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Electric Vehicles go on trial in the UK
Friday, 28 December 2012 Issue Vol. XX No. 52 By Dr. Iain Corness
Zenith, a leading UK independent leasing and fleet management company, has reported very positive feedback from a trial of electric vehicles. The trial does indicate that electric vehicles have a…
These motoring tips come from Britain’s top advanced driver, Peter Rodger of the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM). This week, with the shortest day of the year, he is advising…
I came across an interesting item in Detroit News, where they reported that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is expected to finalize a long-awaited proposal to make event…
Last week I asked which car had its bonnet changed to thinner steel during production to act as a crumple zone? The answer is just about all of them since…
It was reported in the China Daily that China’s SAIC, MG’s current parent company, has signed an agreement with Thailand’s Charoen Pokphand Group (CP) to build a joint venture plant…
Investindustrial buys a third of Aston Martin
Friday, 21 December 2012 Issue Vol. XX No. 51 By Dr. Iain Corness
It becomes increasingly difficult to understand just who owns what in the motoring industry these days. On this page alone, we have China owning MG. So who owns another British…
Want your tyres to last more than 180 km?
Friday, 21 December 2012 Issue Vol. XX No. 51 By Dr. Iain Corness
The Pirelli tyre company supplied all the tyres to the F1 circus in 2012 and has released some of the interesting statistics from that. The total numbers of tyres used…
And if you think we are doing well…
Friday, 21 December 2012 Issue Vol. XX No. 51 By Dr. Iain Corness
General Motors Co. China said they and their joint venture partners have reached a new annual sales record in China having sold 2.59 million vehicles in China through the first…
Thailand enters Top 10 of Global Car Sales...
Friday, 21 December 2012 Issue Vol. XX No. 51 By Dr. Iain Corness
News from the Auto Focus Group (AFG) reported that in October 2012, Thailand ranked 10th among all countries of the world in terms of domestic vehicles sales with a total…
Malaysia leaves Thailand behind (again)!
Friday, 21 December 2012 Issue Vol. XX No. 51 By Dr. Iain Corness
Hot on the heels of the notice that the local Bira circuit will close at the end of 2013, comes the news that a second F1-standard circuit will be built…
March 17 - Australian GP (Melbourne) March 24 - Malaysian GP (Sepang) April 14 - Chinese GP (Shanghai) April 21 - Bahrain GP (Sachir) May 12 - Spanish GP (Barcelona)…
Autotrivia Quiz - Friday December 21 - December 27, 2012
Friday, 21 December 2012 Issue Vol. XX No. 51 By Dr. Iain Corness
Last week I asked which two automotive companies combined their efforts in 2002 for an important transmission development that became a production part in 2006? It was Ford and GM…
European rumor has BMW launching the new mid-size 3 hatch looking very much like a smaller 5-Series Gran Turismo. The new model may be called the 3 GT, but no…
Ford’s Australian SUV looks to be a hit in Thailand
Friday, 14 December 2012 Issue Vol. XX No. 50 By Dr. Iain Corness
We are used to the fact that many of the Ford’s built here in Thailand are exported to Australia, but the reverse direction is not as prevalent. Even though there…
Whilst the original concepts of Jaguar cars included Grace, Space and Pace, of late the marque has strayed from Sir William Lyons ideas. The latest is the 2.0 liter four…
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