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You could say the most recent Mercedes Benz E-Class model spearheaded Mercedes Benz's new reputation for bad quality control, something that many international members of the automotive industry have been talking about. …
There is a tussle in the boardroom of Volkswagen AG over the Porsche Cayenne and the Volkswagen Touareg. Porsche is using it's majority stake shareholding to influence Volkswagen product planning and marketing, …
Volkswagen's new second generation Phaeton will be developed using Audi's new MLP platform, and will be smaller than it's stable-mate the Audi A8 in interests of product differentiation. The new Audi A8 …
Toyota is considering adding a small monocoque two-door pick-up truck (think Proton Arena) to the Scion car line-up, which should fit right in to the whole youth and lifestyle angle of the …
Piezo fuel injectors are all the rage for turbodiesel engines these days for the superior performance they have. Pieze injectors (graphic shown) can inject fuel using multiple jets and multiple injections per …
The Volkswagen Golf GT is quickly becoming a favourite with the automotive world, heck, even I wish I could lay my hands on one, and the little boost meter on the top …
Increasing demand for diesel-burning Toyota cars in the European market has prompted isuzu to build a new plant in Japan to increase supply to keep up with demand. The new US$110.5 million …
The Nissan Titan is Nissan's full-sized pick-up truck offering in the US, and is powered by a 5.6 litre 32 valve V8 engine codenamed VK56DE, making 317 horsepower and 522Nm of torque …
PSA Peugeot Citroen said going into the market of premium vehicles with a new marque might be one of the options it is considering, a move much like Nissan and Toyota with …
Honda wants to sell diesel-powered cars in Japan by 2009, in an attempt to reignite Japan's dead diesel passenger car market, which is also the world's third-biggest auto market. There is only …
The latest whispers being passed around dinner tables in the automotive industry are that Jaguar and Land Rover are currently on the table, and potential buyers are Fiat. It seems that talks …
If you think the Renault/Dacia Logan (shown above) was a budget car, wait til you see what Renault has in mind next. The guys at Renault are planning an even cheaper car …
Honda has a new trim level for the 2.2 litre i-CTDi engined Honda Accord in the UK, and Honda thinks it's good enough to be a GT! Well, that's what I interpreted …
Fiat Powertrain Technologies has unveiled the latest revision of it's 1.9 litre JTD MultiJet 16 valve inline-4 turbodiesel engine, which uses twin stage turbocharging to produce high power and massive torque in …
Toyota has something new up it's sleeves - Valvematic, an evolution of the VVT-i mechanism which now incorporates continuous valve lift control together with VVT-i's existing valve timing control. Valvematic also eliminates …
Hyundai is taking a slightly different approach to electro-combustion hybrid powertrains. It will be releasing a hybrid version of the Hyundai Elantra in 2009, and it will be powered by an LPG-electric …
Now this is some really strange stuff. Contrary to what everyone is saying about how 4X4s and SUVs should be banned because of the excess fuel they consume, apparently Jesus wants you …
Ikea UK has decided it's entire company fleet cars will be Honda Civic Hybrids. This decision is part of Ikea's commitment to reduce it's environmental impact. 50 Civic Hybrids will be supplied …
Saab has unveiled it's new facelifted C-segment premium sedan - the Saab 9-3, and it comes in Sedan, SportCombi and Convertible models! The boys at Trollhattan (what an amusing name for a …
Nanjing Automobile, who owns the MG brand now, will be purchasing diesel engines from an European engine supplier to slot into its' MG 7 for the European market. What Nanjing has right …
