US: safe and least safe cities for drivers in bad weather
The National Safety Council (NSC) warns us that winter time is the one with the highest number of victims due to car crashes. It predicts that 346 persons will die and other 41,900 will get seriously...
View ArticleConsumers name Porsche Macan the best car of 2015
The „Customer Love Index” of 2015 released by the automotive brand analysis company Strategic Visions has announced that people’s love vote for this year goes to none other than the Porsche Macan....
View ArticleAudi cuts costs for its 2016 investment plan
Audi, Volkswagen’s luxury division, is looking to temper its financial plans for the following year and the first thing on its list is to postpone building an originally planned new wind tunnel. The...
View ArticleFiat Chrysler recalls 570,000 SUVs for fire risks
The recall train has a new passenger: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV is now recalling 570,000 SUV models for fire risks in two different campaigns that involve issues with the vanity mirror wiring and a...
View ArticleToyota tops November car sales
It is the fifth consecutive month this year when Toyota Motor Corp surpasses Volkswagen AG in group car sales and 2016 seems to be looking just as great for the Japanese carmaker. It is just another...
View ArticlePorsche recalls 2,893 Macans from Russia
Porsche AG is recalling 2,893 units of its Porsche Macan models from Russia because of possible leaks in its fuel injections pipes, according to the Russian Federal Agency on Technical Regulation and...
View ArticleHyundai Union workers end strike with wage pact
The workers in South Korea from Hyundai Motor Co. finally approved a tentative wage agreement, which is putting an end to the strikes taking place at the company’s biggest production base. Hyundai has...
View ArticleBuick sales to increase in 2016
While Buick is looking to maintain its five-year streak of U.S. car sales, the classic automaker will definitely score new registrations in 2016 with three new models on the line. The first to feast...
View ArticleFCA has a $500 million strategy for the Clean Air Act
Automakers invest billions of dollars into making plug-in electric vehicles and hybrids, not because of high demands, but to comply with the government’s requests. This month, Ford Motor Co. announced...
View ArticleShort sellers at Ferrari faced with bigger costs
Short sellers waiting for the recently listed Ferrari NV shares are bound to face higher costs in order to maintain their bets on the Italian supercar producer. According to Ihor Dusaniwsky, the...
View ArticleChinese trucks win over Japanese rigs in Pakistan
Due to increasingly high infrastructure investments that encourage cheap and lasting commercial vehicles, Chinese trucks may gain more popularity on the roads of Pakistan in the face of Japanese rigs....
View ArticleChrysler celebrates being a tank maker during World War II
A short documentary on Chrysler recalls the role the carmaker played in the World War II as it produced tanks and other military equipment back then. The new six-minute video features Chrysler’s role...
View ArticleIcahn will buy Pep Boys for $1 billion
Icahn Enterprises is going to buy Pep Boys-Manny Moe & Jack for around $1 billion, just hours later after Bridgestone Corp left the bidding race to purchase the Philadelphia-based auto parts...
View ArticleTop two Ferrari investors got 48.8% voting rights
The top two investors in the Italian supercar maker have signed a pact over shareholders that will give them a voting power of almost 50%. This way, the two investors will get a tight grip of Ferrari...
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Top 5 luxury cars to buy in 2016
With a new year just around the corner, we’ve chosen for you five super appealing cars to spend your money on or at least feast your eyes at that got our attention in 2015. BMW 750i xDrive This sedan...
View ArticleWill the VW scandal end the diesel car market?
Volkswagen’s emissions cheating scandal could be the end of any new market for diesel vehicles in North America, Japan and China, according to the CEO of auto supplier Continental, Elmar Degenhart. In...
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Top car failures in 2015
We like it when an automaker recognizes that a car has gone bad. For example, Cadillac’s head of marketing, Uwe Ellinhouse, admitted that “The ELR’s a big disappointment, there’s no denying.” On the...
View ArticleJapan carmakers to charge buyers 5 times as much as the U.S.
Carmakers in Japan announced the government that they plan to replace a tax for potential vehicle buyers that will defy restrictive production for a smaller car market. Last month, the Liberal...
View ArticleNinth death involving Takata airbag gets confirmed by Honda
Honda Motor Co confirmed that a crash which took place in July and ended with the death of a young driver involved a faulty Takata airbag inflator, making it the 9th death linked to the Japanese auto...
View ArticleGerman Autobahn loses popularity due to traffic jams
Back in the 1960s, the roads over the Rhine river were built in Germany to cut back on traffic and shorten trips. However, nowadays the Autobahn is supporting every day three times as much the number...
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