Recent news reports have stated that Toyota dealership technicians were able to duplicate customer claims of unintended acceleration; that Toyota repurchased the vehicles in question; and that Toyota failed to properly inform the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of the situation.
Toyota quickly and thoroughly investigates any customer reports of unintended acceleration in its vehicles [...]

TORRANCE, Calif. – Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today announced that it will conduct a voluntary Safety Recall involving approximately 740,000 – 2005 through 2006 Avalon, 2004 through 2006 Highlander (non Hybrid) and Lexus RX330, and 2006 Lexus GS300, IS250, and IS350 vehicles sold in the United States to address the possibility that a [...]

HIROSHIMA, Japan – Mazda Motor Corporation today announced the launch of its SKYACTIV next-generation technologies – including engines, transmissions, vehicle bodies and chassis – that will begin appearing in Mazda products from 2011. The Mazda Demio (known overseas as the Mazda2) will be the first model to feature SKYACTIV technology and will go on sale [...]

Toyota has boosted the power of its popular HiAce turbo-diesel range by 25 per cent to 100kW and increased active safety across the board.
Toyota has recalibrated the HiAce 1KD-FTV turbo-diesel engine to deliver an additional 20kW of power and 14Nm of torque – coupled with fuel-economy and emission improvements of up to seven per cent.
All [...]

Powder snow, demanding slopes, eager anticipation among spectators and athletes: Sölden is ready for the opening event of the 2010 Audi FIS Ski World Cup on October 23 and 24. The pinnacle of the season will be the Alpine Ski World Championship in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in early February which the company supports as the Presenting Sponsor.
When [...]

Stefanie Ulrich (45), currently HR Director within the Board of Directors of AUDI BRUSSELS S.A./N.V., will become the new HR Director in Neckarsulm as from January 1, 2011. She will take the place of Martin Rosik (48), who is to assume new responsibilities at Volkswagen AG. Stefanie Ulrich will be succeeded in Brussels by Dr. [...]

The all-new 2011 Nissan JUKE brought home top honors from this year’s Texas Auto Writers Association (TAWA) Truck Rodeo winning the “CUV of Texas” trophy. Automotive media from across the state of Texas converged on the Knibbe Ranch in San Antonio this weekend to participate in the rodeo voting on their favorite trucks, SUVs and [...]

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. has started production at its Oppama facility for the all-new 100% electric, zero-emission Nissan LEAF, which is slated to go on sale in December in Japan and the United States, and from early 2011, in select markets in Europe. In November, the company will begin exports to the United States, [...]

HERNDON, Va. – Two Audi A3 TDI models running on Rentech, Inc. (NYSE AMEX: RTK) synthetic RenDiesel® fuel flawlessly completed the 1,000-mile ‘Eureka! Diesel Drives the Future’ tour spanning the length of California.
The endurance drive, part of the ‘2010 Green Car of the Year Tour’, started in Eureka, California on Monday, October 18 with [...]

INGOLSTADT, Germany – It is a functional, rectangular building with a gray facade – a hall like thousands of others in the industrial parks dotting our cities. The only sign of any significant activity is a lone Bavarian flag fluttering on a wooden balcony that seems a bit out of place. This seeming wasteland [...]