Monthly Archives: March 2013

Improved night vision for BMW

BMW Night Vision System

As an added security system, premium car makers like BMW, Audi and Mercedes have been using night vision. And this technology has been in use for a while. But BMW decided it is time to up the ante.

VW targets 60% rise in China production by 2018

WOLFSBURG (Bloomberg) — Volkswagen Group plans to increase production 60 percent by 2018 in China, where the German company’s earnings last year rose by more than 40 percent. Capacity in China will rise to 4 million vehicles a year by 2018 from about 2.5 million currently.

A new plant in China approved by the supervisory board will build as many as 300,000 vehicles yearly and will start operating in early 2016, CEO Martin Winterkorn said today.

Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Shooting Brake by Gallaway

Chevrolet Corvette Shooting Brake
The new seventh-generation Chevrolet Corvette Stingray has been revealed both as a coupe and convertible. Both models will arrive in global markets in late 2013.New Corvette is an amazing car. Power comes from a 444bhp 6.2-litre V8, enabling it to reach 0-62mph in under four seconds.

Toyota, Plaintiffs Clash Over Future Of Acceleration MDL


The people at Law 360 are keeping up with all the twists and turns to Toyota’s problems with customer litigation. Here is the latest news from them.

Hyundai’s PHiLippines car sales drop 31% in Feb


Hyundai sold less cars in the Philippines last month as stronger global demand put a rein on supply, prompting the company to make a forward-looking statement about better days ahead.

Sales dropped 31 percent to 1,632 units in February from 2,369 a year earlier, according to Hyundai Asia Resources Inc. (HARI).