Provides the latest RSS feeds for Automotive News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page industriesnews.net http://www.industriesnews.net/automotive/&cid=16 en-us Tue, 21 May 2013 13:45:30 -0400 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:45:30 -0400 30 Paraguay has become the main destination in South America for used cars from Japan, the US and other countries, thanks to new regulations aimed at making it easier to import automobiles so low-income consumers can purchase vehicles. Used cars are all the rage in Paraguay, where vehicles that have been shipped from thousands of kilometers away are put to use as soon as they are repaired and made ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214653945&cid=16 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:00:02 -0400 IANS http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214653945 09/11/2012 11:10 CET Youths have thrown rocks and other missiles at police for a second night running in a suburb of Stockhom. Around 100 of them came out on the streets and targeted officers and their cars. The unrest was in Husby, a low income neighbourhood, home mainly to first or second generation immigrants where around a third of school children leave education with low grades. Ten ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214663495&cid=16 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:44:26 -0400 Euro News http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214663495 BMW expands its diesel engine offerings with the addition of a 5 Series diesel in a mildly refreshed 2014 model. Along with a more-efficient diesel engine, the refresh adds minor front and rear styling tweaks as well as new standard features such as navigation, larger center console storage compartments and cupholders. The diesel-powered 535d sedan's turbocharged six-cylinder makes ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214663496&cid=16 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:43:58 -0400 General Sources http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214663496 Plateau State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Chris Olakpe, has said that his command has recovered various brands of cars worth over N15 million. He said that about 29 suspects were also apprehended for various crimes in different parts of the state, among whom was a fake army officer. Addressing newsmen in Jos on Tuesday on the breakthrough his men had had over the last few months, the ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214662061&cid=16 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:00:11 -0400 The Punch http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214662061 has selected DB Schenker in Brazil as its logistics service provider.The Brazilian arm of the global logistics provider will be responsible for export consolidation, supply chain visibility and import logistics in support of DAF Brazil's new truck assembly plant in Ponta Grossa, in the state of Paran. DB Schenker will be responsible for the door-to-door air and ocean transportation between ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214660727&cid=16 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:42:31 -0400 Journal of Commerce http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214660727 INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - A loud boom was loud enough to be heard in the shower if Harold Gallespie's south side home. When he came outside, he saw portions of his tree resting on his two cars. The trees that are 30 years old, if not older, snapped during ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214660728&cid=16 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:24:47 -0400 WISH TV8 http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214660728 Our long-term Honda Civic has only been in our fleet for a few months, but I've already racked up several weeks' worth of drive time in it. Besides the fact that it is a very capable commute car with a nice stereo and comfortable seats, I've found myself driving this car differently than I expected. I drive it like a ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214660729&cid=16 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:18:25 -0400 General Sources http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214660729 A 1998 Ford F-150 Forget hybrids and small, fuel-frugal cars when you're in Texas. The Lone Star State, where I spent five days last week, loves big, gas-guzzling pickup trucks. The number of trucks of various nameplates and ages seen on the road or parked at shopping centers is so ubiquitous that I just had to go around taking snapshots of them. The pickups I saw in Dallas and Plano were ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214660730&cid=16 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:13:46 -0400 Inquirer Business http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214660730 THE TOYOTA Fleet of new models on display at the Clark Motor Speedway The streak continues for the country's No. 1 automotive firm. Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) has recently posted a 33-percent increase in sales for the first four months of the year, compared to the same period last year. According to the latest Campi (Chamber of Automotive Manufacturer of the Philippines Inc.) report, ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214660675&cid=16 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:13:45 -0400 Inquirer Business http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214660675 you're stoned off your bonce . There was also the time when he hit three parked cars while trying to get out of his space in 2006, plus two slumped-at-the-wheel incidents in the same ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214659511&cid=16 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:12:09 -0400 The Guardian http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214659511 Takahiko Takabayashi (left) presenting the items to Mawutowu Kwesi Brese (right) with health officials. TOYOTA Ghana Company Limited has donated assorted items worth GH6,000 to the Kaneshie Polyclinic in Accra to refurbish the Tuberculosis and Human Immune Deficiency Virus Unit (TB/HIV). The items included 20 bags of cements, 20 packs of floor tiles, 10 gallons of oil and emulsion paint, a 32 ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214658445&cid=16 Tue, 21 May 2013 06:19:43 -0400 Daily Guide http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214658445 Alfa Romeo Giulietta range includes four new variants of the small hatch, spread across two new specification levels dubbed Giulietta and Giulietta ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214657534&cid=16 Tue, 21 May 2013 05:11:22 -0400 Car Advice.com.au http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214657534 The Toyota LandCruiser Prado is Australia's best selling large SUV, but do the numbers prove it's the best large SUV as well? The LandCruiser Prado has been exceptionally successful for Toyota Australia. 17 years since it first launched and now in its fourth-generation, Australians have bought more than 200,000 of the Japanese-made large ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214657535&cid=16 Tue, 21 May 2013 05:11:22 -0400 Car Advice.com.au http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214657535 has been revealed, as Renault and its Formula One partner Red Bull Racing belatedly celebrate their third Constructors’ world title secured at the end of the 2012 season. Marking the second ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214657536&cid=16 Tue, 21 May 2013 05:11:21 -0400 Car Advice.com.au http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214657536 in the 2013 BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands study released by research group Millward Brown, pipping its German rival by just one ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214657537&cid=16 Tue, 21 May 2013 05:11:21 -0400 Car Advice.com.au http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214657537 Mayer, CEO of the biggest US Web portal since July, is betting that Tumblr will help transform Yahoo into a hip destination in the era of social networking as she challenges Google and Facebook ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214657539&cid=16 Tue, 21 May 2013 04:52:03 -0400 Times of India http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214657539 Detroit - The city's nine Democratic state House members announced an auto insurance reform package Monday that seeks to drive down the rates Detroiters pay as well as make public information from a $14 billion fund for catastrophic accident claims. The bills, still in draft form, would restructure the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association to force it to hold open meetings, be subject to ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214654866&cid=16 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:59:51 -0400 The Detroit News http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214654866 Mitsubishi MiEV Evolution II prototype racers feature an all-electric four-wheel-drive powertrain comprising four 100kW electric motors - two at the front and two at the rear - for a total output of 400kW, up 67 per cent on the 240kW three-motor set-up of last ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214654868&cid=16 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:58:25 -0400 Car Advice.com.au http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214654868 owner in Norway has successfully campaigned his local council to remove a speed hump that was too high to drive his car over. Norwegian website Broom reports Rune Berge Vik first realised he had a problem soon after collecting his 412kW Japanese supercar from an importer in Oslo. With a ground clearance of just 10.9cm, Vik was unable to navigate the speed hump positioned on the main road ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214654867&cid=16 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:58:25 -0400 Car Advice.com.au http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214654867 Toyota’s version - will be revealed at the Japanese brand’s local show, giving the world its first look at the fruits of the highly anticipated partnership. Unlike ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214654002&cid=16 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:53:43 -0400 Car Advice.com.au http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214654002 While both compact MPVs share styling from the B-pillar forward, the rear end of the larger-capacity 1 Series GT is more upright in an effort to create more space. Despite technically being an all-wheel-drive concept - with the hybrid's electric motor powering the rear wheels - the BMW Concept Active Tourer previewed BMW's new front-wheel-drive platform that will underpin the upcoming ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214653127&cid=16 Mon, 20 May 2013 23:50:02 -0400 Car Advice.com.au http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214653127 A mechanic says that his co-workers at a Twin Cities car dealership accosted him with gay slurs and threats and that when he complained to superiors, the company did nothing. In a lawsuit filed in Hennepin County District Court, Joel Michael Roland also says he was disciplined for "speaking in a high-pitched voice and lisping," which a customer interpreted as being demeaning to ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214652217&cid=16 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:34:42 -0400 Pioneer Press http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214652217 Bajaj Auto with a target price of Rs 1,966. Bajaj's 4QFY13 margins came in at 17.6% versus the estimate 18.8%, leading to 7% disappointment at EBITDA level. "We note that industry volume growth has slowed over the last few months in both domestic and export markets. Given this, we cut our FY14F overall volume estimates by ~7% to 4.5mn units. We now factor in 4% volume growth in the ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214652218&cid=16 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:25:35 -0400 Times of India http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214652218 Washington Automakers support a proposed free trade deal between the United States and European Union, and want auto safety regulations harmonized on both sides of the Atlantic. Vehicle and auto parts trade between Europe and the United States was $57 billion in 2012, accounting for 9 percent of the total $646 billion in U.S.-EU trade. The Association of Global Automakers is the trade group ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214650136&cid=16 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:14:33 -0400 The Detroit News http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214650136 Lexus IS is both very good and yet in a few areas it falls just a little short, with the available F-Sport trim acting as a tease as to what the new IS could ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214650137&cid=16 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:04:00 -0400 MSN Autos http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214650137 Automakers have done much to improve fuel economy in recent years, but the biggest strides have come in the smallest vehicles. What about pickup trucks? In compiling the following list on pickups' fuel efficiency, it became obvious that trucks are far thirstier than cars and crossovers. In fact, the top entry on this list wouldn't even show up at the bottom of a list of fuel-efficient ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214648944&cid=16 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:48:23 -0400 MSN Autos http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214648944 See our story for strategies on how to get the best deal.)Vehicles have automatic transmissions, unless noted otherwise, and all have standard stability control and front, front side and head-protecting airbags. Dealer, private-party and certified prices are averages based on actual transactions reported ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214648945&cid=16 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:48:21 -0400 MSN Autos http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214648945 technology that manufacturers are looking into is a system that would enable future cars to communicate with each other. Called Vehicle-to-Vehicle communication, or V2V, the system aims to avoid accidents on the road by using wireless signals to send information back between cars about their location, speed and direction. Researchers are also studying vehicle-to-infrastructure communication ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214643863&cid=16 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:18:37 -0400 Hispanic Business Magazine http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214643863 Ford Middle East and Al Jazirah Vehicles Agencies Co. (AJVA), the Ford and Lincoln importer-dealer in Saudi Arabia, brought the legendary F-150 and Ranger Built Ford Tough pickup trucks closer to Saudi customers through a unique roadshow across 10 major Saudi cities, dubbed the largest of its kind. Ford's history in the Middle East goes back more than 60 years. The company's ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214643824&cid=16 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:18:35 -0400 Hispanic Business Magazine http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214643824 General Motors Co. and Nissan announced the companies have signed an agreement for Nissan to produce a small cargo vehicle that GM will sell in the United States and Canada. According to a release, GM will procure the vehicle from Nissan and distribute it through the Chevrolet dealer network. GM expects the Chevrolet City Express, based on the Nissan NV200, to be available for sale in the ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214643864&cid=16 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:18:34 -0400 Hispanic Business Magazine http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214643864 Hummer is dead -- long live the SUV! It's been more than a decade since the SUV craze of the 1990s, and it is a new world for sport-utility vehicles. Many once-rugged vehicles are getting watered down and losing their toughness as automakers cater to the majority of drivers who never go off-road. But there are still hard-core SUVs out there, and some of them are so surprising in their ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214643866&cid=16 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:45:32 -0400 MSN Autos http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214643866 WASHINGTON — Cars that steer themselves through bumper-to-bumper traffic will hit the market by the end of this year, and self-parking vehicles aren’t far behind. Fully autonomous models that don’t need human drivers at all are less than a decade from dealerships. But laws lag behind the rise of the robo-car. Only three states — Nevada, California and Florida — have ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214641359&cid=16 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:14:03 -0400 Miami Herald http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214641359 in anger was 54 years ago when he won the 1959 Nurburgring 1000km-race in Germany. Aston Martin's global centenary celebrations at this weekend's 24 hours race gave the British racing legend another opportunity to get behind the wheel of the historic DBR1 race car that gave the company its third consecutive win at the Nurburgring. According to Moss, though, it nearly, it nearly ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214639937&cid=16 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:02:40 -0400 Car Advice.com.au http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214639937 Whenever I get a test car, I always lift the cargo-floor flap just to see if it's there -- the under-floor storage tray, which always confounds me. What can someone do with the partitioned, shallow foam tray besides look at it and wonder what will fit in there? It's not big enough to house dirty shoes or jugs of windshield washer fluid. So, what does fit then? I usually ignore the ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214639938&cid=16 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:44:30 -0400 General Sources http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214639938 If U.S. car shoppers were more informed about the capabilities and advantages of electric vehicles, they'd be more inclined to buy one, according to AAA. Despite technological advancements and thousands of available charging stations that make EVs far more practical than before, an AAA survey showed that eight out of 10 adults are still either unsure about or unlikely to buy one. Mileage ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214639939&cid=16 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:44:29 -0400 General Sources http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214639939 About 100 vehicles were set ablaze in a riot in a suburb of Stockholm, Sweden, in what a group claims was a reaction to the police shooting of an elderly man. A car set on fire in a nearby garage caused about 50 people to be evacuated from their apartment building, the Swedish news agency TT reported Monday. Police said they were met by about 50 to 60 youths throwing stones when they responded ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214639940&cid=16 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:36:08 -0400 Middle East Times http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214639940 Toyota Motor Corp. is planning to increase production of lithium-ion batteries by six times, as the automaker prepares to eventually use them in its flagship Prius gasoline-electric hybrid cars, the Nikkei business daily reported on Sunday. Currently, most of Toyota's hybrid vehicles use nickel-metal hydride batteries but the automaker is planning to make more cars with lithium-ion ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214639894&cid=16 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:34:18 -0400 Denver Post http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214639894 Aransas County Sheriff Mark Gilliam jokingly offers up his hot dog to McGruff the Crime Dog in 2008 during the National Night Out Against Crime at the Rockport ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214639838&cid=16 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:32:52 -0400 Corpus Christi Caller-Times http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214639838 When I was young, and I dare not discuss when that was, I owned a Fiat X1/9. The relationship with that car ended badly, but I shall always remember it as the car I was driving when I met my wife. Fast-forward a few (okay, more than a few) years and the car company is regaining popularity, but no longer as the little sports car I referred to as the "poor man's Ferrari". Today the ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214638605&cid=16 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:45:56 -0400 Beta News http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214638605 MOSCOW, May 20 (RIA Novosti) - Russia has delivered a first batch of 450 Lada cars to Venezuela, said Sergei Goreslavsky, head of Russian Technologies (Rostec) high-tech state corporation's international economic cooperation department. Russia's biggest automaker AvtoVAZ, which is part of Rostec, agreed a deal with Venezuela in April 2010 for construction of a Lada assembly plant there ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214638606&cid=16 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:42:03 -0400 RIA Novosti http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214638606 With the 135is, BMW took a less-is-more strategy -- and to good effect. The compact coupe delivers an entertaining driving experience with refreshingly few frills, says Cars.com reviewer Mike Hanley. Its potent turbocharged inline-six engine and slick-shifting six-speed manual make it engaging; its simple interior layout and gadget-free control system keep the focus on the ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214638607&cid=16 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:31:02 -0400 General Sources http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214638607 (MENAFN - ProactiveInvestors - Australia)Analytica has secured a letter of intent from a major Taiwanese medical products distributor to roll out its time-saving Auto Start Burette initially in Taiwan and then into other Asian markets.Taiwan Allied Dragon (TAD) will distribute the product to Taiwan's medical system, which consists of over 507 hospitals and 20,628 clinics.The Auto Start ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214637193&cid=16 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:47:12 -0400 MENAFN http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214637193 ';I was stopped by two men in a government-registered vehicle, blindfolded and dragged off the street. They took me away to a house in a place I did not know. I was forced into a room with blood all over the walls and floor, ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214637146&cid=16 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:25:28 -0400 Japan Times http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214637146 promises for years, and now Hyundai is jumping into the fray with the Tucson Fuel-Cell Electric Vehicle. The automaker is joining the Energy Department, gas suppliers, hydrogen and fuel-cell businesses and other automakers with the goal of solving infrastructure and resource challenges in order to bring an FCEV to market. Hyundai has a 2015 target for the Tucson fuel cell and a goal of 1,000 ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214637194&cid=16 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:24:20 -0400 General Sources http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214637194 General Motors Co. said Monday it is launching GM Student Corps, a new program that will provide paid summer internships to 110 Detroit-area high school students who will work on community service projects. They also will learn from mentors and hone career skills. The program is designed to help prepare teens for leadership and careers, as well as aid Detroit as it continues to evolve as a city ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214637195&cid=16 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:20:39 -0400 The Detroit News http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214637195 Delaware’s Department of Motor Vehicles says residents are being targeted by a phone scam. The DMV says residents have been getting automated phone calls offering them savings on their car insurance. WDEL-AM reports that the message claims the DMV gave permission for the caller to contact the resident. The DMV is reminding Delawareans that it never shares residents’ personal ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214637196&cid=16 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:15:22 -0400 Insurance Journal http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214637196 Thousands of striking workers at the Mercedes-Benz plant in East London are expected to return to work after the company obtained a court interdict against their protest on ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214635685&cid=16 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:40:54 -0400 IOL http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214635685 Maserati is recalling 7,438 model-year 2005-2008 Quattroporte and 2008 Granturismo vehicles due to faulty tie rod assemblies, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The handful of model-year 2008 Alfa Romeo 8Cs sold in the U.S. are also affected. The affected vehicles have rear tie rod assemblies that lack a sufficient amount of anti-corrosion material, allowing them to ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214635686&cid=16 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:20:47 -0400 General Sources http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214635686 Mon May 20, 2013 9:29am EDT May 20 (Reuters) - (The following statement was released by the rating agency) Fitch Ratings expects to assign the following ratings to World Omni Auto Receivables Trust 2013-A: --$245,000,000 class A-1 notes ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214634256&cid=16 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:29:10 -0400 Reuters http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214634256 Plimsoll Publishing's Automotive Glass Manufacturers (Global) Analysis provides a detailed overview of the Automotive Glass Manufacturers (Global) market and delivers a comprehensive individual analysis on the top 300 companies, including ASAHI GLASS COMPANY LIMITED, CSG HOLDING CO., LTD. and VISTEON - AUTOPAL, S.R.O.. This report includes a wealth of information on the financial trends ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214633113&cid=16 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:04:06 -0400 AZoM http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214633113 Gainesville-based Curry's Auto Service has received exclusive distribution rights to a battery-conditioning technology created by a former General Motors employee that can make a hybrid car's battery come back to life, The Washington Post reported. The process takes about five hours of hands-on time. The battery pack is removed from the vehicle and attached to a machine, where it is ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214630876&cid=16 Mon, 20 May 2013 07:00:36 -0400 Business Journal http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214630876