New Baojun KiWi EV Hits the Chinese Market, Wants to Be Trendy and Futuristic
3 Sep 2021, 10:02 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / General Motors and SAIC Motor, together known as SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile, drop a new Baojun electric vehicle on the Chinese market. Meet the KiWi minicar.
The Blaze EV Classic Is a Retro Race Car in the Body of a Microcar
18 Jan 2021, 08:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Who said mopeds can’t be fun? A single-seat, all-electric microcar with more than a healthy dose of personality aims to deliver quality adult fun
Porsche Mini Rendering Looks Funky in a Good Way
3 Apr 2014, 09:19 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Remember the Volkswagen BlueSport Concept? It was one third of a secret trio of sportscar, which was supposed to be developed with Audi and Porsche. But the project was canned because Porsche didn&#...
Citroen C1 Marks Return to Form for Small French Cars · Live Photos
5 Mar 2014, 13:46 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / In recent months, Citroen has shown interest in the lucrative Chinese car market. A brand new sedan has been built specifically for Asia, soon to be followed by a locally assembled large SUV. That&#...
GM Says a Buick-badged Opel Adam Ain’t a Bad Idea
17 Feb 2014, 14:51 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / GM’s been talking about bring the pretty lil’ Opel Adam to the United States for more than a year now, but they’ve yet to make an official announcement for a Buick-badged city car....
Chevrolet Spark Earns Top Safety Pick, Rivals Fail Small Overlap Test
22 Jan 2014, 19:24 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The 2014 Chevrolet Spark was the only minicar to earn the 2014 To Safety Pick award in the recent minicar crash test marathon conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). Altho...
Volkswagen Cross Up! Starts from €13,950 in Germany
27 Sep 2013, 16:04 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Volkswagen’s new Cross Up! minicar will become available on the German market with prices starting from €13,950, the Wolfsburg-based automaker announced today. Unveiled ahead of the 20...
Next-Gen Chevrolet Spark Set for 2015
31 Jul 2013, 12:45 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / On sale since 2009, the second-generation Chevrolet Spark minicar is scheduled to get a complete makeover in 2015. According to Automotive News, the new Spark will debut in the first half of 2015 an...
Chevrolet Spark Available to US Customers from 2012
5 Aug 2011, 08:30 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / It was back at the 2010 North American International Auto Show in Detroit that Chevrolet officially unveiled the US-spec Spark compact car as a 2011 model. However, the model’s arrival eventua...
Nissan to Build Minicar with Mitsubishi
20 May 2011, 11:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A deal that has been in the works for quite some time now has been completed in Japan, where two of the biggest automakers on the market, Nissan and Mitsubishi, agreed to expand their collaboration ...
Grecav Sonique Minicar Goes to EICMA 2010
28 Oct 2010, 07:52 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Among the whole bunch of two-wheeled contraptions that will be presented at the EICMA Milan Motorcycle Show (November 2 - 7), Italian automaker Gecav will also be attending the event with its newbor...
Opel Minicar, iPod on Wheels
8 Mar 2010, 14:40 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / We have already learned that Opel is working on a minicar that would join the range below the Corsa and, according to inside information, it is expected to be presented in the next 24 months. The gu...
Confirmed: Opel Working on Small SUV and Minicar
17 Dec 2009, 08:25 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / As part of its fight for survival, Opel will direct its efforts towards several new products, including an electric vehicle, a small SUV, a minicar plus a hybrid model, all of these to be launched i...
Opel Working on Minicar Project, Still Searching for Partner
14 Oct 2009, 14:37 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / German brand Opel, which is projected to become a Magna brand as soon as this week, is planning to build a minicar that would better address the current difficult economic times. However, in order t...
World's Cheapest Indian Car
6 Jul 2009, 14:18 UTC · By: Charles Darveight / Do you guys remember the 2500 dollar car from Tata? It was called the Nano, and in theory it was supposed to offer – especially to Indians – the chance to own a bike with a roof and four...
PSA Suspends Chinese Minicar Plans
6 Apr 2009, 11:58 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Here's another enthusiastic plan that bites the dust following the consequences of the economic turmoil: it appears that PSA Peugeot Citroen is now considering canceling the minicar it planned...
French Scrapping Incentives Boost Minicar Production
23 Mar 2009, 15:19 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Finally a good news in the industry category... According to reports, the scrapping incentives offered by the French government increased the minicars overall production in February but still not en...