Berlin/Rüsselsheim – For the first time, the longstanding Opel partners TOTAL and ENERTRAG have started to supply a Berlin gas station with hydrogen fuel produced from wind power. Both companies have been testing fuel cell vehicles for everyday use. The hybrid power station run by ENERTRAG in the Berlin district of Prenzlau is now supplying [...]

Volvo Car Corporation is one of the fastest growing luxury car brands in China – and the journey towards selling 200,000 cars per year in the world’s most dynamic car market continues in 2012. “The introduction of the Volvo V60 and the all-new Volvo V40 will help us maintain the desired growth momentum,” says Freeman [...]

Rüsselsheim – The 500,000th Opel Insignia has left the assembly line of the Rüsselsheim plant in Germany in a ceremony attended by the Plant Director Axel Scheiben. The vehicle in question is a white Insignia Sports Tourer station wagon equipped with the state-of-the art 2.0 BiTurbo CDTI engine (143 kW/195 hp output, 400 Nm torque) [...]

Hiroishima, Japan — Mazda Motor Corporation and Ford Motor Company announced an additional investment of US$27 million (approximately THB 837 million) in their AutoAlliance (Thailand) (AAT) joint venture to upgrade production equipment and increase utility production capacity by 20,000 unitsper year.
AAT produces the All-New Mazda BT-50 and All-New Ford Ranger pickup trucks for the Thai [...]

The people at Kelley Blue Book’s kkb.com have compiled their list of the 10 Best Family Cars for 2012. Among them is the Flex crossover. What impressed them about the Flex? Spacious and comfortable 7-passenger seating plus lots of room for cargo, as well as available features like the 2nd-row refrigerated center console, all-wheel drive, [...]

Rüsselsheim – The enhanced, second generation FlexFix bicycle carrier system which can take up to four bikes at a time is now available for the Astra Sports Tourer and the Zafira Tourer. The innovative system, which is exclusive to Opel and is integrated in the rear bumper of the vehicle, ensures stress-free transportation of bicycles, [...]

Rüsselsheim – Opel has designed a high performance chassis package geared especially towards lateral dynamics and superb handling qualities for its new Astra OPC to complement its powerful 206 kW/280 hp, 400 Nm engine. The chassis which is equipped with dampers made by ZF Sachs benefits from several decisive elements that all enhance the car’s [...]

Kolkata – India’s pioneering car company Hindustan Motors limited Has launched an upgraded version of the popular Mitsubishi Montero with a host of New features which have enhanced the design and ambience quo ent of thesturdy Suv.
The value Cadded features include new muscular coloured key front bumper, new chromeradiator grille,new nish on power window panel [...]

Audi is presenting its first luxury-class e-tron concept car – a technology study known as the Audi A6 L e-tron concept at Auto China 2012 in Beijing. The plug-in hybrid has a powerful drive system that enables a driving range of 80 km (49.71 miles) on pure electric power, and it was specifically designed to [...]

At Auto China 2012 in Beijing, Audi is presenting two themed vehicles based on the Q3 – the Q3 jinlong yufeng and the RS Q3 concept. Both cars interpret the character of the compact SUV, which will launch on the Chinese market this year, in a very special way – the one is recreationally oriented [...]