World’s Largest BMW Dealership Opens In Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi Motors is a special kind of place. The new dealership is BMW Group’s largest in the world, and it features 8.6 acres of showroom space. Costing around $81.7 million to build, Abu Dhabi Motors...
View ArticleRecall Roundup: Honda and Nissan Fuel Systems
Both Honda and Nissan have issued fuel system related recalls this week. Honda’s recall affects Honda Pilot and Acura MDX SUV models in the U.S. Nissan’s recall affects several global models, although...
View ArticleWe Hear: Mercedes R-Class Production to Continue Through 2015
The slow-selling Mercedes-Benz R-Class has apparently been saved from the chopping block by the Chinese market. The U.K. publication Autocar is reporting that the R-Class will continue on in its...
View ArticleWe Hear: Lotus Production Halted Due to Sale of Proton
Production and development at Lotus Cars has been halted while the Malaysian government sells off its shares of parent company Proton. According to Evo, Lotus CEO Danny Bahar is frustrated and...
View Article2012 Geneva: Tata Megapixel Range-Extended Electric Concept Makes Debut
The small, electrified city car concept trend is apparently alive and well, as Tata Motors unveiled its Megapixel concept at the Geneva Motor Show today. Picking up where last year’s Tata Pixel concept...
View ArticleNot a Dream: BYD and Daimler Unveil Denza, A New EV Brand
Daimler and BYD are one step closer to EV reality with the announcement of Denza, the official brand for the Chinese market electric car. The two companies formed a partnership in 2010 to build an...
View ArticleReport: Resin Shortage Could Cripple Auto Production
An explosion at a German chemical company’s factory might have a serious effect on worldwide auto production, reports Bloomberg BusinessWeek. The explosion, which occurred at Evonik Industries on March...
View ArticleBeastie Boys’ Mike D Curates Exhibition Featuring Mercedes-Benz Concept Style...
A few days ago, we showed you some advanced photos of the Mercedes-Benz Concept Style Coupe, with the announcement and expectation that it would be shown in the sheetmetal at the Beijing Auto Show this...
View ArticleGM Reportedly Looking At Re-Investing in Isuzu
Longtime partners General Motors and Isuzu, which had a 35-year relationship that only dissolved in 2006 as part of GM’s restructuring that year, are once again looking at a potential capital tie-up,...
View ArticleToyota Developing Eight New Cars for Emerging Markets
Toyota is not planning on losing its global sales leader top spot anytime soon, and to help keep the momentum up the Japanese automaker is planning to roll out eight new models directed at emerging...
View ArticleFirst Thai-Built Chevrolet Trailblazer SUV Rolls Off Assembly Line
The first all-new Chevrolet Trailblazer SUV has rolled off the automaker’s Rayong, Thailand production line, GM has announced. The Thai-built Trailblazer is based on the upcoming Colorado pickup’s...
View ArticleThis is the 2014 Mazda6 Wagon; No, You Can’t Have One
Mazda’s assembly line in Japan is already starting to crank out 2014 Mazda6 sedans. Surprised? We were more surprised to see what the first car off the line was: a new Mazda6 station wagon. To date,...
View ArticleToyota Says It’s Beefing-Up Its Diesel Portfolio
At a news conference last week in Tokyo, Toyota vice chairman Takeshi Uchiyamada wanted to set the record straight regarding the automaker’s diesel development. “We are making some of the best clean...
View ArticleVolkswagen Considering Budget Brand For Developing Markets
In the latest development in its quest to become the world’s largest automaker by 2018, Volkswagen is reportedly considering launching a budget brand to increase its presence and sales in developing...
View Article2013 Kia Cadenza/K7 Sedan Updated For Non-U.S. Markets
Refreshed Cadenza Gets Slightly More Aggressive
View ArticleRear-Drive Toyota Crown Launched in Japan with Hybrid, V-6 Engine Options
Toyota has just launched the 14th generation Crown sedan in Japan with a controversial front grille and a new hybrid variant. Offered since 1955, the latest rear- and all-wheel-drive Toyota Crown sedan...
View ArticleChevrolet Brings Forbidden Fruit to 2013 Detroit Auto Show – Which Would You...
The 2014 Chevrolet Corvette and 2014 Chevrolet Silverado may have been the brand’s big reveals at this year’s Detroit auto show, but the U.S. lineup’s global friends came along to share the stage. We...
View ArticleHyundai HND-9 Coupe Concept Breaks Cover in South Korea
Hyundai’s teaser images of its new HCD-9 Coupe concept – which debuted this week at the Seoul Motor Show – didn’t leave much to the imagination, but now we have a little better look at Hyundai’s...
View ArticleFrozen Record: Nissan GT-R Goes 183 MPH on Russian Lake
The Nissan GT-R has set a new Russian record as the fastest production car on ice, with an average speed of 183.18 mph (294.8 kmh) across Lake Baikal. Driven by Russian race driver Roman Rusinov and...
View ArticleJapan Poised To Join Trans-Pacific Trade Talks in July
A recently-completed free-trade deal between South Korea and the United States has resulted in Honda and Toyota to ship U.S.-built vehicles to South Korea, circumventing stiff tariffs that would be...
View ArticleUPDATE: Lamborghini Aventador Joins Dubai Police Fleet, Ferrari Next
While law enforcement agencies in the United States pick the Chevrolet Caprice, Dodge Charger, and Ford Taurus as their next police cars, the oil-rich Middle Eastern city of Dubai in the United Arab...
View ArticleDubai Police Adopt Chevy Camaro SS, Aston Martin One-77
Dubai's finest adopts some American muscle.
View ArticleWe Hear: Infiniti May Launch Halo Sports Car by 2016
Infiniti may be planning an environmentally friendly halo sports car, Autocar reports, and we could see it as early as 2016. The car will take on a different character than that of the 545-hp Nissan...
View ArticleTo Protect and Impress: Bugatti Veyron Joining Dubai Police Fleet
When it rains, it pours — even in the middle of the Arabian Desert. Weeks after adding Lamborghini Aventador, Ferrari FF, and Chevrolet Camaro police cars to its fleet (among other things), the Dubai...
View ArticleReport: Ford Moving Next-Gen Fiesta Production To Thailand
Flexibility is the name of the game in today’s global auto industry, with factories configured to change production mix between different models based on sales and customer demand. Some plants build...
View ArticleMitsubishi Mirage Sedan Revealed, Called Attrage in Thailand
The new Mitsubishi Mirage went on sale in Thailand not too long ago, but already, the Japanese automaker is expanding its lineup with a subcompact sedan version of the four-door hatchback. Named the...
View ArticleBob Lutz’s VL Automotive and Chinese Partner May Buy Fisker
There may still be life left in Fisker yet. Bob Lutz’s VL Automotive, makers of the V-8-powered version of the Fisker Karma , is reportedly looking into buying Fisker out of bankruptcy, with the help...
View ArticleNissan Recalling 841,000 Vehicles Globally on Steering Issue
Nissan is recalling 841,000 vehicles worldwide on an issue with the steering wheel. Nissan Micra/March and Cube models built between 2002 and 2006 are subject to the recall. Cars were sold in Japan,...
View ArticleRussian Olympians Drive Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG in New Ad
Olympic gold medalists Alexei Nemov and Evgeni Plushenko star alongside a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG in the automaker’s latest Russian commercial. Although the Olympians compete in different sports, the two...
View ArticleGeneral Motors Targets Dominant Toyota in Indonesia
Overseas markets used to be an afterthought for the Detroit Three, with the lion’s share of attention going to the U.S. Today, overseas markets, and especially so-called “emerging” economies are where...
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