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On this planet, a very particular type of person exists. One of those people who are never satisfied with the performance of their vehicle. They go to a Chevrolet Dealership, buy a Camaro Z/28 with 500 HP and 481 lb/ft of torque, and on the way home, they decide to …

BMW's CEO, Norbert Reithofer, announced that they will need to build even more electric-drive cars to meet the new, even stricter antipollution laws. In a press conference, Reithofer said he was extremely satisfied with the global reception of the i3. Even better, the order book for the American market will …

The citizens of Tokyo are used to unusual things. This spring however, a new type of vehicle will probably make them do a double take when they see it silently glide past them: The Toyota i-Road, a fully-electric personal transporter. The small 3-wheeler represents a good compromise between a motorcycle …

Everything is not going well for GM. After a 1.6 million vehicle recall, the American automaker faces a $350 million dollar lawsuit that could get ugly. Everything started on January 13, when GM initiated a recall on 778,619 Chevrolet Cobalt and Pontiac G5 vehicles because of a faulty ignition switch.

Toyota has just confirmed that they will pay the US government $1.2 billion dollars to escape criminal charges concerning the cases of unintended acceleration which happened in 2009-2010. These problems caused deaths, and Toyota had to recall more than 10 million vehicles. According to an agreement between Toyota and the …

After a few weeks of inspections and testing, Porsche has announced that they will replace the engine of all 911 GT3s presenting the risk of self-immolation. The story started a few weeks ago, when Porsche asked its dealership to halt sales of the GT3, after receiving reports about some vehicles …

This morning the French government issued a law forcing half the motor vehicles in Paris (cars, bikes and scooters) to stay parked today. Their owners will have to take public transport, which is free for the day. This law was introduced in an effort to diminish smog in the city, …

According to the latest rumors, the Italian design house Bertone is now bankrupt. The rumors started at the end of 2013, stating the company wasn't doing so well financially. While there is no official statement yet, Bertone has laid off 165 workers in the last week, and those who are …

Jeep appears to have accidentally published pricing for the all-new Jeep Renegade model on its website. If you Google search the term “Jeep Renegade price” it returns a result of $18,595 USD. That result seems to be unintentionally in the public domain as Jeep hasn’t officially announced pricing yet. We …

Summer is here! …According to Transports Quebec, at least. The summer-tire ban is officially lifted on March 15, at midnight. This means that you (and all your biker friends) could theoretically ride your sunny weather toys this weekend! We suggest that you wait a little more, though. At least until …