Automobile
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Automatic Peugeot Pars sedans of ICKO to be exported to Iraq
Jan 2, 2018Peugeot Pars owns a significant share of IKCO cars in Iraq’s market and Iraqi customers know this car well and are willing to buy IKCO automatic sedans. Based on this, IKCO has put sending out automatic... -
Hyundai Motor and Kia Motors flagged 4 percent sales growth in 2018
Jan 2, 2018Hyundai and smaller affiliate Kia said demand was expected to soften in the U.S. and Chinese markets as they unveiled a combined sales target of 7.55 million vehicles this year, from 7.25 million vehicles last year.... -
Tesla’s Elon Musk pledged to make a pick-up truck as part of future plans for the electric vehicle-maker
Dec 28, 2017Mr. Musk also made several promises about new features Tesla intends to add to its existing vehicles, including intelligent windscreen wipers. Tesla’s chief has pledged to make a pick-up truck as part of future plans for... -
Nissan to show 15 models at Tokyo Auto Salon 2018
Dec 28, 2017The Tokyo Auto Salon 2018 takes place at Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture. Nissan’s display is in cooperation with Autech Japan, Inc. and Nissan Motorsports International Co., Ltd. Nissan will display 15 exciting models equipped with... -
New Nissan LEAF owners in Japan offered free solar panels
Dec 28, 2017New LEAF owners who sign up for Ecosystem’s Jibun Denryoku (“personal electricity”) plan qualify for free installation of a solar power generation system. Owners of the new Nissan LEAF in Japan* can receive free installation of solar panels... -
10,000 European customers order the new Nissan LEAF in two months
Dec 25, 2017Fast forward eight years: Consumers’ understanding and appetite for electric vehicles have been transformed, with demand experiencing a five-fold increase since 2012. Now, the vast majority of car brands are developing their own first-generation EVs. Back... -
Nissan Kicks made in Brazil now shipped to Argentina
Dec 25, 2017The initial batch of Kicks will be available at Argentinean dealerships in the beginning of 2018. Approximately 4,000 units of this record sales crossover are planned to hit the neighboring country’s stores during the next six... -
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp is preparing for an era of electric vehicles
Dec 23, 2017Tighter global emissions regulations are forcing automakers worldwide to shift to EVs, including all-battery EVs that will require the capacity to deliver longer ranges. Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp is preparing for an era of... -
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to recall about 1.8 million trucks to fix shifter issue
Dec 23, 2017The recall is limited to vehicles equipped with shifters mounted on their steering columns. Those with rotary-dial shifters or floor-mounted shifters are unaffected. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV’s U.S. unit said on Friday it would recall about... -
Suzuki launches the all-new Spacia and Spacia Custom Minicars in Japan
Dec 16, 2017All variants come with the collision-mitigating system for front and rear, including the Dual Sensor Brake Support (DSBS) collision-mitigating system, as well as the Backup Brake Support collision-mitigating system for backing-up, which is installed for the...