Genii Capital, the current owners of the Lotus F1 team, have become strategic partners with renowned Porsche tuner and vehicle manufacturer RUF Automobile GmbH. The deal is expected to see expansions not only in market presence but also product development. Specific details on the tie-up in terms of percentages and […]
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Lexus tops J.D. Power Vehicle Dependability Study, again
Lexus has done it again. For the second year in a row, the highly regarded J.D. Power Vehicle Dependability Study has put the luxury Japanese brand at the top. The survey was undertaken by consumers who own a 2010 model vehicle and have lived with it for the past three […]
Australian vehicles sales for January 2013 – Toyota 86 shines
The official VFACTS figures for Australian new vehicle registrations for January 2013 are in, and although overall sales did drop for the first month of the year compared with December, we saw a few interesting changes and shuffling in various segments. Even though Toyota remained as the overall best-selling manufacturer, […]
Sergio Marchionne gives inspirational speech at Walsh College
It’s not everyday that a very prominent automotive executive addresses a large group of students during a commencement ceremony. Sergio Marchionne, however, did just that last weekend. If you haven’t heard of Marchionne, he is the current chairman and CEO of Chrysler Group, and CEO of Fiat S.p.A of which […]
2013 World Car of the Year finalists announced
It’s that time of the year again, the World Car of the Year awards. A collection of 66 motoring experts and journalists from around the world will again judge and assess all of the current production cars on sale to pick out four winners, in four different categories. Categories this […]
Toyota takes worldwide sales crown for 2012
Toyota has outsold the leading carmakers for the 2012 worldwide overall sales crown. Statistics from the company have just been released, putting it ahead of top-sellers General Motors and Volkswagen Group. Toyota, including Lexus, Hino and Daihatsu, sold a record 9.75 million vehicles in 2012. This is up considerably (23 […]
BMW retains US luxury sales lead, helped by new 3 Series
With 2012 now well and truly gone, the sales stats of vehicles all around the world are starting to come through. And for the popular premium segment in the US between BMW, Lexus, and Mercedes-Benz, it’s BMW that has come out on top. BMW sold 281,460 vehicles in the USA […]
Aston Martin to use AMG powertrains via Investindustrial – report
Aston Martin vehicles could soon be powered by AMG engines, according to the latest reports. Investindustrial, a company with close ties to Mercedes-Benz and AMG, recently bought 37.5 per cent of Aston Martin. Investindustrial is a former owner of Ducati. During the period when the company owned Ducati, it was also […]