Ford has unveiled its new 1.5 litre EcoBoost petrol engine which will join its line-up of fuel-efficient, innovative powertrains. Ford’s 1.5 EcoBoost engine The new Ford EcoBoost will be first introduced in China in the all-new Ford Mondeo, making its […]
The only proof of booming Indian and Chinese automotive industries in the UK is the fact that Tata owns JLR. Other than that, there’s the occasional Chinese cookie jar on wheels trying to set foot on British soil, generally being […]
Chinese cars, don’t you just love ‘em? You don’t, do you? Yours truly having spent a while in Southern China this summer, I’m aware that the quality of native Chinese carmakers isn’t quite up to par with the cars coming […]
One of my former roommates studied Civil Engineering. I studied Aerospace Engineering. We had frequent discussions about safety factors. Whereas aerospace engineers are forced by an aircraft’s restrictions on weight to take great care in their design’s dimensioning and typically […]
Volkswagen was one of the first Western carmakers to partner up with a native Chinese manufacturer to produce and sell VW cars in China. Now it turns out that one of their partners, FAW – First Automobile Works – is […]
The original Citroen DS might just be the most beautiful Citroen ever made – though it will feel the garlicky breath of the Traction Avant in its neck. From 1955 to 1975, the Frenchies sold almost 1.5 million of them. […]
I have always wanted to go to China, even before it become all hip and trendy and full of shiny new cars. My interest in the Far East country began when I saw a documentary a few years back. It […]
The Chevrolet Spin. My first thought when I saw this thing: praise the Lord in heaven and all his angels this thing isn’t coming to our roads! That’s because the Chevrolet Spin is only going to be sold in Asia […]
China’s wealthy are facing a massive problem: the density of Mercs, Bimmers and Audis on the streets of Chinese cities is so high that they are suffering from ‘status inflation’. In other words, there’s room for more differentiation. This is […]
The other day I made some comments “on the side” about how much of a pity I think it is that Sweden’s Saab went ‘game over’. You may remember that the whole process of the Swedes snuffing it was much […]
I’m still in China this week and so my observations of Chinese motoring continue. Regardless of how much of a heap of junk your car actually is, if you’ve got four wheels under your buttocks in China, you’re off better […]
Renowned for their safety features, Volvo is making great strides in its bid that no-one should be ‘killed or injured’ in their vehicles by 2020. In addition, they’ve also fitted as standard the world’s first pedestrian airbag on the all-new […]
I’m back in China this week, with more automotive observations from the country with the biggest number of the smallest people. (Did I tell you about the airport security officer that made me stand on a block in order to […]
Perhaps you caught this in automotive news recently: General Motors and PSA, the company that supplies the world with Peugeots and Citroens, have announced a serious collaboration. You’re not paying close attention if you haven’t noticed yet: carmakers globally, except […]
