Category: Autoblog

2011 Ford Fiesta offset barrier crash test – Click above for high-res image gallery
One of the long-time knocks against small cars has been that they sacrifice safety for efficiency. However, modern crash simulation and testing technology, as well as…

SB Li Motive, the Bosch Samsung lithium ion battery joint venture, has announced that it will put $409 million into its manufacturing facilities over the next five years. The company has big plans, hoping to grab nearly a third of the automotive…

Lear Corporation is a company best known for supplying vehicle interior systems, particularly seats. However, like many other major automotive suppliers, Lear has seen an opportunity in vehicle electrification and is branching out into new product…

An anonymous group of Detroit area automotive writers and public relations reps gathered today for some “fine American cuisine” at a moderately well known chain restaurant. The gathering took place under the banner of “hacks and flacks”. As one might…

Lotus Evora Cup race car – Click above for high-res image
Now that Lotus is turning out production examples of the Evora on a steady basis, the crew on the motorsports side has turned its attention to creating a new competition car. Built to FIA GT4…

2012 Buick Compact sedan – Click above for high-res image gallery
What you see here is probably the next new product to join the Buick lineup after the Regal sedan. These design patent drawings depict a compact sedan based on the same Delta global…

The stage two teams for the Mercedes-Benz Paris to Beijing rally have all reach Yekaterinburg in the Ural Mountains of Russia. The fleet thirty-six E320 diesels has now been on the road for twelve days and covered more than 6,200 km (4,000 miles) and…

We're only a couple of weeks away from the LA Auto Show and the news floodgates are opening up. The latest comes from Toyota, which announced that it will officially debut the new second generation Sequoia SUV in Los Angeles. We aren't expecting any…

General Motors of Canada Ltd has followed its corporate parent in Detroit in filing a viability plan with the Canadian government. It contains the usual array of ideas about working with the Canadian Auto Workers union and cutting executive and…

Howard and Tim can save their cut and paste comments on this story right now, cause I'm calling BS on this one. There are a lot of promising ideas being worked on for producing and storing hydrogen in a safe, cost-effective manner, but this doesn't…