Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., the maker of Subaru says that it forecasts an increase in sales in the United States in 2012. “Sales next year will definitely top this year’s and reach about 300,000 units,” President Yasuyuki Yoshinaga told Automotive News in an interview at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show. “Sales in the U.S. may [...]
Rotary enthusiasts have surely been on the edge of their seats waiting for Mazda’s next move with the upcoming retirement of the RX-8. After a recent announcement at the 2012 Tokyo Motor Show, we’ve learned that there may still be a future for the alternative power. The RX-8 will be getting a successor, which may [...]
As of yesterday, Nissan Motor Co, Ltd. has started commercial sales of its latest quick charger in Japan. At half the volume of the previous model, the new quick charger still maintains all of the performance of its predecessor, and features simplistic technology and design with electric circuit technology. Nissan will be installing 400 of [...]
With Ford giving up most of its 33.4 percent stake in Mazda back in 2008, the brand has released its first model featuring its new architecture, with the CX-5 compact crossover. As an independent automaker, Mazda planned to reestablish themselves with new engines and underpinnings, and fresh designs, starting with Kodo, on the 2010 Shinari [...]
SRT President and CEO, Ralph Gilles has confirmed to Viper Club of America that the next-generation Dodge Viper supercar will debut at the 2012 New York Auto Show. Gilles previously confirmed that the next-generation Viper will be powered by a V10 unit making somewhere close to 600-hp. The engine will also retain its 8.7 liter displacement. [...]
November is expected to return some good numbers for Ford Motor Co., with high expectations for U.S. sales. Popular small sport utility vehicles sales will help Ford hit “in the mid-13-million range as an industry,” says Ford’s sales analyst, Erich Merkle. Automotive News data center cites the Ford Escape alone accounted for 206,896 units through [...]
The all-new Land Rover Defender is planned for production in 2015 but to get a little hint of what you can expect the company has released the DC100 and DC100 Sport Concepts. Some of the UK media had the chance to get behind the concept and take it for a spin and our friends at [...]
BMW and Toyota announced today that they have signed memorandum of understanding where the two will join forces on a mid-to-long-term collaboration on the development next-generation of environment-friendly technologies. “Under the MOU, the two companies agreed on a collaborative research in the field of next-generation lithium-ion battery technologies,” the companies said in a statement. “Furthermore, [...]
While the Toyota GT 86 and the Subaru BRZ make their debut at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show, Scion held a small gathering in Los Angeles tonight to debut their production version of the rear-wheel-drive sports car – the 2013 Scion FR-S (Front-engine Rear-wheel-drive Sport). “Tonight will go down in history as not only the night [...]
