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Honda has recently increased its sales in China by 36 percent last month attributed to the growing popularity of the Civic and the Accord cars. Meanwhile, its Honda CR-V was named as the “2008 SUV of the Year in China” by a Chinese auto magazine called Motortrend.
Vehicle sales figure for 2007 is predicted to be 16.1 million units and almost equaling this figure is the number of recalls each automaker made for several of their models together. Brake light problems have resulted in Volkswagen recalling 1,000,000 units of the Volkswagen Beetle from 2001 to 2007 model years making it the most recalled vehicle model for the year.
Isuzu’s plan to build an Alabama light commercial truck plant is mothballed. This is due to the automaker’s worries that the subprime mortgage crisis will hurt the U.S. economy.
A Canadian company has developed and started marketing an electric vehicle called Zenn. Unfortunately though, Canadian provinces are yet to approve the sale of the car.
As awareness of pollution and climate change grows, the market and range of efficient and even carbon-neutral vehicles is expanding which is good news for consumer choice. Shopping for a new car in 2008 will mean thinking about environmental impact as well as other factors such as insurance.
British automaker Land Rover, subsidiary of Ford Motor Company’s Premier Automotive Group (PAG) will unveil their newest concept model at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit this coming January 2008.
As auto sales decline in Europe, the recession becomes more and more obvious. And the largest automakers hurt the most.
The luxury car unit of Daimler AG, Mercedes-Benz has announced recently that it may double the sales of its diesel vehicles in the US after successfully meeting the emission regulations in all states.
Mazda announced that the Furai Concept will be showcased at the upcoming North American International Auto Show. Apart from the Furai, the Taiki concept will also be making its first appearance outside of Japan.
Honda Accord in the UK will be celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Meanwhile, Honda tops the British survey of used car reliability for the third consecutive year.
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