2015 Chrysler 200 Goes Through 3,500 Quality Control Tests
14 May 2014, 16:33 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / By significantly raising the quality levels at the Sterling Heights Assembly Plant, Chrysler hopes to boost customer satisfaction and reduce production flaws more than it ever did before. In order t...
Chrysler Starts Producing 9-Speed Auto At Tipton Facility · Video
14 May 2014, 11:59 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / After years of sitting idle, the American manufacturer recently celebrated the reopening of its facility in Tipton County. With the help of three nearby facilities located in Kokomo, the Indiana-bas...
Fiat Chrysler Reports $690 Million Loss in Q1 2014
13 May 2014, 17:10 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Due to "unfavorable effects of two significant infrequent items", the Fiat Chrysler Group's first-quarter financial results aren't anything to brag about. As it happens, the Aubu...
University Graduate Co-Develops Accurate MPG Rating System
12 May 2014, 12:40 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Sam Cao of UC Riverside challenges the Environmental Protection Agency and European Car Manufacturers Association's fuel economy ratings with an innovative system based on real-world driving co...
Toyota Expects 2.4% Net Profit Drop Through March 2015
8 May 2014, 19:01 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Even though the Japanese company posted a record 90 percent profit jump ($17.9 billion) in the year to March 31st, the world's biggest car manufacturer forecasts a slight drop for the current f...
Each Tesla Model S Is Worth $3.7 Million In Market Capitalization
8 May 2014, 16:31 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / We've reported a little while back that the Palo Alto-based company sold 6,457 Model S sedans in the first quarter of 2014. But if you combine those numbers with Tesla's market capitalizat...
Tesla Confirms 2015 Model X Launch; Moves 6,457 Model S Sedans in Q1
8 May 2014, 11:33 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / In its most recent shareholder's letter, Tesla Motors announces record first quarter production of the Model S and significant Gigafactory and capacity expansion progress. The Palo Alto-base...
Citroen Becomes Second Carmaker Led by a Female CEO: Linda Jackson
7 May 2014, 16:32 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Peugeot Citroen Alliance (PSA) today announced the Linda Jackson, former Managing Director of Citroen UK, is set to become the CEO of Citroen. Jackson will replace Fréderic Banzet, the cu...
Currency Control Halts Ford Production in Venezuela
7 May 2014, 11:37 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / After reducing production output in January on account of US dollar shortage, the Blue Oval's assembly operations in Venezuela have taken a new shunt due to the government's dramatic forei...
Dodge to Write-Off SRT Brand
7 May 2014, 07:43 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Chrysler Group revealed that the SRT performance brand established in 2012 will be folded back into Dodge in the near future. This move comes as no surprise when you take into account that SRT h...
Jeep Preps All-New C SUV and Grand Wagoneer
6 May 2014, 16:02 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / We've told you a few hours ago that Sergio Marchionne has high expectations from the American brand thanks to outstanding sales volumes and the addition of the 2015 Renegade crossover. But rece...
Sergio Marchionne Has High Expectations From Jeep
6 May 2014, 09:03 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Thanks to outstanding results, Jeep is the only Chrysler-owned brand capable to fulfill Sergio Marchionne's sales target set in 2009. The godfather of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles also expects the...
Electric Airbus E-Fan Makes First Test Flight for a Cleaner Future Sky
1 May 2014, 15:02 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The electric era is boldly expanding in the automotive world now, but cars are not the only vehicles to get touched by the green current - aircrafts are also important fuel burners and the industry ...
Mark Fields Named Ford CEO and President
1 May 2014, 13:25 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Blue Oval officially announced that Alan Mulally will retire from Ford on the 1st of July after serving the company as CEO since September 2006. Mark Fields, Ford's chief operations of...
Ford Starts 2015 Transit Van Production
1 May 2014, 09:05 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The much-anticipated 2015 Ford Transit commercial vehicle just started production Stateside yesterday. On sale this summer, the full-size van is assembled at the Blue Oval's Kansas City Plant b...
Better Electric Motors to Arrive? Scientists Discovered New Magnetic Properties in Iron
29 Apr 2014, 18:13 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory have discovered rare-earth-like magnetic properties in iron under some special circumstances, which might spare the industry of using s...
Scion FR-S Getting 2015 Upgrades Too
29 Apr 2014, 17:07 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The Toyota GT 86 has been announced to get some upgrades for 2015, same for the Subaru BRZ and most likely, the Scion FR-S will receive them too. So rest assured as the goodies will cross the pond p...
Why McLaren Hates SUVs
29 Apr 2014, 15:01 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / This isn’t necessarily the first time when McLaren lets it slip that its badge will never be found on an SUV, but the company has recently made a deliciously bold point on the matter. Mike ...
Google Showing Off New Self-Driving Cars Advanced Features
29 Apr 2014, 14:43 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Internet-related services and products giant Google has now the most advanced technology when it comes to self-driving vehicles, being able to recognize a whole range of road objects, pedestrians an...
Toyota Officially Moving North American Headquarters
29 Apr 2014, 12:45 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Following the recent rumors, Toyota announced today that it is establishing a new headquarters in North Dallas, Texas, for its North American operations to better serve customers and position the br...