Thursday, June 5th, 2008

Hyundai Aims To Up Russia Car Sales By 35 Pct In 08

SEOUL, June 4 (Reuters) - Hyundai Motor Co (005380.KS: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Wednesday it is targeting growth of more than 35 percent in sales of passenger cars in Russia this year as it plans to launch new models.
Hyundai, the world’s No.6 auto maker along with its affiliate Kia Motors Corp (000270.KS: Quote, Profile, [...]

Monday, May 12th, 2008

What More To Wish For

It’s not very often that we see a new product from Nokia with a somewhat classic look.
By that I mean a candybar-type cell phone with the display screen on top and the keypad at the bottom.
The new N82 is one of those increasingly rare products: It is pretty large for a new model, and it [...]

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

China Stalls North American Auto Move

China’s fast-rising auto makers, enjoying spectacular growth in domestic and emerging markets, Auto Sales are postponing their ambitions in North America as they focus on easier markets in the near term.
The biggest Chinese auto makers, which had earlier signalled that they might enter North America as early as next year, are now admitting that they [...]

Friday, April 18th, 2008

Costcutting measures make for bad Vibe

Both cars are the result of a joint venture between Toyota and General Motors.The 2009 model year marks the debut of the second-generation Vibe.It’s about one year late to market, according to industry insiders.The unofficial reason for its tardiness is that Toyota chose to delay the introduction of the Corolla and Matrix — which share [...]

Monday, April 7th, 2008

Malaysias UMW sees growth in car sales

By Saeed Azhar
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian autos-to-energy group UMW hopes to sell more cars after this year after launching new Toyota models and sees strong growth in its oil-services business but profit growth is set to slow to 10-15 percent from more than 50 percent in 2007.
UMW Holdings (UMWS.KL: Quote, [...]

Monday, April 7th, 2008

FACTBOX Whats on at the Geneva Motor Show

(Reuters) - The annual Geneva Motor Show opens to the media on Tuesday and to the public on Thursday.
The auto industry is coming out with a bumper crop of new models at a time when sales are falling in the United States, stagnating in Europe and growth is slowing elsewhere.
The industry [...]

Monday, April 7th, 2008

Scion sees flat 2008 sales expansion of lineup

By Karey Wutkowski
NEW YORK, March 20 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Co’s
(7203.T: Quote, Profile, Research) youthful urban brand Scion is considering adding a
new model with a “polarizing” design to its line-up and
surveying current Scion drivers about the kind of vehicle
they would like to see, a senior executive said on
Thursday.
Dawn [...]

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

UPDATE 1AUTOSHOWMakers rev up new models to battle slowdown

(Recasts, adds Peugeot CEO, VW-Scania deal)
By Marcel Michelson
GENEVA, March 3 (Reuters) - Greener vehicles drive into the
spotlight as Europe’s biggest auto show opens in Geneva this
week and automakers hit back against a slowdown threatened by a
weak euro and high raw material costs.
Toyota, Renault and Fiat all have [...]

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

FACTBOX Whats on at the Geneva Motor Show

(Reuters) - The annual Geneva Motor Show opens to the media on Tuesday and to the public on Thursday.
The auto industry is coming out with a bumper crop of new models at a time when sales are falling in the United States, stagnating in Europe and growth is slowing elsewhere.
The industry [...]

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

European Factors Shares seen up on optimism over banks

(Adds company items, futures; updates snapshot)
PARIS, April 2 (Reuters) - European equities were expected to rise on
Wednesday, extending the previous day’s sharp rally as investors’ optimism that
the worst of the credit crisis may be over continues to boost equity markets
worldwide.
At 0623 GMT June Stoxx50 futures STXEM8 were up [...]