Hyundai Accent and Azera named to 'Ward’s 10 Best Interiors' list

The 2012 Hyundai Accent and 2012 Hyundai Azera were both named to this year’s 'Ward’s 10 Best Interiors' list by the editors of WardsAuto.com. Accent also won a Ward’s 10 Best Engines award just a few months ago for the subcompact’s 1.6L Gamma engine.

“The

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Inchcape UK Three Peaks Challenge for BEN

On June 22, 2012 Inchcape UK are planning on completing the UK Three Peaks in 24-hours Challenge to raise money for BEN, the automotive industry charity. Inchcape have put together 8 teams, representing each of their brands, a team of Retail Support staff and

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Ford and Mazda invest additional US$ 27-million in AutoAlliance Thailand to boost pickup truck capacity

Ford Motor Company and Mazda Motor Corporation has announced an additional US$ 27-million (THB 837-million) investment in their AutoAlliance Thailand (AAT) joint-venture to further upgrade the pickup truck line and increase capacity by another 20,000 units per year.

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Deliveries from Volvo Trucks down by 4 per cent in March

Deliveries from Volvo Trucks reached 9,954 trucks in March, down by 4 per cent compared with the year-earlier period. 

In Europe deliveries amounted to 3,952 trucks in March, down 12 per cent compared with the corresponding period in 2011. However, the

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Chrysler Group first quarter 2012 net income more than quadrupled to $473-million

Chrysler Group LLC reported preliminary net income of $473-million for the first quarter of 2012, up more than 300 per cent from $116-million a year ago, driven primarily by its 40 per cent increase in US retail sales.

“Another positive quarter – built on sales gains

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Transport Minister Mike Penning at the 2012 Commercial Vehicle Show

Transport Minister Mike Penning visited the 2012 Commercial Vehicle Show. Over 80 per cent of UK goods are transported by vans and trucks with around £8-billion worth of new vehicles registered across the country every year. In the UK, 1 in 8 UK motorists is a van

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Zipcar appoints Ciara Smyth as Executive Vice-President of Human Resources

Zipcar, Inc. announced the appointment of Ciara Smyth as its EVP of Human Resources. In this role, Smyth will be based in Zipcar's Cambridge, Mass. office and will oversee global talent programs and policies at Zipcar. She will report directly to Scott

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New special exhibition 'Lichtblicke I' at the BMW Museum

From April 25 to August 26, 2012, the BMW Museum in association with Galerie Hausler Contemporary has presenting around ten illuminated artworks by internationally renowned light artist Keith Sonnier. The US American draws on the aesthetics of advertising by

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Tata Technologies displays eMO EV in Detroit at SAE 2012 World Congress

Tata Technologies, a leading global provider of engineering services and product development IT, displayed its electric MObility (eMO) engineering study EV at the SAE 2012 World Congress in Detroit. eMO made its world debut at the North American International Auto

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Fastest man on earth visits the fastest F1 track in the world on May 15

On May 15, the magnificent state-of-the-art Silverstone Wing opens its doors to the ‘fastest man on earth’, Andy Green, and Richard Noble, the visionary, engineering adventurer behind the Bloodhound SSC 1,000 mph project. Tickets for this event are selling fast, so

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Ultra-rare £1-million Lamborghini Reventon on sale at London Motorexpo

Well-heeled petrolheads will have a unique opportunity to take possession of one of the world’s rarest supercars on the planet this summer, when an ultra-exclusive Lamborghini Reventon supercar features in an exclusive H&H Classics sale being held at London’s Motorexpo

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