Tag: Carmakers

(Reuters) - Japanese carmakers are considering following Toyota Motor's (7203.T) lead in adopting a brake override system that would potentially address all sources of unintended acceleration, including driver error.

Under fire after recalling more than 8 million vehicles globally for problems of uncontrollable acceleration, Toyota said last month it would add the function to all future vehicles worldwide. The system cuts engine power when the accelerator and brake pedals are applied at the same time.

This weeks flap about Renault giving their new electric car a popular female first name piqued our interest in how cars get their names. From animal imagery to alphanumeric codes, a name is a cars first opportunity to sell itself. It can become the stuff of legend or the butt of jokes.

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - From major automakers to niche manufacturers, the race is on to get green cars on the road in the coming years, but one question lingers: after many false starts, are drivers finally ready for them?

Emerging from a savage economic downturn and under increasing regulatory pressure to cut emissions, carmakers rushed to show off a plethora of green shoots at the Frankfurt Motor Show. While manufacturers' estimates of the size of the market for the cars fluctuated, the need for government support in the early days was a recurring refrain.