Author: autoevolution

Vauxhall has just announced the launch of its second generation Movano. With this model, the automaker will try to increase its market share and strengthen its commercial vehicle offering. The company plans to double annual sales volume of Movano in the UK.

The new Movano has a brand new exterior, but engineers mainly paid attention to the design of the cab. As a result, the cabin is now 5.7 centimeters longer and offers good all around visibility and practical storage compartments. It also f… (read more)

Earlier today, we announced that VW introduced the facelifted T5 range (the Transporter, the Caravelle and the Multivan) to the Australian market. The entire line-up comes with ESP as a standard function – this means that now the whole Australian Volkswagen Commercial Vehicle and People Mover Range offers ESP in standard.

The Caddy, Caddy Maxi van and Caddy Maxi Life have recently received the standard safety feature, together with the introduction of standard dual airbag. The largest vehicle… (read more)

Volkswagen Australia has just announced a new edition of the Transporter, Caravelle and Multivan. All the models have suffered important upgrades. For starters, the versions are now completely integrated in the new Volkswagen design trend. Clear, horizontal lines make the series look even better.

In the engine area, all turbodiesels (TDI) have been replaced by a completely new generation of Euro 5 engines with the latest common rail injection. The new edition brought three new 2.0 l TDI four-… (read more)

German carmaker Daimler today pulled the wraps off a new test track for truck in preparation for the launch of production at the Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) division in Oragadam, India.

The DICV track, whose construction began in April last year, is already putting trucks through hell, as testing here has commenced. The trucks now being put through their paces will be launched in mid-2012.

The track spreads for 19 hectares and is actually made of two separate tracks. The ou… (read more)

Team Dynamics Motorsport announced today the Honda Racing Team driver line-up for the 2010 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) season. According to Honda’s British division, it will be the same lineup as the one in 2007, namely two time BTCC champion Matt Neal and Gordon "Flash" Shedden.

This year’s racing Civics will wear Championship White paint, Honda’s traditional racing color and that of the new Civic Type R MUGEN 200 cars.

"Team Dynamics and Honda have… (read more)

Though most of you are thinking that all the three newly entrant teams are fighting for nothing in 2010, as their plans for the ingoing season of Formula One is to create a functional, well-prepared organization in the series, it seems some millions of euros are actually involved in their fight for the 10th place in the manufacturers’ standings.

Since beating one of the established teams in the series seems improbable for the time being – grabbing a point is close to impossible – their sole a… (read more)

For those addicted to know what is happening in the world, regardless of where they are or what they are doing, German carmaker BMW added a CNN newsfeed in its BMW Assist system.

The addition of the newsfeed was not advertised by BMW, but accidentaly discovered by online magazine The Diesel Driver. It is the first feature to expand the information services in US based BMW (so far limited to weather, stock market and fuel prices) to include world news, business news, sports coverage and ente… (read more)

Although it might seem like we are obsessed with natural aspiration today, this is not true. We are always obsessed with natural aspirated powerplants. Therefore, we are happy to report that Dinan Cars has developed a tuning program for the BMW M3 Coupe, one that adds 113 hp without the use of forced induction.

The Dinan S3-R M3 packs a mighty 527 hp and 407 lb-ft of torque punch. This has been achieved by increasing the V8’s displacement. The 4.0 liter powerplant has been bored and stroked, … (read more)

A single race was needed in the 2010 Formula One championship for the two Mercedes GP drivers to have their first dispute. Well, maybe dispute is not exactly the word to describe their latest statements, but it sure seems like the two have different opinions on what happened during the season opening round in Bahrain.

Nico Rosberg was obviously the moral (and practical) winner within the Mercedes lineup last weekend, as he outscored his 7-time world champion of a teammate in both qualifying a… (read more)

One of the Harley-Davidsons personally owned by the King of Rock and Roll can be seen in a new Presley exhibition that opened at Eashington DC’s Newseum exhibit today. "Elvis! His Groundbreaking, Hip-Shaking, Newsmaking Story" will also be comprising other professional and personal mementos from the Graceland Archives collection.

"Elvis startled America and the news media in 1956, and press coverage was often scathing and alarmist," said Ken Paulson, president of the Newse… (read more)

As far as we know, the entire auto world has been affected by the recession, but things seem to be getting better. Today, Winnebago Industries, Inc., an important motor home manufacturer from the United States, reported improved financial results for the Company’s second quarter of fiscal year 2010.

Revenues for the second quarter of fiscal 2010 ended February 27, 2010 were $110.5 million, an increase of 247 percent, versus $31.8 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2009. The second quart… (read more)

What we have here can be classified in the "looks true, but we’re not sure it is" category. French website Automobile Magazine released today two photos portraying the future generation BMW 3 Series, in fact two CGIs which are supposed to showcase the AvantGarde design expected to come with the new car.

Although, we say again, these photos may not portray exactly how the next 3 Series will look like, we reckon they come pretty close. For refference, you may try and make the compari… (read more)

A few weeks ago, Colin Kolles wanted to hear nothing of a Formula One return in 2010. Today, the man runs a team in the series – Hispania Racing F1 Team – and is reportedly the first in line to purchase the team.

Initially entered as Campos Meta F1 Team on the FIA list for the 2010 season, the Spanish outfit was nearly bankrupt some 3 weeks before the start of the season. That’s when Spanish billionaire Jose Ramon Carabante stepped in and purchased the majority stake in the organization, rena… (read more)

Bonhams auction house has recently reached an agreement with renown watch company Tag Heuer to set up a special sale in order to celebrate the watchmaker’s 150th anniversary. The ‘Haslinger Collection’ of rare Heuer watches will therefore go under the hammer on December 15 at Bonhams New Bond Street, London.

"These 81 watches in the collection represent the ‘best of the best’ which is why TAG Heuer are happy to showcase highlights of them as part of their anniversary celebrations. The wa… (read more)

It seems that Hummer won’t be leaving the General Motors Company any time soon, as talks with potential buyers have been stalled, Dow Jones Newswires reported today. Unfortunately Hummer spokesman Nick Richards refused to comment on this aspect, and a spokesman for GM’s international operations couldn’t immediately be reached for comment.

As you might remember, GM almost agreed to sell Hummer to Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Co., a company from China. The deal didn’t go through… (read more)

As we’ve mentioned to you before, Autodromo Nazionale di Monza recently signed a 4-year extension to their current F1 deal by which they have been granted the hosting of the Italian Grand Prix until at least 2016. That put an end to all the media fights between the Monza and the Rome officials, after the formers were fearing that the Italian capital would take away their Grand Prix from 2013 onwards.

According to Italy’s Tuttosport agency, it seems the deal was actually signed last week, whil… (read more)

Mercedes-Benz has just made an interesting announcement: Volker Mornhinweg will succeed Dr. Wolfgang Bernhard as the head of the Mercedes Benz Vans division starting from April 1.

We think that the April 1 date is particularly significant here. For those who are wondering why, the explanation is simple: Volker Mornhinweg is currently the managing director of Mercedes-AMG GmbH.

But let’s move on to the details. Bernhard has become a member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG last mont… (read more)

Former Chrysler CFO and current Apple board of directors member, Jerry York, passed away on Thursday, March 18, at the age of 71, leaving behind a lifetime of achievements in both the auto and IT fields. York died in a Pontiac, after being stricken with a brain aneurysm.

Both Chrysler and Apple released press statements expressing their sadness at the passing of the man who influenced Chrysler, GM, Dana, IBM, Apple and even billionaire Kirk Kerkorian.

"Chrysler Group LLC wishes to e… (read more)

Red Bull Racing did not get off to a very good start in their preparation for the upcoming Australian Grand Prix. According to local radio station 3AW, a truck carrying equipment of the Milton Keynes based team has been involved in an accident on a road near Melbourne.

The Albert Park circuit near Melbourne will host the 2010 Australian Grand Prix two weekends from now. While the majority of the Red Bull equipment will be transported to Australian next week, the first containers seem to have … (read more)

Midas Inc., a leader in automotive services, has just announced a partnership with the National Safety Council and San Francisco 49ers head coach Mike Singletary, meant to support a statewide initiative to help parents protect teen drivers. To celebrate the partnership, Midas is hosting Customer Appreciation Day at participating shops in the San Francisco Bay Area on Saturday, March 27, to recognize more than 50 years of serving the California community and to demonstrate its commitment to safe … (read more)