Kia Motors Exports 10 Millionth Vehicle
24 Mar 2011, 09:40 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Kia Motors Corporation reached the 10 millionth vehicle export mark today with a Snow White Pearl Optima sedan that was earmarked for shipping to the US market from Kia’s main hub in Pyeongtae...
Ford SYNC 911 Assist Now Present in 2 Million Vehicles
10 Mar 2011, 08:28 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / American manufacturer Ford announced today that its SYNC 911 Assist feature, which has been available since late 2009, is now available on 2 million vehicles. This is the only vehicle-based, no-cost...
Ford Fiesta Reaches One Million Sales Milestone in Europe
10 Mar 2011, 06:49 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The latest-generation Ford Fiesta began arriving at European Ford dealerships in October 2008, and now, 28 months later, the popular small car has reached a significant milestone: one million sales ...
Fiat Takes 25 Percent Stake in Chrysler
10 Jan 2011, 17:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Things have gone great for American manufacturer Chrysler ever since the Italians from Fiat got a minority stake in the company and with it the right to guide Chrysler to the right path. The achieve...
Mitsubishi Rolls Out 5,000th i-MiEV
24 Nov 2010, 16:22 UTC · By: Andrei Costea / Mitsubishi Motors Corporation has announced that the 5,000th i-MiEV rolled off the assembly line at its Mizushima Plant yesterday, marking an important milestone in electric vehicles' existence...
Audi Brussels Plant Builds 7 Millionth Vehicle
5 Nov 2010, 09:20 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It took Audi's plant in Brussels no less than 61 years to reach the 7 million vehicles produced mark (however, the carmaker took full control of the plant only three years ago), but this doesn&...
Daimler car2go Program Tops 10,000 Members
28 Sep 2010, 13:44 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Daimler’s car sharing program car2go initiated in May 2010 has just reached 10,000 registered members in its first North American city Austin, Texas. According to Daimler, since the start of t...
Mazda MX-5 Sales Hits 100,000 Mark in the UK
2 Sep 2010, 14:19 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The British division of Mazda announced today it has achieved an important milestone in MX-5 sales, with the iconic sportscar hitting 100,000 units within a period of twenty years. In fact, British ...
Barrichello Will Not Start His 300th F1 Race at Spa-Francorchamps
26 Aug 2010, 09:03 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Rubens Barrichello will celebrate his 300th Grand Prix this weekend, at Spa-Francorchamps, an occasion for which he has fully prepared. In order to celebrate this impressive milestone in his career ...
Panamera No. 25,000 Produced
29 Jul 2010, 09:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Another milestone has been reached by Porsche's fourth model, the Panamera, as the German manufacturer announced today it has produced the 25,000th model at the Leipzig plant. The Panamera was ...
Audi Sells 2 Millionth Vehicle in the US
21 Jul 2010, 14:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The increasing demand for Audi vehicles in the US made for the 2 millionth German-made vehicle to be sold in June in the US. The special-for-Audi vehicle was an A3 TDI, sold to a first timer when it...
5,555,555th 5 Series BMW Built
19 Nov 2009, 09:27 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The German carmaker reached an important milestone this month when the 5,555,555th BMW 5 Series car rolled off the assembly line since the series was launched in 1972. The anniversary model is a 525...
1,000th Ferrari Sails to Hong Kong
12 Mar 2009, 15:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Human appetite for round numbers has no equal. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the automotive industry, where every ten, one thousand, a million something is reason enough for celebration. An u...