Companies Invest $20 Billion – Via Google News: Mexican vehicle exports are expected to rise to a record 2.9 million in 2015, with more … to the U.S., according to the Mexican Automobile Industry Association, or AMIA. … The burgeoning auto industry is just one example of Mexico’s …
- DealBook: Ally Financial Seeks Brisker Profit Under New Leadership – NY Times: The former GMAC has separated painfully from its former parent, General Motors, and paid off the Treasury in December. Now with a new chief executive in place, it is aiming to ramp up performance.
- GM Names Ex-Lockheed Martin Executive to Its Board – WSJ: General Motors said Linda Gooden, a former Lockheed Martin executive, is joining its board of directors.
- Israeli Lab Developing Next Generation of Driverless Cars – Via Google News: Whether you call it an autonomous, driverless, or self-driving vehicle, this automobile of the near-future needs a host of complex components, some …
- Bill would let auto makers sell cars direct to the public – Via Google News: State law requires that cars be sold through a dealership. … “They are part of the community, the automobile dealers, you would take all of these …
- Imported Cars Seize 18.1% Korean Market Share – Via Google News: On Feb. 5, the Korea Automobile Importers & Distributors Association (KAIDA) reported 19,930 units of newly-registered imported cars in January.
- Explaining Stagnation in the Hybrid-Electric Vehicle Market – Via Google News: Once seen as being a promising option for car of the future, there is the very … But because both types of automobiles are improving at a similar rate …