Ford Motor will announce today that its research team in Aachen, Germany, has developed a car seat with six sensors that can monitor a driver’s heart by its electrical impulses. Such a seat, if brought to market, could help heart patients monitor their health and provide an early warning of a heart attack. It’s the [...]
Ford developing car-seat heart monitor
Tuesday, May 24th, 2011LONDON: Tatas-owned Jaguar Land Rover will this week unveil
Sunday, May 22nd, 2011LONDON: Tatas-owned Jaguar Land Rover will this week unveil record annual profits exceeding 1 billion pounds, completing the luxury car maker’s remarkable recovery from the depths of recession, media reported today. JLR is forecast to declare 1.1 billion pounds profit for the year to March 31, compared with a gain of 32 million pounds last [...]
Honda’s humanoid robot Asimo seen as human helper of the future
Sunday, May 15th, 2011TORONTO — Honda boasts that it’s the “world’s most advanced humanoid robot,” a marvel of engineering that could one day work in health-care facilities or in homes, and take on dangerous jobs like fighting fires or cleaning up toxic substances. It might still take another decade of research and development for that reality to start [...]
Fette Infiniti Presents the All New Alluring G37
Sunday, May 15th, 2011Clifton, NJ, May 14, 2011 –(PR.com)– Fette Infiniti is changing the perception that value is not usually the most important aspect of a luxury car purchase. Most auto consumers are looking for the x-factor when it comes to a top-of-the-line vehicle. Fette Infiniti is determined to change that perception by showing consumers the value and [...]
Hyundai plans expansion
Sunday, May 15th, 2011A Hyundai spokesman confirmed Friday that an expansion will be announced Monday for Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama. But what or how large that expansion will be won’t be announced until then. Gov. Robert Bentley’s office said Friday that a news conference is scheduled for Monday to make “an industry expansion announcement.” Hyundai spokesman Robert Burns [...]
Les ventes de Chrysler Canada ont grimpé de 16 % en avril 2011
Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011Chrysler Canada a annoncé aujourd’hui une croissance de ses ventes pour le 17e mois d’affilée, un total de 23 837 unités ayant été vendues en avril 2011 par rapport à 20 630 en avril 2010. Les ventes totales d’avril ont représenté un gain de 16 % par rapport au même mois l’an dernier. « Avec des ventes de voitures qui ont [...]
BMW Group Canada enregistre ses meilleures ventes pour le mois d’avril
Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011BMW Group Canada (marques BMW et MINI combinées) a déclaré avoir vendu 3 277 unités au détail en avril, une hausse de 5,9 % comparativement au mois d’avril 2010. Avec des ventes au détail totalisant 9 364 unités depuis le début de l’année, BMW Group a établi un nouveau record en termes de ventes pour le mois et en cumul [...]
Nissan Canada Inc. annonce les résultats de ses ventes pour le mois d’avril
Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011Nissan Canada Inc. (NCI) a publié aujourd’hui ses résultats de vente d’avril, soit 7 265 unités vendues, une hausse de 1,1 % par rapport à avril 2010 et de 1,3 % en cumul annuel. La marque Nissan a enregistré des ventes de 6 704 unités, ce qui constitue une augmentation de 1,9 % par rapport au même mois l’an dernier, tandis que la [...]
Kia Canada Inc. connaît le meilleur mois de son histoire de 11 ans avec plus de 6 000 unités vendues, tout en continuant de réaliser les meilleures ventes de l’industrie 28 mois d’affilée.
Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011Kia Canada Inc. a enregistré son meilleur mois de tous les temps en avril, dépassant la marque des 6 000 unités pour la première fois dans son histoire de 11 ans. En fait, 6 777 véhicules ont été vendus, représentant une hausse de 34 pour cent par rapport à l’année précédente. Kia Canada reste toujours [...]
BMW Group Canada achieves Best-Ever April
Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011BMW Group Canada (BMW and MINI brands combined) reported 3,277 retails in April, an increase of 5.9 per cent over April 2010. With a total of 9,364 units retailed so far this year, BMW Group has set a new record for both monthly and year-to-date sales. BMW continues momentum with best-ever April sales The BMW [...]
Chrysler Canada Sales Up 16 per cent for April 2011
Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011Chrysler Canada today announced the company’s 17th consecutive month of sales growth, reporting total sales of 23,837 for the month of April 2011, compared with 20,630 in April 2010. Total April sales represented a gain of 16 per cent over the same period one year ago. “With car sales surging 45 per cent during the month, it was truly [...]
Nissan Canada Inc. announces April sales results
Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011Nissan Canada Inc. (NCI) today released April sales of 7,265 units – an increase of 1.1 per cent over April 2010 and up 1.3 per cent calendar year-to-date. Nissan sales accounted for 6,704 units, up 1.9 per cent over the same month last year, while Infiniti sold 561 units, a decrease of 8.5 per cent. [...]
Honda Canada communique ses ventes d’avril
Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011Pour le mois d’avril, les ventes combinées de 12 269 unités des divisions Honda et Acura représentent une diminution de 6 % par rapport à l’an dernier. La division automobile de Honda a vendu 10 908 unités en avril, soit une baisse de 4 % par rapport à l’an dernier. Le véhicule sport utilitaire compact CR-V de Honda a établi un [...]
Kia Canada Inc. reports best-ever month exceeding 6000 vehicles sold for the first time in its eleven year history while continuing industry-best sales streak to 28 months.
Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011Kia Canada Inc. recorded its best ever month in April shattering the 6000 sales mark for the first time in its eleven year history with 6777 vehicles sold sustaining a 34 per cent growth versus previous year. Kia Canada continues to lead the market in 2011 with the largest percentage increase of 28 per cent [...]
Honda Canada reports April sales results
Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011Combined April sales of 12,269 units by the Honda and Acura divisions represented a 6% decrease over last year’s sales. The Honda Automobile Division reported April sales of 10,908 units, down 4% from last year. Honda’s CR-V compact sport-utility vehicle had record April sales, up 10% from last year. The Acura Division reported April sales [...]
Hyundai Canada breaks all-time sales record in April
Monday, May 2nd, 2011Hyundai Auto Canada Corp. announced today that it has broken its all-time one-month sales record, selling 14,267 units in April for a gain of 14.2% over the same period last year. With this most recent result, the company now stands at 28 consecutive months of year-over-year sales growth. Compared to the first four months of [...]