Six Degrees of Automotive Separation ? Holden
Would you look at that (not the chick in the footie pajamas…): We’ve not yet taken a look at an Australian car brand in the Hemmings Six Degrees of Automotive Separation Challenge. Of course, while the cars built and sold in Oz were often unique to the sunburnt country, most of the brands were inextricably tied to foreign carmakers, which would normally make them a poor choice for our weekly challenge. That’s why, this week, we&...
SPAIN: Catalonia contemplates Chinese car construction
Spain could get a new car assembly plant as a Chinese automaker considers setting up its first European factory.
JAPAN: NEC says battery costs can be halved
Electronics giant NEC, which has a joint venture with Nissan to make lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles, believes it can halve the cost of making the batteries in seven years while doubling their performance.
Report: Lotus bringing a pair of front-engine hybrids to Paris Motor Show
Filed under: Hybrid, Lotus, Paris Motor Show Lotus Evora 414E Hybrid - Click above for high-res image gallery In addition to the pair of Evoras being introduced at this year's Paris Motor Show, Lotus will also be unveiling two front-engine hybrid vehicles, in keeping with the automaker's promise to offer more gasoline/electric sports cars. Green Car Advisor reports that one of these hybrid cars will be a four-door hatchback and the other will be...
Tokyo to L.A. - The Hard Way - In a Suzuki Kizashi: Day 15
BEAVER CREEK TO TESLIN It was 42 degrees Fahrenheit in Beaver Creek, billed as Canada's western-most town, when I fired up the Suzuki Kizashi this morning. Cumulative average fuel mileage was listed at 21.8 mpg, 0.9 mpg...
HONG KONG: Guangzhou Automobile listed on HKSE
Guangzhou Automobile Group, China's sixth-largest automaker and the Chinese partner of Honda, Toyota and Fiat, was publicly listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on 30 August, according to local media reports.
SOUTH AFRICA: New talks slated as "pockets of violence" mar dispute
Fresh negotiations have been arranged for next Monday (6 September) between striking South African component workers and the Retail Motor Industry Organisation (RMI).
Kia recalling fire-prone cars
Hyundai-Kia Motors is recalling more than 35,000 cars with fire-prone electrical wiring systems, said the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
New Circuit Unveiled For U.S. Grand Prix
The organizers of the United States Grand Prix have unveiled the design of the all new track in Austin, Texas. The Formula 1 circuit will host the USGP beginning in 2012 and is scheduled to continue until 2021. The new purpose built race course is 3.4 miles long with more than 20 turns winding through a 900 acre site about 5 miles south of the Austin airport. The facility will also include all the usual Formula 1 amenities like grand stands, natu...
PARIS PREVIEW: Chevy adds Cruze hatchback
Chevrolet Cruze sales in some markets are likely to get a boost from the launch of a five-door hatchback version at the Paris show at the end of the month.