| Seoul shares climb on German data led by auto and tech stocks |
Feb 20th, 2013 |
SEOUL | Tue Feb 19, 2013 7:09pm EST SEOUL Feb 20 (Reuters) - South Korean shares opened higher on Wednesday, with automakers and technology firms gaining ground after a pick-up in German ...
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| Toyota asks for more taxpayer funds |
Feb 20th, 2013 |
Despite posting its third consecutive operating loss last year, Toyota Australia is in negotiations with the Federal Government to receive more funding to help develop a new model. According ...
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| 2013 Skoda Octavia wagon revealed |
Feb 20th, 2013 |
have been released ahead of its unveiling at next month’s 2013 Geneva motor show. The load-lugging version of the Czech brand’s ...
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| Europes new car sales are veering off track |
Feb 20th, 2013 |
Car sales in Europe skidded to a fresh low last month, falling 8.5 per cent below the number driven off forecourts in January 2012. The Association of European Automakers said registrations fell to ...
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| Fisker Automotive files $90M claim for A123 battery contract |
Feb 20th, 2013 |
A123 Systems under an exclusive supply deal, but now the auto company may have to look for another power source for its high-end, plug-in hybrid Karma vehicles - and at a hefty cost.With the ...
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| Bentley Releases Teaser Video and New Fragrance |
Feb 19th, 2013 |
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Bentley has released a 38 second teaser for the upcoming release of the upcoming Bentley Flying Spur, a vehicle that combines luxury and performance…for the price of a house. On February 20, 2013, the new Bentley Flying Spur will be unveiled. The video released on YouTube showcases only minimal details of what can be expected. [...]
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| Subaru Banking on 2014 Forester for Sales Drive; BRZ Selling Just Fine |
Feb 19th, 2013 |
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Once merely a niche automaker of all-wheel-drive cars and station wagons, Subaru has evolved into a volume player, selling 336,441 vehicles in the U.S. last year, and aiming for 365,000 in 2013. The automaker is anticipating the 2014 Subaru Forester compact crossover will bridge most of the distance. Judging from our initial impressions, we’d say [...]
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| Mini Cooper Does a Backflip |
Feb 19th, 2013 |
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Daredevil and Freestyle Rally racer, Guerlain Chicherit completes a full MINI backflip in the video below, released this past weekend. In the frigid landscape of snow in Tignes, France, Chicherit manages to once again complete a bold John Cooper Works leap of faith. Although the video is just over a minute, it packs in a [...]
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| Alfa Romeo Plans to Outsell Fiat in U.S.; New Alfa to U.S. by End of 2013 |
Feb 19th, 2013 |
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Italian luxury brand Alfa Romeo will finally return to the U.S. this year, after more than a decade of sitting on the fence about making a comeback. The brand, famous for launching the career of sports car maker Enzo Ferrari in the 1920s and ’30s–and becoming Dustin Hoffman’s ride of choice in The Graduate–left the U.S. in [...]
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| GM’s Australian Holden Brand Introduces Forbidden Fruit Versions of 2014 Chevrolet SS |
Feb 19th, 2013 |
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Since the cat’s finally out of the bag and there’s no turning back from getting the 2014 Chevrolet SS sedan–the limited-edition version of the Australian Holden Commodore we’ve been hearing about for ages–we can go back to moaning about the other performance cars General Motors has in its overseas portfolio that aren’t coming here. Of [...]
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