Audi will unveil a new four-seater notchback sedan at the International Motor Show in Geneva on March 1. The attractive A3 concept offers a glimpse into the future and the coming generation of the Audi A3. Audi Press Conference Tuesday, March 1, 2011 7.45 p.m. (CET), Palexpo Geneva The event can be recorded live via [...]

Tokyo – Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (FHI), the maker of Subaru automobiles,announced the opening of a special website for the 81st Geneva Motor Show (Press day: March 1 and 2; Open to the public from March 3 through 13, 2011). FHI will also release a teaser image of its “BOXER Sports Car Architecture”, a technology [...]

The Peugeot offensive launched in 2010 – A year when many records were broken- continues in 2011.The Marque presents a ‘World Premiere’ for the new Peugeot 308, launches the 508 and introduces new environmental technologies: e-HDi micro-hybridisation on the 508 and the new 308 The first diesel hybrid in the world with the 3008 HYbrid4 [...]

CarsDirect’s editors named the 2011 Hyundai Elantra one of the “Top Ten Cars to Look Forward to in 2011” on their new Pricing Insider Blog. The all-new Elantra encompasses all of Hyundai’s latest ambitions including modern design, advanced safety technologies and best-in-class 40 mpg highway fuel economy. In the very competitive compact car segment, the [...]

Honda has a spacious interior design and virile, and the popular minivan luggage easy to use “Zest” “Zest spark” to add the configuration, will be released. In addition, welfare vehicles “Zest <lift-car passenger seat>” “Zest <wheelchair specification vehicles>” also to the sale. Major Changes“Zest” “Spark Zest”, it can be easily installed navigation system “for special [...]

Toyota has announced that at the Geneva Motor Show next month it will unveil a fully-electric version of its award-winning iQ city car. In comparison to the Nissan Leaf, the super-compact four-seater iQ will have a relatively a modest range of 65 miles, but a compact lithium-ion battery sandwiched beneath the floor will ensure that [...]

Nissan’s focus on reducing emissions is not restricted to creating zero emission electric vehicles like the pioneering and award-winning Nissan LEAF. Developing advanced technologies as part of Nissan’s PURE DRIVE strategy is driving the company’s efforts to reduce emissions and fuel consumption from all its cars, and, has resulted in the launch of a new [...]

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., AT&T(*), NTT DOCOMO, INC., and Telenor Connexion announced that the Nissan LEAF system marketed as Nissan Connect powered by CARWINGS has been awarded the Global Mobile Awards 2011 prize for the “Best Mobile Innovation for Automotive and Transport” at the GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. This “Information and Communication Technology [...]

Mercedes-Benz Japan Co., Ltd. (President: Nicholas Speeks; Head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo) introduces a new model of the Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class, a four-door concept that offers a unique combination of elegant and sporty body styling reminiscent of a coupé with the comfort and practicality of a sedan. The new CLS-Class is the first fully restyled model to [...]

The Golf BlueMotion is one of the most efficient and low CO2 emitting cars currently on sale in Europe. To test just how efficient, CAR Magazine recently embarked on a unique road trip, taking the Golf BlueMotion out of its normal environment. A right-hand drive Golf BlueMotion was shipped to Miami, Florida where it was [...]