The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has renewed calls for scrapping the most polluting diesel cars and giving drivers cash incentives to switch to cleaner vehicles as part of the evidence he gave to the Environmental Audit Committee today.
Monthly Archives: September 2014
Toyota’s new compact concept is for urbanites in need of utility
By Antuan Goodwin
The Urban Utility concept is a compact car that’s big on space. Toyota It has the functionality of a compact truck, the spaciousness of a cargo van, and the size of a compact car. In a nutshell, that’s how Toyota describes the newly revealed Urban Utility concept. I’d describe it as a highly configurable box on wheels.
Dacia moves Duster production to Europe after rust issues surface
Dacia has moved production of right-hand drive Duster models from India to Europe, after dozens of cases of rust emerged.
GM invests in seeing machines distraction recognition technology
General Motors has announced that over the next five years it will fit 500,000 cars with technology that tracks head movements to determine whether the driver is becoming distracted.
Montezemolo’s magic touch
When Ferrari Chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo officially steps down next month the supercar maker will lose its No. 1 salesman.
During his two decades in Maranello, he was the main reason why Ferrari always sold out its high-margin limited-edition supercars even before they were unveiled to the public.
