Toyota Launches New Doorstep Car Service Program In India
Toyota has started the service in remote locations before moving to bigger cities Toyota Kirloskar Motor has started a new doorstep maintenance service- ‘Service Express’ which is mainly intended at providing periodic service (Minor, Medium and Major) at remote locations where car owners have to travel long distances to find a dealership. The periodic maintenance
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Nissan signs joint venture to construct Algerian car assembly plant
A move wholeheartedly welcomed by Algerian government Nissan Motor has signed a joint venture agreement with an Algerian private partner to construct an auto assembly plant at a cost of $160 million, the company stated on Wednesday. The plant, near the western city of Oran, is going to start production in the first half of
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Toyota’s Lexus tops 2019 dependability rankings
Toyota’s Lexus brand of luxury vehicles was the most dependable brand for the eighth consecutive year, while Fiat Chrysler’s Fiat brand fell to the bottom in an annual auto industry reliability survey released Wednesday. Industry consultant J.D. Power’s carefully observed study measures the number of concerned experienced per 100 vehicles during the past 12 months
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Amazon and General Motors in talks to invest in Rivian
Amazon.com and General Motors are discussing possibilities to invest in Rivian Automotive LLC in a deal that will cost the U.S. electric pickup truck manufacturer at between $1 billion and $2 billion, people knowledgeable with the matter informed Reuters on Tuesday. The deal would give Amazon and General Motors minority stakes in Rivian, the sources
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Chevrolet ZR2 Bison Sold Out For 2019
Chevrolet has reported that the ZR2 Bison has been already sold out for 2019. The vehicle recently went on sale at the start of the year and 2,000 trucks were allocated for this year. The Chevrolet ZR2 Bison was constructed together with American Expedition Vehicles (AEV). It includes custom front and rear bumpers that have integrated recovery points. Special
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Nissan and Renault reaffirm alliance
Though the talks about Nissan chairmanship were avoided Top executives from Nissan and Renault on Thursday reaffirmed the necessity of an alliance that has been pressured by removal of former Chairman Carlos Ghosn, but avoided discussing the potentially controversial issue of Nissan’s next chairman. The recently appointed chairman of France’s Renault SA, Jean-Dominique Senard, travelled
Renault embarks on post-Ghosn era with smaller profit goal
Renault’s beginning of a new era Renault set a weaker full-year profit goal on Thursday, mentioning currency challenges and market uncertainties, as the French automaker presented annual results without its ousted CEO Carlos Ghosn for the first time ever in 13 years. Under new leadership since ouster of Ghosn, Renault targeted profitability of “around 6
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Skoda’s January deliveries drops 1.1 percent year-on-year to 102,600 cars
Skoda Auto, the Czech unit of Volkswagen, stated on Thursday its worldwide deliveries fell 1.1 percent in January to 102,600 cars. “The main reason behind this trend is the overall decline in the passenger car markets of China and Central Europe,” Skoda stated. Deliveries in China fell 11.7 percent and central European deliveries dropped 11.6
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Waymo builds big lead in autonomous car testing
Waymo Appears to be ahead of their competitors The gap between the most advanced self-driving car firms and their competitors that have hard time to make their technology safe for the roads broadened last year, the new figures released on Wednesday show. The data, concerning testing of autonomous vehicles in California, sowed the big lead
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1.48 million F-150 pickups recalled in North America due to transmissions
Ford Motor stated on Wednesday it was recalling 1.48 million F-150 pickup trucks in North America because of a potential transmission downshift issue that could boost the chances of a crash. The automaker stated select 2011-2013 model year trucks with six-speed automatic transmission could see an unintended downshift into first gear without caution, which could
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Colorado woman charged in deadly Nebraska crash
A Colorado woman has been charged with murder for the death of her passenger when her pickup truck collided in the Nebraska Panhandle. Garden County Court records state 39-year-old Molly Raymer, of Milliken, Colorado, is also charged with drunken driving and intentional reckless driving. The records don’t list the name of an attorney who could discuss
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Ford informed UK PM it is planning alternative production sites
Ford Motor informed British Prime Minister Theresa May that it is planning to move production out of Britain, The Times reported on Tuesday. The automaker informed the prime minister during a private call with business leaders that it is looking into alternative sites abroad, The Times noted. Ford was not immediately available for discussing the
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Renault’s Senard to meet Nissan CEO Saikawa this week
Renault’s chairman will meet Nissan’s CEO this week in Japan as they look forward to cement their collaboration after the elimination of former alliance leader Carlos Ghosn, the Japanese automaker stated on Tuesday. Jean-Dominique Senard, named chairman of the French automaker last month, is going to visit Nissan’s headquarters located in Yokohama to meet the
Renault: Carlos Ghosn remains director of Renault
Carlos Ghosn is still a director of Renault SA even though he has resigned as chairman and chief executive and Thierry Bollore is now chairman of the Renault-Nissan, Renault stated on Tuesday. “In addition to the Board of Directors’ communication of January 24, 2019, Renault wishes to mention that Mr. Ghosn resigned from his terms
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Nissan Motor books $84 million Ghosn-related charges
Nissan Motor stated it had booked about $84 million in charges associated to under-reported compensation for former chairman Carlos Ghosn, and cut its yearly profit outlook on weaker worldwide sales. Ghosn, arrested and detained in Tokyo since November 19, has been indicted in Japan on charges of under-reporting his income at Nissan over 2010-2018. He
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