Early September, the Renault Wind will hit French showrooms with two equipment levels and pricing starting at 17.500 euros. The Renault Wind was launched back in March at the Geneva Motor Show and it seems to be one fast moving launch.
We all know spring can bring along a lot of pleasantries compared to the harsh and cold winter. These smiling sensations are ever more important to motorists as there’s no more ice and snow to worry about or stuff like that. For quite a few though spring can be a very annoying time as this
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors has announced that the company plans to announce in the next several weeks what location it has chosen for a new plant destined to produce its new Tesla Model S sedan. Musk also stated that Tesla is getting 50 to 60 individuals a month with a focus on vehicle
Pending the recent stoppage of sales of the 2011 Lexus GX460 the Japanese automaker has now announced that they have fixed the problem behind that decision. You may remember that the latest Lexus GX460 had been declared as a case of “Don’t buy: Safety Risk” by Consumer reports less than a month ago.
Recalls are not something you want to deal with but lately they seem to be an ever more popular notion in the automotive news. Recalls from Porsche however are different, they generally don’t happen, but this time, it is, and it’s happening with quite a bang.
Mitsubishi’s British division have just announced some prices for the updated Japanese crossover. Along with the new prices Mitsubishi UK have also pinpointed some of the technical underpinnings of the “new” car and stated that this hestetics, as you can see for yourself, now line up with the rest of the range.
President Barack Obama said that the bailouts that the government funded for the American automotive industry had paid off. The announcement made it to the public via the president’s Web address last Saturday.
Yet again, it’s the Beijing Motor Show that’s the event responsible for the announcement of this supermini concept car. MG, as we know, are owned by Chinese automotive manufacturer Nanjing so the launch being made here isn’t completely out of place.
Another launch from the Beijing Auto Show revealed the long wheel base version of the 2009 Mercedes E Class. The latest addition in terms of options to Mercedes W212 lineup features a simple figure being changed, the length of the car has grown by five and a half inches.
News from the 2010 Beijing Motor Show just keep trickling in and the latest are from Honda. Honda have just announced that they will have a new car ready for production by the end of 2011.
Yesterday Spyker cars made a very conforting announcement for SAAB fans. The loss-making Swedish brand bought from GM no more than two months ago now has it’s production back on track. Another interesting statement from the same announcement mentioned the supercar maker’s desire to create a compact SAAB.
Fiat‘s five year business plan has left us with amazing announcements that range from resignations to rebranding. The latter one is actually related but it does raise an interesting question: Do you really want American automotive engineering mixed with Italian build quality?
Honda has just announced that come August 2010 the Sedan version of the Civic Type R will no longer be made. In order to even out this decision Honda has announced that they will the three-door Civic Type R Euro hatchback into Japan.
You may remember the first info leaked by Mercedes on the CLS Estate a few weeks ago. Well now this car sees actual form as a concept and it’s called the Mercedes-Benz Shooting Break Concept.
You may remember the 2011 Kia Optima release that happened just a few weeks ago. It’s the sort of car that people talk about. Well for the Korean car maker it’s not enough. They have recently announced there will be a Optima Coupe version and of course, a more traditional, Optima Station Wagon one. Quite
Remember the Ferrari 599 GTO unveiling? It took place just a little over a week ago but apparently that is about enough time to sell nearly 600 cars for the Prancing horse. Yes, this is not a joke, the fastest road going Ferrari sold out in just a few days. Apparently in the process Ferrari
A couple of days ago Honda revealed it’s new EV-neo electric scooter prototype and made a very interesting announcement in the process. Honda plans to start leasing it in Japan by December this year. The EV-neo scooter has a lithium-ion battery and a brushless electric motor.
