Features
10 Dec, 2015
The new Astra takes family hatch tech to a different level, and we try it out
Toyota, Honda and Volkswagen had the most models rated among the safest U.S. vehicles in a year-end review by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
New vehicle sales in the Philippines rose by almost 26% to 26.979 units in November, from 21,422 units in the same month of last year, according to data released jointly by the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines (CAMPI) and the Truck Manufacturers Association (TMA).
General Motors is to plough US$44m in the Bowling Green Assembly plant to support increased capacity in its Performance Build Centre, adding 36 new jobs.
Hyundai Motor launched its new EQ900 flagship saloon model range this week, to be sold under the company's new Genesis luxury brand designed to take on global luxury brands such as BMW and Mercedes-Benz.
Volkswagen Group Chairman Hans Dieter Poetsch pledged that the company will be "relentless" in seeking to establish which people were responsible for the automaker's emissions scandal even as he admitted that there was an attitude in some parts of...
Articles
10 Dec, 2015
Facelifted sports cars to get new four-cylinder turbo engines, while 718 Boxster will sit above the 718 Cayman in the new model range
Faraday Future, the electric-vehicle startup backed by Chinese billionaire Jia Yueting, selected Nevada for the company's planned $1 billion U.S. factory.
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has agreed to pay $70 million in fines to resolve a U.S. investigation that it failed to disclose vehicle crash death and injury reports, sources told Reuters today.
One current and two former executives of Espar and its German parent company Eberspaecher have been indicted for conspiring to fix the prices of heaters used in trucks to keep drivers warm, the Justice Department said today.
Fields Auto Group has agreed to buy Brumos Automotive in Jacksonville, Fla. The deal is expected to close in mid-February. Brumos declined to announce the terms of the transaction because it remains subject to governmental and manufacturer approvals.
Thomas Amato, co-president of powertrain components supplier Metaldyne Performance Group, will step down from the position at the end of the year, the company said today.
Striking workers at Nexteer's Saginaw plant in Michigan have returned to work after a lightening stoppage saw 3,200 staff down tools in a protest concerning pay.
Volkswagen Group has picked company veteran Francisco Javier Garcia Sanz to oversee the cleanup of its diesel scandal. The automaker also named Skoda's Frank Welsch as VW brand's new head of technical development.
Volkswagen Group has picked one of its most experienced executives, Francisco Javier Garcia Sanz, as the executive in charge of cleaning up its diesels scandal.
News
9 Dec, 2015
Save the planet and look cool doing it with aero additions to the hybrid hatchback
Subaru of America broke ground on its new headquarters in Camden, N.J., today, promising to create 100 jobs in exchange for a $118 million state grant to build its new home.
With the current economy the last thing you need is for your vehicle to break down. Whether your driving a reliable car or a busted up