Toyota Enters Korea, Threatens Hyundai’s Market Hold

Oct. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Toyota Motor Corp., the world’sbiggest automaker, began sales of its namesake brand in SouthKorea, challenging Hyundai Motor Co. and affiliate Kia MotorsCorp. in a country where they have a 72 percent market share . Toyota will sell Camry sedans, Camry hybrids, Prius hybridsand RAV4 sport-utility vehicles, the Japanese company said todayin a statement from Seoul. The carmaker has been selling itsluxury Lexus brand in the country since 2001. TOKYO -- Toyot

2010 Subaru Outback is the 2010 Sport/Utility of the Year

Motor Trend’s 2010 Sport/Utility of the Year is none other than the 2010 Subaru Outback. Subaru of America, Inc. is smiling from ear-to-ear for this victory that follows the Forester’s win for the 2009 award, making Subaru the first automaker to win two consecutive Motor Trend Sport/Utility of the Year awards. Motor Trend editor-in-chief, Angus MacKenzie, pointed to the vehicle’s design, clever details and competitive pricing as its strengths. He describes the 2010 Subaru Outback to offer a uni

BMW C1-E Concept: An electrical take at the BMW C1

Practicality has long been a hallmark of many European road vehicles for quite sometime, as evidenced by the number of smaller more urban-practical cars and scooters that have been on their roads. BMW has taken this staple of European automotive life and expanded upon it to derive their new C1-E Concept, which could best be described as moor ethan a scooter, yet less than a car. Based on BMW’s C1 scooter, originally offered in Europe nearly a decade ago, the Munich automaker developed the C1

Report: Bentley planning hybrid powertrain for next-generation Continental

Bentley has been pretty vocal about going green. The automaker previously said that it plans on reducing CO2 emissions by 40 percent, a move that could include a Bentley hybrid. According to AutoExpress , the next-generation Continental will get a light aluminum body along with a new hybrid powertrain, which will be capable of running gasoline or on biofuel – similar to the Continental Supersports. Bentley’s engineering boss, Dr. Ulrich Eichhorn told AutoExpress that the Supersports alrea

Honda president bemoans weak dollar ?danger zone?, revving up hybrids for growth

Honda president warns of weak dollar ‘danger zone’ TOKYO ? Honda’s chief executive said Thursday the dollar’s recent plunge was sending the automaker into a “danger zone,” threatening efforts to keep Japan’s manufacturing strong. President and Chief Executive Takanobu Ito also said Honda Motor Co. was planning a small electric car for the U.S. market as a [...]

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