Mazda Motor Corporation today announced it will increase production capacity of its new crossover SUV, Mazda CX-5, from 200,000 to 240,000 units per year. This will be achieved by expanding production from Ujina Plant No.2 to also include Ujina Plant No.1. Upgrades to the assembly line are based on Mazda’s manufacturing system innovation called Monotsukuri Innovation and will enable production ...

Toyota Motor Corporation and BMW AG signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at a long-term strategic collaboration in four fields: joint development of a fuel cell system, joint development of architecture and components for a future sports vehicle, collaboration on powertrain electrification and joint research and development on lightweight technologies.     Also, with Norbert Reithofer, Chairman of the ...

Last month, the popular Toyota Estima 7-seater MPV for Japan Domestic Market (JDM) gets facelift for the third time since this generation of Estima launched back in 2006. [Note: Don’t ask us why]. The 2012 model of Toyota Estima now come new headlamps with dark-plated (smoke black) style, a bolder front bumper and a ‘two layer style’ front grille instead of ...

Last week, someone told us there will be a rare phenomenon happening this week in the automotive world. Without a clue, it draws a big curiosity to us. But now, we have the answer and it is a stunning one.   [singlepic id=12057 w=620 h= float=]   Today, BMW Group Malaysia has joined the new premium luxury cars segment and ...

Based on the latest survey by GfK Asia, the demand for replacement car tyre markets in the major cities of four emerging markets of Southeast Asia saw a surge of 14 percent in demand in the first quarter of this year over the previous quarter. GfK retail tracking of replacement car tyres across bustling cities* in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, and ...

A few years ago, when world’s fuel prices were soaring, many automakers suffered sales losses in their SUV and large passenger car segments. However, today’s market is showing a bright future and many automakers is gradually launching their SUVs in all sizes and segments.  One of the stunning SUV concepts was the Lamborghini’s Urus concept that unveiled at 2012 Beijing ...

Chevrolet has issue a world recalled on the Chevrolet Cruze 1.4L turbo model. Statement from General Motors mentioned this, “A condition has been identified where, in some instances, the lower air deflector, also known as the belly pan, can catch oil that might drip from the engine if an oil change is not done properly. If oil makes contact with hot ...