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Italian company Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera will celebrate its 90th birthday by introducing a new model during the Geneva Auto Show. It’s an Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione underneath the skin, and only seven will be built—they did something similar a few years back with the Disco Volante coupe, and now it loses a roof.Design-wise, it looks similar to the coupe version we saw in 2013. The inspiration comes from the legendary 1952 Alfa Romeo C52, and it keeps the "flying saucer" look alive. The two-piece removable hardtop was made with the help of Alfa Romeo, who learned a...
As we can look into the future everything will be managed by robots. So now the Mercedes Company are replacing some of its high-tech workers with real live humans. Well, we know that robots are able to solve a Rubik's Cube or driving a car, but according to a Bloomberg report, Mercedes is on a trend of replacing fixed robots either with humans, or smaller, more flexible machines. The problems are being caused by the array of options on the new S-Class—four different hub caps and various trim options confused the poor robots, but are no match for our opposable thumbs an...
General Motors sent a letter in Indiana to ban Tesla Motors from selling direct to customers. Tesla has sold vehicles to customers through direct vehicle sales, and it says if the letter is signed into law it would revoke Tesla’s permission to sell vehicles from its existing storefront in Indianapolis.The state of Indiana is seriously considering locking Tesla out of the state — with a real possibility that Tesla will be prohibited from holding a dealer license in the state after 2017 ends."Despite having a lawfully granted license to sell Tesla vehicles directly since 2014 at...
Daimler makes its managers drive hybrid and electric cars. Plug-in hybrids and all-electric vehicles will become actually its company cars. The German automaker established a new policy this week that will require top managers to drive electrified company cars—as opposed to gas-powered vehicles—to set an example and provide a clear role model.The company believes that electric cars have much more responses than usual models. Daimler, which owns Mercedes-Benz, announced it would invest another 30 million euros ($33 million) to expand its own charging infrastructure across its o...
Takata Corp., Japanese manufacturer seeks buyers for its Irvin Automotive Products unit. They want to assume the responsabilities of those 10 deaths and more than 100 injuries, and to shore up the company’s balance. They plan to sell their automotive interiors division to raise money for paying for the cost of recalling about 50 million vehicles due to exploding air bags. Takata is working with Japanese bank SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. and U.S. bank Moelis & Co. on the potential sale. It isn’t clear whether Takata is seeking strategic or financial buyers for the busin...
