Sliding sales have prompted Honda to idle its British plant in Swindon for two months in February and March as part of a global production cutback that it has announced ‘in response to a dramatic change in the global automobile market’. The Swindon shutdown will mean that Honda will produce 21,000 fewer vehicles at the Wiltshire plant that builds…
For the past few years, the German Federal Traffic Ministry and the Association of German Automobile Tuners (VDAT) have been showing off custom-made police cars at Europe’s largest aftermarket and tuning gathering, the Essen Motorshow, as part of the “Tune it Safe” initiative to encourage drivers to adopt safe and legal tuning practices. This…
Sticky note for drivers that smoke in their automobiles: if you insist on not using the ashtray (whenever available) at least be sure that when you throw a cigarette out the window that it actually does go out through the window and not right back into the rear seat because your car might end up like this “scorching hot” Yaris…
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As with any other car salon around the world, the 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show had its… female highlights at the exhibitor stands. Even though we can’t exactly say that the gals blew us off our wheels this time, nevertheless we gather that our male audience will appreciate the ’sample’ that we added after the jump.
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The unveiling of the third-generation Cube from Nissan at the LA Show marks the beginning of the square-shaped wagon’s world career. The new Cube will be available in America from spring 2009, and in Europe and other global markets from fall the same year. Visual differences between the Japanese- and U.S.-spec Cubes are limited to the latter’s…
If you’re searching for one of the most extreme Audi R8s around, then look no further than to PPI Automotive. The German tuner has announced that it will unveil the production version of last year’s wild R8 RAZOR concept at the upcoming Essen Motorshow (29 November to 7 December). The Audi specialist turned its focus on increasing performance,…
Everyone wants a piece of the (bailout) pie; even tiny Tesla Motors. The Associate Press reported that the Silicon Valley-based electric car joined Detroit’s Big Three automakers in their bid to get a $25 billion government aid. Tesla was said to have applied for about $400 million in no to low-interest loans to fund two projects, details of which…
Five years and four months after the first Mazda3 - also known as the Axela in Japan- rolled off the line, total global production of the compact model reached two million units at the end of October 2008. Mazda began production of the ‘3′ in June 2003 at its Hofu Plant in Yamaguchi prefecture in western Japan. Since then, the compact vehicle…
Today, two Avensis models rolled off the line at Toyota’s Burnaston Plant in Derbyshire, U.K., marking the official start of production of the firm’s new European flagship model. The Burnaston Plant will produce the Avensis in body types, sedan and wagon, to support an annual European sales target of 115,000 vehicles. Designed, engineered and…
The U.S. Congress temporarily shut the door to Detroit’s Big Three automakers request for a $25 billion emergency loan saying company CEOs have yet to make a case for the aid. Democratic leaders told General Motors, Ford and Chrysler LLC to “get their act together” and submit a viable turnaround plan for survival by December 2 and Congress would…