Woman drives Mercedes Benz SL500 into river
A woman in her late 20s driving a Mercedes Benz SL500 costing £96,000 drove her car into a ford and ended up getting washed downstream the river until a stable-owner heard her and risked her […]
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Shareholders want Chrysler name dropped from DaimlerChrysler
Two DaimlerChrysler Shareholders, Ekkehard Wenger and Leonhard Knoll have submitted a name change proposal to the DaimlerChrysler board of directors, detailing their wishes for the company to drop the name Chrysler regardless of whether Chrysler […]
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Zap releases more details on ZAP-X
Remember Zap? I reported earlier in February that US electric car maker Zap was employing the services of Lotus to develop the ZAP-X for them, an all-wheel drive crossover MPV which would be fully powered […]
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Aston Martin Rapide: Safety by Volvo
Aston Martin will be procuring Volvo’s help to develop the Aston Martin Rapide 4-door sedan‘s safety system. Volvo’s safety engineering expertise was also used previously on the DB9 and V8 Vantage models. Volvo will develop […]
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Proton Cars Get Some International Attention
Proton’s Gen2, Savvy and Satria Neo, regarded as the first few cars in a generation of Protons that attempt to breakaway from the Mitsubishi rebadging era have been making it’s way around the globe. The […]
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Volkswagen to introduce new sedans once Proton deal is finalised
Volkswagen’s head of international sales Kevin Rose says talks between Volkswagen and Proton are now at a fairly advanced stage, and both parties clearly know what they would want from such an agreement. Volkswagen said […]
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Proton Updates in Indonesia
Proton says it has managed to position itself in the top three spot in Indonesia’s taxi market, outselling other brands in a taxi market dominated by Toyota and Hyundai. This may be a case of […]
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TV Poll: More than half of Germans want Autobahn speed limit imposed
You might remember how environmentalists petitioned for a speed limit to be imposed on the Autobahn some time back. Judging by your reactions, although most of you and me included would most likely never have […]
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Spyker wants to buy Lotus
Dutch car manufacturer Spyker has made a bid for Lotus, reported Dutch auto magazine AutoWeek. AutoWeek’s unnamed sources claims the Dutch company is already in talks with Proton about the possible porchase. Spyker’s owner however, […]
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Cerberus hires Bernhard to analyze Chrysler bid
Other than the obvious buyout by another car company – General Motors, two non-automotive companies have been interested in Chrysler – the Blackstone Group and Cerberus. Investment firm Blackstone is currently already in the auto […]
