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Ferrari Files for Initial Public Offering

Ferrari Files for Initial Public Offering

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. ("FCA") announced today that its subsidiary, New Business Netherlands N.V. (to be renamed Ferrari N.V.), has filed a registration statement on Form F-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") for a proposed initial public offering of common shares currently held by FCA. T ... Continue reading

Ford Dunton Hosts Student Electric Race-Car Trials

Ford Dunton Hosts Student Electric Race-Car Trials

Ford Dunton Technical Centre hosted the Essex regional heat of the Greenpower IET Formula 24 on Saturday, July 18, which attracted around 250 students and more than 20 cars. The IET annual Formula 24 competition provides teenage students with the opportunity to build an electric car from scratch, and then push it to it ... Continue reading

UK Honda Confirms Pricing for the New Jazz

UK Honda Confirms Pricing for the New Jazz

Honda UK has announced that the all-new Honda Jazz subcompact hatchback will be priced from £13,495 on-the-road for the entry-level S model, rising to £17,425 for the flagship EX Navi CVT model. Competitive PCP options for the versatile and sophisticated new Honda are expected to start from £149 per month (5.9% APR ... Continue reading

LEGO Technic Mercedes-Benz Arocs 3245 Tipper: A Truck for True LEGO Enthusiasts

LEGO Technic Mercedes-Benz Arocs 3245 Tipper: A Truck for True LEGO Enthusiasts

Cooperation between Mercedes-Benz and LEGO gives rise to model of the Arocs 3245 tipper Mercedes-Benz Arocs 3245 tipper is one of the most complex models in the LEGO Technic range Authenticity and functionality in meticulous detail LEGO, working together with Mercedes-Benz Trucks, is now following up its Unimog with a ... Continue reading

Kiekert Develops Technology To Reduce Car Door Damage

Kiekert Develops Technology To Reduce Car Door Damage

Kiekert AG, the leader in automotive closure-system technology, plans to introduce an innovative "brake system" for car doors called "i-protect." Kiekert's sensor-based system is designed to reduce sheet metal damage and costly insurance claims by automatically stopping car doors from striking other objects as they are ... Continue reading

2016 Frist Center Exhibition Schedule Showcases Masterpieces of the Spanish Golden Age, Spectacular Italian Sports Cars

2016 Frist Center Exhibition Schedule Showcases Masterpieces of the Spanish Golden Age, Spectacular Italian Sports Cars

Upper-Level Galleries Feature Early Soviet Photography and Film, Newcomb Pottery, and Video Installation by Icelandic Artist Ragnar Kjartansson Gordon Contemporary Artists Project Gallery Presents Absurdist Films by Dutch Artist Guido van der Werve and Paintings by Inka Essenhigh NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 22, 2015 From Fr ... Continue reading

Italian Police Force Puts its Faith in the SEAT Leon

Italian Police Force Puts its Faith in the SEAT Leon

SEAT wins fleet contract to supply the Italian Polizia di Stato and the Carabinieri Fleet to be Leon 2.0 TDI 150 PS; extensive special equipment with armour protection Major international growth in fleet business for the SEAT brand SEAT has won the fleet contract to supply new Leon cars to the Italian police forces, Po ... Continue reading

Infiniti Q30 Premium Active Compact Set For Frankfurt Motor Show in September

Infiniti Q30 Premium Active Compact Set For Frankfurt Motor Show in September

Daring, expressive design meets advanced ride and handling performance Category-breaking Q30 faithful to 2013 concept car World premiere for global media September 15th at Frankfurt Motor Show HONG KONG -- July 21, 2015: The first ever Infiniti Q30 Premium Active Compact is ready for its world premiere at the Internati ... Continue reading

Customer loyalty: Setra S Bus Stays in the Family

Customer loyalty: Setra S Bus Stays in the Family

Coach operator Midia Tours of Munich takes delivery of flagship Setra S 517 HDH with TopSky panoramic glass roof The story of Midia Tours began 53 years ago with a Setra S 10 from model series 10 NEU-ULM -- July 21, 2015: Coach operator Midia Tours of Munich has taken delivery of its 24th coach at the Setra Customer Ce ... Continue reading

BorgWarner Supplies Optimized R2S Turbocharging Technology For The Volkswagen Group's New High-performance Diesel Engine

BorgWarner Supplies Optimized R2S Turbocharging Technology For The Volkswagen Group's New High-performance Diesel Engine

BorgWarner's Regulated Two-Stage (R2S®) Turbocharging Technology Helps Boost Performance for Volkswagen's Powerful New 2.0-liter Diesel Engine AUBURN HILLS, MI -- July 21, 2015: BorgWarner provides its award-winning regulated two-stage (R2S®) turbocharging technology for Volkswagen's new high-performance diesel engin ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Style Eyewear Collection Autumn/Winter 2015: Combination of Innovative Material

Mercedes-Benz Style Eyewear Collection Autumn/Winter 2015: Combination of Innovative Material

Progressive design and flawless functionality are the hallmarks of the 2015 autumn/winter collection designed by Mercedes-Benz Style and Eyewear specialist Rodenstock. Incorporating newly developed materials, colours and shapes, the five styles of sunglasses and correction lenses take the Mercedes-Benz Style philosophy ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Trucks: With Mercedes-Benz Genuine Accessories Through the Summer

Mercedes-Benz Trucks: With Mercedes-Benz Genuine Accessories Through the Summer

Genuine Accessories make work easier for truckers – also in the summer Made to measure for the current, well-proven Mercedes-Benz model series All products are tested and approved by Mercedes-Benz truck developers Available worldwide from all Mercedes-Benz service outlets STUTTGART -- July 20, 2015: It is midsumme ... Continue reading

June's Fastest Selling Used Cars in the UK

June's Fastest Selling Used Cars in the UK

Vauxhall Insignia is the only car to make the national top ten in both May and June June’s national top ten sellers move more quickly than in May, with much cheaper average price Nissan Qashqai continues to shine on the forecourt: fastest seller in two UK regions London, North West and Scotland are hot spots for s ... Continue reading

Europe's New-Car Sales Grew 8.4% in H1 2015, 14.6% in June

Europe's New-Car Sales Grew 8.4% in H1 2015, 14.6% in June

25 of 29 countries recorded increased H1 2015 sales Volkswagen Golf, Ford Fiesta and Renault Clio were the best-selling cars for the first six months of the year European new-car sales increased by 8.4% in the first half of 2015, reports JATO Dynamics, the world’s leading provider of automotive intelligence. Sales ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Delivers 5 Millions Cars So Far in 2015

Volkswagen Delivers 5 Millions Cars So Far in 2015

Group Board Member for Sales Christian Klingler: “Group’s overall development in first half year was satisfactory. Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand was not immune to current trends in China.” WOLFSBURG -- July 20, 2015: Vehicle deliveries by the Volkswagen Group in the first half of 2015 continued at a hi ... Continue reading

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