Jakarta (15 September 2013) – With its much-anticipated Low-Cost Green Car (LCGC) policy finally in place a year after being announced, Indonesia has given great motivation to car manufacturers to produce cheap, eco-friendly cars.
Stockholm (16th September 2013) – Volvo has debuted the new Concept Coupe at the Frankfurt motor show later this month. The elegant new design with its 21 inch wheels and low slung roof, which is very reminiscent of a Grand Tourer, is said to be inspired by contemporary Scandinavian lifestyle influences but immediate comparisons have been made to the iconic Volvo sportscar of the 1960s, the Volvo P1800.
Seoul (16 September 2013) – Korean car manufacturers vice-like grip on the Korean car market is being shaken with recent imports of foreign made diesel vehicles, which are proving simply irresistible to the Korean public. Although the number of imported cars will only be about 15% by the end of the year, 60% of these will be diesel vehicles with the most popular being the BMW 520d, a car actually favoured by BBC TV’s Top Gear programme.
Kent (5 September 2013) – More than 60 people were hospitalised, 8 of them with serious injuries, after an accident that involved 130 vehicles on the bridge between the Isle of Sheppey and Kent in Southern England. The incident, which began at about 7.15am in thick fog, had initial casualty reports of more than 200, but this was later revised down as many passengers were freed from their cars without injuries.
New Delhi (5 September 2013) – There was gloomy news for the Indian automotive manufacturing industry with car sales reported to have fallen for the ninth consecutive month. Sales of domestic passenger cars fell by 7.4% and sales of utility vehicles fell by a whopping 17.53%.
Motorists in the Philippines have got new places to find X-1R after it was announced that the Honda-Ayala Group has become an official stockiest of X-1R Engine Treatment and is enthusiastically endorsing this Certified Space Technology and NASA Hall of Fame Awardee product to their loyal customers. This is great news for all motorists, and especially great news for Honda enthusiasts as Honda Ayala Group corners approximately 60% of the total Honda Market in the Philippines and comprises of 10 Honda Franchised Dealers: 5 in Metro Manila, 4 in Visayas and 1 in Mindanao.