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Tesla Motors has become the belle of Wall Street over the past week after revealing its first quarterly profit and receiving the top score ever from Consumer Reports for the Tesla Model S electric luxury seda...
May 14, 2013
May 12, 2013
Chrysler recalls 469,000 SUVs worldwide over gearshift problem
(Reuters) - Chrysler Group LLC is recalling about 469,000 SUVs worldwide to update software after some vehicles' circuit boards were found to be transmitting signals that trigger inadvertent gear shifts to neutral, the No. 3 U.S. automaker said Saturda...
May 9, 2013
2013 Shelby Focus ST, the maddest puppy in town: Motoramic Drives
When the 2013 Shelby Focus ST revealed its menacing face at the Detroit auto show earlier this year, one colossal question remained: “$40k for a Focus?” What made it worse was that, at the time, no engine upgrade was available, making the $14,995 premium on top of the regular Focus ST purely about improved handling and aesthetical madnes...
May 5, 2013
The 11 essential steps to selling your own car
As a car dealer who has sold well over a thousand cars, I can share with you plenty of horror stories about people who wanted to sell their rid...
Apr 26, 2013
VW Group’s Offensive This Year Includes 60 New and Updated Models
Volkswagen Group wants to offset decreasing demand in Europe by rolling out 60 new and updated models before the end of this year. At the shareholders’ meeting in Hanover, Germany, VW Group CEO Martin Winterkorn said the company’s target remains unchanged – to reach the top of the automotive industry....
Tesla Model S Tops GM Volt in North American Plug-In Race
Tesla Motors Inc. (TSLA), the luxury battery-car company run by billionaire Elon Musk, is North America’s rechargeable auto sales leader so far this year as its Model S sedan passed General Motors Co. (GM)’s Chevrolet Vol...
Apr 25, 2013
Road-tripping the Mazda MX-5 Miata for the crown of sports car king
By Alex Lloyd | Motoramic
The words “affordable” and “sports car” seldom go together. Add “new” to the mix and we’re presented quite the anomal...
Apr 23, 2013
5 frustrating car infotainment interfaces
By Bengt Halvorson | High Gear Media
Driving sure isn't what it used to be. And while that might apply just as well to how that new car accelerates, steers, or rides, here we're talking about what's inside—namely, that big, bright screen in the middle of the das...
Apr 19, 2013
April 19: Chevrolet’s “Black Widow” racer was born on this date in 1957
By GE Anderson | Motoramic
Image courtesy Eric Brockmeyer DesignFifty-six years ago today -- April 19, 1957 -- Chevrolet sent out a letter and booklet, which became known as the 1957 Stock Car Competition Guide, to 411 of its dealers....
Lamborghini celebrates 50 years with amped up Aventador Anniversario
By Alex Lloyd | Motoramic
To celebrate 50 years of madness, Lamborghini are offering a special edition Aventador that's even madde...
Apr 17, 2013
Europe Car Sales Plunge 10% as Germany’s Decline Hurts VW
By Tommaso Ebhardt
European car sales dropped 10 percent in March as declines at PSA Peugeot Citroen (UG),Ford Motor Co. (F) and Volkswagen AG (VOW) and a plunge in Germany put the industry on pace for the fewest annual deliveries in 20 year...
Apr 15, 2013
Apr 14, 2013
Learning to love the minivan, ditching the stigma
By Alex Lloyd | Motoramic
What was once a booming market now struggles. Minivan sales have been stagnant for years, as SUVs boast improved fuel efficiency, roomier third row seating, and a more practical use of cargo space. One might think this remains a blessing, allowing us to finally rid the streets of the stereotypical “Mom Van.” I believe, however, it’s a travesty, and that a minivan can actually be fantastic – if you’re able to shed the stigm...
Apr 12, 2013
10 cars to watch in the next 24 months
By Automobile Staff | Automobile Magazine
Automobile Magazine selected the most promising production cars slated for release in the next two years as part of its annual sneak peak issue. (Illustrations by: Larson/Autobild, Radovan Varicak, Scott Ols...
April 12: founder of classic British sports car company is born in 1888
Cecil Kimber, founder of classic British sports car company MG, was born on this date back in 1888....
Apr 11, 2013
Subaru WRX Concept stuns, but what lies beneath?
When enthusiasts think Subaru, they think WRX. It’s embodies everything our inner child desires: huge rear wing and giant hood scoop, a noise capable of collapsing buildings, and on-road/off-road capabilities ensuring you feel like rally champ Petter Solberg. The current WRX bears signs of age, and a revamped version is expected soon. Well, today, at the New York auto show, Subaru gave us a glimpse into the future look of the WRX. And it’s absolutely stunnin...
Japan carmakers recall 3.4 million vehicles for Takata airbag flaw
Four Japanese automakers, including Toyota Motor Corp and Nissan Motor Co, are recalling 3.4 million vehicles sold around the world because airbags supplied by Takata Corp are at risk of catching fire or injuring passengers.
The move announced on Thursday is the largest recall ever for airbags made by Takata, the world's second-largest supplier of airbags and seatbelts. Shares of Takata tumbled almost 10 percent in Tokyo trading.
The recall, also including vehicles from Honda Motor Co Ltd and Mazda Motor Corp, is the largest since Toyota pulled back more than 7 million vehicles in October. The scale of the recent safety actions underscores the risk of huge global supply chain problems as automakers increasingly rely on a handful of suppliers...
Apr 5, 2013
BMW X1
BMW X 1
After the partial success of BMW Z4 roadster, luxury car manufacturer BMW plans to launch its cost efficient and much stylish SUV (Sports Utility Vehicle) model BMW X1in the Indian auto marke...
BMW Vehicles Go Greener on Fewer Cylinders, Less Gasoline
By Jason H. Harper
BMW via Bloomberg
A BMW i8 plug-in hybrid sports coupe. The three-cylinder engine it will use should produce between five and 15 percent less CO2 emissions than a comparable four-cylinder engine.
BMW (BMW) is working on the little engine that could.&nbs...
Audi Wants to Change a 45-Year-Old U.S. Headlight Rule
By Angela Greiling Keane
The headlights on the forthcoming Audi (VOW)
A8 sedan can illuminate around corners and throw brighter-than-average
beams. They’re also smarte...
Apr 1, 2013
New Maserati Cars
Click on any new Maserati model name for more detailed Maserati information, pictures, specs and review...
Mar 20, 2013
New Mazda Cars
2014 Mazda Cars
Click on any new Mazda model name for more detailed Mazda information, pictures, specs and review...
Mar 17, 2013
A Chase Car to Lure Private Eyes Out of Retirement
By LAWRENCE ULRICH
When I think of people who’d fall hard for the Chrysler 300 SRT8, names come to mind: Kojak, Mannix, Rockford, Starsky and Hutc...
Mar 15, 2013
New Volvo Safety Feature Steers Clear of Cyclists
By LIZ OPSITNIK
If you live in a major city, you know that trying to avoid hitting pedestrians and bicyclists is tricky because in crowded city streets, they can be difficult to see, especially for distracted drivers, and will sometimes step or veer out in front of your ca...
Mar 14, 2013
2013 Best Cars for Families awards
By Jamie Page Deaton
The Best Cars for Families awards combine quality, size and family-friendly features into a composite score. Within each of the 19 categories, the vehicle with the highest score is named the Best Car for Families in that categor...
Honda to recall 250,000 vehicles globally for braking problems
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Reuters/Reuters - A Honda Odyssey car is displayed outside Honda Motor Co's showroom in Tokyo January 31, 2013. REUTERS/Issei Kato
TOKYO (Reuters) - Honda Motor Co Ltd will recall nearly 250,000 vehicles globally, including sedans, minivans and SUVs, due to braking problems, the automaker said on Thursda...
Mar 8, 2013
New Rolls-Royce Cars
2013 Rolls-Royce Cars
Click on any new Rolls-Royce model name for more detailed Rolls-Royce information, pictures, specs and review...
How the future of green cars looked in 1973, from tiny to turbine-powered
By Justin Hyde | Motoramic
Forty years ago, the newly formed U.S. Environmental Protection Agency sent photographers out to document the nation's environmental challenges and what was being done to fix them, a cache of images recently highlighted by the National Archives for a display called Documeric...
Lamborghini Veneno in motion: Flickr photo of the day
Hot on the heels of the Geneva Motor Show, one creative digital artist was inspired to make the Lamborghini Veneno appear to be moving. The photo composition above comes to us via Ilya Boykov of Ferino Design. If you have a memorable photo to share -- real or Photoshopped -- add it to the Motoramic group on Flickr, and you too can be our featured automotive artist of the day.
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