autoevolution
 

Stories about: europe

Nissan Lowers Micra UK Price - Available from £7,995
Nissan Lowers Micra UK Price - Available from £7,995

11 Oct 2012, 09:43 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Nissan has just lowered the price for its UK-bound Micra, which now starts at just £7,995, or £99 per month, if a lease is what you’re after. However, despite lowering the price, t...

 
PSA, Fiat Downgraded by Moody’s
PSA, Fiat Downgraded by Moody’s

10 Oct 2012, 14:58 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Europe might have a huge €500 billion trust fund and a plan now, but is little indication that consumer confidence will return any time soon. A numbers of automkers have already cut their sales...

 
Peugeot Cutting 208 Production and Sales Outlook
Peugeot Cutting 208 Production and Sales Outlook

10 Oct 2012, 14:09 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / When Peugeot launched the 208, it said that this supermini would become as successful as the 206 once was. It was designed to be smaller and lighter, ideal for city driving or as a second family car...

 
Audi September Sales Up 13.6%
Audi September Sales Up 13.6%

9 Oct 2012, 15:16 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Audi has announced it has delivered 136,600 cars worldwide in September 2012, 13.6% more than in the same month a year ago. For the year-to-date, 1,097,500 customers chose a model with the four ring...

 
Finnish EV Maker Scarlet Motors to Collaborate with Helsinki University
Finnish EV Maker Scarlet Motors to Collaborate with Helsinki University

9 Oct 2012, 12:10 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / In March, a car called the Electric RaceAbout (E-RA), broke the world speed record for EVs on ice, hitting a top speed of 258 km/h (161.59 mph), and 250.64 km/h (156.65 mph) over the course of two r...

 
Belgian Footballer Drivers Porsche Panamera into Petrol Station
Belgian Footballer Drivers Porsche Panamera into Petrol Station

9 Oct 2012, 09:48 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Whenever you hear the explanation for any given accident as being “I accidentally pressed the gas, instead of the brake”, be aware that there may be more to the story than you may think ...

 
Honda Recalling 489,000 CR-Vs in Europe and the US
Honda Recalling 489,000 CR-Vs in Europe and the US

8 Oct 2012, 14:15 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Honda have announced the recall of close to half-a-million CR-V crossovers from Europe and the US, after discovering that the drivers’ power window switches may malfunction, overheat and ultim...

 
New Dutch e-Bike Builder ‘Spiked Cycles’ Shows First Offerings
New Dutch e-Bike Builder ‘Spiked Cycles’ Shows First Offerings

8 Oct 2012, 11:56 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While startup companies are getting rarer and rarer, as globalization gets an increasingly better footing, it is still very refreshing to see these new companies showing their stuff, as it is usuall...

 
Renault Clio IV to Be Built in Turkey and France
Renault Clio IV to Be Built in Turkey and France

5 Oct 2012, 12:58 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Renault used to say that it’s a French company, attached to its rooms and promoting a sort of joie de vivre attitude to making cars. But according to some rumors, they lose €1,000 for eve...

 
UK Car Sales Rise in September, Consumer Confidence Returning
UK Car Sales Rise in September, Consumer Confidence Returning

5 Oct 2012, 10:55 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Britain was just as hard struck as every other European nation by the economic downturn. It’s had its fair share of tax increases, bankruptcies and credit problems. However, it’s auto se...

 
Volkswagen Cuts 2012 European Sales Target by 140,000 Cars
Volkswagen Cuts 2012 European Sales Target by 140,000 Cars

5 Oct 2012, 09:57 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen Group future plans for the future not only include becoming the world’s leading automaker, but also selling 10 million cars a year by 2018. That’s a 19% increase over last yea...

 
All Aboard the Hot Tug!
All Aboard the Hot Tug!

5 Oct 2012, 07:25 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / You have to hand it to the Dutch, when it comes to giving the world weird and wonderful automotive (and other) creations - they made the Spyker C8, which is one of the maddest-looking cars we have e...

 
Greece Planning to Build Formula 1 Racing Track
Greece Planning to Build Formula 1 Racing Track

4 Oct 2012, 07:36 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Things haven’t been going so well in Greece, in the last three years, as its people have suffered numerous pay cuts and ‘austerity measures’, due to the credit crunch. However, the...

 
Large Forklift Topples Over in Sweden
Large Forklift Topples Over in Sweden

3 Oct 2012, 12:55 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Whenever you have something that is tall and top-heavy, extra attention needs to be paid so as not to upset the balance. However, some vehicles, no matter how safe they may appear at first, are not....

 
Where`s The Fire? Official Convoy from Ukraine Ignores Road Rules
Where`s The Fire? Official Convoy from Ukraine Ignores Road Rules

3 Oct 2012, 11:54 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Each and every single person’s time is just as important as any other’s. However, as people’s rights have been steadily reduced, and severely so in the last 10 years, situations su...

 
First Volvo FH Built Gets Sold at Charity Auction
First Volvo FH Built Gets Sold at Charity Auction

2 Oct 2012, 14:39 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Volvo’s new FH series of trucks is here, with a whole host of innovations, which will only serve to strengthen their excellent position on the market. The first FH to roll off the production l...

 
Volvo Shows Off Innovative New FH Series Trucks
Volvo Shows Off Innovative New FH Series Trucks

2 Oct 2012, 14:27 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Volvo trucks are among the best-liked and most appreciated trucks in the world. Their durability, safety and fuel efficiency have always made them a prime choice for a very wide range of commercial ...

 
Croatian Man Fails at Doing Motorcycle Burnout
Croatian Man Fails at Doing Motorcycle Burnout

2 Oct 2012, 07:57 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Riding a sporty motorbike is quite difficult, at first, as it requires a different technique to riding other types of less demanding bikes. However, what’s even more difficult is trying to do ...

 
More Frugal Base Model Lexus CT-200h Launched in UK
More Frugal Base Model Lexus CT-200h Launched in UK

1 Oct 2012, 15:59 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / If the regular Lexus CT-200h wasn’t green enough for you, UK buyers can now opt for a version of the car which is even more efficient. However, unlike other manufacturers who charge you extra ...

 
Skoda Rapid Gets UK Pricing
Skoda Rapid Gets UK Pricing

1 Oct 2012, 14:36 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The recently-unveiled Rapid, a compact sedan which aims to take a large chunk of its specific market sector for Skoda, has just received its official pricing information. Its base price is £12...