BARCELONA: Nissan Motor Co. announced on Wednesday (23 May 2012) it will launch global production of an all-electric van, the e-NV200, as early as next year in the Spanish city of Barcelona, creating 700 jobs. 25 May 2012 11:08
TOKYO: Toyota on Thursday (24 May 2012) denied a press report that it was to begin selling cars in India priced at around US$6,000 as the Japanese auto giant looks to boost its share of the country's growing affordable car market. 25 May 2012 10:31
Confidence in vehicle sales among SA's automotive dealers fell in the second quarter of 2012 to its lowest level in 18 months, according to vehicle financier WesBank. 25 May 2012 10:18
[Cadine Pillay] An electric vehicle has begun an unassisted 5 000 kilometre-journey from Nairobi, Kenya to Johannesburg, South Africa - an expedition designed to showcase the endurance of battery-powered vehicles and promote green energy use. 25 May 2012 07:54
The government was warned in 2010 that collection costs for the controversial e-toll system would be considerably higher than a petrol levy or tax, Beeld newspaper reported on Monday. 22 May 2012 12:25
The last Beetle built in VW's Uitenhage manufacturing plant has been restored after it was practically destroyed in a vehicle carrier accident in 2006. 22 May 2012 11:52
This is according to the Manufacturing Circle, which recently released its 2012 first quarter Manufacturing Survey results. The survey featured 50 chief executive officers from a variety of manufacturing companies. 22 May 2012 11:49