11 Jun 2012, 14:17 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The sad story of Saab, a manufacturer we though dead but never gave up hope on is apparently back - sort of. Apparently, National Electric Vehicle Sweden AB, which is, as we had previously reported,...
8 Jun 2012, 13:06 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / In an effort to promote a quicker adoption of EVs, the major global automakers are expected to cooperate and collaborate in the setting of a global standard for EV fast charging. There are currently...
7 Jun 2012, 16:11 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Fiat is tightening all loose screws and battening the hatches, as they get ready for what will undoubtably be one of the worst sales years for the European market.
The company has a number of rev...
7 Jun 2012, 11:44 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Yaris Hybrid is arguably one of the prettiest cars to be made by Toyota in recent years, excluding the GT-86, which is a sports car and you’d expect it to be sleek, well designed and focus...
7 Jun 2012, 11:25 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / With Ford’s excellent 1.0-liter ECOboost engine gaining popularity rapidly in Europe, it was bound to attract attention. Now, some European and American motoring journalists have put the 1.0 E...
6 Jun 2012, 16:10 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The European Union (EU) may reduce stringency of the emissions targets imposed for car manufacturers, according to a new report published in a German newspaper.
Apparently, Sergio Marchionne, the...
2 Jun 2012, 19:45 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Have you actually taken a good look at modern cars? Manufacturers copy each other and all cars look the same - boring. Design and aesthetics are a subjective matter and should be treated as such. Ho...
30 May 2012, 10:31 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Having sold no fewer than 1000 of their Karmas in the first months of the year, as previously reported, and Fisker having announced that their revenues for the period have exceeded $100- (€80-)...
30 May 2012, 08:38 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Scrappage schemes have been used successfully in 14 European states, ever since the dreaded recession hit us in 2008, with Norway using a version of the system as far back as 1978. Furthermore, in R...
25 May 2012, 10:00 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / BMW has been fined a massive €130 million ($170 million) by Swiss regulators for basically not allowing people to in the country to buy the cars they want from other dealers outside of Switzerl...
17 May 2012, 13:09 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It’s common knowledge that the Ford Mondeo is unbeatable when compared to its direct rivals at any category - it just is a very complete and good car. We might be exaggerating, however, until ...
14 May 2012, 16:58 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / With Opel’s disastrous start to the year, counting losses of over€250 million in the first quarter, GM execs are pondering the idea of moving some of their Chevrolet production from South...
14 May 2012, 13:56 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Nissan Leaf has established itself as the reference vehicle in the sector, and with good reason, as it’s genuinely a good and well engineered car. Renault, however, have announced that the...
10 May 2012, 09:16 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The current generation Infiniti G, in all its variants, only comes equipped with Nissan’s 3.7-liter V6 petrol engine which is very unappealing in a market dominated by much more efficient turb...
10 May 2012, 08:53 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / After a few years of uncertainty, Ford finally started producing 1.0-liter EcoBoost engines in their Romanian plant, in Craiova. Their aim is to triple European production of the three-pot EcoBoost ...
8 May 2012, 15:00 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Kia has strong hopes for success in the European market, despite the worst market conditions in 14 years. At the forefront of this Korean offensive is a new design language and a number of new produ...
7 May 2012, 16:16 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Despite the main market for hybrids being the US, Volvo has decided to sell its new V60 hybrid exclusively in Europe. The plug-in hybrid was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show, last year.
The car ...
1 May 2012, 08:33 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The price of a barrel of crude oil used to be the main concern and a plausible scapegoat when people demanded to know why gas cost so much. However, even though Brent crude is trading in London at a...
2 Apr 2012, 13:06 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Kia revealed its brand new Cee’d hatch at the Geneva Motor Show and quickly moved to introduce it onto numerous European markets. And now, the South Korean automaker released a huge gallery of...
7 Feb 2012, 09:31 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Europe is going through a visible dip not only in terms of the economy, but also car sales. Some manufacturers are affected more hen others, and the ones that are hurt the most are usually the compa...