Both the automotive industry and the press have been treating the Chinese automakers as the next Mongol horde or, more recently, the next Asian wave after the Korean Hyundai and Kia. But Keith Crain, publisher and editor-in-chief of Automotive News, begs to differ.
Without a doubt, one of the defining stories of the last few years in automotive industry has been the Korean automakers’ ascent from dull, basic, bottom-feeder transportation to genuinely desirable, quality cars that people choose to buy, not merely “settle” for. I was really surprised the other day when my father, who currently drives a 2003 Chrysler 300 M Special, asked me about that “new, big Hyundai.”
TORRANCE, Calif 11/21/2006 — The all-new 2007 Acura RDX was one of only three luxury SUVs (out of 13 total vehicles) to earn a 2007 Insurance Institute for Highway Safety TOP SAFETY PICK Award. The annual award, given to SUVs for the first time this year, recognizes vehicles that perform best in protecting passengers in front, rear and side crashes based on their ratings in the Institute’s tests.
Nov 21
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation last week announced that the “i” has been awarded the “RJC Car of the Year 2007″ by the Automotive Researchers’ & Journalists’ Conference of Japan (RJC) *1. The “i” is the first Mitsubishi car to win RJC Car of the Year.
BRENTWOOD, Essex, November 13, 2006 - The all-new Ford S-MAX has been awarded the prestigious title of “Car of the Year 2007″.
Whenever Toyota makes a move, the world takes notice. Japan’s #1 automaker (which looks poised to be the world’s largest) has been a leader on hybrid development, but has been a little behind the curve when it comes to diesel development. It especially lost face when archrival Honda boasted it would have clean diesel models on sale in the U.S. within 3 years. Toyota’s only response at the time was, “We’re working on it.”
GOTEBÖRG, SWE (November, 2006) - Last week, Volvo Cars CEO and President Fredrik Arp accepted the golden steering wheel at a distinguished ceremony in Berlin.
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