Red Bull to Unveil 2013 RB9 Formula 1 Car on February 3
14 Jan 2013, 12:11 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The 2012 Formula One season, the 63rd year the series’ history, was an eventful one for Red Bull Racing, which took both the drivers’ and constructors’ championship titles. Sebasti...
Refreshed Jeep Compass Debuts in Detroit
14 Jan 2013, 09:50 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Jeep is still trying with the Compass, and while the model is not the most successful in the world, it is still an alternative in the small SUV sector, in which it competes against the Land Rover Fr...
Skoda Registers 6.8% Sales Increase in 2012
12 Jan 2013, 09:48 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Skoda’s sales figure for 2012 almost hit the one million mark, but in the end stopped at 939,200 units sold. It represents a 6.8% increase over 2012 and the surpassing of their old record, of ...
Audi to Reveal A3 Plug-In Hybrid at Geneva Motor Show
11 Jan 2013, 09:51 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Audi still hasn`t made any real impact with any of its green vehicles, regardless of the fact that they are concepts or production versions, yet this has not stopped them from trying. They are now t...
Skoda Octavia Gets Another Promo
10 Jan 2013, 16:14 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We have already gotten used to the shape of the all-new Skoda Octavia, but it is still new enough that we want to see all the footage we can get, before we get a chance to see and drive it. This lat...
Honda Spices European Civic Up With 'Aero Package'
10 Jan 2013, 15:34 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The current Honda Civic, which we tested a while back, is the kind of car which looks great from some angles, while from others it just looks awkward and disproportionate. Honda are probably aware o...
BMW Expects Record Sales in 2013
10 Jan 2013, 14:24 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The BMW group (which includes MINI and Rolls-Royce) has announced that it expects 2013 to be an excellent sales year, and they reckon it will continue the upward trend which was very obvious in 2012...
Chevrolet Wants You to ‘Find New Roads’
10 Jan 2013, 11:01 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The ad men behind Chevrolet have shown us both ends of the marketing quality bar. Some of their slogans/ads/promo campaigns have been good, while others not so much. We associate the latest slogan, ...
Russian Output Increase May Not Be Wise - Automakers Still Push
10 Jan 2013, 10:29 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The European automotive production sector is crashing down, and it is doing it in a brutal manner. Factories are being closed down, workers sent home, production output is being reduced, automakers ...
Toyota GT86 Set for March Debut in China
9 Jan 2013, 16:46 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / China is the last great untapped resource for the Toyota GT86, which will undoubtedly attract a large following once it gets launched. So far there has been little talk about the GT86 and the Chines...
2014 Lexus IS Leaks Onto the Web
9 Jan 2013, 15:51 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We barely had time to post the teaser for the all-new Lexus IS, and leaked pictures have somehow made their way onto the world wide web, and after taking a look at the gallery, it`s safe to say that...
GM Keeps Rising in China - Sales Up by 14.7% in 2012
9 Jan 2013, 13:45 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / In the wake of the ‘Japan problem’, non-Japanese brands experienced substantial increase in sales, as Chinese buyers began boycotting Toyota, Honda, Mazda and Mitsubishi models for polit...
Big Bang Theory’s Kaley Cuoco to Star in Toyota’s Superbowl Ad
9 Jan 2013, 13:02 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / In an effort to get the most out of their precious seconds for this year’s Superbowl ad, Toyota have enlisted the help of Big Bang Theory star, Kaley Cuoco. She has been chosen to play a centr...
Dakar-Spec MINI Countryman Lands Badly After Dune Jump
9 Jan 2013, 10:39 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Dakar Rally is one of the most grueling off-road racing challenges one could ever dream of trying. It is such a difficult event, that even those who have experience still fear it. Now, moving th...
Audi Gets License to Test Self Driving Cars in Nevada
8 Jan 2013, 12:17 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While Google may have obtained a license to test out its autonomous in the US (in Nevada) first, Audi is the first actual automaker to do the same. Now, while you may not have heard about this fact ...
How Dacia Became Renault’s Cash Cow
7 Jan 2013, 08:51 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Dacia, a brand which just over a decade ago was still building a mildly-modernized version of the old Renault 12, has become a real cash cow for its current owners, Renault. The Romanian brand alrea...
China to Build 23.8% of the World’s Automobiles in 2013
6 Jan 2013, 13:19 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Chinese automotive industry is on a bit of a tour-de-force, at the moment, and with a projected growth of around 10% in 2013, they don’t show any signs of stopping any time soon. Now, a...
Chevrolet Reveals India-Ready Sail Sedan
4 Jan 2013, 13:03 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Chevrolet has shown the first photo of the upcoming sedan version of the Sail, which is set to go on sale in India later this year. The sedan borrows a lot from the hatchback variant, in terms of de...
Skoda Reveals Complete Model Lineup for 2013
4 Jan 2013, 08:56 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Skoda is on its way to becoming an even stronger contender on the European market than it already is. They have already launched the Rapide, and we have even begun to see some of them on the road, a...
All-New Ford Mondeo Arrives in China in May
3 Jan 2013, 16:37 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While the Europeans still have to wait for the all-new Ford Mondeo to arrive in its natural home market, it seems that they will be the third major market to get it, after the Americans, and now the...