Automobile Industry News--3.11.12

Auto Sector: monthly sales performance review PakistanToday.com.pk Pakistan Automotive Manufacturers Association (PAMA) has just released local automobile industry's sales and production numbers for the month of February '12. As per the data, Auto sales of the industry witnessed substantial growth of 17 per cent YoY ... See all stories on this topic » PakistanToday.com.pk

Design: driving force of Korea's auto industry Korea Times Behind the Korean automotive industry's spectacular growth is design. Kia's K5 sedan and Sportage R SUV swept major international design awards while Hyundai's YF Sonata became the best-selling Korean car ever in the United States and China largely ... See all stories on this topic » Korea Times

Sinking feeling might be over for First Coast's boating industry Florida Times-Union By Drew Dixon While the automobile industry appears to be on the rebound from a stubborn recession, there is no advertisement with Clint Eastwood declaring it's "Halftime in America" for the boating industry. But watercraft retailers on the First Coast ... See all stories on this topic »

Sizzle or fizzle? Tampa area bets on electric car boom Tbo.com By TED JACKOVICS | The Tampa Tribune Jim Shirk is the kind of guy many in the auto industry, along with utility companies, environmentalists and the Obama administration, are relying upon to carry electric cars out of a financial "Valley of Death. See all stories on this topic »

Greg Johnson: Volt shows Obama's auto bailout claims don't have any juice Knoxville News Sentinel By Greg Johnson President Barack Obama, speaking at a United Auto Workers meeting Feb. 28, obviously hoped to energize the crowd, even "electrify" it, as he defended his administration's $80 billion bailout of the auto industry. See all stories on this topic »

NS luxury car gets shined up for its 100th birthday party TheChronicleHerald.ca "THE BODY WAS PRETTY WELL all there and there were four fenders," antique car enthusiast Bruce Rodgers said of the 1912 McKay roadster now restored and displayed at the Nova Scotia Museum of Industry in Stellarton. "But the fenders were all for the ... See all stories on this topic »

Investors confident despite dyke protest Bangkok Post "I have confidence that the automotive industry and the economy in general are growing," said Hideki Tsukamoto, the president of Sodick (Thailand), citing Thailand Automotive Institute projections that annual Thai vehicle production will hit 3 million ... See all stories on this topic »

Will FTA boost US car sales here? The Korea Herald US carmakers have long expressed unease about the trade imbalance between the two countries in the automobile industry. Korea ships more than 400000 vehicles made by Hyundai Motor and Kia Motors to the US each year, and produces about 200000 others at ... See all stories on this topic »

PMO to take final call on fuel efficiency norms for cars The Asian Age This fructuous issue has seen much wrangling between the automobile industry, the Bureau of Energy Efficiency and experts outside the government. BEE head Ajay Mathur said, "We are close to finalisation. There are a number of parties involved and we ... See all stories on this topic »