The Toyota Corolla is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, continuing its success as the world’s most popular vehicle. Since it debuted in Japan back in 1966, Toyota has sold a whopping 44 million examples of the humble Corolla. It has been sold in 150 countries, and produced in 16 […]
Day: 20 September 2016
Saleen revived, plans S7 Le Mans special edition
American manufacturer Saleen is back, and has released some details about a limited edition on the way called the S7 Le Mans. Saleen took to the 20th Annual Saleen Show and Open House event to announce plans for seven vehicles to be produced in the next few months. The S7 […]
VW has only fixed 10% of cars affected by dieselgate in Europe
Volkswagen remains faced with the challenge of fixing around 90 per cent of the impacted diesel vehicles in the aftermath of the dieselgate scandal. The German manufacturer yesterday made a statement outlining it has repaired less than 10 per cent of the 8.5 million affected vehicles in Europe powered by […]
Ford teams up with Michigan Uni to boost autonomous tech
Ford has announced plans to accelerate its development of autonomous technology in collaboration with researchers from the University of Michigan. In preparation to fast-track its autonomous driving program, Ford has become the first manufacturer to collaborate in-house with the University of Michigan. In addition, Ford announced U-M professors Matthew Johnson-Roberson […]
New BMW 8 Series confirmed, prototypes spotted
BMW has been spotted test driving what appears to be a new 8 Series, essentially confirming the long-rumoured revival for the flagship nameplate. A prototype was spotted by various media during testing on public roads recently, and although PD doesn’t have access to any images, the main news is the […]