Peugeot have taken the wraps of the Hoggar, this is a pint-sized pickup designed, produced and destined to be sold in Brazil. The Hoggar name has been used by Peugeot quite some time ago when they released a buggy concept seating two, back in 2003.
Chrysler Group LLC has just announced that upon the launch of the new Charger in November 2010 they will be ready to increase their participation to the squad car market. Peter Grady, Chrysler’s head of network development and fleet said that his company will go hard out after this particular market.
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.
Fisker Automotive will receive a loan totaling 529 million dollars from the U.S. Department of Energy for the development of tow plug-in hybrid electric-vehicles. This loan will provide Fisker with the resources needed to produce the Karma plug-in hybrid sedan and a line of family oriented models being developed under the company’s Project NINA program.
Ford Motor Company have just announced that they will be recalling 33,256 units, all of which are 2010 model cars. The issue they will be coming in for is a problem with the seat recliner for the front seats.
Ford has just launched the Start Concept car at the ongoing Beijing Motor Show and it features a very special innovation for Ford. Ford Motor Company has teamed the Start Concept launch with the confirmation of their 1.0 liter 3-cylinder engine that it houses under it’s bonnet.
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.
The prestigious Villa D’Este Concours d’Elegance motor show on April 25 is a very eagerly anticipated contest for most car enthusiasts. My personal reason for this year’s event will be the unveiling of the Alfa Romeo TZ3 Corsa.
Recently a few patent drawings have been popping up all over the place and what they feature may be quite interesting. The 2010 Beijing Motor Show may see General Motors unveiling a Chevrolet Volt-based MPV next week.
In case you were thinking that Toyota Recall news have stopped you’re wrong. This time the recall is voluntary and not court actions or victims have appeared. The latest recall from Toyota concerns the Sienna Minivans and spans from 1998 to 2010 models.
One of the most loved car makers in the world is getting close to celebrating 100 years of existence. Alfa Romeo will reach this very important milestone in June, on the 24th as the company was founded on the same date in 1910. Another important thing about the beginnings of Alfa Romeo is that they
The European division of Ford has just announced that, following a sales volume of 192.500 has taken the lead of sales on the old continent. Comparing to the same month 2009 the increase in sales is 16.1 percent and when speaking in quarterly terms Ford is Europe’s second best seller.
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.
The first quarter of 2010 is full of surprises, after Toyota having reported an increase in sales, a new one is coming from Germany. Audi outsold Mercedes for the first time ever. While this is a surprise, the fact that BMW are still number one isn’t.
Well at least this is what Sergio Marchionne, Fiat SpA and Chrysler Group LLC CEO has to say about recent undergoing procedures to cut costs at Chrysler and to eventually turn it around. Marchionne also said that in terms of the market share numbers coming out of the U.S., it’s a slow, gradual process, a
The 1st of May 2010 is when Bob Lutz is scheduled to retire from the position he occupies at General Motors as Vice Chairman. His retirement is set to be a permanent one and is anticipated to be very hard on the man who has been in this business since 1963. Lutz has already retired
China’s economic boom is continuing and may have altogether been fueled by crisis of the automotive industry everywhere else. While very few companies have managed to keep previous sales figures and even fewer have managed to increase it, last month, according to China Association of Automobile Manufacturers retail figures were off the charts. Car sales
Despite reportedly being sold out last year we’re still unable to get hold of how many One-77 units have actually been sold so far and under the current situation we’ve just learned that a buyer from the Middle East has just placed an order for the One-77. What’s particularly curious about this order is that
One of the most regretted victims of the crisis in the automotive industry is the Dodge Viper. The SRT10 Dodge Viper will end production with a limited edition of 50 units of a model called “Final edition” and these last 50 cars will start ending production this summer. The “Final Edition” will be available on
The title above is not a rip off or any sort of insult to Chicago, Hummer owners, fans and of course employees. What it actually is, is true, Chicago is going to host a “Save Hummer Motors in America” summit where everybody can show their support for the Hummer brand which, to be honest, needs
