R. L. Polk & Co. yesterday announced the launch of PolkInsight for the European market, which provides automotive analysts and marketers with online access to a range of European automotive information.
Toyota will launch 18 new or revised models in Europe by the end of next year to reduce its CO2 emissions, Toyota Motor Europe President Tadashi Arashima told the Automotive News Europe Congress this week. Arashima said vehicles emitting less
At this week's Detroit Telematics 2008 conference, Wind River Systems and Intel announced their intention to create an open-source Linux platform for automotive applications. Optimised for Intel's Atom processor, the platform will enable the creation of "infotainment" applications based on
Thomson Financial has reported that the European Commission has set the deadline for its inquiry into Porsche AG.'s proposed takeover of Volkswagen AG as 18th June. Porsche advised in April that it expected to increase its near-31% stake in VW
Stefano Monetini has resigned as Managing Director and General Manager of the Italian braking systems supplier Brembo to "pursue other opportunities", and is being replaced by the chairman, Alberto Bombassei. Monetini's decision to depart was, says the company, taken in
Honda Aircraft Company, Inc. yesterday began European sales of the HondaJet advanced light jet at the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition by introducing its first customer in the region - F1 driver Jenson Button.
Ahead of the delayed introduction of the EU-wide e-Call accident alert system, a vehicle tracking device launched by Unipart will automatically alert police if a car is involved in a serious accident as well as if it is stolen.
Honda Motor Co. will spend 158 billion yen ($1.5 billion) building a new 200,000 units/year car engine plant and a new car assembly line of the same capacity, to be operational next year and in 2010 respectively, the company's president
The UK toroidal transmission developer Torotrak's preliminary results for the year ended 31 March 2008 show a 37% increase in revenues to £3.7m, a 26% reduction in operating loss to £(2.8)m, and £5.4m in cash received from technology licence agreements.
The automatic transmission developer Antonov plc says it is returning to first principles to develop the low cost transmission systems required for ultra low cost cars. The company started in 1990 with a simple three-speed mechanical transmission.
The Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE - the US competition designed to inspire a new generation of viable, super fuel-efficient vehicles - yesterday announced that Tata Motors' UK business has signed an official letter of intent to compete, joining more
Treehugger.com reports that Dale Vince, CEO of the renewables generator Ecotricity, is working on an electric sports car to rival the Tesla. (http://zerocarbonista.com)
Promoting the UK motor industry as a progressive and exciting sector of employment is the aim of the Careers Zone at the British International Motor Show at Excel in London this summer. Spearheaded by The Institute of the Motor Industry
The Electric Vehicle Village, sponsored by Co-operative Insurance, will display more than 20 vehicles propelled solely by battery power, including the Super Light Car from the NICE Car Company, the Riva G-Wiz, models from a new brand called Quiet Cars
A newly formed company, Liberty Electric Cars Ltd, is investing £30 million in the re-engineering of large luxury cars and 4x4s into electric vehicles. The company has so given no details of its technology. Annual vehicle production, which will include
