Paris is to introduce 3,000 electric hire cars to the French capital by next autumn as it looks to capitalise on a similar project with two wheels.
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Imagine you are Andrew Humberstone. There you are minding your own business in the Gulf states, happily wholesaling Ferrari and Maserati for the Fiat Group and playing polo with the rich and famous, when Sergio Marchionne himself no less, rings and tells you to catch a flight to the UK and take charge of Fiat over there.
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Ford’s electric Focus snapped testing in the US ahead of its launch here in 2012.
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Following a tough year for the European car market, there are signs of optimism going into 2011 according to the latest analysis from automotive intelligence provider, JATO Dynamics.
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Hyundai's new D-segment car for Europe will be called the i40.
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Full specs for Lamborghini’s Murcielago-replacing LP700-4 hit the internet.
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Junior SUV looks to Grand Cherokee for new face, fresh diesel engine adds punch and boosts mpg
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Cameras switched back on in clampdown, cash from driver training used to fund them
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Shock 612-based shooting brake in line for Geneva debut, versatile concept is marque’s first-ever ‘official’ estate
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Audi will probably beat its target for A1 deliveries next year and may further increase production to meet demand for the entry-premium model.
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Two European luxury brands are tiptoeing into car sharing, a radical move for carmakers whose business for the past 100 years has been selling to individuals. German archrivals Daimler AG and BMW AG have launched sharing programs.
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First came key fobs, which let drivers unlock doors with one click. Then fobs automatically unlocked the door -- and started the car when drivers pushed a button on the instrument panel.
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Mercedes buyers face delivery delays of up to three months as the automaker and its suppliers stuggle to keep up with strong demand from China and the United States, CEO Dieter Zetsche said.
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Martin Schueble, BMW's North American vice president of procurement, says some of his suppliers cut too deeply during the recession. Now that a recovery is stirring, Schueble says, they can't meet demand.
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The walls of Mauro Pino's office at Chrysler Group's Toledo Assembly Complex here are vibrant -- bright orange and yellow. Why? Pino beams and exclaims: "Energy! Everything was gray before. I don't like gray." Energy.
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Toyota is pushing a new global theme of "progressive luxury" for its Lexus brand, including a greater focus on hybrids, advanced telematics and sporty packages.
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As Lexus, Mercedes-Benz and BMW battle for luxury brand sales leadership this year, Acura has been flying below the radar -- as usual. Honda's upscale division has had a solid year.
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If only Zipcar had existed when I lived in downtown Ann Arbor, Mich., as I had for most of my adult life. How many days I walked out the front door, saw my car parked on a concrete slab and tried to remember when I had last started it.
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