The electric car race will be on in Tokyo this week at the Tokyo Motor Show. Expect production and concept debuts from Nissan, Honda and Toyota, according to wire service AFP. But there will be some automakers missing from the show. Several, including General Motors and Hyundai, dropped out. Nissan plans to start building vehicles in Russia by the end of 2012, using a plant that belongs to its Russian partner Avtovaz. Annually, Nissan plans to make 70,000 Bluebird Sylphly small sedan ? curren

Volkswagen AG was able to increase its market share to 11.7% in the first nine months of the year compared to a 10.0% share for the same period last year. VW said that contributing to this increase is the push it got from government-funded subsidies and tax breaks in Germany , Brazil and China — three of its key markets.No. 1 Toyota Motor Corp. and No. 2 General Motors Co., ranked in terms of global sales, are both losing unit sales in this recession, says Autonews. VW, the third largest carmake

“ Zytek ’s E-Drive …is thoroughly proven,” states Green Car Congress . While this blog is unsure about the thorough part, there is “proof in the pudding” if Mercedes relies upon the Zytek E-drive. Current production applications for E-Drive range from the smart fourtwo electric city car, through a number of C-segment family sedans and light duty vans, to several categories of heavier commercial vehicle . … Zytek has also provided technology and integration expertise for General Motors a

General Motors Co. is gunning for the Asian market; big-time. According to freep.com, GM’s sales in China for the period covering January – September surged 55% over the previous year, with nearly 1.3 million units moved. The overall market growth in China this year has been 34%, with a total of 9.6 million vehicles sold through September. China’s auto sales for the year are expected to soar to 12.6 million units, making China the world’s largest auto-market. To get an idea of just how sig

US carmaker General Motors (GM) achieved an all-time monthly sales record in China in September, boosted by robust demand in many of the country’s small and medium-sized cities. The company said that it sold 181,148 vehicles throughout the country last month, confirming China as the world’s number one vehicle market. The figure was up from 152,365 units in August. In the first nine months of the year, GM’s China sales surged by 55.6 percent to 1.29 million units, compared to a year earlie