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Carving the Canyons at the Porsche Roadshow for Porsche Pipera
Carving the Canyons at the Porsche Roadshow for Porsche Pipera

4 Jun 2013, 13:08 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We’ve got the windscreen wipers turned up to the max and yet we have no chance of clearing the blinding sun off the windshield. Yes, in spite of all the light, it’s pouring down with rai...

 
Elon Musk Ridicules Chrysler after the Latter Tries to Prove It Beat Tesla in Repaying Loans
Elon Musk Ridicules Chrysler after the Latter Tries to Prove It Beat Tesla in Repaying Loans

24 May 2013, 15:11 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / This week has seen Tesla and Chrysler start a media war that’s getting more and more violent and now we have a new blast coming from Tesla’s CEO, Elon Musk. But before we get into the...

 
Toyota Helps Oklahoma Tornado Victims
Toyota Helps Oklahoma Tornado Victims

23 May 2013, 16:51 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / As the tornado that hit Moore and Oklahoma City area on May 20th did lots of property damage and took several people’s life in the process, Toyota recently announced it will help reestablish t...

 
Toyota Takes Back BMW's Title of World's Most Valuable Car Brand
Toyota Takes Back BMW's Title of World's Most Valuable Car Brand

22 May 2013, 11:12 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / While Forbes recently told us BMW is the most powerful car brand in the world, a recent study released by Millward Brown, begs to differ, showing that Toyota has just taken this crown back from the ...

 
Porsche Panamera Reaches 100,000 Units Production Milestone
Porsche Panamera Reaches 100,000 Units Production Milestone

15 May 2013, 14:44 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Porsche factory in Leipzig today put together the 100,000 unit of the Panamera, a vehicle that entered production back in 2009. The milestone vehicle is the newest addition to the Panamera ra...

 
Ferrari Posts Record Financial Results in First Quarter of 2013
Ferrari Posts Record Financial Results in First Quarter of 2013

13 May 2013, 12:23 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Ferrari today published its financial results for the first quarter of 2013 and it looks like the Prancing Horse has reasons to celebrate. The carmaker registered record quarterly revenues of EUR...

 
Masamichi Kogai Becomes Mazda President and CEO
Masamichi Kogai Becomes Mazda President and CEO

10 May 2013, 15:10 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Mazda is preparing to enter a new management age, with the carmaker appointing Masamichi Kogai as President and Chief Executive Officer. The move will become effective starting June 25, and is curre...

 
Dr. Wolfgang Porsche Turns 70
Dr. Wolfgang Porsche Turns 70

10 May 2013, 14:07 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The folks over in Stuttgart are having a celebration today, as Dr. Wolfgang Porsche is celebrating his 70th anniversary. Dr. Wolfgang is a Shareholder and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Porsch...

 
Lexus Becomes Top Car Brand in Norway
Lexus Becomes Top Car Brand in Norway

9 May 2013, 16:31 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Lexus was recently named the top automotive brand in Norway. The vehicle received the No. One spot in the Auto Index 2013, which is the country’s car owner satisfaction survey. This year&rs...

 
Audi Showcases the 2013 R8 Build Process
Audi Showcases the 2013 R8 Build Process

8 May 2013, 13:51 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Two hundred and forty one. This is the number of people that put together the Audi R8 at the automotive producer’s plant in Neckarsulm. Audi wanted to showcase the assembly process of its go-f...

 
Mazda Turns To Profit After 5 Years
Mazda Turns To Profit After 5 Years

29 Apr 2013, 16:53 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Japan-based automaker Mazda announced last week that they will make some profit for the first time in the last 5 years. During to the crisis, Japan’s fifth biggest auto exporter Mazda lost ...

 
Hyosung Plans Small-Displacement Bikes for India
Hyosung Plans Small-Displacement Bikes for India

26 Apr 2013, 06:58 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Korean manufacturer Hyosung and their local operations partner in India, DSK Motowheels are planning to enter the fiercest segment in the Asian markets: the 125-150cc class. Already established a...

 
US Navy Wants Lasers on Their Vehicles
US Navy Wants Lasers on Their Vehicles

30 Mar 2013, 16:31 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / No, it’s not the 1st of April yet, so it is not a joke - US Navy Engineers are working on a solution to replace the big caliber fire weapons on their combat vehicles with laser cannons. The...

 
Suzuki Canada Won't Close Any Dealerships
Suzuki Canada Won't Close Any Dealerships

25 Mar 2013, 14:09 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Despite Suzuki reporting troubles in the US as far as the motorcycle business is concerned, things in Canada are different. While Suzuki Motors of America will reduce their dealerships with aroun...

 
Fiat 500 Range Expansion Will Soon Be Stopped
Fiat 500 Range Expansion Will Soon Be Stopped

25 Mar 2013, 12:48 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Fiat tries to expand the 500 range due to it’s success, but the Fiat’s brand chief Gianluca Italia wants to end this. He says that there has to be a limit to the range so as not to spoil...

 
Future Tires May Be Tall and Narrow
Future Tires May Be Tall and Narrow

25 Mar 2013, 08:59 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / It looks like the future car industry is oriented towards reinventing the early 1930’s automobiles, as concepts like Audis’s Urban Concept or the Toyota i-Road are showing us their skinn...

 
Suzuki to Close 10-20% of US Dealerships [Update]
Suzuki to Close 10-20% of US Dealerships [Update]

22 Mar 2013, 08:24 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Powersports Business reports that Suzuki Motors of America is planning to shut down between 10 and 20 percent of their powersports dealerships in the US in the near future. It's not a secret...

 
Porsche Employees Receive Serious Bonus for 911 50th Anniversary
Porsche Employees Receive Serious Bonus for 911 50th Anniversary

21 Mar 2013, 12:43 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / It’s not uncommon for a man to buy himself a Porsche 911 for his 50th birthday. In this middle age crisis respect, we were wondering what the Porsche 911 would do for its 50th anniversary. Por...

 
Bentley SUV Registers 2,000 Pre-Orders, Crewe Fights Bratislava for Production
Bentley SUV Registers 2,000 Pre-Orders, Crewe Fights Bratislava for Production

20 Mar 2013, 08:35 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / As the Bentley SUV saga continues, the vehicle is getting closer and closer to entering the real world and it seems that Bentley has already registered 2,000 pre-orders for the vehicle, even though ...

 
Volkswagen to Increase Production in China
Volkswagen to Increase Production in China

15 Mar 2013, 10:06 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / According to the company’s report, VW’s operating profit dropped by 4.7% to €3.64 billion ($4.7 billion) in 2012. As a result, the German automaker said it will increase production ...