Staff Reporter

Honda To Pay $24 Million To Settle Racial Discrimination Claim

A government-led investigation revealed that minorities payed up to $250 more for loans at Honda dealerships than white customers. more

Toyota Introduces Build-It-Yourself Car for Children [VIDEO]

Toyota is branching out into a new market by not only targeting adult drivers, but now children too. more

China May vehicle sales up 9.8 pct yr-on-yr

Vehicles sales in China rose 9.8 percent in May from a year earlier, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. more

McNish chasing a Le Mans hat-trick

Thundering down the long Mulsanne Straight at more than 240kph in the dark, with the car squirming on rainsoaked asphalt and the headlights searching through a murky wall of spray, is no place for the faint-hearted. more

Retail Sales Rise on Strong Car Sales

Retail sales in the U.S. probably increased in May by the most in three months as Americans took advantage of cheap borrowing costs to purchase more expensive goods like cars, a new report said Thursday. more

Hands-Free Car Technology More Distracting than Helpful, Study Says

Voice-activated technologies in cars is becoming increasingly more popular as it allows drivers to make calls, texts or even update their Facebook status message while driving. However, a new study shows that this technology is actually doing more harm than good. more

Woman Accused of Ramming Her Ex-Boyfriend Against a Cinder Block and Killed Him

A woman from Connecticut has been charged with murder after she rammed her car against the father of her baby, crushing him against a cinder-block garage wall, the Associated Press reports. more

Ferrari back FIA's handling of Mercedes test

Ferrari backed Formula One's governing body on Tuesday for their handling of a tyre testing controversy involving rivals Mercedes. more

Australian industry gets A$17 bln in govt protection - report

Australian industries received more than A$17 billion ($16.05 billion) in government protection in the previous fiscal year, including tax breaks, tariffs and handouts, with hard-pressed car builders and manufacturers the biggest beneficiaries, a new report shows. more

Vietnam May auto sales rise 43.5 pct y/y-industry

Data released by the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers' Association (VAMA): more

Electric car maker Miles Electric Vehicles files for bankruptcy

U.S. electric car manufacturer Miles Electric Vehicles filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy early on Tuesday, court documents showed. more

India May car sales down 12.3 pct y/y

Car sales in India fell an annual 12.3 percent in May, an industry body said on Tuesday, dropping for the seventh straight month, as weak consumer sentiment in a slowing economy continued to weigh on demand. more

Most Expensive Gold-Plated Motor Home on Sale for $3 Million

If you have $3.11 million lying around, you can buy an ultra modern and out-of-the box motorhome has gone on sale in Dubai. more

Africa in slow motion on two little wheels

It sounded like a shotgun: bang, bang, bang. The back wheel swirled in a slalom and my Vespa scooter came to an abrupt stop. more

Polish car production falls 7 percent y/y in May

Polish car production fell an annual 7 percent in May, industry monitor SAMAR said on Monday, saying weak European demand and a run of public holidays had reversed a rise in the previous month. more

1 2
Stay Connected
  • Like Us on Facebook
  • @AutoWNews
  • Recommend on Google
Newsletter

Subscribe to the Auto World News newsletter!

Photo Gallery
Real Time Analytics