Lincoln to Build All-New Flagship Model
23 Jun 2014, 17:50 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Lincoln's global director stated that Ford's upmarket arm will take the path less traveled by automakers these days in order to to revitalize its lineup. Unlike traditional premium marques...
2015 GMC Sierra Denali Gets Magnetic Ride Control
23 Jun 2014, 17:01 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Yup, you heard that right - General Motors decided to enhance both comfort and driving dynamics on the 2015 GMC Sierra Denali by fitting electronically controlled dampers, a segment-first on a full-...
Yellow Cars Depreciate Least, Study Finds
23 Jun 2014, 10:09 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Contrary to common held belief, yellow and orange vehicles have lower depreciation rates than black, silver or white ones. After analyzing over 20 million cars from the 1981 to 2010 model years, iSe...
Tesla Is the World's Most Important Carmaker According to Morgan Stanley
23 Jun 2014, 09:20 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / In case you didn't know, the current top players in the automotive industry are Toyota (the world's largest manufacturer), Volkswagen (Europe's best selling car brand) and General Mot...
US-Spec Alfa Romeo 4C Is Selling Like Hot Cakes
22 Jun 2014, 20:00 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / You may remember that Fiat-Chrysler announced recently that 86 dealers in the United States and Canada will commercialize the Alfa Romeo 4C. As it happens, fans of the brand from around these places...
GM Speeds Up Ignition Repairs With Dealer Incentives
22 Jun 2014, 17:36 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Now here's a little bit of good news coming from General Motors – dealerships nationwide will be offered $250 in order to hurry up the replacement of faulty ignition switches. But this is...
Toyota Explains Safety Gains in Cars-Roads Wireless Communication
22 Jun 2014, 14:40 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Every automaker wants to make its cars safer and easier to drive, fitting them with all sorts of electronic nannies that do much of the driver's work. Ten or twenty years from now, you'll ...
Holden to Weed Out Commodore By 2017
20 Jun 2014, 20:36 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Dear Australian motorists, it saddens us to inform you that Holden will phase out the Commodore nameplate by 2017, when General Motors intends to move vehicle production away from the Land Down Unde...
Nissan Announces America’s Best Van Warranty Deal
20 Jun 2014, 15:33 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Although its relatively new to the commercial van market, Nissan is very confident in the quality of its vehicles and has decided to give its clients an extended bumper-to-bumper warranty starting n...
Fiat Gets Shameful 'F' In 2014 J.D. Power Study, Porsche Leads
20 Jun 2014, 09:57 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The 2014 J.D. Power Initial Quality study polled 86,000 car buyers about any kind of issue experienced with their all-new vehicles in the first 90 days of ownership. Surprisingly enough, Fiat was th...
Active Glovebox Knee Airbag Equips 2015 Ford Mustang
19 Jun 2014, 19:20 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / In the last decade or so, automobile safety systems have come a long way since the driver-passenger airbag setup was the industry standard. Now we've got head-up displays and buttons on the ste...
More Studies Show Coffee Can Power Our Cars
19 Jun 2014, 15:32 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Many of us need a cup of hot coffee in the morning to kickstart our body and go through our daily business. But have you ever thought that the coffee grounds you throw away could some day also power...
New York Allows Tesla Direct Sales, New Jersey to Follow
18 Jun 2014, 19:12 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / NY Governor Andrew Cuomo put his signature on a document that permits the EV manufacturer to sell its eco-friendly cars directly to consumers located here. Further more, the Assembly recently passed...
Sharp Unveils Free-Form IGZO Display. Say Goodbye to Rectangular Dash Screens
18 Jun 2014, 13:15 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Sharp, one of the largest electronic displays manufacturers, is on its way to revolutionize the way a screen looks and fits within a certain place with its new free-form IGZO display. Prepare for th...
Google Revealing Apple CarPlay Rivaling Infotainment Interface this Month
17 Jun 2014, 12:50 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Soon enough, automakers won’t need to concentrate that much on their infotainment systems. Apple’s CarPlay is slowly making it’s way onto some select cars’ touchscreens enabl...
Find All UK’s Electric Vehicle Charging Points on Zap-Map
16 Jun 2014, 16:08 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The range-anxiety has a cure, at least in the UK where Zap-Map now covers and puts almost all electric vehicle charging points on an interactive map, for owners to know where’s the nearest one...
Fiat-Chrysler Merger Goes Official
16 Jun 2014, 15:43 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Board of Directors of Fiat S.p.A. announced that it has approved the plan governing the merger of Fiat into a wholly owned subsidiary. The new entity will be renamed Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N....
Chrysler TorqueFlite 8-Speed Auto Fitted To More Than 1 Million Vehicles
16 Jun 2014, 14:53 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Since it was introduced on a handful of models back in 2011, the Chrysler Group installed the ZF-sourced TorqueFlite 8HP transmission in more than a million vehicles. When compared with its five and...
NHTSA Prepares Drastic Tire Aging Regulation
12 Jun 2014, 15:01 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The agency charged with regulating auto industry and transportation safety standards in the United States is preparing a tire aging regulation. This breaking piece of news has been released by Abby ...
7 In 10 Pickup Trucks to Get Aluminum Bodies By 2025
12 Jun 2014, 13:36 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Consulting and research firm Ducker Worldwide forecasts that 70 percent of pickup trucks will have their bodyshells made out of aluminum by 2025. The Blue Oval has already made a step in this direct...