Posts Tagged ‘Car’

Toyota seeks discussions with BMW

The Japanese car manufacturer, Toyota, has been in contact with German automaker BMW over a partnership in eco-friendly cars. View full post on All Stories

Mini Cooper engine fires spark investigation

Linda Young – AHN News Writer Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – Reports of a rising number of Mini Cooper engine fires have caused federal investigators with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to begin an investigation. BMW manufactures the car. NHTSA says its Office of Defect Investigations is trying to determine if a [...]

World’s oldest running car sold for $4.6 million

Diane Alter – AHN News Reporter Hershey, PA, United States (AHN) – A 127-year-old steam powered automobile, billed as the world’s oldest car that still runs, has been sold at an auction here for $4.6 million. The sale Friday by RM Auctions represents the highest price ever paid for an early automobile at auction. The [...]

Nissan targets Brazil market with $1.5B plant investment

Nissan Motor Co. will invest $1.5 billion to build a car plant in Brazil as part of its objective to be the leading Asian automaker in Latin America’s biggest market. View full post on All Stories

GM enters electric car joint venture with Chinese automaker

Vittorio Hernandez – AHN News Detroit, MI, United States (AHN) – General Motors announced on Tuesday that it has entered into a joint venture with a Chinese automaker to develop electric cars. The deal also involves transfer of battery and other electric vehicle technology. The 50-50 joint venture is between GM and Shanghai Automotive Industry [...]

Video: India’s Tata car sports major bling

India’s Tata automaker creates the world’s first gold jewelry car worth an estimated $4.6 million to help promote the company’s super-cheap Nano model campaign. TODAY.com’s Dara Brown reports. (TODAY) View full post on All Stories

Honda recalls million cars worldwide

Jupiter Kalambakal – AHN News Reporter Tokyo, Japan (AHN) – Japanese automaker Honda Motor Co. is set to voluntarily recall close to a million car models to repair troubles with power windows and computer equipment. The global recall will be done in two categories. Some 936,000 units of the Fit subcompact, CR-V crossover and Fit [...]

GM to Produce Luxury Electric Car

Automaker General Motors Co said it will produce a new car which combines luxury and electric car technology. “The concept … View full post on All Stories

One billion cars traveling world’s streets

Diane Alter – AHN News Trivia Writer New York, NY, United States (AHN) – Patience is something you admire in the car behind you and scorn in the one ahead. A new report from Wards Auto claims there are more than 1 billion cars now traveling the world’s streets. And most of them are in [...]

Volkswagen Up! City Car to Challenge Toyota in Subcompact Race

Volkswagen AG will roll out the new Up! city car next month to tap growing demand for small, fuel- efficient vehicles as Europe’s biggest automaker aims to claim the industry’s top global sales position. View full post on All Stories

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