In today's News Brake, Bob Lutz may be back in the game, Tesla cashes in on stock offering, and Abarth looks to works its magic on Alfa Romeo . . . But Wait, There's More!
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As the information flood spills out of the home and office into the vehicle, there is a danger of overloading the driver. Matthew Beecham finds out what the industry is doing to give us what we increasingly want, but not too much...
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Electric vehicle maker Tesla Motors yesterday raised US$226m in an initial public offering of 13,300,000 shares of its common stock at $17.00 per share, 20% more volume than originally planned and US$1 above the range being discussed ahead of the IPO.
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Fiat has declined to comment on suggestions in Italy that CEO Sergio Marchionne is to make an imminent announcement on the future of its Pomigliano d'Arco plant near Naples.
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Mazda MX-5 Miyako adds a host of styling tweaks and improved steering response
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"Ford's latest investment move illustrates that emerging markets opportunities aren't just about the big markets of the BRICs," editor Dave Leggett said in his editor's weekly update email of Ford's announcement last week it would invest in a new Thailand plant with around 150K annual capacity; manufacture of the Focus for domestic sale and export to markets like Australia (under a free trade agreement) and New Zealand is being planned from 2012.
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During our first test drive, Dave Messih speeds around a curve at 50 mph. His foot never touches the brake, and the 2011 Ford Explorer prototype we're in knocks down a barrier of safety cones.
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More details of Peugeot’s Ford Mondeo rival revealed.
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SENIOR EDITOR FOR NEWS BOB GRITZINGER: This particular test car is done up in diesel billboard trim, but otherwise, you'd probably never know this is a diesel.
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New UK secretary of state for business, innovation and skills (DBIS) Vince Cable was the picture of optimism at yesterday's (28 June) launch of Toyota's new Auris hybrid at its plant near Derby.
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Hyundai named Michael O'Brien vice president of product and corporate planning--an influential position that has been vacant since John Krafcik became CEO in late 2008, the company announced on Tuesday.
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Driver assistance technologies are evolving rapidly. Just looking back three years alone at what was predicted in terms of the application of camera-based technologies, a lot has changed. Matthew Beecham talked with Akira Kondo, general manager of Denso Corp's driving assistance and safety engineering department and Yoshihiko Teguri, chief engineer of Denso Corp's information and safety systems research and development department about the company's driver assistance systems.
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Ford Europe will launch its updated Mondeo at the 2010 Moscow motor show on 25 August. The model is built in Russia and also in China as well as Germany.
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Lotus Cars Ltd. is poised to tap former General Motors Co. product guru Bob Lutz and retired BMW executive Tom Purves to advise the British niche carmaker on a five-year turnaround plan.
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Research firm Datamonitor says that it expects the share of low-emission 'green' vehicles in use in Europe to rise from 2.3% in 2009 to 3.2% by 2015.
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Russian carmaker AvtoVAZ may end up managing eight component producers included in the Samara-based SOK Group, Russian business dailies Vedomosti and Kommersant reported on Tuesday.
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Toyota Motor Europe wants its new UK-made Auris hybrid to help it pass Fiat to takeover as Europe's low-CO2 champion.
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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
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