TORRANCE, Calif., U.S.A. - Honda delivered a 2013 Fit EV battery-electric vehicle to the city of Torrance as one of the first major steps in the Honda Electric Vehicle Demonstration Program, a prelude to the retail market launch of the Fit EV with customers in California and Oregon this summer.
The delivery was marked by a [...]

New Delhi – General Motors India unveiled the first two products from its joint venture with SAIC, the Chevrolet Sail premium hatchback and the Chevrolet MPV Concept, at the 11th Auto Expo in New Delhi.“The introduction of the Sail hatchback and MPV Concept demonstrates our commitment to take advantage of the global resources of GM [...]

Cypress, California – Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc., (MMNA), has commenced delivery of the company’s all-new 100% electric-powered 2012 Mitsubishi i featuring Mitsubishi innovative Electric Vehicle (MiEV) technology to the first retail customers in the continental United States.
John and Jean Malanaphy of Santa Monica, California; Paul Wasson of Tigard, Oregon; and Roger Saint John of [...]

The Hyundai Accent sees the current all-petrol line-up expanded with the addition of an efficient common-rail turbo diesel engine, delivering new levels of performance and economy to the Active model in the range whilst also claiming the title as Australia’s most affordable diesel passenger car# with the Accent Active CRDi manual starting from $19,490 Manufacturer’s [...]

Parenting magazine has recognized the Infiniti JX as one of the year’s “Smartest Family Cars” in its February 2012 issue, on stands now. The list is featured in Parenting’s first-ever “Genius” issue, dedicated to helping parents unlock their child’s own unique genius potential. Equipped with the latest technology to help ease the load of managing [...]

Auto journalists put the all-electric Nissan LEAF through its paces on three powdery test courses in Shibetsu, Hokkaido, this week, in the freezing temperatures of northern Japan.Some 230 meters above sea level, media gathered to assess the LEAF’s driving performance and handling in extreme weather conditions, icing any concerns that wintry weather could drastically reduce [...]

Rüsselsheim - Next year Opel will celebrate a very special birthday: 150 years ago, in the year 1862, Adam Opel founded a company in the Hessian town of Rüsselsheim that would later become one of the largest European car manufacturers. This is a perfect opportunity to invite customers to take part in the celebrations. Several [...]

The Suzuki Swift, New Zealand’s top-selling small car for seven years, is spawning spin-off concept and production variants.Both the Ertiga compact multi-people carrier (MPV) and XA Alpha concept SUV models are developments of the highly popular Swift.They were among several new Suzuki developments attracting attention at the 11th Auto Expo 2012 in New Delhi.
The models [...]

The new high performance version of the Suzuki Swift hatchback has won a prestigious European award even before it goes on sale.Britain’s biggest car buyers guide, “What Car?”, named the new generation 1.6-litre Swift Sport as the “Best Buy Hot Hatch” at its 2012 awards in London.
The Swift carried off the accolade the week before [...]

Suzuki made further gains in the New Zealand car market last year with solid improvements in sales of the Swift hatchback and Kizashi sedan models.The popular Swift was the top selling small car for a remarkable seven years in succession in 2011, boosting sales by 6.2 per cent over the previous year.
It was the second [...]