Ford Motor expects to continue its accelerated growth plan for China, and its continue doubling its Chinese sales until the end of the year and into 2007. Part of Ford’s continued growth will be driven by new products, and the next will be the award-winning S-MAX model early next year. Ford has promised to launch […]

Nissan today announced the launch of the Livina Geniss at the Beijing Motor Show. The Nissan Livina Geniss is the first model from the automaker’s new family of global cars. Designed for the Chinese market, the Livina Geniss is the first Nissan that will be released in China before being available in other countries.
Nissan’s all-new […]

The all-new Ford S-MAX has been awarded the prestigious title of “Car of the Year 2007″ by a panel of 58 automotive journalists from 22 European countries. The Ford S-MAX was declared the winner following a closely fought competition in which 41 contenders for the award were reduced to a shortlist of just eight – […]

The production version of the Ford Fairlane — the automaker’s replacement for its soon-to-be-discontinued minivans –will be nearly identical to the concept shown at the 2005 Detroit Auto Show, Ford design chief J Mays told Ward’s Auto.
“It looks almost exactly the same,” Mays told Ward’s. “There are people within the company that can’t see the […]

With Ford’s S-Max in production and other important vehicles — the Ford Mondeo is one — well on their way, Ford is turning its attention to its Focus C-Max MPV. Spy photographers have caught lightly disguised prototype of the the face-lifted Ford C-Max during testing. The changes are likely to be minor, with a new […]

Ford Motor will recall over 145,000 vehicles in the U.S., according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The recall covers 139,537 2005 model-year Five Hundred and Montego sedans and 2005-2006 model-year Freestar minivans because the side door latches may let in water, which may cause the latch mechanism to freeze allowing the door could […]

Nissan Motor plans to move production of both its Quest minivan and the Infiniti QX56 SUV to from its Canton, Mississippi plant to facilities in Japan, according to the Nihon Keizai business daily. Production of two Nissan models — the Quest minivan and the Infiniti QX56 sport utility vehicle — was expected to be relocated […]

Chrysler has reportedly launched new incentives to help jump start sales of its 2007 model year pickups and SUVs, according to The Detroit Free Press. The automaker is offering between $500 and $2,500 on all vans, Dodge Ram and Dakota, Jeep Grand Cherokee (except the SRT8) and Commander, and Chrysler Pacifica. The automaker will also […]

Jeremy Clarkson recently tested the Volkswagen Transporter T30 TDI 174 Sportline, Britain’s fastest van. Normally, we wouldn’t call a vehicle that will go from 0 to 62 in 12.2 seconds, “fast” and we definitely wouldn’t say it was, “Bloody hell it’s quick,” nor would we even think of it as “laugh-out-loud fast.”
And then comparing the […]

Spy photographers have caught Hyundai doing some hot weather testing of a new vehicle. There is debate as to what this vehicle is, with some saying it is a Hyundai version of the Kia Rondo mini-minivan and others saying that it is a version of the Kia Cee’d crossover.
Based on spy photos of the Kia […]