Nissan Americas today announced a new business strategy to grow the company’s presence in Argentina through a partnership with Manuel Antelo. The new arrangement, to begin in late 2011, will strengthen Nissan’s sales, service and distribution operations in Argentina and provide sustainable growth in one of the world’s key automotive marketplaces.
Renault Argentina S. A., Nissan’s [...]

Strong sales and a significantly improved share of the light commercial vehicle market have lifted Nissan South Africa’s market performance as the motor industry continues to recover from the effects of a troubled economy.
Total industry passenger and light commercial vehicle sales for August, as reported by Naamsa, show an encouraging improvement of 35,7% compared to [...]

The infield of the Trever Els oval raceway just outside of Mokopane trembled to the tune of meticulously tuned engines on Saturday 28th August , as the sun glinted off a healthy crowd of South African legends each built to a unique formula and specification, but sharing an important common bond. The Nissan brand affixed [...]

Torrance, Calif. - Like all Lexus vehicles, CT 200h will be equipped with many standard active safety features including an anti-lock brake system (ABS) with electronic brake-force distribution (EBD), Brake Assist (BA), Traction Control (TRAC) and Vehicle Stability Control (VSC).
The four-channel, four-sensor ABS helps reduce stopping time and improves control while braking. EBD monitors [...]

At this year’s Mondial de l’Automobile in Paris on September 30th, Hyundai will celebrate the world premiere of its new compact MPV (Multi Purpose Vehicle). To be presented as the Hyundai ix20, a sketch of the new model shows a striking departure from the boxy ‘minivan’ image typically associated with the segment, adopting a more [...]

Australia - The Hyundai Motor Company Australia backed i30 CRDi has taken on the Quit Targa West 2010 rally to finish second in its class and fourth overall in a category filled with more powerful competitors.
The multi-award winning i30 CRDi turbo diesel competed within the ‘Challenge Modern’ category, up against performance cars such as an [...]

After car2go Daimler AG has now developed a further innovative concept for urban mobility: car2gether starts with a first pilot project in Ulm, that also provides an answer to the question of how flexible and independent mobility can be achieved without car ownership.
car2gether is a web-based ride sharing community arranging incoming offers and requests for [...]

Stuttgart – Sales of Mercedes-Benz vehicles continue to increase. In August, the brand posted double-digit growth for the tenth month in a row. Sales were up by 22 percent, and deliveries to customers around the world amounted to 81,000 units last month (August 2009: 66,200). Since the beginning of the year, Mercedes-Benz has now sold [...]

Berlin - Mercedes-Benz CharterWay is adding approximately 120 Sprinters equipped with Daimler’s FleetBoard fleet management system to its fleet of rental vehicles.
CharterWay, a provider of commercial vehicle services, already has more than 2,500 FleetBoard-equipped trucks in its fleet. Now, vans featuring this Internet-based telematics system are being added for the first time. Mercedes-Benz CharterWay will [...]

The penultimate round of the 2010 AMA Pro Motocross season at the legendary Steel City Raceway in Delmont, PA, saw Rockstar Energy Suzuki’s Austin Howell post his best results since his professional debut at Unadilla. The young racer, who was competing at Loretta Lynn’s for an amateur title just a few short weeks ago, piloted [...]