A new safety feature identifies pedestrians (and bike riders) in front of a vehicle using a video camera similar to those of lane-departure warning systems.
A new federal safety standard adds a test for side collisions with a narrow obstacle like a tree or telephone pole — one of the most dangerous types of single-vehicle accidents.
General Motors continues to defy the laws of natural selection. It is supposed to be the case that an organism that cannot hold out against its rivals and predators, eventually succumbs. GM has not succumbed, and shows no sign of doing so.
Opel has sought to clarify remarks attributed to GM's acting head of European operations Nick Reilly published by Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ).
The British government has launched a GBP30m (USD50.1m) initiative that could see thousands of electric vehicle charging points on streets and car parks.
Tata Motors has said it will begin exporting its Thai-made pickup truck to markets across the ASEAN trade block from next year, after import duties on local automotive products are cut to zero between the trade block's four main automotive markets in January.
This week's announcement that BMW is to be the automotive partner to the 2012 London Olympics was an "unforgettable experience at the end of a very tough year" said Tim Abbott, Managing Director of the German company's UK operations.
South Korean President Lee Myung Bak has said his country is ready to discuss US concerns about the auto trade imbalance in the context of a bilateral free trade agreement signed nearly two years ago.
Honda Motor launched the Indonesian-made Freed small MPV in Thailand on Wednesday, taking on the Toyota Avanza which has been on the market for five years and is also produced in Indonesia.
