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Chinese Government Imposes Stricter Quality Control Laws for Car Exports
Chinese Government Imposes Stricter Quality Control Laws for Car Exports

18 Sep 2012, 13:43 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / When Chinese cars first made an appearance outside the PRC, all of them, without exception, were criticized for their poor build quality and appalling safety. While things may have moved on consider...

 
Scooter Rider Sets a Very Positive Example
Scooter Rider Sets a Very Positive Example

17 Sep 2012, 07:27 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The more crowded a city gets, the less room and time its citizens have to move about. One of the ‘rights’ which is being ignored by motorists throughout the world’s large cities is...

 
BYD Sells First E6 EVs in Thailand
BYD Sells First E6 EVs in Thailand

13 Sep 2012, 12:36 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / BYD has recently hit a bit of a rough spot, with sales and revenues going down dramatically, as well as the bad publicity associated with one of their EVs catching fire - was proven that its batteri...

 
Pedestrian Fails at Faking Accident for Insurance Claims
Pedestrian Fails at Faking Accident for Insurance Claims

13 Sep 2012, 07:41 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Some people are so desperate for attention and, why not, the monetary gains involved in being hit by a car, and then asking for ‘compensation to drop the charges’ that they are willing t...

 
Nissan GT-R Crashes into Perodua Driven Learner in Malaysia
Nissan GT-R Crashes into Perodua Driven Learner in Malaysia

12 Sep 2012, 15:20 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The experience of learning to drive a motor vehicle took a turn for the worst for a Malaysian learner who was involved in an accident with a Nissan GT-R. The incident took place in the Malaysian sta...

 
Honda Concept S Video Hints at Possible Production
Honda Concept S Video Hints at Possible Production

12 Sep 2012, 12:28 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Back in April, Honda showed off the Concept S, at the Beijing Auto Show. It was a stunning combination of MPV and hatchback cues taken from their production cars, and melded into one rather handsome...

 
Renault Reduces the Workforce of Its Samsung Division by 15%
Renault Reduces the Workforce of Its Samsung Division by 15%

11 Sep 2012, 14:15 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Renault isn’t doing so great in Europe, and nor are their South Korean joint venture, Renault-Samsung Motors. The situation is so bad that they have been forced to take drastic measures, in or...

 
Rolls Royce Announces Expansion Plans in Thailand
Rolls Royce Announces Expansion Plans in Thailand

3 Sep 2012, 15:23 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Rolls Royce recently opened its first showroom at Rama 3 in Bangkok and now the company wants to build on that, announcing plans to introduce a special new boutique in Central Bangkok, with the loca...

 
Taiwanese Pedestrian Fails at Faking Accident
Taiwanese Pedestrian Fails at Faking Accident

1 Sep 2012, 12:23 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The world is chock-full of scammers. From Beirut to Bogota and from Reykjavik to Rome, you are very likely to get conned in one way or another. Even developed countries from Asia, like Taiwan suffer...

 
French Adventurers in Citroen C-Zero Close to Completing World Trip
French Adventurers in Citroen C-Zero Close to Completing World Trip

29 Aug 2012, 15:13 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Two French men with a spirit of adventure, decided to take a kei-car-based Citroen C-Zero around the world. Last time we checked, Xavie Degon and Guy Antonin were making their way through China, aft...

 
BMW To Design Singapore Airlines' Cabin
BMW To Design Singapore Airlines' Cabin

21 Aug 2012, 09:15 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / BMW has a rich tradition when it comes to airplanes - even the company’s badge is inspired from a propeller, so the carmaker’s latest development connected to this should come as no surp...

 
Fiat Returning to Korea with Freemont and 500
Fiat Returning to Korea with Freemont and 500

14 Aug 2012, 15:41 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Fiat had stopped selling cars in South Korea, but since their merger with Chrysler, the network of dealerships and showrooms was taken out of order. This is an understandable decision, since the Kor...

 
Volkswagen Changing Up! for Emerging Markets
Volkswagen Changing Up! for Emerging Markets

30 Jul 2012, 14:33 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Volkswagen Up! is an affordable citycar currently available only in Europe. It’s got exposed metal panel inside, a basic layout and really small engines, all there in the effort to save we...

 
Kia Releases First Official Photos of K3
Kia Releases First Official Photos of K3

30 Jul 2012, 06:56 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Kia have just released a few official studio shots of the new K3 - still no interior shots, though. These high quality photos really accentuate the car’s rather striking lines, details and cre...

 
Outsource This - Rebadge That!
Outsource This - Rebadge That!

28 Jul 2012, 06:02 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Automobiles gave the men and women who made them, from designers and engineers, right down to the guy who fits the windscreen wipers, a genuine sense of pride. Designing, engineering and building mo...

 
‘Natural Colors’ Coming Back in Fashion
‘Natural Colors’ Coming Back in Fashion

27 Jul 2012, 07:31 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / You may have noticed that most cars on the road are silver, followed by various shades of grey, white and black. However, there was a time when this wasn’t the case (the 1960s and 1970s), when...

 
Taiwanese Driver Hits 4 Scooters Then Makes His Getaway!
Taiwanese Driver Hits 4 Scooters Then Makes His Getaway!

25 Jul 2012, 08:31 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / This is one of the most shocking videos we’ve seen in recent months and the Taiwanese driver in the video needs to go to jail, not necessarily for hitting the scooters, but for running away an...

 
China Auto Exports Rise by 28% in 2012
China Auto Exports Rise by 28% in 2012

24 Jul 2012, 11:50 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It is no secret that the Chinese car market is a very good place to invest money these days - that is if you have it by the suitcase-full. And while everybody is talking about foreign automakers inv...

 
Near-Miss in Thailand Will Leave You Speachless!
Near-Miss in Thailand Will Leave You Speachless!

16 Jul 2012, 12:44 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Many people don’t realize that having a certain amount of driving skill can be quickly negated by other drivers who lack the necessary skill. The driver of the truck in this video probably fai...

 
US Plug-In EV Sales to Reach 1.7-Million Per Year by 2020
US Plug-In EV Sales to Reach 1.7-Million Per Year by 2020

4 Jul 2012, 10:39 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / According to Pikes Research, the future of the plug-in EV is assured. They reckon that since manufacturers, corporations and governments are investing these colossal amounts of money into the develo...