India car sales shrink for first time in decade

India’s passenger car sales shrank for the first time in a decade, falling 6.7 percent in the year to March, hit by a slowing economy and high interest rates, a top industry body said Wednesday.

India’s passenger car sales shrank for the first time in a decade, falling 6.7 percent in the year to March, hit by a slowing economy and high interest rates, a top industry body said Wednesday.

Why the marketing team of Chevrolet Philippines went out of its way to bring in David Pomeranz to serenade the motoring media in a cold night at Tagaytay Highlands was, in a way, predictable.
Ford Motor Company on Friday issued a recall of more than 89,000 vehicles in the United States and Canada amid concerns the engines could catch on fire.

Japan’s biggest automaker said Wednesday it would recall 7.43 million vehicles globally over a fire risk caused by a power-window defect.

The manufacturing disruptions from the flooding in Thailand are continuing to take their toll on Japanese automakers.

The flooding in Thailand has forced Japanese automaker Honda Motor Co. to temporarily cease operations of some of its units in the region, including Honda Cars Philippines Inc. (HCPI).

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<em>Question:</em> I am planning to get a car. I have some savings set aside for this purpose. Should I buy a car on cash or financing? Should I get a brand-new or a pre-owned one?—Kris Lim, via e-mail <em>Answer:</em> The first thing you need to decide is if you really need a car. The cost [...]
Automakers protect the outer surfaces of fenders, doors and other metal parts with coatings of paint. Although in-facing surfaces, such as door panels and the side of a fender that faces the chassis, are coated at the factory, protecting these surfaces from rust is a much more difficult task. Rust may begin on the inner [...]