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California Dreaming

Ferrari has just released the first press photos of what they deem to be their new potential dream car. Taking over the “California” mantle of one of Ferrari’s most collectable models, the new Ferrari GT promises to be not only a feast for the eyes, but also has a few technological gems and firsts up [...]

Volvo warning on Paris bill payment move

Volvo, the second biggest truck manufacturer of the world has issued warning to the French government not to go ahead with the legislation which will force companies to pay their suppliers quickly. This will erode France’s industrial base. The Swedish group is threatening to review supply policy if  French government passes the bill limiting delays [...]

The real picture of car sales in Europe

The data released by ACEA, the European industry association, indicates that 1.42 million vehicles were registered in last four months. The jump is 9.6%. However this statistics when compared with drop of 9.5% in March reveals that new car registrations, in the last four months rose only by 1%. It reflects on tepid interest of [...]

Nissan’s ambitious growth plan accepted

Chief executive of Nissan and Renault, Carlos Ghosn, himself a symbol of promise and sweep of the global car industry, tabled a new 5 year plan Nissan GT 2012 for growth and trust; with stronger focus on emerging markets and technologies like electric cars, instead of financial goals. The plan aims at 55 average revenue [...]

New X6 from BMW UK, in big demand

May 31 is going to be a big day for BMW UK. This is official on-sale date set by BMW for the sale of 1600 units of its new X6 ‘sports activity coupes.’ It is reported that out of 2300 units budgeted for the year’s total sales, 1600 units are already sold out before 31 [...]

Ford Europe registers 8% rise in April sales

Ford Europe registered an impressive growth of 6.4% in ‘Euro 19’ countries over last year. It sold 129,500units in these countries. Aggregating sales in Turkey, Russia and European direct markets the net rise in sales is 8%, amounting to 161,140 units.
Focus was the top selling model and had been updated recently. 33,100 units were sold [...]

Book Europe’s premium Infiniti car online

Infiniti, Europe’s premium car brand has once again demonstrated it cares for its customers. Many customers wanted to be in the elite group of first proud owners of this premium car in their country. The company acceded to their demand. An internet based reservation list has been launched to book the car online.
Potential Infiniti owners [...]

Volkswagen teams up with Sanyo, Japan for eco-friendly cars

German carmaker Volkswagen  and Japan’s Sanyo Electric have come together to develop lithium-ion battery for electric cars.
Volkswagen expects to commence import of the battery by 2012, as reported by a Japanese paper, quoting company sources. This will enable Volkswagen in catching up with competitors in eco-friendly car manufacturing.
The environmental groups in Europe are bringing pressure [...]

UK award won by volvo technology

City safety system launched by Volvo has been designed to help drivers reduce or avoid the severity of low speed of urban collisions. Volvo thus won the fleet world honours in the category of technology in London.
City safety has been introduced as an exclusive feature in the Volvo XC60. This is a brand new car [...]

Maintenance cost for cars

Running a car in the northern part of Ireland is around £2,105. The cost has risen up in the last twelve months. Road tax and soaring fuel prices have lead to an increase in the cost of maintaining a car. The resale value of cars has also decreased.
People who are driving 4×4 are the worst [...]