Vauxhall confirms soft-top four-seater on its way. But what should it be called, Manta or Calibra?
French auto parts supplier Faurecia will produce parts including the exhaust, instrument panel skin and seat components for the 2012 Volkswagen Passat to be produced in VW's U.S. plant in Chattanooga.
The Honda Civic has been the best selling car in Canada for years. Back in the day, I owned a '98 coupe and I loved it! It was the perfect size and had comfortable seating for my friends and me. It was good-looking, a bit sporty, drove well and most of all - it was affordable.
Christian Klien insists he is still in the running to secure the last race seat on the 2011 grid.
Seat will launch four new models next year in its biggest product offensive to date, president James Muir said in Geneva.
Ferrari will target wealthy families and golf bag-toting sports-car enthusiasts when it introduces the four-seat FF, the first Ferrari with four-wheel drive.
The feature content of new cars is increasing on a daily basis. Yet features like multimedia systems, cell phones, rear seat entertainment, remote keyless entry and tyre pressure monitoring systems all consume more energy. As part of just-auto.com's annual rolling review of electrical and electronic distribution systems, Matthew Beecham asks how is this trend impacting on vehicle electrical and electronic architectures?
The U.S. Supreme Court injected new life into a suit against Ford brought by the mother of a South Carolina teenager killed in a 2002 pickup truck accident.
Car enthusiasts usually love to take their passion inside their house, creating living room tables from engine blocks, desk chairs from racing seats, clocks from wheels and so on.
Tone down the Geneva show 'concept' wackier styling details, change the two-tone yellowy brown cabin to the battleship grey or coal mine black most European buyers prefer and you have - more or less - the redesigned production Opel/Vauxhall Zafira sevent seat MPV/people carrier minivan for 2011 and beyond. It may also get Holden or Chevrolet badges if sold outside Europe.
Stylish seven-seater rival to Ford's S-MAX makes its debut.
We get an early look at Geneva cars from Jaguar, Aston Martin and Volkswagen--and a peek at a new Lamborghini; we get some seat time in the Fisker Karma hybrid sedan, and we send birthday wishes to a couple of drivers.
The U.S. Supreme Court opened the auto industry to new lawsuits over seatbelt design, ruling that Mazda must defend against claims pressed by the family of a woman killed while riding in an MPV minivan.
Heated and cooled vehicle seat maker Amerigon has reported a record US$10m in net profit for full year 2010 compared with $723,000 in 2009.
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Seating supplier Lear Corporation has announced a US$400m share repurchase programe, initiated a $0.25 per share quarterly cash dividend and declared a two-for-one stock split of its common stock. The cash dividend will be paid on the pre-split shares.
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WITH VIDEOS -- Ferrari revealed the first photos of its new FF model on Friday and calls it the most powerful, versatile four-seater ever, as well as Ferrari's first-ever four-wheel-drive car.
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The all-new 2012 Mercedes-Benz C-class coupe will debut next month at the Geneva auto show and go on sale in the United States in September. The two-door, four-seat coupe will be available as the six-cylinder C350 and the four-cylinder C250.
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Nick Heidfeld has moved tantalisingly close to securing a race drive for the 2011 season. The prime candidate to replace injured Robert Kubica, 33-year-old German Heidfeld tested the Renault R31 at Jerez on Saturday and topped the timesheet.
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