This isn’t your green father’s Tesla.
Legendary tuner Saleen Automotive managed to take the cleanest car on the road and make it the meanest with its newly unveiled Saleen FourSixteen — a Model S that can dash to 60 m.p.h. in just over four seconds with more style than ever.
Volvo Chairman Li Shufu says China should stop trying to hinder competition in the world’s largest automaker.
“It’s best if it’s completely open, like in the U.S. and Europe; whoever wants to produce cars can do it,” Li, who’s also chairman of carmaker Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd., said in an interview. “This is fair to us, it’s fair to everyone. It would completely allow the role of the market and perhaps we will develop better.”
By Elisabeth Behrmann and Niklas Magnusson
Volvo Car Group is designing its first model under the ownership of Chinese billionaire Li Shufu ‘s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co. with an emphasis on automotive safety to revive worldwide sales.
The much anticipated Renault Twingo will cost less than £9500 when it goes on sale in late September. The all-new hatchback is unconventional with a rear-engined layout designed to maximise space and manouevrability.
Ford is the latest automaker to borrow ideas from technology giant Apple with the hope that the connection will provide a boost to its retail network. The U.S. vehicle manufacturer will rebrand 500 dealerships, mainly in northern Europe, as Ford Stores, which will stand out because each will have dedicated space to feature models from the company’s new Vignale premium trim line that will launch next year.
