New Delhi: The Indian automobile sector swore by the environment at its annual convention on Friday. With global automobile giants like General Motors and Toyota increasing their bets on Indian market, projected to grow at 10% this year, the new president of the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers Pawan Goenka said environment issues have to be dealt with squarely by the industry.
TOYOTA Motor Corp plans to make India an export hub for its small cars, leveraging an impending free trade pact with Thailand that will allow duty-free import of parts from the south-east Asian country.
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Nissan Motor Co is developing a hybrid system that can be used to power smaller cars as an interim solution to improving mileage before pure electric cars can take over, a top executive said on Monday.
As an engineering student in the 1960s, Takeo Fukui picked the analysis of nitrogen dioxide emissions as his senior thesis with one goal in mind: joining Honda Motor to get a foothold in the world of motor racing.
The White House will unveil an auto fuel efficiency proposal on Tuesday to resolve a dispute between California and the US government over emissions and accelerate the timeframe for sharply improving mileage performance, industry and other sources said.
Toyota Motor Corp said on Monday its new Prius had received pre-sale orders for 80,000 vehicles in Japan, kicking off what promises to be a fierce battle against hybrid rival Honda Motor Co.
