If a report from Autocar India is to be believed, the upcoming four-door version of the Volkswagen Polo may be badged as the Vento in India. Vento is not a new name for VW – the Mk III Jetta sedan used that badge in the European market throughout the…
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Report: Honda to kill off Acura RL/Legend globally, discontinue gas Civic models in Japan [*UPDATE]
2010 Acura RL – Click above for high-res image gallery
Word coming from Japan's Nikkei business daily (as reported by Reuters) indicates that Honda has finally decided to discontinue the slow selling Acura RL and its Japanese market counterpart, the…
PSA-Toyota joint venture produces 1 millionth vehicle
Toyota Peugeot Citroën Automobile (TPCA) is a European joint venture between Toyota and PSA, the parent company of Peugeot and Citroen. The factory in Kolin, Czech Republic builds the Peugeot 107, Citroen C1 and Toyota Aygo. Until the introduction of…
Hybrids dominate 2010 World Green Car shortlist
The World Car of the Year (WCOTY) awards will again close out the 2010 prize season when they are announced at the New York Auto Show in April. WCOTY hands out honors in four categories: overall best, performance car, design and, of course, green…
new limited edition Corvette Z06 Carbon
2011 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Carbon – Click above for high-res image gallery
When we first told you about the that Chevrolet plans to offer this fall, we had two measly photos to offer up from General Motors. In the run-up to this weekend's 12 Hours…
Coulomb Technologies gets Australian distribution deal; Better Place looking Down under, too
Building out networks of publicly accessible charging points for electric vehicles is one of the biggest business opportunities that could be produced by a large scale transition to electric vehicles. With shorter range urban vehicles being the most…
Martin Eberhard's blog gets redacted, he drinks the Volt Kool-Aid
Over at Martin Eberhard's new soapbox, the TeslaFounders blog, he giveth and taketh away. First with the latter. When we first checked in with Martin a couple of weeks ago, he was writing about what he described as a Stealth Bloodbath. That post has…
Rendered Speculation: Return of the Smart ForFour?
Earlier this decade, Smart decided to expand it's lineup with the addition of aroadster based on the original two-seat city car and a four-door, four-seat model. The ForFour was based on a front-engine, front drive Mitsubishi platform rather than the…
Audi Mileage Marathon: Day 3, almost to the Windy City
Denise McCluggage and Kate McLeod pulling into Cleveland
Day two of the mileage marathon saw a significantly longer drive than the first day, combined with less traffic. Since the route was predominantly highway cruising, the diesels were truly in…
Canada Post to replace fleet with Ford Transit Connect
Ford Transit Connect – Click above for high-res image gallery
Ford scored a big deal this week for its new Transit Connect when Canada Post chose the compact commercial van to replace its current fleet of mail carriers. The Canadian post office went…