The woes continue for the Japanese automotive industry after a host of additional recalls were announced.
First Suzuki Motor declared that it would be recalling more than 430,000 Suzuki and Mazda small vans in Japan to fix a defective air conditioning unit that could potentially catch fire.
In a statement outlining the recall of its 2005-2009 Suzuki [...]

International Motors Limited, official importers of Subaru, Isuzu and Daihatsu vehicles, has announced it will merge all three franchises under one management structure. The merger will cause the loss of an undisclosed number of jobs.
Paul Tunnicliffe, previously Managing Director of the Daihatsu franchise, will take on the new position of Managing Director, Subaru, Daihatsu and [...]

The January Sales have started on the high street, and many manufacturers are following suit announcing enticing deals on their new cars; the latest announcement comes from Daihatsu, where customers registering a new Terios between 1st January 2009 and 31st March 2009 will gain 5 years or 45,000 miles worth (which ever comes first) of free servicing [...]

SsangYong distributor Koelliker UK Ltd (KUK) has appointed two new dealerships in Croydon and Farnham, Surrey, and a new service dealer in Andover. All three dealer principals were guests of SsangYong at this month’s Paris Motor Show to see the new C200 concept car that signals the future direction for the South Korean manufacturer.
SSangYong car [...]

Euro NCAP today releases the results for five cars in five different vehicle classes: the Daihatsu Cuore, Hyundai i30, Lancia Delta, Renault Koleos and the Mercedes-Benz – ML class. Four of these five cars received the maximum five-star award for adult occupant protection. Yet, not one of them achieved higher than a two star score [...]