The world’s one and only rotary-powered production car will cease North American sales, most likely after the 2011 model year. As we reported last month, Mazda has already officially announced that European sales of the Mazda RX-8 will not continue after 2011, due to more strict EuroV emissions standards.
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Ford Earns US$2.1B Profit in Q1 |
Ford has officially announced its fourth consecutive profitable quarter, where the company has managed to earn US$2.1 billion in profits from January to March, 2010.
Nissan Leaf (2011) |
Nissan North America has released information that since they have begun taking orders since Late Tuesday, they have been receiving a consistent rate of people placing orders for their upcoming petrol-free Nissan Leaf.
Honda Recalls Acura ZDX Over Passenger Airbag Concern |
Honda is recalling 1,850 Acura ZDX crossovers in the US and 650 from the Canadian Market due to a potential issue that could lead to improper deployment of the front passenger-side airbag.
Consumer Reports Says Lexus GX 460 Is Unsafe |
The New York Times – Toyota announced Tuesday evening that it would temporarily stop selling the Lexus GX 460 while it conducts its own testing of the sport utility vehicle. Earlier in the day, Consumer Reports magazine had said that the GX carried an unusually high risk of a rollover accident during certain types of turns and [...]
R.I.P Hummer |
General Motors is shutting down its Hummer SUV brand for good, taking the last of its four discarded U.S. brands off the market. GM had said it would consider offers to buy Hummer after a deal to sell the brand to Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery failed to receive Chinese government approval in February. Now [...]
Toyota Says: Safety Electronics Flawless |
Toyota Motor Corp has announced that it has found no flaw with its throttle controls, following an outside study which criticized the largest Japanese car manufacturer’s electronic safety systems. The automaker presented their conclusions at a news conference, in order to reassure consumers that issues concerning safety are well under control as they work hard [...]
Hummer HAMMER-ed..!! |
General Motors Co will wind down its iconic but tarnished Hummer brand after Chinese regulators rejected a $150 million bid by an obscure Chinese machinery maker to buy the money-losing SUV line. GM had been trying to complete the deal by the end of February after reaching a definitive agreement in October to sell Hummer [...]
Toyota’s Epic Phail |
Toyota Motor Corp, the world’s most dominant and profitable automaker, was not accustomed to outsiders telling it what to do, let alone some obscure bureaucrat from the United States, whose own car industry was on taxpayer-funded life support. But in the middle of December, on a cloudy day in the middle of the Japanese archipelago’s [...]
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