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/ 11 February 2009
Glut expected on market as demand plummets for 2008’s must-have executive perk.
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/ 6 February 2009
The SA vehicle industry has approached the government for loans to help curb job losses as it struggles with a domestic and global economic downturn.
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/ 12 January 2009
China posted a sharp fall in 2008 car sales growth on Monday as makers worldwide grapple with slowing demand.
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/ 12 January 2009
Carmakers put on a brave face at the world’s biggest car show on Sunday, with the sales outlook bleak for the coming year.
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/ 19 December 2008
The United States government agreed on Friday to an emergency loan of $13,4-billion to ailing car makers.
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/ 17 December 2008
Despite a winning concept amid global climate concerns, Norwegian electric carmaker Think may see its dreams come to a screeching halt.
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/ 10 December 2008
The White House and congressional Democrats on Tuesday night reached an agreement in principle on a -billion proposal for bailing out US carmakers.
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/ 9 December 2008
The White House voiced concern about a Democratic plan on Monday to bail out stricken automakers with up to -billion in loans.
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/ 8 December 2008
The US Senate was due to reconvene on Monday as congressional negotiators sought to draft legislation to bail out the US car industry.
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/ 2 December 2008
SA new vehicle sales declined by 28,3% in November compared to the same month last year, in another sign that interest rates are taking their toll.
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/ 20 November 2008
Chances have dimmed that a last-minute plan being crafted to provide -billion to bail out US automakers would receive enough backing.
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/ 18 November 2008
US Senate Democrats took the first step towards bailing out the nation’s crippled auto industry on Monday by proposing a -billion loan programme.
Ford said on Thursday it has begun production of its new subcompact Fiesta at a plant in Germany.
Ford is hoping to persuade its American customers of the charms of modestly sized European vehicles such as the Fiesta, the Focus and the Transit van.
While more hybrid cars become available across the globe, there are no immediate plans to add to South Africa’s hybrid range, writes Dillon Davie
Fears are growing over a potential cash crisis at the United States’s top carmakers after Ford warned its losses are running into billions.
India’s truck and car maker Tata Motors announced on Monday it had completed its acquisition of Jaguar and Land Rover from ailing United States car maker Ford for $2,3-billion. The company said the deal includes the "ownership of Jaguar and Land Rover, all necessary intellectual property rights, manufacturing plants and two Britain-based advanced designing centres".
Three men have been arrested in connection with an Absa ATM bombing at Phagameng township in Modimolle on Wednesday, Limpopo police said. Spokesperson Superintendent Malesela Ledwaba said the men were caught after a massive search. ”We are still searching for two more men involved in the bombing.”
Fifteen potential sites for new ”eco-towns” across England have been published in a drive to tackle a national housing shortage while minimising damage to the environment. Each site would provide between 5 000 and 15 000 low carbon emission homes in the first new towns since the 1960s.
Sukasha Singh defends the 2008 South African Car of the Year competition-winning Mazda2 1,5-litre, and says that unlike the case with its competitors, with the Mazda2 you’re getting more in terms of features, a notable one being the Smart Start keyless entry.
Paintings and sculptures long stored away are finding a new audience as museums strive for mass appeal with high-tech websites packed with video, podcasts and interactive elements. Moreover, these institutions are finding that rather than diminishing the number of museum visits, the web is actually boosting in-person attendance.
India’s Tata Motors said on Wednesday it had bought British luxury icons Jaguar and Land Rover from struggling United States carmaker Ford for $2,3-billion as it expands its global reach. The all-cash deal is part of Tata’s efforts to grow outside Asia, but analysts have questioned how the Indian firm will absorb the two high-end marques into its operations.
Thousands of workers at Jaguar and Land Rover plants are expected to be told on Wednesday that the marques have been sold to the Indian conglomerate Tata. It is understood that a deal between Tata and Ford over the sale of two of the best known names in British car making was concluded on Tuesday night.
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/ 21 February 2008
The British media are under the spotlight, accused of encouraging a flurry of apparent suicides by impressionable teenagers in and around the small town of Bridgend in the south Wales valleys. In little more than a year, 17 young people have been found dead, 16 of them hanged.
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/ 13 February 2008
Three forms of technical evidence submitted to the Johannesburg High Court on Wednesday fingered some of the accused in the Jeppestown ”massacre”. Two of them were linked through fingerprints to cars parked at the scene of the crime. DNA samples from clothes were linked to the blood of another accused.
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/ 2 February 2008
An Eastern Cape police captain charged with the possession of stolen goods was released on bail by the Qumbu Magistrate’s Court on Saturday. The charges relate to the possession of unlicensed firearms, ammunition, stolen vehicles and stock cards, as well as defeating the ends of justice.
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/ 31 January 2008
Counsel for the defence in the Jeppestown murder and robbery trial on Thursday objected to what it termed a ”hybrid identification procedure” that it believed could prejudice the 13 accused. ”This is a hybrid procedure that buttresses the memory of the witness,” said Sidwell Ford in the Johannesburg High Court on Thursday.
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/ 14 January 2008
It’s an exacting task campaigning for president — you have to be an expert on everything, including gas-electric hybrid propulsion systems for a new generation of sedan cars. Campaigning for Tuesday’s Michigan primary, the leading Republican candidates dropped in on the Detroit motor show to emphasise their dedication to helping the region’s shrinking car industry.
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/ 14 January 2008
Advances in digital technology are set to transform the automotive world, making cars safer, more efficient and more fun to drive, says General Motors chairperson Rick Wagoner. His speech at last week’s Consumer Electronics World, the world’s largest technology fair, signified how fast cars are integrating electronic gadgets.
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/ 13 January 2008
After years of crisis, the big three United States automakers face another brutal year with demand expected to dip again due to an economic downturn threatening to snuff out 2007’s timid recovery. The world’s major automakers will exhibit upcoming models and the concept cars of the future from Sunday as media previews kick off for the Detroit motor show.
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/ 10 January 2008
India’s Tata Motors unveiled the world’s cheapest new car on Thursday, bringing car ownership closer for millions of poorer consumers in emerging markets but raising environmental concerns. The four-seater Nano, with an engine of 625cc, will have a dealer price of 100 000 rupees ( 500), about half the cost of the cheapest car on today’s market.
Only 10 years ago, Tata Motors unveiled its first car, a hatchback, that established the truck maker’s credentials as a car maker. On Thursday, the company unveils a car that will sell for just  500, less than half the cheapest car on the market.