Suzuki to Still Sell Cars in Canada
6 Nov 2012, 15:07 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While the American branch of Suzuki may have gone bust, and is now concentrating on the sale of motorbikes, ATVs and marine vehicles, the Japanese manufacturer will continue car sales in Canada. Spe...
Caterham May Build Its Own Supercar
6 Nov 2012, 12:21 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Caterham is currently a limited-appeal sports car manufacturer with an equally-limited fan base, of trackday enthusiasts and a more serious kind of ‘boy racer’. However, according to aut...
Suzuki Bowing out of US Market
6 Nov 2012, 08:25 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Suzuki is not what one would call a ‘major automaker’, and they have always offered ‘different’ and ‘interesting’ alternatives to the mainstream brands, with thei...
Caterham Seven May Use Renault Engines
5 Nov 2012, 15:47 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Caterham have used engines from a variety of manufacturers, since the company came into being, in 1973. They used Lotus, Cosworth, Rover and, most recently, Ford engines - they are now even testing ...
Toyota Begins UK Production of Auris
5 Nov 2012, 13:54 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / All the major Japanese automakers have achieved a firm footing in Europe, not just through the sale of their cars, but also through local production. One of Toyota’s key factories in Europe, t...
Opel to Appoint Former VW China Boss as Chairman
2 Nov 2012, 13:37 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It seems that not only Ford is making changes at the highest executive level, but also Opel (and Vauxhall), as the company is looking to enlist the services of former VW China boss, Karl-Thomas Neum...
Ford Appoints Mark Fields as COO
2 Nov 2012, 10:13 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The current CEO of Ford, Alan Mulally, is now 67 years old, and while it is known that he will not retire any sooner than the year 2014, the company has already begun to take steps to pass on the &l...
Jaguar and Land Rover to Adopt VW Approach to Sharing Platforms
2 Nov 2012, 08:21 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / One of the many reasons that VW is able to stay profitable and do quite well, even in the face of the depressing economic situation of Europe, is the fact that they have a limited number of adaptabl...
CalBattery Developing Advanced and Low-Cost Lithium-Ion Battery
1 Nov 2012, 14:02 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / US company CalBattery has announced that it is developing an advanced lithium-ion battery technology, which promises to be 70% cheaper than conventional alternatives, as well as offering a reported ...
Car Dealerships on the East Coast Begin Assessing Post-Sandy Damages
1 Nov 2012, 12:33 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Hurricane Sandy has really left its mark on the East Coast of the US, killing 10 people, starting a fire and leaving some 750,000 people without electricity, not to mention all of the widespread and...
Consumers Ignoring ‘Consumer Reports’ Reports
1 Nov 2012, 09:55 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It seems that no matter how much automakers try to improve the quality of their products, if they used to have a bad image, it is extremely difficult to shake off - Hyundai, for instance, while othe...
Marchionne Denies Rumors of Peugeot and Opel Merger
1 Nov 2012, 08:59 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / In an article we published a few days ago, we stated that Sergio Marchionne, CEO of the Fiat group, had been in talks with Peugeot and Opel, reportedly trying to get him onboard for a merger of the ...
Lithium-Ion Battery Manufacturers Sued Over Price Fixing Accusations
31 Oct 2012, 14:45 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We have always had a sneaking suspicion that battery prices were being kept artificially high, in the pursuit of profits above all else, but it seems that most of the major manufacturers are in on t...
Marchionne Proposes Opel and Peugeot Merger to Match VW in Europe
31 Oct 2012, 09:41 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / All European automakers are feeling the strain of the tense economic situation currently sweeping the continent. However, aside from the Wolfsburg giant, VW, who seems to be doing OK, for the given ...
Mitt Romney Promises Reevaluation of Efficiency Standards and EVs
29 Oct 2012, 14:25 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Mitt Romney doesn`t really agree with the way the Obama administration has handled the idea of new and stricter fuel efficiency standards, as well as its outright support for EVs, virtually ignoring...
Ford to Cut 1,400 Jobs at UK Dagenham and Southampton Plants
29 Oct 2012, 13:33 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / After announcing the complete closure of their large car plant in Genk, Belgium, which will put around 4,300 employees out of work, Ford has now announced the part-closure of their Dagenham engine p...
Possible Aston Martin - Lotus Tie-Up in the Works?
29 Oct 2012, 11:06 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / An article from Automobile Magazine suggests that Aston Martin and Lotus are pondering the details of a possible collaboration, in order to reduce research and production costs, as well as improve t...
Center Line, Michigan Officially Recognized as "Home of Mopar"
29 Oct 2012, 10:35 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The town of Center Line, Michigan, home to some 8,500 inhabitants, has just swapped its old welcome sign, for a new one, which has a very important addition: ‘Home of Mopar’. The town ha...
2013 SEAT Leon Enters Production
26 Oct 2012, 08:41 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / SEAT has debuted the production for the all-new Leon, which we got to meet at the Paris Motor Show last month. For now, the carmaker only offers the five-door hatchback, but by 2014 the Leon range w...
The New Rotary Engine: How to Make it Feasible
26 Oct 2012, 16:55 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While Mazda may have used the Wankel rotary engine extensively in many of their cars, since back in 1967, when they launched their first rotary-powered offering, the Cosmo 110S, a lightweight sports...