American Suzuki: The Bankrupt Elephant in the Room
11 Nov 2012, 15:41 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Because we’re so centered around cars, it’s very hard to get the big picture sometimes: that the auto industry is an important but relatively small cog in the global machine. General Mot...
Next Honda Fit Expected to Be Huge Hit in US, Sedan and Crossover Coming
7 Nov 2012, 10:36 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Big words about a small car? Very rarely in America, but Honda is confident that its next-generation Fit (Jazz in Europe and Asia) will account for 10 percent of their North American car sales by 20...
US Market Fiat 500L Spotted for First Time
6 Nov 2012, 17:52 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / These are the very first images of the Fiat 500L as it will be when it makes its US market launch via the Detroit Auto Show next year. According to some reports, the car will be sold there with a...
BMW to Launch Six Diesel Models in the US
6 Nov 2012, 08:45 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / While Hyundai and Kia tumble because of false claims of fuel economy, BMW is getting ready to make its own. Starting with the first half of 2013 and ending with the first half of 2014, the Germans w...
Marchionnne Considers Building Chryslers in Italy
19 Oct 2012, 09:57 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Italy is one of the economies that has been the hardest hit by the crisis that’s still spreading across Europe. Since this is Fiat Group’s largest single market, it’s obvious that ...
Spyshots: Alfa Romeo SUV to Be Named CXover
17 Oct 2012, 15:36 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Alfa Romeo’s return to the US market has been pushed back to 2014, but it will reportedly involve four new models at once: the 4C sportscar, a revival of the Spider, the Giulia sedan and this,...
Tata Nano Coming to America by 2015
16 Oct 2012, 16:07 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / In the “OH NO!” section of today’s news, we’re going to have to report on a very strange rumor that the Tata Nano is being re-engineered for the American market by 2015. A...
2015 Land Rover Defender to Be Sold in the US
5 Oct 2012, 08:43 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / After it’s done completing the Range Rover family with the new Sport and the long wheelbase model, Land Rover will likely start focusing on their upcoming volume car, the 2015 Defender, which ...
North American Golf VII Could Built in Mexico from 2014
4 Oct 2012, 15:44 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen’s new Golf, the MkVII, will arrive in European dealerships this year, and the engine range, base pricing and equipment has been announced already. But Volkswagen of America is keepi...
Volkswagen Reports Strong US September Sales
3 Oct 2012, 11:07 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen of America today reported its sales rose 34.4 percent to 36,339 in the month of September over the previous year. This marks the best September since 1972 and adds up to a 37.2 percent in...
Pagani Huayra to Arrive Stateside in Mid-2013
21 Sep 2012, 09:16 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Pagani did bring one of their amazing new Huayra 700 horsepower supercars to Pebble Beach this year, the one we showed you yesterday, revving its V12 heart out. But unfortunately the car is not yet ...
Nissan May Shift Murano Production to Tennessee
15 Sep 2012, 14:27 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / How do automakers deal with the soaring Japanese yen? Usually, they don’t, they just pack it in and move shop to wherever the cars they made in Japan are sold. Such is the case with the Nissan...
Ford Fiesta ST Confirmed for US
21 Aug 2012, 15:23 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The US market really doesn’t have that many of those sort of small hothatches they enjoy so much in Europe. We’re talking about the Renault Clio RS, the VW Polo GTI or the SEAT Ibiza Cup...
BMW 1-Series Sedan Coming to US in 2015
18 Jul 2012, 11:09 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / In their bid to stay on top of the luxury car market BMW are rewriting the rules, adding up the numbers and coming up with new solutions. The 3-Series is now bigger than ever before, and while t...
Mercedes CLS Shooting Brake Not Coming to US
16 Jul 2012, 07:48 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Mercedes has just revealed its most sumptuous and luxurious wagon ever, the CLS Shooting Brake. But the bad news is, US customers will likely never get to sample this machine, as the German company ...
2013 Hyundai Veloster Turbo to Launch This Month
18 Jun 2012, 08:24 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Hyundai has already put an official sticker price on the Veloster Turbo, which in the US will be priced from $22,725 including destination for the 1.6-liter GDI engined model equipped with a 6-speed...
2013 Nissan Altima Hits US Showrooms
8 Jun 2012, 08:17 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Nissan has just announced that the new 2013 Altima sedan, which has also started rolling off the line in Mississippi is ready to start hitting the dealer’s lots. “This is a huge day f...
Kia K9 Spotten in California. US Launch Pending?
19 May 2012, 22:06 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / When Korean automaker Kia unveiled their new flagship sedan, the K9, the only revealed plans to bring it to the domestic market. Of course, no matter how larger the Korean market it, too much mon...
Volkswagen Adding Jobs in Tennessee to Built More Passats
23 Mar 2012, 16:11 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The North American launch of the 2012 VW Passat was clearly a big success story for the German automaker. For this year, they’ve even had to resort to hiring 800 extra workers in Chattanooga, ...
2013 Kia Sorento Unveiled: New Equipment and Packages
15 Mar 2012, 09:57 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Kia has updated its popular CUV for the American market. The 2013 Sorento you see has been subtly enhanced with new equipment that will make it a better offer in its segment. One of these is the ava...