Porsche has said that it will increase its majority at Volkswagen from the 31% it has in shareholding right now. Porsche’s supervisory body has given this decision a thumbs up and the company plans to represent an investment of approximately 10 billion euros. This comes without making a full bid for VW; instead Porsche has [...]
Mr. Ratan Tata, Chairman of The Tata group, which is the front-runner in the deal to buy over of the Jaguar and Land Rover Brands from Ford, spoke to journalists from the Geneva Car Show, and put a lot of speculation to rest. Tata is exhibiting three cars at the Geneva Motor show including the [...]
Mercedes Benz is looking to make a breakthrough of sorts by using lithium ion batteries in its new S400 BlueHybrid. Mercedes plans to have this new car out in the market by mid 2009 in Europe and it can be expected in the U.S. by the third quarter also in 2009. This makes the S400 [...]
The U.S. government has warned nearly 4.6 million owners of Ford vehicles that have as yet to bring in their vehicles to dealerships to have their cruise control switches disconnected that have been in the past associated with engine fires.
The National Highway Traffic safety has issued this warning to owners of unrepaired Ford, Lincoln and [...]
It will be a sad year next year for motorcycle enthusiasts who were working in Honda’s 330,000 square foot Marysville plant in Ohio. Honda intends to stop the production of the Gold Wing touring and the VTX cruiser bikes that were being manufactured here and shift the production to the Honda plants in Japan.
Though this [...]
Ford Mustang seems to have decided to push safety precautions way up high with its announcement to recall a staggering 435,000 Mustangs built in 2005-2008 model years to recalibrate the airbag safety module.
The Ford Mustang has been awarded five stars in the front crash safety rating under the federal government’s consumer information program. The errors [...]
Right after announcements that GM posted its highest loss ever, and the highest ever in automotive history, there is even more reason to fret. There is news that Ford’s trade analysts are expecting almost a 10% drop in sales this February compared to sales in the same month last year. However, the analyst believes that Ford [...]
You know that all isn’t well in the world of automotive makers if one of the world leaders in car manufacturing feels the need to cut costs and downsize. German car making company BMW is in the process of cutting down close to nearly 8,100 jobs worldwide, to restructure and cut costs. What is more [...]
Maserati is ready to launch its absolutely stunning GranTurismo S at next week’s Geneva Motor Show. This beauty of a car will use the same engine that Maserati developed for Alfa Romeo’s 8C Competizione/Spider. It will be a 4.7 liter V8 rated 440 horsepower with an additional feature in the form of an electro-actuated gearbox with [...]
The BMW brand MINI has a heart racing line up for this year’s Geneva Auto Show. Heavily inspired by the motor racing look, Mini launches The John Cooper Works and the John copper Works Clubman. These will be the first two models launched by MINI under the name John Cooper Works.
Both models will have a [...]