The BMW i3 has scored a disappointing four-star crash test rating from independent safety assessor Euro NCAP. BMW’s first electric car, expected to be awarded a five-star rating, was joined by the Ford EcoSport, Mercedes-Benz Citan, ...
Tags: BMW I3, Four-Star, NCAP Safety Rating
German automotive parts supplier ZF Friedrichshafen has opened a new passenger car axle production plant in Kulim, Malaysia. Currently having a workforce of 74, the new plant will produce axle sets and supply them to the nearby BMW ...
Lexus has confirmed it will aim for its forthcoming 2.0-litre turbocharged engine to beat the same-capacity BMW engine for torque and match the company's current 380Nm 3.5-litre V6. Speaking at the Tokyo motor show following the reveal of ...
Tags: Lexus, Turbo-Four, Larger and Smaller Turbos
The new-generation Mini Clubman will feature a unique six-door layout designed to enhance the practicality of the quirky wagon-style hatchback. Images of a second-gen Clubman prototype captured by CarAdvice's spy photographers confirm the ...
Tags: Mini Clubman, Six-Door Wagon, enhance the practicality
Mitsubishi has Australia's most satisfied new-car customers according to a new consumer rating survey. Mitsubishi?claimed top honours ahead of?BMW, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mazda, Subaru, Toyota and Volkswagen?in the 2013 Canstar Blue car ...
Hankook Tire Co. Ltd. announced that its new Ventus S1 evo2 SUV tire will come as OE on the newly developed SUV version of the BMW X5. The Ventus S1 evo2 was launched at the 2013 Specialty Equipment Market Association Show in Las Vegas. ...
The Hyundai Genesis sedan has been officially revealed, showcasing the Korean brand's most ambitious car yet. Hyundai unveiled its second-generation four-door Genesis in the capital of Seoul, stating bold intentions to initiate a global ...
Tags: Hyundai, Genesis Sedan, E-Class Rival, Korea
The all-new Skoda Octavia has been rated one of the most structurally sound vehicles on the market by independent crash-tester ANCAP. The Octavia easily claimed the maximum five-star safety rating (up from the old model's four-star ...
According to a new report from Fuel Cell Today, a London-based market intelligence firm, annual global fuel cell shipments increased by 86% between 2011 and 2012. Shipments for transport-related fuel cells, which includes battery ...
Tags: Manufacturing, Processing Machinery, Material Handling Applications
Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS), the world's leading maritime services provider, has received a global award for best agency from EUKOR, one of the world′s largest shipping companies specialising in car transportation and other ...
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At first glance, the all-new third-generation Mini Cooper doesn’t look too different to the old one. But according to the car's chief designer, Anders Warming, there’s more of the classic Mini in the new design than in any of ...
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The Infiniti Q50 has debuted in China with a turbocharged 2.0-litre petrol engine built by Mercedes-Benz. The Q50′s new entry-level four-cylinder unit – based on the engine used in the Mercedes-Benz E200 and E250, among other ...
Tags: Infiniti, Q50, Mercedes-Benz, turbo, petrol
The forthcoming Mini Cooper five-door hatch has been spied in seemingly production-ready form, signalling the impending expansion of the iconic small car family. Despite the camouflage, the latest images – captured by ...
Tags: Mini Cooper, door, stretched, hatchback, spied
German auto giants Volkswagen AG, BMW and Daimler see China's future as being electric - encouraged by generous government subsidies - but that bet puts them at odds with some of their Asian rivals. While the Europeans were heralding the ...
Tags: Auto, Transportation
IDUSA's new Premium Guard line is designed to deliver engine protection up to 10,000 miles when used with synthetic oil. International Distributors USA Inc. (IDUSA), a global supply network of automotive replacement parts, has announced ...