How Dare They? On Banning Old Cars in Towns
17 Nov 2012, 12:56 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Once, people used to be proud to have stylish automobiles gracing the streets of their towns, yet in recent years, with the push towards a ‘greener’ future, car culture has begun to meld...
Citroen DS3 Production Reaches 200,000 Units
16 Nov 2012, 09:15 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Citroen DS3 will probably be remembered forever as on of the biggest success stories for the French carmaker. As of November 14th, this sexy supermini has been cloned 200,000 times, making it o...
Citroen XM - The Last Proper Large French Car
15 Nov 2012, 14:23 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Being merged into PSA has had a dramatic effect on Citroen, a brand famous for its left-field views on how to make cars. Their cars began to become more mainstream in the 1980s, when they were force...
GM Deal in the Doldrums - PSA in Talks with Tata Motors
14 Nov 2012, 16:17 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / With the announcement that more advanced talks between GM and the PSA group would be ceasing for the next two years, due to the uncertain economic climate of Europe, we thought the French giant woul...
Mayor of Paris to Ban Cars Over 17 Yers-Old ?
14 Nov 2012, 13:48 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The mayor of Paris, and member of the Socialist Party, Bertrand Delanoë, has reportedly asked the French government to institute a ban on old cars entering the city. The motivation behind the m...
PSA and GM Give Up on Talks of Deeper Collaboration
14 Nov 2012, 10:44 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While GM and Peugeot had big plans, to make everything from superminis and large sedans, to crossovers and SUVs, it seems that they have moved too quickly in making all those future plans, as talks ...
Vans Used to Be Cool - Citroen HY Camionette
12 Nov 2012, 16:26 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Despite their utilitarian and commercial applications, vans used to be cool, back in the 1950s and 1960s. The coolest of the lot were the first Ford Transit, and this, the very-French Citroen HY. A ...
Citroen DS5 Taxi - France’s E-Class!
8 Nov 2012, 15:37 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The E-Class Mercedes-Benz is often associated with cab drivers, especially in Germany, but in many other European cities as well. The cars which operate in Germany are usually painted a type of ligh...
Polish EV - Romet E4 All-Electric City Car
5 Nov 2012, 12:27 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While Poland may not be the first place which springs to mind when talking about EVs, it seems that the Poles are trying to change that, with cars like the Romet E4, an all-electric city car which l...
Citroen Launches DS3 RRC Rally Car
30 Oct 2012, 16:38 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Citroen has already won two world championships with the DS3 WRC, thus making it a highly-successful car, yet it’s far too expensive to be feasible for private teams and drivers. Well, now the...
Be Properly Green - Don`t Buy Any New Car!
20 Oct 2012, 10:53 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Extensive marketing campaigns have slowly but surely indoctrinated us to believe that we need to change the car that we drive every three-to-five years, and replace it with something that is new, an...
Citroen C4 Cross Goes on Sale in China
17 Oct 2012, 11:15 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Instead of killing off the old-generation C4, Citroen has given it the new family face, taller suspension and plastic body cladding, creating the C4 Cross. Now, it has just gone on sale in China, wi...
If Citroen Hadn’t Sold Out...
16 Oct 2012, 15:18 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Let’s pretend for a second that PSA doesn’t exist, and that Citroen is an independent manufacturer with strong French views about how to make cars and what they should be, feel and look ...
Vauxhall-Opel May Merge With PSA
15 Oct 2012, 08:36 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / As if the creation of PSA wasn’t enough to rob both Peugeot and Citroen of all-but the last bit of French charm, there are dark times ahead for both brands, and the group as a whole. According...
PSA, Fiat Downgraded by Moody’s
10 Oct 2012, 14:58 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Europe might have a huge €500 billion trust fund and a plan now, but is little indication that consumer confidence will return any time soon. A numbers of automkers have already cut their sales...
2009 World Green Car Candidates
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Candidates for the 2009 World Green Car award have been announced today, with Volvo joining the list with no less than five models. For those of you who don't know, in order to be eligible for ...
Fiat-PSA Considering Major Tie-up
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Since the financial recession is far from being over, global automakers turn to desperate moves in order to survive in the automotive industry without slashing production and firing employees. Follo...
PSA Deny F1 Interest
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Following consistent rumors in the Belgian media concerning a future buyout of Honda's F1 team, Group PSA dismissed the possibility of pumping money into an F1 project in the near future. PSA P...
Ford Confirm WRC Stay
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The World Rally Championship can rest assured. Ford confirmed late yesterday that they are not considering quitting the sport despite the car maker's latest financial problems. The American man...
Ogier to Run a Private Citroen in 2009
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Just like any racing series around the world at this stage, rumors about drivers moving from team to team, extending contracts or debuting into new series are making the headlines of most motorsport...