Chevrolet Corvette C7 Stingray: Customers to Be Able to Build Their Own Engines
1 Feb 2013, 14:12 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / General Motors recently announced it will move the Performance Build Center to its Bowling Green Assembly Plant where the new Corvette Stingray is being brought to the world. This requires an inv...
McLaren P1 Already Sold Out
1 Feb 2013, 09:58 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The upcoming Geneva Motor Show will bring us the production version of the P1, McLaren’s new hypercar which we’ve seen in concept form at last year’s Paris Motor Show. It seems ...
Karl-Thomas Neumann Named Opel Chairman, GM Europe President and GM Vice President
31 Jan 2013, 18:27 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Opel’s Supervisory Board today appointed Dr. Karl-Thomas Neumann chairman of the Management Board of Adam Opel AG, with the move becoming effective March 1, 2013. The executive was also named ...
Bosch Increases Development Speed for Self-Driving Tech
29 Jan 2013, 11:00 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While the automakers themselves are working on self-driving technology, which will be integrated into their own cars, there are also other companies out there developing the same tech. One such comp...
Toyota Regains Number One Carmaker Status in 2012
29 Jan 2013, 09:58 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Toyota has recently published its financial results for 2012 and the biggest news of all is that the company has managed to reclaim its title of the No. One carmaker in the world. Toyota beat Gen...
PSA - 200 Aulnay Workers Protest and Disrupt Production
29 Jan 2013, 08:43 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The situation in Europe is becoming increasingly tense, and after Ford encountered some problems and production setbacks due to protests, PSA has not been spared. Now, 200 workers from their Aulnay ...
China Car Market Up 10% by the End of 2013
29 Jan 2013, 08:30 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It seems that along with the US and Russia, one of the most stable and fastest-growing car markets in the world is that of China. Withsales increasing by 4.3% last year, a total of 19.3-million auto...
Alfa Romeo Launches Giulietta Hatchback in the UAE and Middle East
28 Jan 2013, 16:20 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It seems that Alfa Romeo's expansion plans did not only include the Italian brand's reentry into the US market. Last week, they launched their very stylish Giulietta hatchback (which we te...
Nissan Achieves Record Figures for 2012
28 Jan 2013, 14:56 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Nissan has announced excellent world-wide sales for 2012, a year marked by strong sales in Asia, as well as record sales in the United States. The Japanese giant managed to shift some 4.94 million v...
Fisker Desperately Searching for Outside Help
28 Jan 2013, 14:38 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Green US automaker Fisker seems to be in deep trouble. After announcing earlier that they were seeking investors and a possible partnership with a major mainstream automaker, they have now announced...
Canada to Invest $34 Million in Toyota Plant to Build Lexus RX Hybrid
28 Jan 2013, 14:25 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Despite the fact that the Canadian automotive industry is not what you`d call under-developed, the Americans' neighbours from the north do not currently build any hybrid vehicles. However, ...
Chinese Ford Mondeo Gets Extra-Shiny Chrome Fascia
28 Jan 2013, 13:55 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While some manufacturers are swapping chrome accents for glossy black plastic, or faux-carbon fiber, or faux-aluminium trim pieces to spice up the exterior of their cars, the Chinese branch of Ford ...
US to Increase Number of Publich Charging Stations by 40% in 2013
28 Jan 2013, 13:44 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The number of public charging points for EVs, on US territory, is increasing rapidly. Only last month, they installed a total of 170 such stations all across the country, and they plan to increase t...
Skoda Octavia to Be Launched in India in 2013
28 Jan 2013, 12:57 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Skoda has announced that it will begin selling their all-new Octavia in India, where the model is slated to replace the previous generation car. However, Skoda did not sell the old Octavia under its...
Tesla Now Building 400 Cars Per Week - 20,000 Per Year
27 Jan 2013, 10:36 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Tesla Motors, as a fledgling automaker, has a few advantages the established leviathans just don`t have. One of these is flexibility, and the fact that when a change is made, its effect is felt imme...
Volkswagen Announces Use of High-Strength Steel to Reduce Weight
25 Jan 2013, 16:49 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Weight negatively affects automobiles in so many ways. It dents a car`s handling capabilities, its performance, comfort and economy. This is why all automakers are now on a quest to reduce the weigh...
Next Generation Opel and Vauxhall MPVs to Get PSA Platform
25 Jan 2013, 08:34 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Apparently the tie-up between GM and PSA Peugeot-Citroen goes even deeper, as the parties have just revealed additional information regarding the extent of their collaboration. As both manufacturers...
Chinese-Made Ford Mondeo Is Ready!
24 Jan 2013, 10:44 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / With the announced closure of the Genk plant, and the moving of production to Spain, Europe has been starved of its beloved Mondeo, until 2014. However, the car is already on sale in the US, where i...
GM Wants the Buick Encore Crossover to Appeal to Younger Buyers
23 Jan 2013, 16:20 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It seems to be a trend among all major automakers to try to make their latest offerings more appealing to the young buyer. A great example of that is Mercedes-Benz, with the new A-Class and B-Class ...
Renault Denies French Plant Closing Rumors
23 Jan 2013, 13:12 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / With everything that`s been going on in the European automotive industry recently, especially in France, it was only natural that tension would start to build within Renault, as it has been doing wi...