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He says that a Dacia hybrid or EV is not out of the question

Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn says that there is a possibility for an EV or hybrid Dacia in the future. Ghosn believes that the electrified vehicle market will continue to grow, which will drive down the prices for the technology. “As ...

The models will be sold in Europe, the Middle East and Africa

Fiat has announced that it will add five new models to the Europe, Middle East and Africa market in the next two years. They will be four new versions of the 500 and a new version of the Panda. "We are redesigning the DNA of the Fiat bran...

Tesla wants to have autonomous tech on the road in three years

Telsa is not resting while it launches it European business and works on its Model X crossover. The company has also detailed new technology that it plans to introduce in the coming years. Tesla is working on autonomous vehicle tech that it wants ...

Its current stake in the company is 7.3%

The United States Treasury Department has held to its word and reduced its stake in General Motors from 60.8% in 2009 down to 7.3% as September 13. From May 6 to September 13, the Treasury sold 110 million shares for $3.82 billion. It says that it...

He is hoping it brings VEBA to the bargaining table

Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne’s decision to file paperwork for an initial public offering for Chrysler on the American stock exchange is seen as a huge gamble in his attempt to buy Chrysler from VEBA, the medical pension for the United Auto Wor...

Irv Gordon has driven his 1966 Volvo P1800S three million miles since new

American Irv Gordon has completed the planned drive that had his 1966 Volvo P1800S cross three million miles on the odometer. Guinness World Records certifies that it is the longest distance driven one person has driven in the same car On Sept...

BMW, VW and Tesla will enter the European EV market in the next 12 months

Renault- has controlled electric vehicle sales in Europe for the last several years, but it is about to get several challengers coming in the next few months. Volkswagen announced its e-Up and e-Golf at the Frankfurt Motor Show, and BMW reveal...

The father and son team beat out 15 international teams on a 592km drive

German father and son Volker Müller-Tönnissen and Jörn-Luca Müller-Tönnissen won Volkswagen’s "Think Blue World Championship" by getting 3.48l/100km in a Golf TDI BlueMotion over a 592km pre-determined rout...

Depending on the American reaction, it will go into production

Jaguar debuted its C-X17 crossover concept at the Frankfurt Motor Show last week, and it says the concept was to gauge market interest for possibly building the car. Jaguar’s official reason for showing the concept was to present its new mod...

Barrichello says some things were better after he left F1

Felipe Massa is not out of Formula 1 yet, but his future does not look good in the series. But another team could conceivably pick him up after losing his seat at Ferrari to Kimi Raikkonen. Formula 1 veteran Rubens Barrichello says that leaving Fo...