Porsche said that it has started achieving outstanding results in the business year 2009/10 (July 31). According to the preliminary figures, with a growth of 17.9 percent to 7.79 billion euros, Porsche achieved the highest turnover in company history. Sales also rose by 8.8 percent to 81,850 (previous year: 75,238) vehicles. “The record turnover dramatically demonstrates [...]
Honda recently announced that it will be ending sales of the Civic Type R due to forthcoming Euro V emissions regulations. The Japanese automaker has just released the updated 2011 Civic for the UK, which takes some design cues from the outgoing Type R model to keep fans satisfied. The 2011 UK Civic gets a [...]
Nissan today released a sketch of the next-generation Versa compact sedan and confirmed that it will be sold in the United States. We expect the next Nissan Versa to hit markets sometime next year as 2012 model. The model will compete with the likes of the Honda Fit, Ford Fiesta and Toyota Yaris. 2012 Nissan [...]
It’s not like we didn’t know this already but Aston Martin confirmed today that the Toyota iQ based compact Cygnet will go into production in 2011 at the company’s Gaydon headquarts in Warwickshire. “It is time to think differently. Aston Martin is honest and we don”t make compromises” says Aston Martin CEO Dr Ulrich Bez. ”Whatever [...]
Mercedes-Benz is recalling more than 85,000 units in the United States due to a steering flaw that can make cars difficult to control. The voluntary recall includes that 2010 C-Class Model 204 and E-Class Model 212, and 2010-11 E-Class Coupe/Cabriolet Model 207, Daimler said in a report sent to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. [...]
A couple of months ago (July to be exact), Honda”s PR guy Kurt Antonius said that there is no hurry for the Japanese automaker to develop a successor to the compact Civic since the current model was selling so well. While we’re sure that the Civic is still one of the hottest compact sellers on [...]
A couple weeks ago, it was reported that GM tweaked the original 40 mile electric-only range estimate for the Volt, saying that the extended range electric vehicle will travel 25-50 miles on a single battery charge. The statement was made in a document filed today with the Securities and Exchange Commission in paperwork submitted for [...]
As a company, Google does more than just provide the world’s best search engine online and if you didn’t already know that you’re probably living under a rock. What many of us didn’t know for a while is that Google is developing a self-driving car and its prototype has already logged over 140,000 miles. That’s [...]
Don’t you just love being teased? Especially when you’re dying to see if a once bankrupt automaker is continuously improving their product offerings? It’s that feeling that keeps you excited to see what the company is doing to improve themselves or if their still stuck in their harmful old ways. Well, Chrysler is banking on [...]
Infiniti has a lot going on right now with the launch of the new 2011 Infiniti M lineup along with a M35 Hybrid, which will debut at the 2010 LA Auto Show. The company is also working on a new luxury electric-vehicle based on the Nissan LEAF. According to Infiniti’s boss Toru Saito, Infiniti will [...]
