Spring is here, and it's the perfect time to discover fresh feelings of adventure.If you are willing to explore your need for speed, then RepoKar is the right place for you! RepoKar is a fun, high-octane online Public Auto Auction where you'r...
US auto safety regulators fined Fiat Chrysler Automobiles $70 million for failing to report key safety data to regulators on death and injury claims linked to their vehicles.The penalty is an amendment to an earlier $105 million fine on Fiat Chrysler over its poor handling of auto recalls, taking the total in the enforcement case to $175 million, said the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.Fiat Chrysler acknowledged earlier this fall that it failed to provide early warning data to regulators over a period of several years. That data - which includes deaths, injuries, warranty ...
Amazing Ferrari collection worth around $12 million will be sold at an auto auction in Scottsdale on January 29 and 30 next year. What makes this Ferrari collection most impressive is that all Eight Ferraris are owned by one person, Tony Shooshani.Shooshani is one of the world’s most noted Ferrari collectors. He's the proprietor of a 599XX Evo, a LaFerrari, and one of only six Pininfarina Sergio roadsters made. They'll remain in his collection, along with his prized 288 GTO and his thoroughbred Arabian stallion named Enzo.Tipped to be the most expensive Ferrari from Sho...
Takata Corp. handled their air bag crisis is the very reason why they lost one of their biggest investors, Sawakami Asset Management. He was one of the automotive supplier, 12th largest shareholder, but the firm lost faith in Takata after the management refused to explain what was happening during the crisis. “We could not help feeling the management is not trustworthy,” fund manager Takahiro Kusakari said in an interview from his office in Tokyo. “We felt Takata had a ‘we are needed and our products are needed, so the business will come back and the situation won&...
The first BMW’s i8 Spyder concept was seen at the Beijing Auto Show in 2012. The german newspaper "Handelsblatt" reported that the automaker, BMW CEO Harald Krüger, confirmed the arrival of i8 Spyder production. Changes between the concept and production versions are expected to be kept to a minimum, while the doors and side sills will be moved into line with those featured on the i8 coupe, the stylish rear buttress design will probably have to be redesigned to fit an actual roof mechanism, other elements should remain close to the concept. Around the same time,...
There are some captured images of a stricken Lincoln Continental getting a tow back the shop.It's not clear what happened with the wounded Continental, but its unfortunate breakdown has given us a great look at the car's sprawling glass roof. Like the current MKZ, it looks like the Conti's panoramic roof can slide back, although we doubt it will cover up any element of the rear window, like its smaller sibling. And unlike our previous round of spy photos, this latest gallery gives us a look at a rather substantial set of integrated exhaust tips (i.e. fakes that have been fitte...