Fiat Committed to Buying Remaining 41.5% of Chrysler
17 Dec 2012, 10:21 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / After seeing that Chrysler is actually profitable, and so much so that it is dragging Fiat along for the ride, Sergio Marchionne is now convinced that buying the remaining 41.5% of the Chrysler Grou...
Toyota Regains Top Sport as World’s Largest Automaker
17 Dec 2012, 09:54 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Toyota, VW and GM have been battling for the number one spot as the world’s largest automaker for quite some time, now, and while the Japanese automaker may have lost its crown in 2012, it has...
New App Will Allow New Yorkers to E-Hail Cabs!
17 Dec 2012, 09:28 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / For those for whom whistling and raising their hand is too much of an old-fashioned way of hailing a cab in New York, there will soon be a new and much more modern way of doing it for those who have...
Maserati Mulls Compact Crossover
17 Dec 2012, 08:48 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / After announcing that they would be launching a BMW 5-Series rival, in the form of the Ghibli sedan, as well as a full-size SUV, which is now expected to be called the Levante, Maserati is no report...
Lamborghini Recalls 144 Aventadors in the US
16 Dec 2012, 14:26 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Lamborghini has announced the recall of 144 Avantador supercars, from the 2012 model year, in order to fix an issue with the car’s headlights, in the US. The $390,000 model was apparentl...
GM Trembles – Ford to Reveal All-New F-150 Pickup in Detroit
16 Dec 2012, 13:47 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / GM has barely revealed its two new trucks, the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado and 2014 GMC Sierra, and Ford, their arch-rival in the sector, is already trying to attract some attention for themselves. The...
Odd Moment of the Week - Sprechen Sie Deutsch?
16 Dec 2012, 13:02 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Whenever somebody has a bad day, they usually end up taking out their negative energy, in some form or another, on somebody else. It is a rule, and it most often lead to awkward situations, However,...
Production of Smart ForTwo ED Increased due to Strong Demand
14 Dec 2012, 14:44 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Daimler has announced that it will be increasing production for the all-electric Smart ForTwo ED (Electric Drive), in order to keep up with the surprisingly strong demand for the little city runabou...
Sale of Tesla Model S Reservations Deemed Illegal
14 Dec 2012, 14:28 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / If you were to check eBay right now, you would find five or so reservations for the Tesla Model S, which are for sale. However, don`t buy or buy into them, as they should not legally be there, accor...
Michelin Introduces New Pilot Sport A/S3 Tire in North America
14 Dec 2012, 10:44 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Michelin of North America has just announced the introduction of a special and sporty all-season tire, which is part of the Pilot family of tires. It is called the Pilot Sport A/S, and it offers dri...
Local US Production for Nissan Leaf Battery Packs Commences
13 Dec 2012, 15:49 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Nissan has just announced the production start of lithium-ion battery packs, destined for their Leaf EV, at the Smyrna, Tennessee plant, where they will also build the actual car - currently, it is ...
Nissan to Launch 15 New Green Models by 2017
13 Dec 2012, 15:32 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / As Nissan CEO, Carlos Ghosn, said after the company launched the Leaf EV, they will be relying heavily on hybrids and full EVs in their model lineup, in years to come. Now, they have announced that ...
Next-Generation Chevrolet Camaro to Get Four-Cylinder Turbo as Base Engine
13 Dec 2012, 13:38 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The base engine for most American ‘muscle cars’ has always been a decently-potent V6 unit, which can still move the car with relative ease, yet it still left room for the higher-powered ...
Porsche Tops 2011 Sales Record
13 Dec 2012, 12:11 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / German luxury automaker Porsche has surpassed last year’s sales record with time to spare. So far this year, they’ve delivered 128,978 new cars to customers around the world in just 11 m...
Ford is the Most Searched-For Automaker on Google in the US
13 Dec 2012, 10:42 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It seems that Ford, as a brand, is as popular as ever, and now Google has announced that it is, in fact, the most searched-for automotive brand in 2012, in the US. Following Ford, Honda, Toyota, Lin...
Jaguar Opens New Winter Testing Grounds in Minnesota
13 Dec 2012, 09:50 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Jaguar-Land Rover group has really set its sights on expanding and promoting itself all around the world. They already have a dedicated facility at the Nurburgring, where they test all of their ...
Mercedes-Benz Recalls 5,800 in the US for Potential Fire Risk
13 Dec 2012, 09:38 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued a recall for several 2011 and 2012 model-year Mercedes-Benz models, due to a potential fire risk, which may occur due to the faulty manu...
BMW to Develop Carbon Fiber Tech With Boeing
12 Dec 2012, 14:46 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Materials used in the construction of jet planes are some of the most advanced, strongest and most expensive you could possibly think of. It comes as no surprise, really, that BMW has announced a pa...
Fisker to Resume Production Only After A123 Sale Completes
12 Dec 2012, 14:33 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Green automaker Fisker was forced to stop production of its range-extender hybrid Karma, following the bankruptcy of their sole supplier of battery packs, A123 Systems Inc., and now that the company...
Buell Gets GE Inventory Financing, Not All Hope Is Lost
12 Dec 2012, 14:31 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / After getting cut off by Harley-Davidson and announcing the end of the journey back in 2009, Buell, since then going by the name of Erik Buell Racing LLC (EBR) seems to come back to a better life, a...