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Europe passes the 1-million cap for plug-in vehicles, gets ahead of the US

Posted on August 27, 2018November 2, 2022 by Adrian Mihălțianu

51% of 2018’s plug-in sales are 100% electric vehicles Europe hit a milestone this month, with more than 1 million plug-in vehicles being registered on its roads, one year after…

Posted in Car News, Electric CarsTagged auto industry, Electric cars, PHEV, plug-in hybrid
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This Chevy Bolt ad is brought to you by Volkswagen

Posted on August 14, 2018November 2, 2022 by Andrei Știrbu

But that’s not important The automotive electric movement is stronger than ever, with carmakers investing tens of billions of dollars into the transition to battery-powered mobility solutions. All that people…

Posted in Car News, Electric CarsTagged ads, auto industry, Electric cars
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Ferrari scores €69k profit per every car it sells, Bentley loses €17k

Posted on August 12, 2018November 2, 2022 by Andrei Știrbu

Who thought selling less (cars) can bring you more (money)? A study conducted by a German economics professor, named Ferdinand Dudenhöffer, on the carmakers’ profitability renders an interesting big picture….

Posted in Auto Industry, Car NewsTagged auto industry, car sales, profits
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Tesla’s competitors: the big tsunami of EV models to come until 2022

Posted on August 7, 2018November 2, 2022 by Adrian Mihălțianu

Does Tesla need to fear the competition from the wave of electric cars coming in the next years? Tesla still fights for its life, managing to reach important production milestones…

Posted in Auto Industry, Car NewsTagged all-electric, auto industry, Electric cars, electric vehicles, evs, tesla
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Marchionne’s legacy: the best and worst cars from his FCA years

Posted on July 31, 2018August 1, 2018 by Dan Mihalașcu

Thankfully, he’ll mostly be remembered for the great things he did for Fiat and Chrysler Sergio Marchionne’s untimely demise at just 66 years old has left the automotive world in…

Posted in Best Cars, Red CalipersTagged alfa romeo, auto industry, chrysler, dodge, fca, fiat, fiat chrysler automobiles, Jeep, lancia, ram, sergio marchionne
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Sergio Marchionne, FCA’s ex-CEO, passed away. Will his legacy live on?

Posted on July 24, 2018November 2, 2022 by Adrian Mihălțianu

FCA bosses scrambled to replace the man that turned the company around, but the road ahead is steep Sergio Marchionne, 66, was the man that managed to take the helm…

Posted in Car Editorials, Car NewsTagged auto industry, chrysler, fca, fiat, Jeep, sergio marchionne
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Report shows that almost all diesel cars in Europe fail emission tests, buries diesel for good

Posted on June 7, 2018November 2, 2022 by Adrian Mihălțianu

ICCT’s study covers 4,850 vehicle models and 750,000 cars The newest report about real-life diesel emissions deals a deadly blow to the already ailing diesel car market in Europe For…

Posted in Auto Industry, Car NewsTagged auto industry, Diesel, dieselgate, icct, nox
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FCA hits financial milestone, comes with promising five-year plan

Posted on June 4, 2018November 2, 2022 by Andrei Știrbu

Jeep, Ram, Alfa Romeo, and Maserati will be FCA’s power brands At a recent event held at Balocco, Italy, FCA’s Sergio Marchionne celebrated the company’s long-term financial goals by revealing…

Posted in Auto Industry, Car NewsTagged auto industry, fca, fiat chrysler automobiles
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Ford confirms second model to be built in Romania alongside the EcoSport

Posted on May 22, 2018November 2, 2022 by Dan Mihalașcu

The automaker will invest up to €200 million to set up the Craiova plant for the new vehicle Ford today announced that it would build a second vehicle at its…

Posted in Auto Industry, Car NewsTagged auto industry, b-segment, Ford, ford romania, future cars, reports
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Detailed: Audi’s grand plan to sell 800,000 electrified cars by 2025

Posted on May 21, 2018November 2, 2022 by Adrian Mihălțianu

A third of Audi’s cars would be plug-in hybrid or full electric by then Everybody's making plans to electrify cars, and Audi couldn't miss the trend. What can we expect…

Posted in Car News, Electric CarsTagged Audi, auto industry, e-tron, Electric cars, hybrids

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A brief history of the Porsche Speedster

Dragoș Băltățeanu May 21, 2019
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Six decades of open-top driving pleasure Porsche has recently added a Speedster version to the 911 model range. But the Speedster is something deeply embedded in the Porsche DNA. Speedster…

Car history: the incredible cars of Giuseppe Figoni

Adrian Mihălțianu February 11, 2019
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The Italian car designer created some of the most beautiful cars ever made Giuseppe Figoni started as just another car designer, in the 1920s. But when he met Ovidio Falaschi,…

In pictures: 50 years from the first Mercedes-Benz E-Class coupés

Adrian Mihălțianu December 8, 2018
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A story of German beauty and power Mercedes-Benz has a delightful picture gallery for its fans, and it's especially pleasing for those loving its classic coupés Fifty years ago, Mercedes-Benz…

Test Drives

Citroën C4 Cactus 1.2 PureTech 110 Shine review: personality crisis

Andrei Știrbu August 28, 2018
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By calling itself a 'hatchback', the C4 Cactus proves it's not afraid of challenges; and not just any challenge, but one of the toughest Overall Score 79/100 In a quite…

2018 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Cabriolet review: not just a Jack of all Trades

Andrei Știrbu August 6, 2018
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Porsche 911s keep on breaking records and live up to their names. But what about the least powerful 911? Is it a proper sports car, or just an entry-level everyone…

2018 BMW X4 xDrive 25d review – Straight outta Spartanburg

Andrei Nedelea July 24, 2018
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It's BMW's latest midsize SAC Overall Score 85/100 BMW proved just how much beauty really is in the eye of the beholder with its first generation X6 (which it called…

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