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Crunch watch October 09: the auto industry in crisis

Tuesday 20 October 2009• Honda's CEO said he would consider launching electric vehicles for sale in Europe, Japan and the USA in a possible change of strategy for the Japanese car manufacturer (Automotive News, subscription required)• Ford 59-plate car sales up by 22% in September ‘09 compared to the same month last year. Ford claims a 14.8% share of total new car sales for the same period (Ford)• Porsche, VW and Daimler all sent top executives to the Shanghai motor show in April, but chose to snub the Tokyo motor show this week. The news comes as China’s automotive market is set to become the world’s largest (Bloomberg)• Toyota enters the Korean car market, challenging the 72% market share owned by Hyundai Motor Co (Bloomberg)  Monday 19 October 2009 • The organisers of the Geneva motor show claim that 'all of the major manufacturers have already confirmed their participation' for the March 2010 event (Geneva Palexpo)• Jaguar is auctioning off the first XJ off the line to raise £1m for the NSPCC children's charity.

Ferrari 458 Italia China Special Edition marks 20th Anniversary of Ferrari in China

Ferrari 458 Italia China Special Edition Ferrari is marking 20 years in China with a 458 Italia Special Edition and a permanent Ferrari Exhibition in Shanghai. With the Beijing Motor Show rapidly looming – and the status of China as the world’s most important car market now undeniable – you can expect to see plenty of ‘China Specials’ turning up from car makers. Like the Ferrari 458 Italia China Special Edition.

F1: New rules for 2011; 4-pot turbos for 2013

Turbo engines back in F1 in 2013. First turbo F1 - the Renault RS01 - pictured As anyone who keeps even the most casual of eyes on F1 knows, rules and regulations in the sport are there to be changed. And they are, with great frequency, as teams get better and better at exploiting current rules.