At the 2011 Top Marques Monaco, Spada Vetture Sport is scheduled to unveil their new model known as the Codatronca Monza. Well, if you have no patience like us, you can thank the internet for leaked images of the car that hit the web earlier today. While you’ll have to wait to see the official [...]
Kia is slowly moving upmarket and has plans to offer a performance hatchback in Europe to solidify its upgrading lineup. According to Soon-Nam Lee, Kia’s overseas marketing director, Kia is planning a rival to the Volkswagen GTI. “We are preparing turbocharged engines,” said Soon-Nam Lee. “We are tuning suspension and we are preparing a Golf [...]
Since the last four years, the number of women purchasing cars has steadily increased as a percentage of total sales. According to Polk’s actual registration records which cover every state in the U.S., some 38.5% of all new vehicle registrations are registered to women. That’s up 2.5 percent compared to 2006. The top five brands [...]
BMW i Ventures, which is BMW’s recently established venture capital company with an investment fund of up to $100 million to develop individual mobility solutions for the world’s biggest cities, announced today that Edward Robinson will be President of the division. Robinson is a 32-year old BMW Group veteran. The fund also announced the planned [...]
At the 2011 Geneva Motor Show earlier this month, Kia unveiled the new 2012 Kia Rio hatchback, a sexy looking compact version of the old Rip that the brand has been selling for many years. Kia announced today that the sedan version of the new Kia Rio will make its debut a the 2011 New [...]
There are only a few roads around the world that are kind to vehicles that travel on them – of course, the roads in the New England region aren’t some of them. With that in mind, Ford engineers at Ford’s Lommel Proving Ground in Belgium and Michigan Proving Ground in the United States test all vehicles [...]
One of the most fuel-efficient cars in the United States is also becoming one of the most popular. General Motors announced that for the first three months of 2011, the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze is on track to exceed 50,000 total sales. Retail sales for the Cruze are expected to more than triple those of the [...]
On a quick boring industry note, General Motors announced today that it has sold its Class A Membership Interest in Delphi Automotive LLP back to Delphi for $3.8 billion. GM acquired the Class A Membership Interest in October 2009 in conjunction with the creation of Delphi. “We are systematically delivering on our commitment to strengthen [...]
Toyota said today that it will be increasing U.S. pricing on most of its vehicles ranging from 1.2 percent to 2.2 percent. The increase extends across the Toyota, Lexus and Scion brands and takes effect in May. The announcement comes as Toyota largely remains shut down in Japan after the massive March 11 earthquake. The [...]
Following a short delay, more 2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid units will be making their way to dealerships by late April. However, Hyundai sister-brand’s Kia Optima Hybrid, will go on sale five months later than originally planned. Click here for more news on the Kia Optima Hybrid. The Hyundai Sonata Hybrid was supposed to arrive in [...]
