Shoju Nozaki, executive vice president of Toyota’s China operation quoted by 21st Century Business Herald said that the Chinese auto market is likely to overtake Japan to become the world’s second largest auto market this year and pass the the United States to be the world’s largest by 2020.

Although still not ready for a full-scale return to the U.S. market, Alfa Romeo makes a first humble effort to reach its faithful customers with a limited lot of 2009 Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione super car, which is now officially available through one of Maserati's dealers.

Joe Cordiano \227 Ontario\222s Minister of Economic Development \227 wants to see Fiat build cars in the Canadian province and sell them across North America. In an interview with Canada\222s Tandem magazine, Cordiano said he met with Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne in Italy, and suggest the idea to him.