Winterkorn threatens to quit if Porsche interferes
Porsche is allegedly slowly increasing its stake in Volkswagen from the current 31% to a supposed figure of more than 50%, and the two companies have released a joint special edition version …
Next generation Fabia vRS to feature 1.4 TSI
The hot hatch vRS version of the latest generation Skoda Fabia will switch to petrol power in the form of Volkswagen's 1.4 litre TSI engine instead of the current Fabia vRS's 1.9 …
Hyundai to develop 1.5 lakh car in India
Hyundai Motor India managing director HS Lheem announced that Hyundai will be developing a Rs 1.5 lakh (RM11,360) car for the Chinese and Indian markets. The car will be developed in India …
New Honda Freed MPV with up to 8 seats
LATEST: Honda Freed Review - first impressions in Indonesia Honda Japan has added one more vehicle to its line-up, the Honda Freed MPV. Based on the Global Small Platform which underpins cars …
BMW confirms BMW X1 to be produced in Germany
BMW has confirmed that the BMW X1 will be produced at its Leipzig plant in Germany, though an expected product launch is not finalized yet. Producing the X1 at that plant makes …
Tata Nano affects used car prices in India
According to a report by Marinews, it seems that the impending launch of the Tata Nano has had a bad effect on the used car market in India, with used car sales …
Honda Accord “Difficult is worth doing” Campaign
Honda will be showing a "live" advertisement on UK's Channel 4 at 8:10pm UK time. The 3 minute TV spot will feature a team of 19 skydivers who will attempt to form …
Car colours: the shift to white
There seems to be a worldwide shift to white from silver as the most popular choice for a car's colour. According to DuPont's survey last year, white and pearl white narrowly took …
Skoda to make own version of up! city car
Skoda is planning its own version of Volkswagen's upcoming new Lupo (based on the up! concept), and plans to manufacture it in India. Skoda currently has two plants in India, one in …
New Toyota RWD Coupe to be JDM-only?
I am not sure if this source is reliable, but Edmunds claims that Toyota and Subaru have decided that the Toyota-badged version of the upcoming co-developed boxer-engined rear wheel drive coupe will …
Volkswagen teams up with Sanyo for battery R&D
Volkswagen is partnering up with Sanyo to jointly develop high-performance energy storage systems, or in laymen speak batteries that can store LOTS of juice. According to Vee-Dub, Sanyo is currently the world's …
Scirocco GT24 tops class in Nurburgring 24 hours
The 3 units of Volkswagen Scirocco GT24 race cars that participated in the recent Nurburgring 24 hours race managed to clinch the 11th, 15th, and 32nd place, not too bad for a …
Tata Nano to get US$10 airbag?
The Tata Nano is a no-frills car, but one of the more well-equipped, pricier versions of the Tata Nano will feature dual front airbags. And with luck, they'll only increase the cost …
Peugeot 407 Facelift: Initial Details and Photos
Peugeot has given the Peugeot 407 a very minor facelift which incorporates new tail lamps and a new front grille on the exterior and a new climate control interface and telematics system …
Kia to unveil production Kia Soul at Paris 2008
Kia Motors will produce the Kia SOUL Concept, which will retain its concept name and be called the production Kia Soul. It will be unveiled at the 2008 Paris Motor Show. It …
Ricardo 2/4SIGHT engine: switches between two stroke and four stroke cycles
Click to enlarge Ricardo Engineering Consultants (the company that designed and produced the Bugatti Veyron's DSG gearbox and designed the JCB Dieselmax's engine) has produced a prototype 2.0 litre V6 engine called …
Tyre prices may increase due to rising material costs
We could soon be paying more for our tyres, or at the very least Pirelli tyres, according to its CEO Francesco Gori. He says price increases should not be unexpected sometime in …
Infiniti to _SHIFT European cars
Infiniti plans to differentiate its European-bound cars from their North American counterparts in terms of aesthetics. Examples of modifications to the European Infinitis that are set to be launched in 9 European …
Facelifted Aston Martin V8 Vantage features 4.7L V8
Aston Martin has updated its Aston Martin V8 Vantage that was unveiled back in 2005 for the new model year. The facelifted V8 Vantage features numerous improvements, with the most noticable being …
Honda planning several upcoming hybrid vehicles
Honda has revealed details on a few hybrid cars it will be producing over the next few years. One will be a hybrid version of the new Honda Fit, known as the …
