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Volvo has updated its range with improved efficiency and its latest infotainment and safety technology. Volvo Sensus infotainment displays information on a 5” or 7” colour screen located in the centre stack. ‘The screen is position...

Scion brand finally getting new product

Scion has announced it will introduce the new, 2014 tC at the New York Auto Show on March 28. It did not say whether the car will be a new generation or refresh, but given that the second generation was introduced at the New York Auto Show in 2010...

It is the highest since 2002 when 16.5 million cars were made

New forecasts from LMC Automotive and IHS Automotive predict that the US auto industry will have its highest production since 2002 in 2013. Total production is expected to his 16 million vehicles. It is a 500,000-vehicle improvement from last...

It will return to 2007 sales levels

The US auto industry is predicted to reach 16 million sales or more in 2014, a return to levels last seen in 2006 and 2007. According to the Automotive News Data Center, US auto sales will reach 15.6 million units in 2013, which means that it woul...

The monthly report released by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute shows that the average fuel economy of vehicles sold in the US rose again in August. Average fuel economy is up to 23.8mpg (9.9l/100km) for new cars in the...

Fiat has announced a 1.4 liter turbo version of the Fiat 500 today. The engine is the same as the one in the Abarth, but power has been limited to 135hp and 150lb-ft of torque. Still that is 34hp more and 52lb-ft more than the standard 1.4-liter M...

Ford has quite a year in 2011. The blue oval sold more than 2 million vehicles in the US for the first time since 1997. It also means that Ford is the best selling automaker in the US, and it is the first time that any automaker in the US has topp...

The Canadian Government still holds 7.2%

The US Treasury Department has sold off its final shares of General Motors stock. According to Treasury Secretary Jack Lew government made back $39 billion of its $49.5 billion investment meaning that the government lost $10.5 billion on the ...

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...

Several statements by members of US President Barack Obama's administration are the first hints that the US government might be broadening support for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. The Obama administration had backed electric and hybrid vehicle...