Monthly Archives: May 2013

BMW loses world’s most valuable auto brand title

i series at BMW dealership in the UK

After Forbes magazine proclaimed BMW the most powerful car maker, BrandZ top 100 comes and says that this year BMW lost the title to the Japanese manufacturer, Toyota.

Mazda Triples Size of Mazda 6 Low Tax Demo Fleet

Mazda 6 Skyactiv

With CO2 from just 108g/km the  Mazda 6 Skyactiv is an ideal ‘D’ sector company car, so to demonstrate its capabilities Mazda has increased its Low Tax demonstrator fleet to 225 cars.

the world’s most expensive video game, Grid 2 Mono Edition

Codemasters has announced the world’s most expensive videogame – the GRID 2: Mono Edition.

Merkel sticks to German EV target despite low consumer interest

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has reaffirmed her target to bring 1 million electric cars onto German roads by the end of the decade, despite weak interest from consumers.

Her government is hosting a two-day industry summit in Berlin to promote the fledgling technology, after fewer than 3,000 electric cars were sold in Germany last year out of a total market that exceeded 3 million.

Electric car venture Better Place files to dissolve company

Electric car venture Better Place said it had filed a motion in an Israeli court to dissolve the company and sought to appoint a temporary liquidator.

The decision came after the company failed to raise enough funds to cover operating costs and despite making fundamental structural changes in recent months, Better Place said.