Business Sep 24, 2020
Volkswagen aims to turn legions of SUV buyers into electric converts
by Gabrielle Coppola
The ID.4 electric vehicle will compete with the likes of Toyota’s RAV4, Honda’s CR-V and Subaru’s Forester.
Business / Corporate Jun 18, 2020
Toyota group supplying hybrid SUVs for Suzuki to sell in Europe
Toyota Motor Corp.'s affiliate has begun manufacturing hybrid RAV4 SUVs for Suzuki Motor Corp. for the first time, with a plan to sell them under the smaller automaker brand in the European market, sources close to the matter said Thursday. Toyota Industries Corp., which currently ...
Business / Corporate Jan 25, 2020
Dutch regulators order Suzuki to report on alleged SUV emissions fraud
Suzuki Motor Corp. has received an order from Dutch automobile regulators to report on alleged diesel emissions falsifications regarding its sport utility vehicles. The regulators suspect the automaker used improperly modified software to control the diesel engines of its Vitara and S-Cross models and made ...
Business Nov 22, 2019
Slumping vehicle sales hit employment in Japan's auto sector
Slumping vehicle sales are starting to take a toll on the employment situation in the automotive industry. Since Nov. 8, Mazda Motor Corp. has stopped soliciting new workers on fixed-term contracts at its head office plants in Hiroshima Prefecture, which mainly manufacture finished vehicles, and ...
Business Nov 21, 2019
Los Angeles Auto Show's green emphasis is no coincidence in climate-minded California
Batteries and big price tags are all the rage at this year's Los Angeles Auto Show. While it'll be tough for any carmaker to top the buzz Ford Motor Co. has already generated with the debut of its Mustang Mach-E sport utility vehicle, several other ...
Business Sep 13, 2019
NHTSA probing reports of sudden unintended braking in Nissan's Rogue SUV
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating Nissan Motor Co.'s top-selling model after hundreds of drivers complained a safety system is prone to suddenly triggering the brakes for no apparent reason. More than 840 Nissan Rogue drivers have complained to NHTSA and the ...
Business Aug 16, 2019
Aston Martin battles tough year in hope SUV will revive sales growth
Aston Martin Lagonda's Chief Executive Officer Andy Palmer said the company's first sport utility vehicle, or SUV, arriving later this year will be crucial for the British luxury-car maker, which is trying to revive sales growth and rebuild investor trust. The DBX is expected to ...
Business Jun 11, 2019
Despite Prius sales slump, hybrids as popular as ever
by Keith Naughton
The Toyota Prius, once revered as the greenest car on the road, has fallen on hard times. Sales are on a six-year losing streak, and now the previously pre-eminent eco-mobile has fallen behind the Ford Fusion hybrid — a model its parent company plans ...
Business / Corporate Jun 6, 2019
Toyota Motor Corp. and Subaru Corp. said Thursday they have agreed to jointly develop an electric sports utility vehicle to be sold under each company's brand. The two automakers said they will co-develop a platform dedicated to battery electric vehicles for midsize and large passenger ...
Business / Corporate Apr 25, 2019
With Final Edition model, Mitsubishi Motors to end Pajero SUV sales in Japan
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said Wednesday it will end sales of Pajero sport utility vehicles, or SUVs, in the domestic market after finishing production in August following a slump in sales. The same day the automaker said it had started selling 700 units of the Pajero ...
Business / Corporate Apr 18, 2019
Japanese and other automakers tout SUVs at New York auto show
Automakers on Wednesday gathered at this year's New York International Auto Show where Japanese carmakers unveiled all-new sport utility vehicles amid growing demand for light trucks over passenger vehicles. Toyota Motor Corp. introduced its 2020 Highlander, a midsize family-friendly SUV that ushers in the model's ...
