Upcoming Aston Martins May Use Smaller Engines
17 Jul 2012, 09:19 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The downsizing trend is reaching each and every manufacturer on the market, and in the face of ever-stricter emissions regulations, as well as the constant consumer demand for ever-more efficient en...
Peugeot 208 CC Speculatively Rendered
16 Jul 2012, 12:18 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Ever since Peugeot launched the 206 CC, the original city-oriented retractable-hardtop car, they have steadily improved the formula, launching the 307 CC, 207CC and its most recent topless variant, ...
Do Polar Bears Really Love Nissan Leaf Owners?
14 Jul 2012, 11:08 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Is the Nissan Leaf and others like it saving the planet? Well, with so much contradictory information floating around, it’s actually very difficult to have a properly informed opinion on the m...
Skoda Reports Six-Month Sales Record
13 Jul 2012, 07:09 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Skoda has reported a very good first half of the year, with excellent sales on all the markets where its products are available. The January through June period marked a 8.4% increase over last year...
Renault Names Stefan Mueller as Chief of European Operations
12 Jul 2012, 14:57 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / To counteract poor European sales, which which reportedly fell by 14.9%, to 708,131, compared to last year, Renault has decided to appoint a new head of European operations, which will have fewer at...
Dutch Motorists Driving Badly
11 Jul 2012, 14:15 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While we’ve seen bad driving in Russia, and other less well-developed countries around the world, we were honestly expecting the Netherlands, a highly-developed country where people are of a c...
Kia's Slovakian Plant Achieves Production Record
11 Jul 2012, 11:07 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Kia (and Hyundai) are now on their way to start rivaling premium cars, after one of the most visible increases in quality and engineering ever seen in the industry. The ascent from bargain-basement ...
Nissan Reports Sales Increase in Europe
9 Jul 2012, 14:07 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The 18,000 extra cars Nissan sold in the first half of the year might only represent a 5 percent increase over 2011, but with the overall European market crumbling under the force of the crisis, wha...
Fiat Industrial Receives Loan for ‘Green’ Tech Development
9 Jul 2012, 12:04 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / As the world struggles to recover from the recession (Europe more so than other regions), automakers, even those who want to develop planet-friendly technologies, receive much less backing than they...
Skoda Death by Digger Explained Plus Three New Videos!
9 Jul 2012, 11:28 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We were saddened to last week when we showed you a perfectly good Skoda Superb being flattened in a very barbaric fashion by a man in a digger. Well, according to carscoop.blogspot.com, there are in...
Roskva Electric Motorbike Revealed in Norway
9 Jul 2012, 08:20 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Roskva electric motorbike was a very promising project undertaken by some very talented Norwegian engineering students. Well, while we had only previously seen the bike in sketches or 3D models,...
Chrysler Adopting ‘EcoDiesel’ Brand Name?
9 Jul 2012, 07:10 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Chrysler will apparently be adopting a new denomination for its diesel-engined offerings, giving up “CRD” in favour of something which is ‘more 2012’ - “EcoDiesel&rdquo...
Marchionne Still Pessimistic About Europe Car Sales
8 Jul 2012, 11:47 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Vehicles sales in America were already doing well when they unexpectedly picked up in June. However, it’s a completely different story back in Europe, as officials from different countries are...
Nissan GT Academy Europe 2012 Gathers 830,000 Entrants
6 Jul 2012, 08:42 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Over 830,000 attempted to gain entry into the last 16 for the 2012 edition of the Nissan GT Academy online competition. The participants were required to download the competition demo, based on Sony...
Ferrari Reveals F12 Berlinetta Pricing Details - Cheaper than 599
5 Jul 2012, 15:54 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Many jaws were dropped when Ferrari first unveiled the spectacular F12 Berlinetta, at the Geneva Motor Show, and the unanimous verdict was that it is a great looking machine. However, people were an...
Bentley Sales Are 32% Higher Than in 2011
4 Jul 2012, 12:17 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / With most manufacturers experiencing substantial sales increases, the luxury car segment in general and Bentley in particular could not have been left out. The British manufacturer is reporting a 32...
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...
Fiat 500L European Order Books Open - Deliveries Start in October
4 Jul 2012, 07:13 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Fiat 500L, a longer and more practical version of the popular 500 two-door, first broke cover back in February, with a couple of official pictures. Well, with its October delivery deadline loomi...
De Tomaso Pantera Ploughs into Crowd in Sweden
2 Jul 2012, 15:40 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / A recent De Tomaso Club meeting in Borgholm, Sweden ended badly when a Pantera ploughed into a group of bystanders, injuring four, two of which seriously. The driver and passenger of the Pantera wer...
Alfa Romeo Giulia Design Gets Final Touches
2 Jul 2012, 13:31 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The future Alfa Romeo Giulia is the source of much speculation, as well as actual facts. Rumors ranging from it being RWD to it not being made at all have been circulating around the web and have ga...