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Ford Adds 1,550 Jobs Due to Rising 2015 F-150 Demand
Ford Adds 1,550 Jobs Due to Rising 2015 F-150 Demand

5 Feb 2015, 17:33 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / After the financial crunch settled down, the Blue Oval started to up its gave better than ever before. The rejuvenated Ford story starts and ends with the F-150

 
Tesla Fremont Factory Gears Up for Model X Production
Tesla Fremont Factory Gears Up for Model X Production

3 Feb 2015, 09:30 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Tesla Motors and Durr AG of Stuttgart striked a grand deal: more than 170 robots have been ordered for the Fremont, California assembly plant

 
New Car Technologies Giving Clients and Salespersons Big Headaches
New Car Technologies Giving Clients and Salespersons Big Headaches

30 Jan 2015, 13:16 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / There are so many electronic gizmos on today's vehicles some people fail to understand how the work and usually end up in frustration

 
Tesla vs Dealerships Battle Royale: Missouri Stage
Tesla vs Dealerships Battle Royale: Missouri Stage

27 Jan 2015, 13:17 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Tesla Motor's never ending quibble with the conventional dealership associations enters a new stage. This time around, the Show Me State is the battleground.

 
Michael Winkler Will Be Bentley's New CEO of the Americas Starting April 1st
Michael Winkler Will Be Bentley's New CEO of the Americas Starting April 1st

26 Jan 2015, 17:03 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Michael Winkler's appointment may be related to the fact that the Americas remained Bentley’s number one market throughout 2014, clocking 29 percent of sales.

 
Best Cars to Buy Used Over New in the US
Best Cars to Buy Used Over New in the US

23 Jan 2015, 16:43 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Ownership is a knife with two edges to be completely frank. On one hand you’re there, behind the wheel of your spanking brand new ride, getting acquainted with the onboard gadgets, the unique ...

 
Renault Transforming Dealerships to Express New Identity
Renault Transforming Dealerships to Express New Identity

23 Jan 2015, 16:40 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Renault finally stopped making boring ugly cars, replacing them with quirky looking machines wearing bright colors and feeling way better on the road. The new marque identity will also be underlined...

 
CVT Gearbox Considered for Production by GM
CVT Gearbox Considered for Production by GM

23 Jan 2015, 11:23 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / After the Blue Oval’s failed epically with the Ohio-made CVT of the Five Hundred, FoMoCo is now back on track with the continuously variable box. Toyota’s Aisin Seiki Corp. supplies the ...

 
UK Motorists Fear Garage Practices, Prefer To Drive With Faults
UK Motorists Fear Garage Practices, Prefer To Drive With Faults

22 Jan 2015, 13:22 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Are there too many cars on the road these days that develop so many problems they determine mechanics carry out fast, lousy repair jobs? Can’t really find an answer to that right now, but trut...

 
Lyft Shaves Off the Fuzzy Pink Mustache
Lyft Shaves Off the Fuzzy Pink Mustache

22 Jan 2015, 09:44 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / When it comes to car sharing apps, Uber is probably the first name to get into people’s minds, but that is because it’s the only one that operates worldwide and also managed to infuriate...

 
Americans Are Driving More than Some Claim
Americans Are Driving More than Some Claim

21 Jan 2015, 17:40 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / There’s an overall hype in the auto industry saying that people are not driving that much anymore, especially teens who seem to be not interested in getting their license as fast. Well, Americ...

 
Elon Musk Wants to Put the Internet into Earth’s Orbit
Elon Musk Wants to Put the Internet into Earth’s Orbit

21 Jan 2015, 15:15 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Up so far, Elon Musk gave us PayPal and the coolest electric sedan money can buy. Next comes smaller space travel costs via the SpaceX program, sending people to Mars and traveling at ultra high spe...

 
2018 Jeep Wrangler to Go Hybrid for Enhanced Off-Road Capability
2018 Jeep Wrangler to Go Hybrid for Enhanced Off-Road Capability

19 Jan 2015, 11:04 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / In continuous production since 2007, the JK-gen Jeep Wrangler off-road sport utility vehicle is in for a dramatic redesign in 2017, when an all-new generation is slated to make its debut as a 2018 m...

 
Ford Plans to Decrease the Number of Global Vehicle Platforms From 27 to Only 8
Ford Plans to Decrease the Number of Global Vehicle Platforms From 27 to Only 8

18 Jan 2015, 15:00 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Cost-cutting is the name of the game in this day and age, especially if you're a major volume-oriented manufacturer such as the Ford Motor Company. This is just one of the reasons why the 2016 ...

 
General Motors 2014 Sales: 9,924,880 Vehicles Delivered Around the World
General Motors 2014 Sales: 9,924,880 Vehicles Delivered Around the World

15 Jan 2015, 13:28 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Before the Obama administration decided to bail out a financially troubled General Motors in 2009, the biggest of the Big Three was at the brink of extinction due to several factors, especially bad ...

 
New Alfa Romeo Sedan (Tipo 952) Confirmed to Debut On June 24, Giulia Name Not In the Cards
New Alfa Romeo Sedan (Tipo 952) Confirmed to Debut On June 24, Giulia Name Not In the Cards

14 Jan 2015, 14:42 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / After Fiat-Chrysler’s Sergio Marchionne suggested back in September that June 24th, 2015 will be the date a new Alfa Romeo sedan will be launched, the man further cemented his previous stateme...

 
Local Motors Is Really Into 3D Printed Cars, Opening Two Mini Factories
Local Motors Is Really Into 3D Printed Cars, Opening Two Mini Factories

14 Jan 2015, 14:08 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The 3D printing technique can be looked at as the second industrial revolution, enabling people to build what they need and when they want as long as they have the digital blueprints and the require...

 
Fiat-Chrysler 2014 US Sales Up 16 Percent, 3rd Place Volume-Wise After Ford and GM
Fiat-Chrysler 2014 US Sales Up 16 Percent, 3rd Place Volume-Wise After Ford and GM

5 Jan 2015, 16:58 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Sales figures are in for Fiat-Chrysler USA FCA US LLC as well and they’re looking good, even though the volume isn’t on par with the other two of the so-called Big Three from Detroit Mot...

 
Ford Motor Company 2014 US Sales Drop 0.5 Percent Compared to 2013
Ford Motor Company 2014 US Sales Drop 0.5 Percent Compared to 2013

5 Jan 2015, 16:09 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Since the One Ford strategy was introduced by former CEO Alan Mulally, the Blue Oval slowly but steadily got back on track in terms of pretty much everything, including the way the Detroit giant mak...

 
US Auto Industry Bailout Leaves the United States Treasury With a $9.26 Billion Loss
US Auto Industry Bailout Leaves the United States Treasury With a $9.26 Billion Loss

31 Dec 2014, 10:44 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Even though the mid-2000s were great for any automaker due to rising demand for new cars, the world financial crisis came around to mess everything up, even the proverbial 1 percent. Of course, we a...