Fiat Chrysler Auto’s Giorgio platform, which debuted under the Alfa Romeo Giulia sedan, Stelvio SUV and upcoming Sprint coupe, is set to be spread across to Maserati, Jeep and Dodge to amortise the costs associated with relaunching Alfa Romeo’s return to the US. CEO Sergio Marchionne confirmed to Automotive News […]
Day: 3 February 2017
Tata ‘Tamo’ brand to debut at Geneva with new sports car
India’s Tata Motors – producer of the former world’s cheapest car, the Nano – will be launching something completely unexpected at this year’s Geneva Motor Show on March 7. The car will be showcased under its new premium ‘Tamo’ sub-brand, which is a premium label for the marque, remembering Tata […]
2017 Skoda Octavia RS 245 announced, most powerful ever
Skoda has unveiled a special higher performance edition of the new Octavia RS, called the RS 245, injecting even more power into the sports sedan and wagon. Under the bonnet is the same 2.0-litre turbo-petrol four-cylinder from the regular RS, only power is boosted up to an impressive 180kW, which […]
2018 Hyundai Elantra GT confirmed as Chicago show debut
Hyundai has confirmed it will be unveiling the new Elantra GT at the Chicago auto show later this month, announcing the news with a handful of teaser images. Last month it was reported that Hyundai was planning to unveil a new vehicle at the Chicago show, and now we know […]
Australian vehicle sales for January 2017 – Mazda3 leads into New Year
Australian VFACTS figures for new vehicle registrations have been released, covering January 2017. And in the first month of the year most brands saw some big drops in sales compared with December, understandably. Starting with the vehicle brands, Toyota is still king. However, Mazda managed to creep as close as […]