Another first for Toyota: a rear center airbag!
In a car crash we have side airbags for side impacts but in cases where there are two or more passengers in the rear, they can end up hitting each other. Toyota's …
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Mercedes-Benz F-CELL Roadster Concept
First of all, what's with the bicycle wheels??? Actually this is more like an extreme example of retro-futurism as all the first few cars including Henry Ford's had wheels that looked like …
Kia Forte LPI Hybrid 1.6L unveiled for Korea!
The Kia Forte LPI Hybrid runs on Liquefied Petroleum Gas (used in Korea, we use CNG here in our NGVs) and its 1.6 liter Gamma LPI HEV engine is assisted by an …
Tata Nano officially goes on sale, delivery in July!
The Tata Nano is officially here and on sale! Bear in mind this is the Indian domestic market version and not the larger, more well-equipped version that was showcased as the Tata …
Blue Energy Co Ltd: Honda and GS Yuasa JV
GS Yuasa and Honda have announced the name of their new JV company - Blue Energy Co Ltd. It will be established on the 1st of April 2009 and will focus on …
Skoda postpones ASEAN plans, prefer to wait it out
Volkswagen's Skoda marque had planned to enter the ASEAN market sometime soon but has postponed its plans and instead plans to play a waiting game to see through the current crisis. Skoda …
Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk6 – full details unveiled!
Volkswagen has unveiled the production version of the Mk6 Volkswagen Golf GTI and some journalists have already managed to have a go at it at the international driving presentation in Saint-Tropez, France. …
BYD M6: Estima inspired Chinese MPV
BYD cars have always been curiously similiar to Toyotas, for example the BYD F3 is clearly inspired from the previous generation Corolla Altis and it is sometimes referred to as the poor …
Dongfeng Aeolus Fengshen based on old ZX
Dongfeng does Kia, Nissan, PSA Peugeot Citroen and Honda in China, but they have been recently focusing on developing their own brand as well. This is the Dongfeng Aeolus Fengshen sedan, and …
Mitsubishi Motors to restructure European business
Mitsubishi has proposed a new business model for its business in Europe, with both product offering and management structure changes to reflect the new way it is taking forward. They want to …
W212 E63 AMG set for New York debut
There's one very easy way to tell the real stuff from the aesthetic replicas when it comes to AMG and M cars. Just check out those huge brakes in the photo above! …
E89 BMW Z4 M scrapped – no business case!
BMW has axed the BMW Z4 M because according to them, there is no business case in such a product in this time and age, thanks to the economic downturn and the …
Mazda to debut the refreshed 2010 CX-7 and CX-9 models in New York
Japanese-based auto maker Mazda will attend next month’s New York Auto Show with the facelifted Mazda CX-7 and Mazda CX-9 models. The refreshed CX-7 has received a slightly updated exterior as well …
BMW reveals plans to build compact hybrid cars
Bavarian auto maker BMW has revealed its plans to produce a compact or small sized hybrid vehicle via BMW’s Chairman Norbert Reithofer at BMW Group’s Annual Accounts Press Conference. This project, which …
2010 British Motor Show canceled
Reports have emerged that the 2010 British Motor Show has been canceled due to poor attendance and a struggling economy. The decision was made during a meeting of the Society of Motor …
BMW’s Quandt family is against the Daimler/BMW cross ownership plan
After reporting that top German auto makers BMW and Daimler are planning to perform a cross ownership a couple of days ago, and both companies may exchange up to 7% of shares …
Volkswagen Polo Plus and Polo Sedan for the US
Click for enlarged image Volkswagen will create two new cars for the US market. One is a larger and taller of the new Volkswagen Polo, somewhat like what the Golf Plus is …
F01 exterior designer leaves for Mercedes-Benz
The exterior designer of the new F01 BMW 7-Series Karim Habib has left BMW for its rival Mercedes-Benz, where he will head an advanced design studio near Stuttgart. Habib will report to …
CKD Europestar RCR gets its own front-end
Phase 2 of the Proton GEN2 export and rebadging deal with China's Youngman group under the Europestar brand is well underway and this is the new styling that Europestar will be applying …
Electric-car maker TH!NK plans to build a factory in the U.S
Norwegian electric-car builder TH!NK which has recently undergone bankruptcy under Norwegian law and had to cease production in that country, announced plans to set up a plant in the U.S to manufacture …
