Aston Martin May Replace Mercedes-AMG V8 With Hybrid Twin-Turbo V6
7 Mar 2020, 14:45 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Instead of a 4.0-liter V8 with twin-turbocharging technology, Aston Martin bets on a hybridized V6 with the obligatory forced induction in addition to a V12
General Motors Adding New Shifts in Lansing to Build More Sedans, Crossovers
29 Feb 2020, 20:23 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Lansing-based factories where the CT4, CT5, Enclave, and Traverse are made will add 1,200 new workers in the second quarter of the year
General Motors Sells Engine Development Center Where It Designed U.S. Diesels
28 Feb 2020, 12:44 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Equinox is no longer available with the Euro-designed turbo diesel, but the Silverado 1500 soldiers on with the Duramax that GM developed in Turin, Italy
Chevrolet Impala Ending Production, Replacement Not Planned
27 Feb 2020, 16:00 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Prepare to bid farewell to the Chevrolet Impala. In its place, Detroit-Hamtramck will be the stomping ground of the GMC Hummer and probably the Escalade EV
Honda Official Inadvertently Denies Acura NSX Type R
20 Feb 2020, 15:08 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Honda's Type R designation is exclusive to the Civic for the time being, and Acura isn't allowed to use it. Instead, the luxury brand has the Type S designation
Australian Automaker Holden Phased Out, GMSV Will Replace It
17 Feb 2020, 13:15 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Holden will be officially discontinued by the end of the year, only to be replaced by General Motors Specialty Vehicles in 2021
Environmentalists Arm-Wrestle Tesla for European Gigafactory, Win (For Now)
17 Feb 2020, 10:42 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / German court orders a halt on deforestation on the area on which the Gigafactory would be build. Further hearings are needed until a final decision is made
2021 Emissions Target Prompts Subaru to Increase BRZ Pricing by 15 Percent
5 Feb 2020, 16:43 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Subaru isn't doing all that great in Europe, where the 2021 emissions targets will hit the Japanese automaker's pretty hard in terms of penalties and sales
Ferrari 2019 Sales Total 10,131 Cars, the Automaker’s Best Year Ever
4 Feb 2020, 22:04 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Ferrari has sold more than 10,000 vehicles in 2019, translating to a most profitable year for the Prancing Horse of Maranello
New Patent Reveals Plans for First Fully-Electric Ferrari
3 Feb 2020, 12:45 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The marque filed for the patent in Europe last July, with illustration showing a 2-passenger supercar with all-wheel drive. The setup could also work for hybrid
Aston Martin DBX, V8 Vantage Roadster, Valkyrie Starting Production This Year
31 Jan 2020, 13:13 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Because it's still struggling to bounce back to profitability, Aston Martin has postponed a few projects, including the all-new Vanquish and Lagonda's launch
BorgWarner Buys Delphi, Merged Company Will Focus on Hybrids and EVs
28 Jan 2020, 21:10 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / In a bid to serve the HEVs and BEVs components market, BorgWarner decided to spend approximately $3.3 billion on Delphi Technologies
German Protesters Say Tesla Is “Stealing” Their Water With Berlin Gigafactory
19 Jan 2020, 04:51 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Around 250 protesters and about 50 counter-protesters came out in Brandenburg, outside Berlin, as Tesla prepares to open 4th Gigafactory here
Lamborghini Posts Best Sales Year Ever in 2019, Ninth Consecutive Year of Growth
14 Jan 2020, 21:41 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / 8,205 units worldwide, that's how many Lamborghinis were delivered in 2019. According to CEO Stefano Domenicali, the total should stabilize at 8,500 in 2020
Aston Martin Seeking Funding From Lawrence Stroll, Chinese Automaker Geely
13 Jan 2020, 20:34 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Aston Martin is understood to accept a bundle of cash from Lawrence Stroll and Geely in order to turn things around from a financial standpoint
BMW Discontinuing Two Diesel Engines and Twin-Turbo V12, V8 Could Be in Trouble
8 Jan 2020, 14:20 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The BMW Group - including MINI and Rolls-Royce - is finding difficult to make a business case for quite a number of engines
Ford Sales Figures Confirm Passenger Cars Are No Longer Popular in the U.S.
7 Jan 2020, 15:57 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Ford sales have contracted in 2019, with only trucks posting a positive result. Even more surprising, the Lincoln brand is also on the up
Small, Compact, and Medium FCA Vehicles Switching to PSA Platforms
28 Dec 2019, 18:36 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Instead of its own designs, Fiat Chrysler will switch to the CMP and EMP2 vehicle architectures developed and produced by Groupe PSA
Are Cars Still Special?
27 Dec 2019, 14:10 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / People seem less interested in what (kind of) car they drive and the automakers are adapting, providing vehicles that don't spark the passion they once did
Non-Chinese Cars That Are Actually Copies
27 Dec 2019, 13:49 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It's not just Chinese automakers that clearly copy other automakers' designs - before, it was the Japanese and Korean manufacturers that did it