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May 23, 2019 No Responses

Land Rover Discovery Sport Gets Fresh Update

Land Rover has given its Discovery Sport a thorough update for the 2020 model year. Scheduled to arrive showrooms before the end of this year, the 2020 Discovery Sport’s virtually all-new under the skin, as the current model’s aging D8...

May 19, 2019 No Responses

Mitsubishi Motors CEO Steps Down

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation has said that Osamu Masuko will step down as its chief executive on June 21 and be replaced by Takao Kato, who is president of its operations in Indonesia. Masuko will retain his role as chairman of the board, Mitsu...

May 17, 2019 No Responses

Nissan Records 45 Per Cent Drop In Profit

For last fiscal year, Nissan profit dropped below that of French partner Renault for the first time in a decade. Nissan’s operating profit sank 45% to 318.2 billion yen ($2.91 billion) for the year ended in March, earnings released show...

May 15, 2019 No Responses

Honda Confirms Closure Of UK Plant

Honda has confirmed its western England car factory, which employs 3,500 people, will close in 2021. The Japanese carmaker explained that the Swindon plant will shut in two years, “at the end of the current model’s production life cycle....

May 4, 2019 No Responses

Rolls-Royce Celebrates 115 Years Of Innovation, Excellence

On 4 May 1904, Charles Rolls and Henry Royce met for the first time at The Midland Hotel, Manchester; an encounter that would change the course of automotive history. Exactly 115 years later, the marque they agreed to form that...

May 3, 2019 No Responses

Jaguar Moves Land Rover Defender Production To Slovakia

British carmaker, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) will move the assembly of its Land Rover Defender to its plant in Slovakia to make room for newer models at its factory in Britain, the company has said. The Defender 4X4, which is designed an...

April 28, 2019 No Responses

VW, JAC Seal $750.8m Electric Car Deal

Volkswagen AG’s joint venture with China’s Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Co (JAC) plans to invest 5.06 billion yuan ($750.83 million) in a new electric car factory in the eastern Chinese city of Hefei, according to local authorities. A document post...

April 20, 2019 No Responses

Ford Ranger To Attain $1b Profit

Ford Motor Co’s shift in production at a Michigan plant to trucks from less profitable cars will lead to a more than $1 billion improvement in operating earnings, an official has said. According to the company, the proposed increase in earnings...

April 19, 2019 No Responses

Toyota Unveils New Highlander

Toyota Motor Corporation has unveiled a bigger and bolder Highlander for 2020 with more efficient hybrid powertrain. The redesigned fourth-generation Highlander made its debut on Wednesday at the 2019 New York International Auto Show and is due on ...

April 10, 2019 No Responses

Mercedes-Benz Sales Hit 560,873 Units In Three Months

Mercedes-Benz closed the first quarter of 2019 with 560,873 passenger cars sold worldwide. The foremost auto firm explained that for the third year in a row, sales in the first quarter were therefore well over 550,000 units. In March, 227,644...

April 8, 2019 No Responses

Suzuki Unveils New Motorcycle

Suzuki Motorcycle has introduced 2019 edition of Intruder in India.Powered with 155cc SEP engine, the new Intruder is equipped with the updated gear shift design and improvised brake pedal for superior ergonomics and overall ride comfort, the company said...

April 3, 2019 No Responses

US Probes Hyundai, Kia

United States safety authorities will investigate nearly three million Hyundai and Kia vehicles over fires, in a move which could prompt mass recalls. The inquiry by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) follows thousands of complaints abo...