European SUV Boom Keeps On Booming, Nissan Qashqai Leads Sales Chart In 2016
20 Jan 2017, 10:59 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / In 2016, the Nissan Qashqai and Renault Captur outsold every other sport utility vehicle in Europe. The Volkswagen Golf bettered the both of them, though
Trump Wants to Tax Imported Cars, Germans Say "Build Better Ones Yourselves"
18 Jan 2017, 20:02 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / President-Elect Donald Trump has a fight to pick with the German premium manufacturers but, guess what, the Germans can bite as well
Zenos Cars Enters Administration, Future Uncertain
18 Jan 2017, 18:02 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Four and a bit years after it was founded, Zenos Cars has hit financial trouble. The British outfit hopes to get out of this mess-up as quickly as possible
GM Gives In To Trump’s Warning, Moves Pickup Axle Production to U.S. from Mexico
17 Jan 2017, 17:56 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you're planning on buying a next-generation Chevrolet Silverado or GMC Sierra, you'll be glad to find out the axles will be manufactured in the United States
Holden’s Final Day of Manufacturing in Australia Confirmed: October 20, 2017
13 Jan 2017, 17:40 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / On Friday, October 20, Holden will cease all production operations in Australia. The Elizabeth plant will be decommissioned afterward, piece by piece
Mercedes-AMG Opens First Standalone Store: Japan's AMG Tokyo Setagaya
13 Jan 2017, 14:39 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The first standalone store specialized in Mercedes-AMG cars is but the shape of things to come. A lot more Mercedes-AMG stores are in the pipeline
FCA U.S. Sales Down in 2016, Jeep and Ram Lead the Way
11 Jan 2017, 17:45 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The year that just passed wasn't all that great for FCA US LLC. Only the Jeep and Ram Truck brands delivered more vehicles than in 2015
Sergio Marchionne Slams Dodge Dart and Chrysler 200 As Bad Investments
10 Jan 2017, 17:00 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / More candid than ever, Sergio Marchionne admitted that the Dodge Dart and Chrysler 200 were FCA's "least financially rewarding enterprises"
$1 Billion Investment Confirms Jeep Wagoneer, Grand Wagoneer, JT Wrangler Pickup
9 Jan 2017, 10:00 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / At long last, FCA US confirmed that it's committed to bring the Wrangler pickup, Wagoneer, and Grand Wagoneer to market. All of them will be built in the U.S.
Mitsubishi Pickup Truck Is a Must for U.S. Dealers, Won’t Happen Too Soon
7 Jan 2017, 14:48 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / U.S. dealers of the Mitsubishi brand want the automaker to give them a pickup to sell. Unfortunately, though, they'll have to wait a bit for that to happen
And the Most Popular Car Color In 2016 Is... Wait For It... White
31 Dec 2016, 17:18 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / No surprises here: white and black continue to lead the ranking for most popular car colors in the world, followed closely by silver and gray
Production Milestone: Honda Builds Its 100 Millionth Automobile
22 Dec 2016, 11:57 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Over the course of 53 years, Honda Motor surpassed the 100 millionth mark in terms of automobile production. And it all started with the T360 mini-truck
Hyundai Motor America Fires Dave Zuchowski, Jerry Flannery Named Interim CEO
21 Dec 2016, 17:56 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Probably due to poor sales of small cars and sedans, Hyundai's U.S. head honcho was fired by the higher-ups for not meeting sales objectives
Daihatsu to Help Toyota Develop Vehicles for Emerging Markets
15 Dec 2016, 15:21 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / ECCC or Emerging-market Compact Car Company is the name of an entity Toyota dreamed up to develop cars for emerging markets with the help of Daihatsu
Tesla Gets the Go-Ahead for Fremont Factory Expansion
9 Dec 2016, 07:18 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Tesla Motors has been given the a-OK to expand its Fremont plant from today's 5.3 million square feet to a projected 9.9 million square feet
New Jeep Grand Wagoneer Development Placed On Hold, Apparently
7 Dec 2016, 12:35 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Bad news! Two suppliers have told the media that Fiat Chrysler put the 2019 Jeep Grand Wagoneer on hold for whatever reason
PETA Exposes the Dark Side Of a Car’s Leather Interior: JBS' Cattle Cruelty
19 Nov 2016, 15:40 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Have you ever wondered how the leather in your vehicle is produced? More to the point, how some leather processing companies treat the cows?
Mazda EV In the Offing, Could Drop in 2019
17 Nov 2016, 15:14 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / By the end of the decade, Mazda will debut a pure electric vehicle in various markets around the world. One of them is Norway
Volvo S90 Production Moving to China, Other 90 Series Models Remain in Sweden
2 Nov 2016, 12:57 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If Volvo wants to sell 800,000 cars by 2020, the Swedish manufacturer decided to move S90 production from Sweden to China
Unifor Officials Suggest the Ford Flex Will Bite the Dust in 2020
1 Nov 2016, 16:58 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Essentially the same car as it was in 2008, the Ford Flex could kick the bucket in 2020 as a consequence of Ford's tentative agreement with Unifor