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Hyundai’s record growth and sales increases have been fueled by a successful product line from the top down. But image is also a key part of the equation – luxury models like the Genesis and hype surrounding the Equus have helped Hyundai’s to vastly improve its brand brand perception.Before these models were introduced, the question at Hyundai was if the company should introduce a new, standalone luxury brand.For now at least, the decision has been to test the waters and sell these ve…
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A report in Japan’s Kyodo news agency [via Reuters/Automotive News [sub]] must have raised a few eyebrows in Japan: thanks to a rising Yen, Toyota is reportedly eying an end to Corolla exports from Japan by 2013. Toyota has since emphasized that it has made no decision to halt production in Japan of its Corolla [...]
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Sedans aren’t popular in Japan. In fact, they are the most unpopular genre on the market, with just one sedan – the domestic-only Corolla Axio – making it into the country’s top-20-selling cars.In the late 1990s, Toyota tried to inject some life into the sagging Japanese domestic sedan market by offering the Altezza (which was also the original Lexus IS 200), the ugly Progres, and the obscure Brevis. The only car that sold in respectable numbers was the Altezza, moving more than 20,000 units globally per…
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The 2011 Audi A8 isn’t even on sale yet—it hits dealers in November—but that doesn’t mean the folks at Audi aren’t already contemplating their next move. The A8 and A8L will launch simultaneously with two available engines in the U.S., including a 372-hp, 4.2-liter V-8 as standard and an available 500-hp, 6.3-liter W-12 exclusive to the long-wheelbase car. But Audi thinks there could be room for another mill in our market. According to Audi of America president Johan de Nysschen, the Ingol…
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In a live web chat held on GM’s official blog earlier this week, Buick Product Marketing Director Roger McCormack sat down and answered questions from the general public. He revealed that the Buick is looking into expanding the brand’s U.S. lineup with new models in the near future.
Aside from the small crossover model that has already been…
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Subaru Tecnica Institute is synonymous with speed, and has always offered its cars with gasoline-powered engines. That may soon change, though, as Subaru is considering dropping its 2.0-liter turbocharged diesel into its WRX STI for Europe. Subaru developed a diesel variant of its famous boxer engine for Europe, which made its debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show back in 2007. Fast forward to January 2009, when it launched the diesel-powered Impreza for Europe, whose 2.0-liter flat four turbocharged engine …
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Toyota told federal auto saftey regulators that the computer flaws in up to 1.2 million Corolla and Matrix models that can cause engine stalling does not pose ‘an unreasonable risk’to safety, though the company is considering how to go about addressing the issue.
Among the other issues facing Toyota, the NHTSA opened a probe this past November into 26 complaints of stalling engineds in 2006 Corollas and Matrixes. Though there were no reports of injuries or crashes, many complained of the en…
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