17 Dec 2012, 09:54 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Toyota, VW and GM have been battling for the number one spot as the world’s largest automaker for quite some time, now, and while the Japanese automaker may have lost its crown in 2012, it has...
17 Dec 2012, 08:48 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / After announcing that they would be launching a BMW 5-Series rival, in the form of the Ghibli sedan, as well as a full-size SUV, which is now expected to be called the Levante, Maserati is no report...
17 Dec 2012, 08:34 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We had heard about the dreaded 19-year low which was expected to hit the European car sales sector in 2012, and since all the industry news we have recently posted about the Old Continent have been ...
16 Dec 2012, 14:41 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / As far as automotive-inspired wristwatches, our opinion of them is not a particularly positive one, as they are usually just plain silly, and exagerrated. However, the Autodromo Monoposto, wit...
14 Dec 2012, 15:24 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / A BYD eBus-12 all-electric city bus has just been given to the local transportation operator, in Brussels, Belgium. It will be tested for a period of two months, in order to see whether or not it co...
14 Dec 2012, 14:44 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Daimler has announced that it will be increasing production for the all-electric Smart ForTwo ED (Electric Drive), in order to keep up with the surprisingly strong demand for the little city runabou...
14 Dec 2012, 14:28 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / If you were to check eBay right now, you would find five or so reservations for the Tesla Model S, which are for sale. However, don`t buy or buy into them, as they should not legally be there, accor...
14 Dec 2012, 13:56 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We did not think that Tesla had the necessary financial backing to push forth and establish a foothold in Europe so soon, but it is now official - they will begin selling and manufacturing the Model...
14 Dec 2012, 10:27 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Volvo Car Corp. still has its own debts to pay, despite having been bought by Chinese automaker Geely, so they have asked for, and received, a loan of €922-million or $1.2-billion, in order to ...
13 Dec 2012, 16:24 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / If the selection of leathers chosen by Bentley to cover the interior trim pieces of their Continental GT are not up to scratch, you can always have them removed, and replaced with different leathers...
13 Dec 2012, 15:32 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / As Nissan CEO, Carlos Ghosn, said after the company launched the Leaf EV, they will be relying heavily on hybrids and full EVs in their model lineup, in years to come. Now, they have announced that ...
13 Dec 2012, 14:11 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It is odd how some European automakers don`t seem to be affected by the poor economic situation on the Old Continent. Skoda is one of these manufacturers, and for the month of November, they have po...
13 Dec 2012, 10:58 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Renault has just announced that it has sold off its remaining shares in Volvo Trucks, in order to better fund their international and domestic investments, as well as reducing their debt, which stoo...
13 Dec 2012, 10:42 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It seems that Ford, as a brand, is as popular as ever, and now Google has announced that it is, in fact, the most searched-for automotive brand in 2012, in the US. Following Ford, Honda, Toyota, Lin...
13 Dec 2012, 08:47 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / As personalization of new cars becomes bigger and bigger business, more manufacturers are cutting themselves a piece of the customization pie. Nissan had thus far steered clear of this new trend, ye...
13 Dec 2012, 08:33 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Praga Cars, from the Czech Republic Slovakia, a builder of track-focused racing machines, has revealed that the engine which will be powering their R1 track-only racer. It is a RenaultSport-sourced ...
12 Dec 2012, 16:14 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Chinese automaker BYD has just announced that it will be building a new factory in Bulgaria, after having signed a joint-venture partnership agreement with a local company. The new plant will report...
12 Dec 2012, 13:43 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / For those for whom the asking price of £19,411, for a Nissan Navara pickup, with a 190 hp 2.5-liter diesel, is too much, the Japanese manufacturer is now offering UK buyers an even cheaper ver...
11 Dec 2012, 16:46 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Volvo is now owned by Chinese automaker Geely, yet the oriental investors have so far not bee allowed to use any Volvo technologies in their cars. Well, that’s all about to change, with the si...
11 Dec 2012, 15:18 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The all-new Skoda Octavia is finally here, in an official way, as we already knew what it was going to look like, courtesy of many sets of spyshots, teasers and spy videos. The car’s styling i...