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 The 2017 Dodge Challenger has earned a five-star overall safety rating from the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Five stars is the highest rating in the regulatory agency’s vehicle-evaluation programme. Excited at the new rating, Head of Vehicle Safety and Regulatory Compliance, FCA North America, Mike Dahl, said: “This proves ...

Opel has unfolded plans to launch a model offensive , appropriately tagged “7 in 17”, with  seven premieres in 2017 across all its vehicle categories. Never in its long history – automobile production since 1899! – has Opel had so many new models in a single calendar year. The “7 in ...

Kia Motors Corporation Monday announced its October 2016 global sales figures (export sales, domestic sales and sales from overseas plants) for passenger cars and commercial vehicles, recording a total of 263,854 units sold. This figure, according to a statement issued in Seoul, Korea, represents a 4.9% year-on-year increase compared to ...

  (INTERVIEW) Prof. Dr. Thomas Weber, 62, has been responsible for Daimler Group Research and Mercedes-Benz Cars Development for 12 years. This means he is involved in a key position in the ongoing largest technological transformation the automobile has undergone in its 130-year history. Ahead of his retirement at the ...

    With less than one more quarter to go in the year, indications have emerged that the Volvo Car Group may just be right on track for another record year in terms of sales even as the operating profit for the year is expected to improve substantially. Already, Volvo ...

(Reuters/NAN) Toyota Motor Corp has recalled about 5.8 million cars at home and abroad over potentially faulty air bag inflators made by Takata Corp. The company said in a statement in Tokyo, that the recalled cars included those used as replacement parts following a 2010 recall. It said the recalled ...

  The battle for relevance in the lucrative light commercial vehicles (LCV) segment is set to become very keen as Mercedes-Benz Vans unfolds its plan to join the pick-up market with its very first pick-up, Concept X-CLASS. A concrete outlook of the first premium pickup that will combine the best of ...

Peugeot 3008, which was earlier launched as an MPV, made its debut at the Paris motor show in October as a full-blown Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV). By the first look, the car looks great with a raised ride height, long bonnet body cladding and roof bars. All these are evidence ...

  With the new S 65 Cabriolet, Mercedes-AMG is for the first time offering a performance car which combines the impressive power of the 6.0‑l itre V12 biturbo engine with the pleasure of open-top driving for four occupants. An output of 463 kW, 1000 Nm of maximum torque, the sport ...

  Modelling clay is a favourite of many children, who can craft, re-craft and recycle the pliable stuff over many years. While a bit more advanced, Ford has employed a similar idea with the clay it uses to model future vehicles: craft, re-craft and then recycle, the latter to the ...