We were expecting to hear an announcement this week about a tie-up between Volkswagen AG and Proton Holdings, a Malaysia state-controlled automaker. However, Proton said today that talks between the two companies have ended as Volkswagen is focused on “other priorities.” Proton said that it “acknowledges” Volkswagen’s decision and will move forward with its current [...]
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced that Chrysler is recalling almost 600,000 Dodge Grand Caravans, Chrysler Town & Country, Jeep Wranglers and another 100,000 elsewhere due to a brake or wiring issue that could create safety issues. The recall consists of 288,968 Jeep Wranglers from the 2006 through 2010 model year due to [...]
Tesla has incurred some loss with their rechargeable sports cars, but has found a creative way to offset them- by selling environmental credits to Honda. Since 2008, Tesla has generated $13.8 million from selling “zero-emission vehicle” credits required by large automakers in order to meet California”s tight emission standards. Honda, which was ranked as the [...]
Hyundai’s long-rumored replacement for the Tiburon coupe is expected to make its world debut at the 2010 Paris Motors Show in October, reports AutoCar. Insiders at Hyundai say that the car will be a close match to the Veloster Concept and will have an asymmetric body, with two doors on the left-hand side of the [...]
Many, even BMW, have long come to adopt that the company’s logo originated from the movement of an aircraft propeller that signified white blades cutting through the blue sky. BMW adopted that interpretation in 1929, twelve years after the logo was created. It is true that the round logo actually evolved from the similar circular [...]
The shakeups keep coming in the GM executive branch, as dozens of product development executives have been reassigned, and new heads of global product planning, powertrain engineering, and quality have been appointed. CEO Ed Whitacre has assumed control of global product planning. Spokespersons for the company verified that none of the moves involved employees leaving [...]
Top Korean auto manufacturer Hyundai-Kia will begin low-volume production of at least one fuel cell vehicle within the next two years. Though it is still not known whether the vehicle will be a Hyundai or a Kia, it will definitely be a hydrogen-powered version of an existing model. “There are already agreements between car makers [...]
Here is the first picture of the new Volkswagen Passat, leaked before its official world debut at the 2010 Paris Motor Show. Carrying over Volkswagen’s new design theme, the new 2011 Passat looks very similar to the new Polo and Golf from the front. As far as powertrain options go, the lineup is expected to [...]
The Aston Martin V12 Vantage is slowly making its way to the United States. The model will go on sale in the fourth quarter of 2010 with prices starting at $179,995, including a heavy $3,000 gas-guzzler tax and $1,350 destination charge. We’re not even going to bother to elaborate some more. Here’s a quick refresher [...]
The same day that the new BMW Concept Gran Coupe made its debut at the 2010 Beijing Motor Show, sources confirmed that the model will go into production sometime in 2012. Today, BMW’s chief of sales and marketing, Ian Robertson, confirmed that the Concept Gran Coupe will go into production in the second quarter of [...]
