Fiat Temporarily Stops 500L Production
10 Sep 2014, 15:25 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Does it surprise you? When someone at Fiat decided to name a family-oriented mini MPV the 500L and then the company put it on sale in 2012, many voices hinted that gluing an L next to the iconic 500...
Montezemolo Quits Ferrari, Marchionne Replaces as Brand Chairman
10 Sep 2014, 12:43 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / By golly, this is a dramatic turn of events over at the Prancing Horse. We've reported just the other day that Ferrari S.p.A. numero uno Luca di Montezemolo is considering to step down from his...
Ferrari Chairman Luca di Montezemolo Preparing to Resign?
9 Sep 2014, 09:50 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / After a bit of amateur racing at the wheel of a Giannini Fiat 500 and a brief stint at Lancia HF Squadra Corse, Luca di Montezemolo joined Fiat S.p.A. and in 1973 became the assistant of Enzo Ferrar...
Did You Know Some Maserati V6 Engine Blocks Are Made by Chrysler in the United States?
8 Sep 2014, 12:33 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / When Maserati launched the third-generation Ghibli executive sedan in 2013, the automaker announced that the new proprietary V6 twin-turbocharged petrol mill is manufactured by Ferrari in Maranello....
LEGO Is Now the Biggest Toymaker, Thank God!
5 Sep 2014, 14:54 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Don’t know if you’ve been recently in a toy-store, but a vast majority of what you see on shelf is rubbish. Cheap molded plastic with a few functional parts usually made in China for a f...
Porsche 911 Selling Well Despite Imminent Facelift
4 Sep 2014, 13:52 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Porsche North America’s August sales figures are in and it seems that the 911 has once again confirmed its timeless appeal. Despite the upcoming facelift, the rear-engined coupe’s sales ...
Volvo Global Sales Up 8.4 Percent in August Thanks to Growth in China and Europe
3 Sep 2014, 18:16 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Compared to August 2013, the Scandinavian manufacturer moved 8.4 percent more cars the former month, with global sales totaling 29,257 vehicles. In terms of year-to-date, Volvo moved 294,709 cars th...
GM August Deliveries in the US Down 1 Percent Compared With Last Year's August
3 Sep 2014, 17:38 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / On a selling day adjusted basis, GM's total August sales were up 2 percent the former month. But if you calculate how many cars General Motors moved the old fashioned way, those 272,423 vehicle...
Ford Announces Best August Sales Since 2004
3 Sep 2014, 16:40 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Ford Motor Company reported that last month it has moved 222,174 vehicles in the United States of America, translating to the best August sales figure in 8 years. Even the Lincoln brand enjoyed ...
Eye-Tracking Technology to Be Adopted By General Motors
3 Sep 2014, 08:27 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / There's a general rule that says new technologies will be adopted by the public only if they're easier to use than to ignore. Near field communication (NFC), Wi-Fi connectivity and mobile ...
Bugatti Considering Four-Door Model Once Again
2 Sep 2014, 12:41 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Now that Bugatti has its former CEO back behind the wheel, it seems like the carmaker may just bring back the idea of a four-door model. Wolfgang Duerheimer recently dropped a hint on this, but the ...
Andy Palmer Appointed Aston Martin CEO
2 Sep 2014, 09:59 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Dr. Ulrich Bez, the man that headed the British sports car marque in the last period of time, has stepped down from his chief executive officer role back in November 2013. Due to his age (70 years o...
1/3 of the Volvo XC90 Annual Production Will Be Shipped to the United States of America
2 Sep 2014, 09:23 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / After Volvo unveiled the heavily anticipated XC90 a week ago, the Swedish carmaker has announced that roughly a third of the SUV's annual production will hit U.S. dealerships. That basically me...
The War on Tesla’s Dealerships Is Pointless
1 Sep 2014, 16:38 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / You might have heard about the dealerships alliance wanting to ban Tesla from selling cars directly to the customers in the US of A. Well, the battle continues, after about 5 years now expanding to ...
Electric Cars Becoming a Problem for Norwegian Traffic
1 Sep 2014, 16:20 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Most governments are rooting for electric vehicles to gain on the market and spare us a death by pollution; they offer incentives to customers that want to purchase one along with other tax exemptio...
Here’s a Ford Police Interceptor Window Sticker
1 Sep 2014, 12:52 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The window sticker above belongs to a Ford Police Interceptor and it does seem to serve as a pretty good answer to our natural curiosity on the police car topic. Nonetheless, there are more differen...
Helsinki Wants to Get Rid of Privately-Owned Cars
28 Aug 2014, 13:55 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Thought Toyota’s Ha:Mo (Harmonious Mobility) system is the only one that wants to determine people use public transportation more than their own cars? Helsinki has a similar plan too, but it&r...
Chevrolet Corvette Stingray C7 Outsells C6 By a Huge Margin
27 Aug 2014, 14:48 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Corvette fans, rejoice! General Motors says that the first-year C7 production is extremely close to the combined amount of C6 Vettes built in that generation's final three years of production. ...
China Considering a $16 Billion EV Charging Network
26 Aug 2014, 17:38 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Automakers are seeing the huge profit they can make on the virtuously growing Chinese economy. Especially by selling green cars, that are much needed there to oppress the also expanding air pollutio...
Dearborn Truck Plant Gears Up to Assemble the 2015 Ford F-150 Pickup Truck
26 Aug 2014, 09:09 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / After factory workers manufactured the last units of the 2014 Ford F-150 last week, the Blue Oval's Dearborn Truck Plant has entered a retooling phase in anticipation of the aluminum-laden 2015...