Proton and MV Agusta meeting
Short piece of news. Proton Holdings and MV Agusta management met up on Wednesday to discuss MV Agusta's future, according to Corrierre della Sera, citing sources. Proton no longer believes it's 57.7% …
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Hyundai and Kia to get new vehicle styling
Hyundai and Kia designs have always been a 'rojak' patchwork of other car designs and they know it, and admit it. We have the new Sonata looking like an Accord, and the …
Volkswagen EcoRacer first on road test
Volkswagen's EcoRacer was taken to the race tracks for a spin by 34 motor journalists from 9 countries. The journalists covered 1200km over 3 days at a racetrack in Pau, South of …
China automotive trade breach
The European Commission is threathening legal action against China for discrimination against European car companies, with their latest decision to revise tax tariffs for car parts which indirectly forces companies to source …
GM turning Japanese?
Billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian was the person who orchestrated Chrysler's sale to DaimlerBenz a decade ago. Now he's trying to do it again with troubled GM, but this time he's trying to …
2008/2009 Infiniti GT-R
Nissan Motor Co has decided the new R35 Skyline GT-R will be sold in the US under the Infiniti brand, as the Infiniti GT-R. Nissan executives have been battling for the Skyline …
SRM in Australia early 2006
Proton's media release department seems to favour the foreign markets more than our own local market. In a release by Proton Cars Australia, Proton says the new Satria Replacement Model three-door hatch …
Forbes Automotive Turkeys of 2005
Forbes has published a list of the Automotive Turkeys of 2005. Turkeys, like lemons, are words used to describe failures. Maybe sales are bad. Maybe they fall apart after a few drives. …
SUV versus Cars crash tests
With the abundance of SUVs and trucks on the road these days, the issue of what would happen when a higher SUV bumper collides with a car. Most of the times, the …
Mitsubishi to supply new engines to Smart
Mitsubishi Motors and Smart gmbh have signed an agreement where Mitsubishi will supply its next generation normally aspirated and turbocharged small-capacity engines to smart to be used in the successor to the …
Forbes Least-Safe Cars 2006
Suzuki Forenza Forbes has posted it's list of 2006's least safe cars on the American roads. Hyundai Elantra Kia Optima Mazda6 Nissan Sentra Suzuki Forenza Toyota Corolla Jaguar X-Type Infiniti G35 Infiniti …
BMW cheap shots at Audi
BMW UK seems very sure of themselves. Marketing director of BMW UK Uwe Ellinghaus noted that Audi customers are of a similiar age to BMW owners. But he said that if the …
General Motors in trouble
General Motors Corporation is in trouble lately. It's market share in the United States is at a 25-year all time low. Sales are down 26% this month compared to October last year. …
European manufacturers to go the turbocharged way
European carmakers feel that turbocharged small engines are the way of the future, to increase fuel economy and reduce emmissions. Instead of using a big normally aspirated engine, a small capacity engine …
Renault offers to buy Volvo, Ford declines
Industry rumours say Renault has approached Ford Motor Company for an offer to buy Volvo as it needs to compete with German premium brands, which it cannot do with it's own large …
Nissan helps South Asia quake victims
Nissan has pledged 10 million yen to victims in Pakistan of the South Asia quake. The money has been donated to the Japan Platform, a Non-profit Organisation that provides emergency relief in …
Crash Test Results Display
If you've noticed, vehicle safety seems to be dominating the topic of my blog posts for a while now. Car manufacturers and consumers are becoming increasingly safety-conscious, taking into account crash test …
Proton tops Dealer Attitude Survey
The National Franchised Dealers Association has published the results of the latest Dealer Attitude Survey and Proton topped the charts. Proton scored top in terms in the supply and demand area, and …
GM sells Subaru shares to Toyota
General Motors is selling it's 20% stake in Fuji Heavy Industries at significant loss at about USD$ 735 million, compared to the USD$ 1.3 billion it paid in the year 2000. Fuji …
Petrol up 87% in Indonesia
Indonesia raised it's fuel prices almost 87 percent yesterday in efforts to revive it's economy as oil subsidies took up more than 25% of Indonesia's yearly budget. Naturally such a ridiculously high …
