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America’s 10 Most Leased Vehicles: It’s All about German Luxury Cars
The easiest way to get behind the wheel of an expensive luxury / sports car if you can’t afford to buy it cash or through a loan is to lease it.... ...
Euro NCAP to Reassess Crash Test Rating System
In a move that is more than welcome, European car safety testing body Euro NCAP announced today that it will revaluate its crash test rating system... ...
China ‘Outwits’ the WTO by Raising Taxes on Large Displacement Engines
For a while now, the US, Canada and the European Union have been fighting China over Beijing’s unfair tax treatment for imported foreign car parts.... ...
Breaking News: Chrysler’s Thinking of Selling the Dodge Viper unit!
The Dodge Viper could soon be history -at least for the Chrysler Group, as according to an official announcement that was made this morning, the... ...
Cadillac to Offer 4-Cylinder Compact Sedan in the U.S. in 2010
Cadillac’s next generation BLS sedan that was initially developed for overseas markets and especially for Europe will make its way into the U.S. in... ...
Fiat to Build New Chinese Engine Plant in Chongqing on Low Wages
Italy’s Fiat Group has signed a memorandum of understanding with the local government of China’s Chongqing municipality to build a brand-new... ...
GM Skips 2009 Oscars, Won’t Buy any Advertising Time
General Motors has pulled the plug off its 19-year long relationship with the Academy Awards, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. Despite the... ...
Infiniti G37 Coupe-Convertible to be Unveiled at the LA Show in November
Following an earlier announcement in May -see here- Infiniti has released more details on the forthcoming G37 Convertible. Confirming earlier... ...
Mitsubishi Raises Annual Production of the All-Electric i-MiEV to 10,000 Units
The huge positive response from the UK and other European markets for the i-MiEV has prompted Mitsubishi to raise its output target the all-electric... ...
Opel to Launch Electric Model Derived Directly from the Volt in late 2011
GM Europe’s President Carl Peter Forster has revealed details on what the company plans to do with the Chevrolet Volt in the European market.... ...
Mercedes Receives 10,000 Orders for New GLK in Western Europe
Mercedes-Benz’ new compact SUV seem to have hit the spot in Europe as the German luxury carmaker has announced that it has received a total of 10,000... ...
GM Posts $15.5 Billion Loss in Q2 2008
General Motors today announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2008, which saw the largest U.S. automaker report a loss of $15.5... ...
Ford Cuts Dozens of Design & Engineering Jobs from its U.S. Operations
Ford’s drastic transformation plan that includes the reduction of salaried-related costs by 15% until August 1, 2008, has claimed dozens of design... ...
U.S. Government Owns 642,233 Cars - Drivers Get Paid Up to $90,000 a Year!
Seems like we’re not the only ones obsessed with automobiles, so is the U.S. government as it owns a staggering 642,233 cars. And if that’s not... ...
Toyota Starts Construction of Second Indian Plant
Toyota Motor Corporation or TMC for short held an official ceremony on Thursday (July 31, 2008) to mark the beginning of construction of its second... ...
Fiat Raises Annual Production for 500 Minicar to 200,000 Units
For the second time in a few months, Fiat has hiked production of its ultra successful 500 minicar in order to meet increasing European demand. In a... ...
Blind Justice? Chinese Court Dismisses Fiat’s Claims Against Great Wall
Just a week after a Turin court banned Great Wall from importing the GWPeri into Europe on the basis that it closely resembled Fiat's Panda minicar,... ...
GM VP Carl-Peter Forster: “The culture of good enough has pretty much left”
We just finished reading an interesting article from Carl-Peter Forster, GM Group's VP and President of GM Europe on the company’s official blog, concerning the quality issues of the past and the ch...
Volkswagen Group Officially Takes Control of Scania
The Volkswagen Group has received the necessary antitrust approvals from the E.U. and other countries worldwide to buy the majority of stakes in Swedish truck manufacturer Scania AB. Earlier this year...
Auto Plus Magazine Raided by French Police after Espionage Complaint by Renault
So much for the freedom of press; French car magazine Auto Plus’ offices were raided by the police on Tuesday and a journalist was taken into custody as part of an official investigation into an ind...
Renault to Perform Worldwide Debut at London’s Motor Show
Renault has announced that it will use the London International Motor Show (July 22 to August 3) to unveil a new model for the first-time anywhere in the world. Our initial thoughts went to the new La...
2008 New England Summer Nationals: Classic Car Show Image Galore
Skyrocketing gas prices had no affect to the thousands of classic car owners that filled the streets of Worcester in Massachusetts with their thundering V8 engines during the 2008 New England Summer N...