Toyota Motor Corp President Akio Toyoda addressed a press conference stating that the company may have grown too fast too soon neglecting proper training of its employees to ensure that Toyota quality is always under the check. "Up to now, we had been saying that the rapid expansion was in ...read more

 

Following suit of Mercedes and BMW, now Audi has set up its e-Tron division which is the special performance office to cater to development of electric cars. Audi is also geared up to unveil the production ready models of e-Tron concepts. The new division will build a whole new range of electric ...read more

 

Dr Ralph Speth who once worked with Ford and BMW has been named as the new CEO for Jaguar and Land Rover. The new CEO has been appointed for a challenging task to turn around the two brands into profit under the helm of its new owners – Tata Motors. Dr. Speth has spent quite a long term at ...read more

 

Toyota faces a slew of backlashes from drivers in the US and Europe. The company has faced more than $2 billion losses due to recalls which doubles up after the recession aftermath. Although the turn of events in the US have been swift and merciless, nevertheless, operations of the company in China ...read more

 

Honda Siel Cars India Limited has launched a new base version of its best selling sedan model Honda City. The company had stopped the E variant last year but has re-launched the model in the Indian market. The base model was discontinued after it launched Honda Jazz and both the models were too ...read more

 

Fiat India has decided not to upgrade its Fiat Palio model according to the new BW IV norms that come into effect from April 2010. The company will phase out Fiat Palio from its Indian product portfolio. The car sells less than 50 units per month which is an insignificant figure as compared to its ...read more

 

Tata Motors intends to hike prices of its commercial vehicles by 2 percent on account of emission norms. "New emissions norms require new technologies, therefore the prices will have to go up. Prices can go up by 1-2%," Tata Motors president (commercial vehicles) Ravi Pisharody said. ...read more

 

German automaker Audi will start production of its model Q5 at its Aurangabad plant in Maharashtra by mid-2010. The plant currently assembles Audi A4 and A6 at this plant and intends to produce 500 units of Q5 initially. Audi Q5 is a soft-roader that is capable of doing tasks as good as Q7 but ...read more

 

All Toyota vehicles available worldwide will have a new safety system dubbed the Brake Override System. The new system will cut off engine power if accelerator and brake pedals are applied at the same time. Toyota has also formed a quality control committee as “Special Committee for Global ...read more

 

Honda will be launching its small car for the Indian customers in 2011. However, Honda can be trusted to go an extra mile to make its customers most comfortable. Although Honda’s new small car will be sold globally, its principal market shall remain India. For example, Honda had recently ...read more