Geely Also Interested in Buying Aston Martin
6 Dec 2012, 16:41 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It seems that the story of the sale of Aston Martin is far from over, and after previously announcing that the Indian company, Mahindra & Mahindra, was close to finalizing the deal, it seems the...
In Spite of Poor European Economic Situation, Volvo Stays in Sweden
5 Dec 2012, 11:00 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The European automotive sector, and the financial situation generally speaking have definitely seen better days, and the major automakers have had to make production and staff cuts, in order to prev...
Porsche Macan To Receive Wilder Look Following Range Rover Evoque's Success
3 Dec 2012, 17:12 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Porsche has decided to gift its upcoming Macan SUV with more visual personality, with the carmaker reevaluating the design of the car after analyzing the success of the Range Rover Evoque. Michae...
Lamborghini Urus SUV Won't Arrive until 2017
3 Dec 2012, 14:21 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Lamborghini returned to SUV land earlier this year, when the carmaker presented the Urus concept car at the the Beijing Motor Show, but it seems that the production version of the car won’t ma...
Mazda CX-5 Gets Japan Car of the Year Award, GT 86 / BRZ Follow
30 Nov 2012, 10:34 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Mazda CX-5 has received the Japan Car of the Year (JCOTY) award, with a ceremony being held recently inside Zepp Diver City in Tokyo Bay. The crossover was followed by the Toyota GT 86/Subaru BR...
Chinese Company Wanxiang Gets Approval to Buy A123 Systems
30 Nov 2012, 09:49 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Fisker has paused production of their Karma, which is currently being made at the Valmet factory, in Finland, due to the fact that they are close to running out of the huge lithium-ion battery packs...
Volkswagen Eos to Be Axed
29 Nov 2012, 12:52 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Volkswagen’s ways of achieving its target to become the world’s No. One carmaker obviously also include the killing of certain models and it seems that the Eos will be one of them. VW...
Lexus Stops Production of European-spec IS
28 Nov 2012, 19:39 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Lexus has recently announced that it has ceased production of the Euro-spec IS. The end of the year will see new crash safety legislation come into effect and the automaker has decided not to upgrad...
Jaguar and Land Rover to Share US Dealerships
28 Nov 2012, 19:11 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Jaguar and Land Rover’s North American division plans to share dealerships for the two brands, as part of a bigger plan to strengthen its operations. Land Rover North America President Andy Go...
US Diesel Sales Increase 25.6% in 2012
28 Nov 2012, 08:55 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The dirty and slow image that Americans have about diesel-engined cars is rapidly changing, with the introduction of ever-cleaner and ever more refined compression-ignition powerplants. The entire U...
Ford Creates New Sub-Brand in China - Rebadges Old Focus
27 Nov 2012, 14:59 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / To better capitalize on the Chinese car market’s strong points, Ford has created a sub-brand specifically for the country, called Jia Yue, which roughly translates as ‘Good Leap’. ...
McLaren Opens First Dealership in Indonesia
27 Nov 2012, 14:59 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / McLaren is a supercar producer that doesn’t just need to up the ante on the vehicle development front, the carmaker also has to expand its dealer network and this is exactly what the company i...
Subaru US Production To Jump from 130,000 to 300,000 Units by 2016
27 Nov 2012, 14:17 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / You may or may not have expected this, but Subaru is enjoying booming sales in the US and thus the carmaker is planing to seriously increase its production in the country. Subaru’s current pro...
Mahindra Looking to Complete Aston Martin Purchase this Week
27 Nov 2012, 10:30 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / As we reported a few weeks ago, Aston Martin is up for grabs, and the most serious bidder is India’s Mahindra and Mahindra. They have announced that they want to finish the job of buying out t...
Kia Sued by Chinese Qoros Brand for Aiming to use Quoris Name
27 Nov 2012, 13:59 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We never though the day when a Chinese car brand would sue an automaker from another country over trademark-related business would come, but it seems that this is exactly the case with Qoros, which ...
MG Wants to Be the Next Kia
27 Nov 2012, 10:15 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Kia (and Hyundai’s) ascent into the ‘good’ mainstream brands has been very swift and very efficient. You would be hard-pressed to find something really wrong with any of their cars...
Thai Domestic Automotive Sales Rise 233% in October
26 Nov 2012, 15:28 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Thailand is becoming a major player on the Asian automotive market, and their production increase of 410% in October, when 252,165 cars were manufactured in the country, over last year’s numbe...
Infiniti to Sell Vehicles in Brazil as of 2014
26 Nov 2012, 15:05 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / After setting up a ‘permanent base’ in China, Infiniti is eyeing another fast-growing market - Brazil. The South American country’s economy is going up, and along with it, the dema...
BMW China Three-Year Sales Plan - 1 Million Units
26 Nov 2012, 09:54 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / BMW is a very highly thought-of brand, in China, where they have managed to sell an impressive 264,884 units of its BMW- and Mini-branded offerings, from January of this year, right through to Octob...
Toyota Announces Two China-Only Brands Coming Next Year
26 Nov 2012, 09:39 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / With Honda and Nissan already having their China only brands up and running, Toyota, a manufacturer who has so many sub-brands in Japan that it is highly probable that they themselves don`t know all...