General Motors Corp’s (GM) all-new 2012 Buick Verano compact luxury sedan, the brand’s third new model in the past two years and first in the compact luxury segment to be launched at the North American International Auto Show.

Since the launch of the first-generation in 1999, Toyota Motors unveiled its redesigned compact hatchback ‘Vitz’ at a press preview in Tokyo on Wednesday by Toyota president Akio Toyoda. The new Vitz, which will retail at $12,700 (Rs 5.7 lakh) in Japan.

Honda is planning to launch its newly developed compact car, BRIO, for Asian markets in India and Thailand in 2011. Honda conducted the world premiere of a prototype of BRIO at the Thailand International Motor Expo.
Honda is developing BRIO prototype as a commuter vehicle which is easy-to-use even in urban areas and adopts an easy-to-handle compact body (length 3,610mm x width 1,680mm x height 1,475 mm), says the company.  Honda ensures enough cabin space achieved by highly efficient packaging in the hatchback BRIO. With this vehicle, Honda thoroughly pursued the …

Nissan Motor announced the launch of the all-new 100% electric, zero-emission Nissan LEAF. Nissan LEAF will go on sale on December 20 in Japan followed by the United States, also December, and in select European markets in early 2011. Release in other global markets is set for 2012.

Honda would like to expand the joy of mobility to more customers in India, Thailand and other Asian countries through the introduction of ‘Brio’ a new small vehicle with compact and highly efficient packaging by utilising our own experiences cultivated by our motorcycle business here in Asia,” said Takanobu Ito, President and CEO of Honda Motor.

Honda unveiled the all-new Fit EV Concept electric vehicle and the platform for a midsize plug-in hybrid vehicle during the Los Angeles Show being held on November 19-28, 2010. The Fit EV Concept hints strongly at the direction and styling for Honda’s upcoming production Fit EV all-electric vehicle, which will be introduced to the U.S. and Japan in 2012.
The Fit EV Concept displayed at the Los Angeles Auto Show features an exclusive Deep Clear Blue Pearl exterior color and distinctive five-spoke aluminum-alloy wheels with blue inserts.

The Concept has unique LED …

Honda has revealed the V4 Crosstourer Concept, the world’s first V4 Adventure Tourer motorcycle at EICMA 2010, an International Bicycle and Motorcycle Exhibition in Milan, Italy. Together with 800cc Crossrunner also revealed at EICMA, the V4 Crosstourer concept expands Honda’s state-of-the-art V4 model line-up.

Nissan Motor launches the sketch of its “New Global Sedan”.It is the second product after the Nissan Micra to be built on Nissan’s versatile ‘V’ platform. The “New Global Sedan” will have its premiere at the 8th China (Guangzhou) International Automobile Exhibition in December 2010. To be launched first in China, the model will be launched in India in the second half of 2011 and will be manufactured at the company’s plant at Oragadam, near Chennai.

LeasePlan and Japan’s auto firm Nissan signed an agreement to cooperate in an European-wide project to launch the 100% electric Nissan LEAF in 2011. LeasePlan is the first leasing company to offer the Nissan LEAF in Europe, said Nissan. The car will be mass-marketed globally from 2012 onwards.

The start of production at Zhengzhou Nissan’s second plant is a significant step forward because this plant is a tangible symbol of our growth strategy and the demanding goals we have set in China. Our investment in Zhengzhou Nissan’s second plant will also help strengthen the economy of the Zhengzhou City area,” said Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn.