BMW Still Behind Lexus in the U.S. Top Luxury Brands
26 Apr 2010, 08:07 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / In the last ten years, BMW has constantly been USA's second best-selling luxury brand, always behind Lexus. And this year, even if the Japanese company is facing recall problems, the number one...
Subaru to Increase Indiana Plant's Production by 40 Percent
20 Apr 2010, 10:51 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Subaru plans to boost production capacity at its Indiana-based assembly plant by 40 percent this year, due to booming demand for the Outback wagon and the Legacy sedan. Fuji Heavy Industries, own...
The Seven Worst-Built Cars on U.S. Roads are American
14 Apr 2010, 13:50 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Forbes.com's list of worst-made cars on American roads today is dominated by local manufacturers. Four of the seven vehicles on the website’s list come from GM brands, the three remaining...
BMW 550i GT Wins Interior Design Award
14 Apr 2010, 10:46 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Ward's Auto Interior of the Year Awards, North America's only honors for excellence in automotive interiors, have been announced for 2010. The BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo has won the Design ...
Lexus Freezes Sales of Its GX 460 SUV after Consumer Reports' Warning
14 Apr 2010, 07:07 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / After Consumer Reports magazine announced it had found problems with the Lexus GX 460 during a handling test, discovering that the car is prone to rollover, Toyota reacted fast. It immediately issue...
2WD VW Touareg in the U.S.? Yes, if the Market Wants It
13 Apr 2010, 13:42 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / No matter how strange it may seem to the Europeans, many SUVs sold in the U.S. are rear-wheel drive. Manufacturers often offer their SUVs with 2WD platforms as well. That’s why the second-gene...
Infiniti G Will Get a 4-Cylinder Engine from Mercedes-Benz
9 Apr 2010, 08:34 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Infiniti G series will receive a Mercedes-Benz engine following the agreement between Daimler AG and Renault-Nissan. The Automotive News reported the CEO of Renault-Nissan, Carlos Ghosn, said the In...
Most Expensive MINI Ever to Hit U.S. Shores
9 Apr 2010, 07:33 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Introduced last year, the MINI WC50, short for World Championship 50, is a limited edition model built by the official MINI powerhouse, John Cooper Works. The car features a unique Connaught green p...
2011 Infiniti M US Pricing Revealed
3 Feb 2010, 14:21 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Infiniti says that it decided to release prices and information about their M model ahead of launch as a response to the interested audience which, they say, it’s quite large. And judging by t...
Chinese-American Partnership for Electric Vehicles
23 Jan 2010, 14:01 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Chinese Automaker Zhejiang Jonway Automobile Co. Ltd. and U.S. electric vehicle manufacturer Zap have decided to join forces in order to produce electric SUVs, cars and other electric vehicles in Ch...
Honda Passes Chrysler for the 4th Spot in U.S. Sales
5 Dec 2009, 14:53 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / }This uncertain and strange year of global crisis has paid its toll on most of the world’s economies and in various ways. While back in the past Americans feared that Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A ...
Porsche Preps for Hybrid Line
27 Apr 2009, 09:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Rumors of the German manufacturer's intentions of developing a hybrid range for its vehicle has been around almost since the beginning of the year. Following the release of a few sketchy detail...
Toyota Braces for Bad 2009 Fiscal Year
13 Apr 2009, 14:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As we reported late last week, Toyota's financial problems seem to have only begun. Faced with the biggest downfall in sales since 1950 for the fiscal year that ended in March, Toyota was force...
Audi Reports Increased March Sales
2 Apr 2009, 06:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As we got used to by now, the end of any month in a year is a good signal for automotive manufacturers to add up the numbers and see how their companies performed over the respective period. What we...
2009 BMW Z4, Prices and Details for the US Market
29 Mar 2009, 08:10 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As we already told you a few days ago, BMW Z4 is set to arrive in dealerships all over the world on May 4 and, as was to be expected, news about how much this new roadster will cost started surfacin...
2010 Honda Insight Hybrid Available in the US for $19,800
10 Mar 2009, 17:20 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The largest market for Honda's Insight range will receive its newest addition, the Hybrid, no later than March the 24th. With MSRP of only $19,800 for the Insight LX, the model will be the most...
Americans to Get the Audi Q5 in March
29 Jan 2009, 14:50 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Audi Q5, an IHG Small SUV vehicle, a class which is forecasted to grow dramatically over the next few years, will make its debut in United States' showrooms this March. The crossover will ...
BMW Group Hopes to Keep Its US Market Share This Year
13 Jan 2009, 11:03 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Even if BMW Group's sales have dropped heavily in USA last year, the German car maker was “saved” by the Mini vehicles which were extremely popular in 2008 as we have already report...