Monthly Archives: May 2014

Porsche checks Macan for possible brake problem

Porsche checks Macan for possible brake problem

Porsche is inspecting 2,500 Macan SUVs to check for faulty brakes after quality tests revealed that some brake booster units may have been damaged during the assembly process, the carmaker said.

Ford names Joel Piaskowski, new Europe design boss

Ford names Joel Piaskowski, new Europe design boss

Ford has named Joel Piaskowski to head its design team in Europe, where the automaker hopes to years of heavy financial losses 2015.

Volvo teases upcoming luxury SUV with a touch of glass

Volvo XC90 interior

The new XC90 promises a unique blend of comfort, safety, performance and idiosyncratic Swedish touches, such as a handcrafted crystal glass gear lever and diamond-cut control buttons.

China to take 6 million older vehicles off roads

In this photo taken Monday, April 25, 2011, cars clog a main thoroughfare in Beijing, China. China's government plans to take 5 million older, polluting vehicles off the road this year in an effort to revive stalled progress toward cleaning up smog-choked cities. The plan also calls for filling stations in Beijing, Shanghai and other major urban areas to switch to selling only the cleanest grades of gasoline and diesel, according to a Cabinet statement issued Monday, May 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

China’s government plans to take 6 million older, polluting vehicles off the road this year in an effort to revive stalled progress toward cleaning up smog-choked cities.

Fiat, BMW, others may miss Europe’s 2021 CO2 target, study says

Fiat, BMW, others may miss Europe's 2021 CO2 target, study says

Fiat and BMW may miss the European Union’s tougher CO2 target that takes effect in 2021, according to a study, which would force both automakers to spend more heavily on emission-reduction technology to avoid fines.