Kinetic Design Chief Retires From Ford Motor Company
29 May 2014, 11:53 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Martin Smith, the mastermind behind the Kinetic styling language, announced his retirement from Ford's European arm. The Brit's position as head of design will be taken over by American-bo...
Tony Fernandes Confirms Caterham Is Not For Sale
27 May 2014, 20:42 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Shareholders of the Leafield, Norfolk-based Caterham Group confirmed today that despite recent press rumors to the contrary, the company is not for sale. Even though a Malaysian publication revea...
Hang in There, 2015 Toyota Aygo Production Starts in the Czech Republic
27 May 2014, 12:21 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / We’re pretty sure some of you can’t wait to lay hands on the all-new Toyota Aygo. We understand that and also would like to bring you some good news - the four-door city car is closer th...
Caterham Up For Sale, Malaysian Publication Reports
26 May 2014, 20:10 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Tony Fernandes, CEO of the low-cost carrier AirAsia Berhad and the founder of Caterham F1, is reportedly ready to sell the whole Caterham Group for £350 million ($589 million at current exchan...
Self-driving Cars Still Require a Vigilant Driver, for Now
26 May 2014, 16:44 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Do you know why you get a huge disclaimer with any vehicle that comes fitted with cruise control and/or lane keeping assist? Because in the technology’s early days of introduction, a not very ...
Solar Roads Promising to Solve Humanity’s Energy Problems
26 May 2014, 15:33 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Electric vehicles look to be the future of our transportation now, unlike concepts from the 60’s, when they said we’ll drive rocket cars. But even though EVs have zero emissions, they st...
Prepare to Buckle Up Whether You Like It or Not
26 May 2014, 13:45 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / General Motors' new 'Belt Assurance System' safety feature will practically enforce fastening your seat belts before driving off by not allowing shifting from 'park' to ...
Hindustan Ambassador, First Car Made in India, Goes Out of Production
26 May 2014, 13:46 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / India has recently put one of its motoring icons to sleep, with the Hindustan Ambassador having gone out of production. Basically the Indian version for Britain’s Morris Oxford, the Ambassador...
Ford's Social Media Chief Leaves the Company
23 May 2014, 09:09 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Scott Monty is pretty well known in the world of corporate digital communications for leading the Blue Oval's Global Digital Communications team for almost six years. However, the social media ...
Summer Tips: How to Effectively Use Your Air Conditioning
22 May 2014, 15:18 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / There are several tricks to cool down the cabin of your car faster, so you can leave sooner and more comfortably during a hot summer day
Marchionne Calls Auto Industry 'An Incredibly Flat World'
22 May 2014, 14:24 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Yesterday morning, Italian brake supplier Brembo formally announced the $115 million expansion of its Homer, Michigan-based manufacturing plant. Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles CEO Sergio Marchionne also ...
Your Windshield Washer Container May Be Home to Deadly Bacteria
21 May 2014, 16:22 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Bacteria is responsible for life on this planet as it’s the first thing that started to move and eat around here. Even though lifeforms have evolved a lot since then, we are still outnumbered ...
GM to Pay $10 Billion Worth Of Lawsuit Settlements
21 May 2014, 14:59 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Just like we've told you a few days back, those $35 million going to the NHTSA from Government Motors' pockets aren't really enough to properly wash GM's recall sins. Currently, ...
Ferrari Still Making More Money while Selling Fewer Cars - Q1 2014
20 May 2014, 12:40 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / In case you happen to go past Ferrari’s factory in Maranello, you should be prepared to take cover - the champagne corks are coming! Ferrari’s financial numbers for the first quarter of ...
Get a Job at Bentley to Help Launch Their SUV in 2016
19 May 2014, 15:57 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Bentley may be on a hype right now, with the company having announced a record year in 2013 and preparing to introduce its SUV, but a car company is only as flourishing as its engineers and the Brit...
Dacia Admits Moving Production to Morocco Affects Romanian Plant
19 May 2014, 15:13 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We know how much some of the people out there, especially British motoring journos, love the Dacia Sandero’s affordability, but we’ve got bad news for them. Dacia today announced it is e...
Dearborn Truck Plant Preps for 2015 Ford F-150 Assembly
19 May 2014, 11:48 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / After a decade of continuous production of the F-Series, the Blue Oval's Dearborn facility churned out over 2.6 million units of the iconic truck. The plant will undergo a complete makeover thi...
Honda CTX1300-Based Sport Tourer Rumored to Replace the ST1300 Pan European
17 May 2014, 10:11 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Honda has retirement plans for its long-standing ST1300 Pan European sport-tourer, rumor has it. With a wonderful 12-year history, the ST1300 Pan European was introduced back in 2002, as the natural...
Rolls-Royce Considering Electric Power Once Again
15 May 2014, 17:11 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Just when we thought Rolls-Royce would put the electric propulsion idea in an ice box for a while, the company seems to bring this back into the headlines. Richard Collar, Head of Bespoke Sa...
AAA Study Reveals Car Ownership In America Got Cheaper
15 May 2014, 08:07 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / According to the American Automobile Association, costs related to car ownership in North America have fallen greatly in 2014. Dubbed "Your Driving Costs", the AAA study shows that most ve...