New Goodyear Eagle with ResponsEdge Technology
You've heard of carbon fibre bonnets, roofs, and even sports rims, but have you heard of carbon fibre tyres? Goodyear announced it's new Goodyear Eagle with ResponsEdge Technology which will begin to …
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Toyota enters Camry in NASCAR
Toyota will be joining the NASCAR Nextup Cup series with it's Toyota Camry. I suppose this will give some inspiration to whoever that owns a Camry and is getting tired of it's …
2007 Nissan Sentra USDM
While our Nissan Sentra has just been facelifted here, Nissan has unveiled the new 2007 Nissan Sentra at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Our Nissan Sentra and the USDM …
2006 Pontiac Solstice trashes Miata sales
The Mazda MX5 Miata has been the world's top-selling entry-level two-seat roadster for 16 years now since it's debut in 1989. The MX5 was the brainchild of Bob Hall, who is now …
Rover production restart doubtful
Six months after Nanjing Automobile bought MG Rover, Rover's future is looking bleak as Nanjing doesn't seem to be doing anything about restarting Rover's production. Nanjing rescued Rover from bankruptcy from USD2.44 …
Ford: Only Fords in our car park please
Ford Motor Co just announced that from February 1st 2006 onwards, there will be no vehicles from makes other than those built by Ford or one of it's subsidiaries allowed in it's …
Lamborghini confirms plans to build SUV
The SUV craze. I don't have to introduce this phenomenon to you anymore. Heh. Porsche's Cayenne was a hit and Lamborghini has plans now to emulate the success with a luxury SUV …
Mitsubishi denies joint venture plans with Proton
Here are some more updates on Proton's possibilities on entering a joint venture with another car manufacturer. Mitsubishi Motors Corp issued a statement debunking speculation that it might jointly set up a …
Proton disposes of MV Agusta for 1 Euro
Proton Holdings has sold it's 57.57 percent stake in MV Agusta Spa to an Italian company Gevi Spa. Gevi Spa will assume MV Agusta's debts and working capital requirements totalling 139.44 million …
2006 Nissan Bluebird Sylphy
UPDATE: The Nissan Sylphy has been launched in Malaysia! Two model variants are available, both with 2.0L engines. Click to read more and find out details and pricing. Nissan has launched it's …
Proton and MV Agusta meeting
Short piece of news. Proton Holdings and MV Agusta management met up on Wednesday to discuss MV Agusta's future, according to Corrierre della Sera, citing sources. Proton no longer believes it's 57.7% …
Hyundai and Kia to get new vehicle styling
Hyundai and Kia designs have always been a 'rojak' patchwork of other car designs and they know it, and admit it. We have the new Sonata looking like an Accord, and the …
Volkswagen EcoRacer first on road test
Volkswagen's EcoRacer was taken to the race tracks for a spin by 34 motor journalists from 9 countries. The journalists covered 1200km over 3 days at a racetrack in Pau, South of …
China automotive trade breach
The European Commission is threathening legal action against China for discrimination against European car companies, with their latest decision to revise tax tariffs for car parts which indirectly forces companies to source …
GM turning Japanese?
Billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian was the person who orchestrated Chrysler's sale to DaimlerBenz a decade ago. Now he's trying to do it again with troubled GM, but this time he's trying to …
2008/2009 Infiniti GT-R
Nissan Motor Co has decided the new R35 Skyline GT-R will be sold in the US under the Infiniti brand, as the Infiniti GT-R. Nissan executives have been battling for the Skyline …
SRM in Australia early 2006
Proton's media release department seems to favour the foreign markets more than our own local market. In a release by Proton Cars Australia, Proton says the new Satria Replacement Model three-door hatch …
Forbes Automotive Turkeys of 2005
Forbes has published a list of the Automotive Turkeys of 2005. Turkeys, like lemons, are words used to describe failures. Maybe sales are bad. Maybe they fall apart after a few drives. …
SUV versus Cars crash tests
With the abundance of SUVs and trucks on the road these days, the issue of what would happen when a higher SUV bumper collides with a car. Most of the times, the …
Mitsubishi to supply new engines to Smart
Mitsubishi Motors and Smart gmbh have signed an agreement where Mitsubishi will supply its next generation normally aspirated and turbocharged small-capacity engines to smart to be used in the successor to the …
