Volkswagen Sales Exceed 8-Million in 2012
17 Dec 2012, 10:53 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Volkswagen has announced that their total sales figure for the first eleven months of the year has increased by 10.4%, over last year’s numbers, as the Wolfsburg giant has managed to sell an i...
Malaysia to Get New F1 Circuit
6 Dec 2012, 10:46 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / From time to time, visionary billionaires decide they want to invest a lot of money into fulfilling a dream. For Singapore billionaire, Peter Lim, this dream means building an FIA-compliant circuit,...
Motorcycle Safety Fail of the Day
4 Dec 2012, 16:33 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It's of course, Asia again. Here's another proof that Asia has more daredevils than we'd like to believe. Take a look at this stunt team, most likely doing this on a daily basis: it&#...
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...
Lamborghini CEO Skeptical About Ultra-Luxurious Car Sales Demand Growth in 2013
14 Nov 2012, 15:52 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / As the European economic crisis persists, and will do so until 2015 to 2016, the demand for ultra-luxurious cars will most likely not increase in 2013. This is the view of Lamborghini CEO, Stephan W...
Caterham Sportscars Coming to Taiwan
14 Nov 2012, 15:16 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Famed British maker of Lotus Seven... sorry Caterham 7 will soon add Taiwan to the list of places its track toys are sold, as Caterham Cars has named OMA as its official distributor there. The co...
Mercedes-Benz Expecting Increase in Sales by 5% in 2012
14 Nov 2012, 15:04 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Mercedes-Benz have announced that they expect their sales to rise by 5%, before the year is over, on their way to doubling sales by the year 2020. Their aim is to increase the combined sales figure ...
Benelli Shows C150 and Uno C250 Small-Displacement Bikes
13 Nov 2012, 14:45 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It's small-displacement bikes time again, as Benelli, now owned by Chinese group Qiangjiang announces two beginner machines: the C150 and Uno C250. Like its name says, the Uno C250 is a 250c...
Car Accelerates on Its Own in Taiwan
12 Nov 2012, 11:01 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We have heard of quite a few incidents where cars accelerate on their own, but we hadn’t seen anything of the sort from an on-board camera. Well, now we have and we can say that it is a very s...
BMW October Sales Up by 13.2%
12 Nov 2012, 09:28 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / BMW has announced an increase in their sales of 13.2% in October, compared to the same month of 2011. They sold 157,618 units in total, whereas last year they sold 139,284, thus setting a new record...
Chrysler Recalls Over 900,000 Jeeps Due to Airbag Issue
10 Nov 2012, 10:56 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Chrysler Group LLC has just announced the recall of 919,545 Jeep SUVs, manufactured between the 2002 and 2004 model-years, due to a faulty safety system, which may cause its airbags to deploy for no...
Samsung SM5 Gets Facelifted for 2013
6 Nov 2012, 15:32 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Samsun SM5 is a large sedan, better known in Europe as the Renault Latitude - a rebadged version of the Korean car. Now, it has just received a facelift for the 2013 model-year, which boosts its...
Samsung Steps Things Up With Roboray Walking Robot
16 Oct 2012, 15:45 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Humans have always been fascinated with bipedal walking, how it works and how it is achieved with such ease. There have been many attempts over the years, most of which have come from Japan, and mos...
Hyundai Sonata Unexplainably Accelerates Forward and then Back
16 Oct 2012, 11:16 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / This is a rather strange incident. A Hyundai Sonata, used as a taxi cab in South Korea, which was being filmed from behind via a dash-mounted camera, can be seen moving in the Seoul traffic, when al...
Volvo May Miss Ambitious China Sales Goal for 2015
3 Oct 2012, 15:50 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Despite being Chinese-owned nowadays, Volvo is apparently not doing so well in China. Having set a sales goal for 2015 of 200,000 per year, officials may have to reconsider the figure, as sales are ...
Hamilton Was ‘Cruising’ Before Singapore Retirement
24 Sep 2012, 07:41 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Singapore Grand Prix saw British driver Lewis Hamilton start the race in 1st place, after an excellent qualifying run. However, after maintaining his lead until lap 22, the gearbox of his MP4-27...
Vettel Takes Singapore Pole as Hamilton Retires
24 Sep 2012, 07:23 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / This weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix saw the triumph of Sebastian Vettel, as the German driver crossed the line first, almost 9 seconds ahead of second place finisher, Jenson Button, after 61 l...
Daihatsu Ayla and Toyota Agya Sister Cars Launched at Indonesia Motor Show
21 Sep 2012, 15:42 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Toyota and Daihatsu have just launched their two virtually-identical jointly-developed cars, the Ayla and Agya, at the Indonesia International Motor Show. The car is a five-door hatchback measuring ...
Be Amazed by This Excellent Hyundai Presentation in Actual 3D
20 Sep 2012, 08:55 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / As far as presentations go, most automotive-related events of the kind usually involve some guy in a suit, with a fancy job description rambling on about plans and dates (most of which are projected...
China Readying New Standards for EVs for 2014
18 Sep 2012, 14:30 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Since EVs have additional safety concerns, as opposed to regular cars, the Chinese Automotive Engineering Research Institute is hard at work for new national standards for such vehicles. At the mome...