A friend forwarded me these pics of some crazy Arabs doing stunt driving. Really dangerous and I don't recommend anyone from following their example. However, I go to admit, the driver is quite skil...
Stunt driving
Tata to create 700 jobs in the UK
Indian car maker, Tata recently announced a £ 700 million investment plan with the creation of 600 jobs at Jaguar Land Rover. It is also launching a new programme to recruit new graduate engineers in September. That's great news for the Midlands. I have no idea why but unlike other companies, there...
McCain to issue Clean Car Challenge
Republican John McCain want's to be seen as environmentally friendly. He said that he would issue a Clean Car Challenge to U.S. automakers. If he was elected, he would propose "A $300 million prize for the development of a battery package that has the size, capacity, cost and power to leapfrog the...
Ford to reduce production of bigger vehicles
Hit by falling demand for their bigger vehicles - namely pickups and sport utility vehicles, Ford will produce 25% fewer vehicles in the third quarter of this year as compared to last year.They also...
Lancer Sportback to be unvieled at Paris Motor Show
The new Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback will be unveiled at the Le Mondial de l'Automobile 2008 (Paris Motor Show 2008). The show is being held in Halls 1-8 of the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles from October...
Job cuts at Aston Martin
Around 60 temporary workers at Aston Martin's Gaydon factory will lose their jobs later this month. Some of the staff that will lose their jobs said that "they were given less than three weeks' notice"Read the report here: Jobs axe falls at Aston Martin Gaydon b...
Asian brands beat American brands in the US
According to a report in the International Herald Tribune, the three big US car makers, namely, General Motors, Ford Motor and Chrysler, combined sold less than (44.4 %) than the Asian brands - 10 brands in total (48.1 %) for the first time ever. The data was provided by the Autodata Corporation.Amazingly,...
Nissan to build new model at Sunderland plant
According to latest reports, Japanese carmaker Nissan will build a new compact car at its Sunderland plant in the UK. That is good news as it means more jobs. At present the Sunderland factory also makes the Note.It also plans to move manufacturing of the Micra to Chennai in India. According to Carlos...
Safety test results for some family cars
Euro NCAP recently released the test results for seven cars in five different categories. The cars, which are targeted at consumers with families, include the Audi A4, Skoda Superb, Citroen Berlingo, Ford Kuga, the VW T5 Caravelle and two Superminis, the Hyundai i10 and the Seat Ibiza. All of the cars...
