27 August 2008, 10:40 AM
At the Moscow International Motor Show (08/26 to 09/07) Volkswagen is presenting the largest range of models ever shown in Russia under the VW label. Marking its debut on the strongly growing Russian market are the Tiguan and the new Passat CC.
SUV bestseller: dynamic Tiguan launches as younger brother of the Touareg
* A sign of just how significant the Russian market is for Volkswagen is demonstrated by the Tiguan; effectively immediately, this younger brother to the Touareg will also be manufactured at the
27 August 2008, 10:18 AM
Jim Clark is considered by many as the finest and most naturally gifted racing driver of all time. He won the F1 World Championship twice for Team Lotus in 1963 and in 1965. In total, he won 25 Grand Prix races and was the first Briton to win the Indianapolis 500. Clark won a third of all the F1 races he entered, as well as racing in other formulae such as F2, F3 and Touring Cars. Typically he would race in as many as three different categories per race meeting! How many of the current crop of F1 drivers would do t
27 August 2008, 09:44 AM
Chevrolet is getting ready to rock out on Sept. 6th at 5:45 p.m. prior to the start of the Chevy Rock & Roll 400! For the sixth-straight year Chevy will bring together the sounds of rock and roll and the intensity of NASCAR racing during the Chevy Rock & Roll 400. This year's event is featuring a pre-race conce
26 August 2008, 04:29 PM
Chrysler LLC is set to accelerate the growing presence of its three car brands in Russia with the introduction of two significant new vehicles.
The new Jeep Cherokee (Liberty in the U.S.) and all-new Dodge Journey, the first crossover in the Company’s Dodge model range, were revealed to the media and public at the 200
26 August 2008, 01:10 PM
The Caravan Salon due to be held in Dusseldorf from 29 August to 7 September has been a leading date in the recreational vehicle show calendar for many years. Fiat Professional plans to mark the event by introducing the original ‘Portofino’ show van based on the innovative Fiorino, the smallest model in the range.
The new ‘Portofino’ show van, an original and explicit hymn to freedom of movement, came about in a manner very typical of the C
26 August 2008, 01:01 PM
No fewer than three new production models from Ford Motor Company will make their Russian debuts at the Moscow International Automobile Salon, which opens today.
The new models are the all-new Ford Fiesta, the Ford Focus RS and the Ford Escape.
Visitors to the show will also be given the opportunity to see the Ford Explorer America Concept, which showcases a number of technology and engineering innovations designed to deliver fuel economy imp
26 August 2008, 12:45 PM
Launched in North America in 2007, Mazda CX-9 was praised as a new crossover SUV that combines a sleek and sporty look and an exhilarating driving experience with high quality, space and flexibility. Mazda’s first three-row SUV has been a hit since then with customers and experts alike, winning North America’s coveted 2008 Truck of the Year award, which includes medium/large SUVs, and selling more than 53,000 units globally through June 2008.
The secret to this success has been an outstanding
26 August 2008, 10:35 AM
Last year, Mazda Motor Corporation announced that it was embarking on a new direction with technology development. The strategy, called ‘Sustainable Zoom-Zoom,’ would focus on producing vehicles that combine Mazda’s trademark driving excitement with further evolved environmental and safety technologies.
‘Sustainable Zoom-Zoom’ and Mazda’s Nagare design have been combined in the Mazda Kazamai concept car which showcases how Mazda could deliver a vehicle in the near future that is exhilarating
26 August 2008, 10:02 AM
Isuzu Motors Limited (Head Office: Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo: President and Representative Director: Susumu Hosoi; hereinafter called "Isuzu") will start to newly market its pickup trucks in the Russian market.
This time, the pickup trucks to be sold by Isuzu in the Russian market are Isuzu Motors Co., (Thailand) Ltd.(I
26 August 2008, 09:41 AM
Honda's Jazz builds on the key attributes of its hugely popular predecessor with even more interior space, better functionality and more powerful, more frugal engines, in a stylish, contemporary design.
The exterior design is at first glance an evolution rather than a revolution, but this subtle change of appearance is only one small part of the thousands of changes that push the Jazz forward. It retains the concepts of the previous Jazz with its centre fuel tank layout and Magic Seats which
26 August 2008, 09:39 AM
DAIHATSU MOTOR CO., LTD. (Daihatsu) and Perodua, Daihatsu's joint venture vehicle manufacture and sales company in Selangor, Malaysia, today announced the minor redesign of a compact car, the Myvi. An event to mark the launch of the new vehicle was held in Kuala Lumpur.
The Myvi was developed jointly by Perodua and Daihatsu in May 2005. Since then the vehicle has been a top-selling model, with cumulative sales exceeding 252,000 units, and has been well-received by a wide range of users across generational lines.
26 August 2008, 09:32 AM
GM Holden will offer the most fuel efficient entry in the medium SUV segment as part of a new choice of two-wheel-drive, diesel powered Captiva models.
Powered by the 2.0 litre diesel engine found in the Captiva AWD range, the manual transmission 2WD model will lead its segment with fuel efficiency (ADR081/01) of 7.2
