Luxury, sports cars in Detroit spotlight as sales boom
Luxury and sports cars will be in the spotlight when the Detroit auto show opens Monday amid booming sales and renewed optimism as the US economy rebounds from a deep downturn.
Toyota says to sell 9.7 mn vehicles this year, up 22%
Toyota said Wednesday that it expects to sell 9.7 million vehicles globally this year, up 22 percent from 2011 as Japan's biggest automaker accelerates a recovery after last year's natural disasters.
GM recalls 119,000 US trucks over hood latches
General Motors will recall 119,000 US vehicles because some of them may be missing a backup hood latch, the US automaker said in regulatory filings.
Mitsubishi expands oil leak recall to 1.7 mn vehicles
Mitsubishi Motors on Wednesday widened a recall over an oil leak issue on vehicles sold in Japan to about 1.7 million vehicles, prompting a rebuke from the country's transport ministry.
Almaty citizens’ mentality hinders solution of parking problem in the city
A well-developed infrastructure is required for development of a parking lots system in Almaty city.
In Venezuela, flipping used cars is a thriving industry
With the world's largest oil reserves and the cheapest gas anywhere, you'd think Venezuela is a driver's paradise. Wrong. New cars are scarce and sellers of used ones -- even clunkers -- make a killing.
150 trucks, 90 Chinese-made, fined for overload near Almaty in 5 days
Trucks were checked for overload in Almaty and Almaty oblast on October 17-23.
PHOTO: First race of retro cars held in Almaty
The Kazakhstan contest was participated by 30 retro cars made before 1980.
There is nothing Kazakh in Kazakhstan-made cars
There are no locally-made parts in Kazakhstan-made cars: KazTAG.
Luxury car sales drag in US: Lexus
Sales of luxury cars across the United States have not kept pace with non-luxury vehicles but Lexus still expects to hit its target this year.
Kazakhstan adopts new car plates
New car plates will be issued as part of registration or re-registration of vehicles: Kazakhstan Road Police.
Kostanay car-makers want Kazakhstan ministers to switch to SsangYong Chairman
General Director of Allur Auto group of companies held a presentation of Kazakhstan-made cars and special vehicles to Kazakhstan Defense Minister.
Kazakhstan residents overpay for new cars
Total.kz made an analysis of the cars costs in Kazakhstan and other countries to reveal how much Kazakhstan residents overpay for new cars.
Issekeshev is first to switch to locally made car
Kazakhstan Minister of Industry and New Technologies Asset Issekeshev is the first member of the government has replace his foreign car with a locally made one.
Boralday Motorplex stadium closed in Almaty
The stadium near Almaty was used in the last 4 years to host sport events including the drag-racing and drift tournaments.
Average Kazakhstan citizen ready to spend $16 thousand on car
Kazakhstan Car Business Association made a list of cars that Kazakhstan residents can buy for $16 thousand.
Asbestos found in Chinese-made cars in Australia
Some 23,000 cheap Chinese-made cars were Wednesday recalled in Australia after asbestos was found in their engines, with unions demanding to know how they came to be in the country.
Buying used cars more feasible for Kazakhstan residents
Used cars are a better option by price-quality ratio than new ones: Eduard Edokov.
Toyota world's top carmaker in first half: reports
Toyota Motor has returned to the top of the global carmakers' league, Japanese media reported on Thursday, after the firm said it had sold almost five million vehicles in the first half of the year.