U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has called out one of the world’s biggest manufacturers in an aggressive tweet, targeting its plans to outsource production to Mexico. President-elect Trump purported that General Motors is constructing the latest-generation Cruze in Mexico (which it is for other global markets) and ships them to U.S. […]
Alexi Falson
Alexi is an automotive road tester and news editor at PerformanceDrive. He appreciates the complexity of modern vehicle engineering and loves to keep his hands greasy working on motorbikes and cars. He prefers wagons over SUVs, vans over utes and reads more news than your Grandma.
Tesla posts record sales in 2016, close to 80,000 target
Tesla, notorious for being tight-lipped in regards to vehicle sales, has announced delivery numbers for the final quarter and all of 2016, hitting new records in both cases. Tesla managed to deliver 22,200 vehicles in the final quarter of 2016, 12,700 of which were the Model S, and a further […]
Ford justifies withdrawing Mexico plant, “didn’t cut a deal with Trump”
Ford’s CEO has told the press the main reason behind reversing its decision on a Mexican plant was down to market demand, rather than president-elect Donald Trump. Ford Motor Company and Donald Trump have clashed heads in the past in regard to the outsourcing of vehicle production to cheaper locations […]
New Jeep Wrangler production to start in November – report
Production of the Jeep Cherokee is set to end in just a few months, as Fiat Chrysler prepares to build the next-generation Jeep Wrangler, according to reports. While the Cherokee is one of Jeep’s best-selling models, production is set to end as soon as April at its Toledo production facility, […]
White most popular new car colour in 2016
White was the most popular paint colour for new cars sold in 2016, according to the latest data released by paint company PPG. The data, collated by PPG, shows that white is, by a considerable margin, the colour of choice for buyers worldwide, across nearly all types of new cars. […]
FCA teams up with Google for next-gen Uconnect interface
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has announced a new collaboration with tech giant Google on a new Uconnect System, set to be previewed at the upcoming 2017 CES show. The partnership is aiming to create the next-generation in terms of connected car systems, using the open-source Android platform. Google and FCA will […]
2017 Toyota Yaris WRC prototype looks crazy fast (video)
Footage has emerged of Toyota’s 2017 WRC entrant racing up a mountain road, not long after Toyota confirmed it is planning to introduce a road-going Yaris hot hatch to support the company’s return to the sport. After a lengthy hiatus from the World Rally Championship, Toyota unveiled the 2017 Yaris […]
McLaren MSO presents ‘Defined’ options for 12C, 650S, & 675LT
McLaren is celebrating the festive season by offering owners of its vehicles a range of new carbon fibre options from its McLaren Special Operations skunkworks. The new list of carbon fibre options come available for the 12C, 650S and 675LT, and are said to “enhance the dramatic design of the […]