Honda shuts down Chinese plants due to workers strike
Honda has shut down production in all its four plants in China due to workers from a parts manufacturing unit going on strike. 1,850 workers making transmissions and engine parts at Honda …
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Nissan Leaf fully booked six months before sales start
Nissan's CEO Carlos Ghosn has confirmed that the Nissan Leaf is doing extremely well. The US market's allotment has been fully reserved, six months before the electric vehicle goes on sale. It …
Government think tank proposes fuel hikes – 15 sen this year and RON95 to cost RM2.60 by 2015
PEMANDU, a government think tank led by Minister in Prime Minister's Department Idris Jala tasked with formulating proposals to reduce the country's government subsidy budget has recommended a petrol price hike of …
Mercedes developing W204 C-Class Coupe to replace CLC
There will be a new Mercedes-Benz "C-Class coupe" based on the W204 C-Class coming soon, when the popular sedan gets its minor mid life refresh next year. At the moment, if you …
Chevrolet Cruze team achieve podium finishes in WTCC
Chevrolet have added a fourth car in the World Touring Car Championship starting with the Monza leg. The usual Chevrolet Cruzes of Rob Huff, Alain Menu and Yvan Muller are still fielded …
Pirelli beats Michelin to be official Formula 1 tyre supplier?
According to Italian media sources, Pirelli is said to be Formula 1's next sole tyre supplier when Bridgestone leaves the sport at the end of this season. The Italian tyremaker will be …
Top 10 winners of the Double Barrel Hunt to be ‘chauffeured’ on track in a Lotus 2-Eleven!
Driven's Double Barrel Hunt contest is currently in its seventh week and thus far 30 lucky winners have walked away with prizes such as BHPetrol fuel vouchers, Nokia E52s, V-KOOL and Ultra …
Mahindra aims to electrify India with purchase of REVA
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd has announced the purchase of a majority stake in Bangalore based REVA Electric Car Co. Ltd. Mahindra now owns 55.2% stake in REVA, which will now be known …
Kia joins fuel cell race, expects 10,000 units sold by 2015
Kia is hoping to become one of the leading fuel cell electric vehicle makers by 2015. Time lines have been vague, as they only mentioned that sales will start somewhere between 2010 …
Novitec remembers the Ferrari 612 Scaglietti, and tunes it!
The 612 Scaglietti is not a very popular member of the Ferrari family. More often than not, the big grand tourer is eclipsed by its prettier, sexier and nimbler sisters. Those shopping …
Proton to announce Volkswagen tie-up talks results in 1 to 2 weeks, posts profit for FY2009/10
When Proton first announced that it was not proceeding with a supposedly finalized tie-up with Volkswagen quite some time ago, to be honest I had abandoned hope in such a tie-up happening. …
Hulme CanAm is New Zealand’s first supercar
You are looking at the first Kiwi supercar, and the four-year old company is named after New Zealand's only F1 World Champion, Denny Hulme. The Hulme CanAm is no ordinary supercar, because …
KERS could make a 2011 return, Lotus not opting for it
Lotus have announced that they will not be using KERS in 2011 due to a number of reasons. KERS or kinetic energy recovery system is an application whereby the kinetic or moving …
US Grand Prix confirmed to be in Austin, Texas
The long rumoured American F1 track is now confirmed. The venue has finally been set for the US Formula 1 Grand Prix and it will be set in Austin, Texas. The FIA …
All new BMW 5-Series, Volvo XC60 and more on Driven this Sunday!
Watch Driven Season 1 Episode 8’s 30 second promo Driven's eight episode will hit the airwaves this Sunday at 10.30pm on 8TV and the team will put the Volvo XC60 to the …
Kia Rondo EX and EXS gets 300 unit equipment boost
If you're looking to buy a Kia Rondo (called the Naza Citra II Rondo here in Malaysia) sometime soon you'll be pleased to know that both the Rondo EX and EXS will …
Electric cars may need artificial noise for safety
Electric and hybrid cars have been a staple alternative for eco-conscious motorist for some time, though there might be a chance you'd be involved in an accident more often than that of …
Italdesign-Giugiaro to work exclusively with VW?
The announcement that VW has taken up 90.1 percent stake in Italdesign will come as a sigh of relief to its workforce. VW has stated that there will be no redundancies among …
It’s official: Volkswagen’s Lamborghini buys 90.1 percent stake in Italdesign Giugiaro
It has finally been officially confirmed that Volkswagen Group and Italdesign Giugiaro S.p.A. (IDG) will be joining hands in a new era of motoring engineering and design. An official press release has …
Cosworth extracts 395 hp from the Subaru WRX STI
Cosworth has fettled with the Subaru WRX STI to produce promising results. The finely tuned machine designated the Subaru Cosworth STi CS400 has been improved in more ways than one. The selling …