Ferrari F60 America unveiled in California
Celebrating 60 years of selling cars in the US of A, Ferrari has unveiled their homage to the achievement in the form of the F60 America.
Parallel import of vehicles now legal in China
Effective September 2014, parallel import of vehicles into China, that is, bypassing the official distribution channel and thus eliminating the middleperson, was made legal. The result of this legislation is that imported cars is now much cheaper than those sold by local distributors.
Crude oil prices will keep falling!
..and falling. What does this mean for the oil industry and consumers? Automologist, MAC, ventures to explain.
“Global oil prices take a tumble and are set to fall further.” If I had written that headline six months ago, you would have thought that I had shuffled off my sanity-trolley and was certifiable, but that was what happened this week.
Watch out OPEC, here come’s Saudi America
There was a time, many years ago, when the USA produced all the energy it needed domestically for its citizens. Then they all went out and bought cars as big as whales and the rest is history. The USA now accounts for about 20% of global energy consumption, although China is currently the world’s biggest consumer. Each American uses about three and a half times more energy than the average Chinese person.
Fiat and Ford are gloomy, but it’s sunny over at Bentley
Depending on which media agency you follow, you will have very conflicting views on the health and wealth of the European car industry this week. From the UK come announcements of ever higher sales, spurred on by renewed faith in the UK economy, which seems to be the powerhouse of Europe right now, according to some.
What Does A Garbage Lorry and A Supercar Have In Common?
What has the designer of some of the wackiest and fastest street legal cars to come out of the USA in recent times got himself involved in now? The name Ian Wright may not be well known outside of the automotive industry, but it was he who co-founded Tesla Motors alongside the more media-savvy, Elon Musk. Wright was the brains behind the early designs for Tesla and he was also the man behind the X1, an Ariel Atom-based car that reached 100kph from a standing start in just 2.9 seconds.