Toyota has gained back its sales dominance, outselling both General Motors and the Volkswagen Group in 2012 even after natural disasters wreaked havoc on production in 2011. Toyota along with its subsidiaries Hino Motors Ltd. and Daihatsu Motor Co., sold a record 9.75 million units in 202, marking a 23 percent rise year-over-year. Toyota’s two largest competitors, General Motors and Volkswagen Group respectively sold 9.29 million units and 9.07 units.
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Nissan doesn’t need Infiniti: just ask Nissan executive vice president Andy Palmer. In fact, during an interview with Ward’s Auto Palmer said CEO Carlos Ghosn recently challenged him, saying “We don’t have to do Infiniti, can cancel it if you want.”
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By establishing the largest single solar installation at an automotive manufacturing facility in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Volkswagen is going green in a big was.
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MINI will be unveiling its Clubman Bond Street, which will feature high-end appointments and an exclusive color scheme, at this year’s Geneva Motor Show.
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Certain model year 2009-2013 Pilot and 2011-2013 Odyssey passenger vehicles manufacutered from March 13, 2008 through December 21, 2012 are being recalled by Honda‘s American division after they discovered that one or more rivets that attach the airbag module to the airbag cover may be missing.
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By just looking at the outside of it, you wouldn’t be able to tell that the new 2014 Bentley Mulsanne has been updated, which will be formally presented at the Geneva International Salon d’Auto in the beginning of March, with customer orders following in April. All changes on the 2014MY Mulsanne take place inside with Bentley introducing a host of new luxury features on its flagship model, with the exception of three new additions to the color palette, namely the Dark Cashmere, Portofino and Damson.

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        2013 is shaping up to be a great year for us here at Tom’s Foreign Auto Parts. It feels like just yesterday when we listed that first part online and posted that first inventory video. This week we reached a massive milestone with YouTube as we hit 1,000,000 video views! February 18, 2008 is when we joined YouTube and uploaded our first video. I don’t think any of us at the time realized the impact video would have on our business.
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Talking about problems with your car on Facebook, as well as tweeting about them could help lead to a recall. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is exploring alternative avenues to discover problems with vehicles that could lead to a defect investigation and ultimately a recall. An agency spokeswoman said last week to Automotive News that NHTSA investigators are routinely searching enthusiast forums, trade publications and magazines to find possible areas to investigate.
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