Geneva Motor Show 2012
The European motor show circuit gets started with the Geneva show on March 6th and already we have word of a few of the new and exciting cars which will be on display. Many of the cars seen will not be officially released until later in the year, some could even be two or three [...]
GM back on top
General Motors (GM) has regained its position as the world’s biggest vehicle maker in a dramatic turnaround for a firm that was facing bankruptcy just two years ago. GM said sales rose 7.6% last year to more than 9 million vehicles. GM emerged from bankruptcy in 2009 after a $52bn (£34bn) taxpayer-funded bailout. The US [...]
Some Saab memories
 One of the mysteries of the classic car world is just why the 96, the first Saab sold in the UK, does not receive as much attention as the likes of the VW Beetle. Just like the Beetle, the Saab 96 is a quirky car in many ways: for example the four-speed column gear [...]
Will wireless charging help electric car sales?
There has been reluctance for the British public to buy electric cars in any significant numbers. There could be a number of factors for this, price for example; the electric car at the moment is not as competitive as its petrol or diesel counterparts, in spite of a massive £5,000 subsidy from the government. Potential [...]
A sad end for SAAB
With the filing of bankruptcy papers this week it’s all over for SAAB but the funeral. Or is it? It is true that few car makers have existed so long and so close to the precipice, or shown the uncanny ability to come back from the seeming dead. But this week’s developments would suggest that the [...]
