Toyota Motor Corporation announced today that it will display 27 concept and production vehicles at the 4th China (Guangzhou) International Automobile Exhibition (also known as Auto Guangzhou 2006) to be held at the Guangzhou International Convention and Exhibition Center from July 24 to 31. This is the largest number of vehicles Toyota has ever displayed […]

Honda Motor Co. plans to invest about 8 billion yen ($68.86 million) to build a plant in central Japan to produce key components for its hybrid cars, the Nihon Keizai business daily reported on Sunday.
Japan’s third-biggest auto maker will build the factory on the grounds of its Suzuka factory in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, Nikkei […]

I had talked about how Ford was delivering five E-450 hydrogen shuttle buses to the Palm Springs, California region to be operated by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. Ford is now in production of 20 of the V-10 powered hydrogen shuttle buses, but the first eight are scheduled to be delivered to the […]

Corvettes and Cadillacs demonstrate that American carmakers are building the best vehicles they have ever built. But some of their output, such as Buick’s Terraza minivan, still leave a bit to be desired.
Consumer Reports, which generally avoids opinionated reviews, complains on its Web site of the Terraza’s “stiff ride and noisy interior.”
“Handling is reluctant,” writes […]

The world won’t know the crucial detail, but in the Hockenheim paddock Michael Schumacher will already have decided whether or not to quit F1 one at the end of 2006.
“By then he will have decided which path to take,” said the German’s personal manager Willi Weber, “whether he will quit or continue.”
37-year-old Schumacher’s decision - […]

It’s not often that a major car company rolls out its concept cars to give auto writers a chance to drive one of these multimillion-dollar show cars on the roads. I recently had a chance to drive two of Chrysler’s fantasy vehicles around the block, so to speak, at a resort in the Carmel Valley.
The […]

More than 200 cars cruised into downtown from the YMCA Sports Complex.
Classic cars, sports cars and even a few motorcycles were all on hand.
Members of Beckley Renaissance say the event grows every year.
“We started our car show 8 years ago and when the YMCA decided to do a car show, we thought we would […]

The 2006 Suzuki Grand Vitara V-6 was much better than I expected — surprisingly improved, in fact. I was driving the XSport version.
I’d last driven a Grand Vitara about five years ago. I recollect it was an awful ride — heavy and unwieldy on the front end, bumpy and completely uncertain of itself in the […]

The following stocks are on the move on Friday: **SUZUKI MOTOR EXTENDS GAINS ON JP MORGAN UPGRADE**
Suzuki Motor Corp. up 3.18 percent at 2,595 yen, building on a 3.3 percent rise a day earlier after JP Morgan upgraded its rating on the stock to overweight from neutral on Wednesday.
In a report, analyst Takaki Nakanishi attributed […]

The last time BMW’s Z cars got a makeover it was all about the skin. They went from bulbous and Rubenesque in their lines to having edges honed like a knife.
Not everyone liked the look, which became a BMW trademark as its fleet was overhauled.
Now comes the first big change since that 2003 redesign. This […]