The CEO of Fiat Chrysler, Sergio Marchionne, has asked potential buyers of the Fiat 500e electric car not to buy it as he is tired of losing money. In a recent conference in Washington, Sergio was quoted as bemoaning that Tesla is currently the only automaker capable of making money on their products due to the high price they are able to charge for the Model S sedan.
Guest writer, MAC, says goodbye to jolting good times inside the Indian Ambassador (no pun intended).
Hindustan Motors Ltd, the manufacturer of the Ambassador, the car modelled on Britain’s Morris Oxford and favoured by officialdom and taxi drivers in India alike, have announced that they have halted production of the iconic car after almost six decades of manufacturing.
What happens when you cross a Briton with an Italian? Well, you might get this: English-Italian actress, Claire Forlani. But, if th…
We at Malaysia-based Automology, where imported cars are taxed ‘sky-high’, decided to conduct as empirical a study as possible from the comfort of our office chairs on the disparate prices of cars across the world. Admittedly, this came about as we are miffed that the Malaysian government continues to insist that high import taxes are necessary to protect the local auto manufacturing industry, which decades after it began appears to continue to require mollycoddling.
The auto industry is going through a period of nostalgia, looking back to old models for inspiration. Alfa Romeo returns to the shores of Americaland with its new, iconic Spider. Will the ‘graduates’ of today find it appealing? Guest writer, MAC, writes about the Alfa’s comeback.
Are we heading for an auto industry disaster or are we simply being led to the fox’s den? Guest writer, MAC, finds the facts amongst the folly.
Above is a picture of some of the world’s unsold cars inventory; they are piling up around the world in a catastrophic building of inventory that threatens to undermine the very fabric of modern day living!