The next Subaru Tribeca will not be a direct replacement for the current model, but will instead be a different kind of seven-seat vehicle, with its arrival at least two years away. In an interview with Automotive News, the president of ...
European and Japanese car makers have dominated the nominations for the 2014 World Car of the Year (WCOTY) award. The initial list of 28 nominees includes 12 vehicles from European manufacturers and seven Japanese models alongside five ...
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Japan's scrap aluminum prices have risen by 5-8% from a month ago due to tightening supply, local trade sources said Tuesday. Prices for telik, used by secondary aluminum alloy smelters, were heard in the range of Yen 135-140/kg ...
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Mitsubishi has released images and details of its three new Tokyo motor show concepts, including a large plug-in hybrid SUV that previews the new Pajero. Teased in a design sketch and a shadowy computer-generated image last month, the new ...
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Subaru has teased a new concept car ahead of its official unveiling at next month’s Tokyo motor show. Said to be a “new sports tourer prototype” due to launch in production form in Japan in 2014, Subaru says the Levorg ...
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Toyota Motor Corp is maintaining its position as the world’s best-selling car company in 2013, but main rivals General Motors and Volkswagen are closing in on the Japanese car maker’s lead. The latest data from ...
The Honda Insight and CR-Z could be dropped in Europe due to slow sales in the market, according to the latest reports. Said to occur ahead of the arrival of the pair’s next-generation replacements, speculatively slated for ...
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The new Nissan X-Trail, Pathfinder Hybrid and Pulsar SSS sedan have been confirmed for Australian showrooms in the second quarter of 2014 as the Japanese car maker continues the renewal and diversification of its local line-up. Nissan has ...
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Affected by the Sino-Japanese relations for a long time, Japanese sales rebound in September. The China association of automobile manufacturers recently said that the Japanese passenger car sales in China in September increase 35.1% ...
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A Los Angeles jury has found Toyota was not to blame for a fatal accident in 2009 in which a 66-year-old woman’s Camry sped out of control and crashed into a tree. The jury ruled there was no defect in Noriko Uno’s 2006 Toyota ...
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Subaru has detailed its next-generation EyeSight system, announcing a number of new driver-assist functons designed to improve vehicle safety. Subaru EyeSight is the Japanese car maker’s crash prevention system, designed to prevent ...
Daihatsu has debuted eight concept cars at the Indonesia motor show in a typically bold move for the quirky Japanese car maker. The models all form part of Daihatsu’s plan to become a market leader in compact cars that are fuel ...
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Japan's Nissan auto group plan to build an new car factory in Myanmar. (September 20) the Nissan said in the Yangon, the new factories will produce 10000 Nissan Sunny car every year since 2015. The factory will be built by the Tan Chong ...
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Nissan has hit back at plans by Volkswagen to become the electric vehicle market leader by 2018, while reaffirming its own aim to increase range to 200km on Leaf and introduce four new electric vehicles to market within two years. ...
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Nissan may be a Japanese automotive brand now in its 80th year, but the Nissan of today is vastly different and far more diverse than it has ever been. At the Nissan 360 event in Los Angeles, the brand’s global head of product ...
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