News for 21 July 2010
Dodge is credited for turning the Viper into one of the most factory-customized vehicles in recent years. Production of the current generation Viper will soon but not before Dodge has released numerous special editions and …
After Toyota Motor Corp. was reported to have received a subpoena from a federal grand jury in New York, the carmaker released a statement that it will cooperate with the investigation and is currently readying …
Jacques Villeneuve, the 1995 CART champion and 1997 Formula One title winner, has made his first proper comment on his plans to set up an F1 team for next year.
Speaking to him on Monday, AutoWeek …
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Volkswagen has sold almost 10 million Jettas since the first one rolled into showrooms in 1979. This 2011 Jetta sedan rides on a largely new chassis with what eventually will be five engine …
The Honda CR-Z is not your typical sports car, but holding hybrid capabilities and the structure to be easily modified makes this the perfect tuning project for the world renowned HKS company. When …
A new brand, Baojun, will be introduced by the SAIC-GM-Wuling joint venture to handle marketing of its future lineup of passenger cars. The Chinese word Baojun is translated to “treasured horse.”
According to the partnership among …
The German car tuning company Carlsson recently released their newest upgrade package for the Mercedes E-Class Cabrio ranging from sleek new exterior add-ons to performance and more. To begin the process, the team …
A source said that Chrysler Financial Co. could resume large-scale loans to consumers and dealers after it lost its status last year as the main lender to its namesake dealers last year.
The source added that …
After months of teasing about 20,000 Facebook friends, Ford Motor Co. will reveal the redesigned 2011 Explorer to the public on Monday.
It’s the first time an automaker has revealed a redesigned vehicle online rather than …
Bearings and clutch maker Schaeffler may be heavily indebted but it plans to invest about 300 million euros ($389 million) by the end of 2012 to construct three new factories and expand capacity at its …
To cope with the Chinese automakers’ demand for ZF transmissions, German supplier ZF Friedrichshafen AG will be boosting its engineering staff in China by 60%. ZF’s new engineering center is located in the same complex …
EXECUTIVE EDITOR ROGER HART: While I don’t think this is the greatest-looking two-seater, I sure enjoy driving it. I love the interior design, which pays proper homage to its predecessor, the 240Z, in a modern …
Factory driver Lucas Luhr and the Audi R8 E-tron secured their first electric-race win last week in Austria at the inaugural Silvretta E-Auto Rally Montafon 2010.
The all-wheel-drive R8 E-tron beat 23 other battery-powered competitors including …
