Motor Archive

  • Filed under: Classics, Earnings/Financials The annals of automotive history are filled with nameplates that weren’t quite able to survive the boom and bust nature of the business, especially here in the United States. One of the most successful orphaned automakers was Studebaker, remembered fondly for such design gems as the...

    Studebaker Motor Company resuscitated, looking for investors

    Filed under: Classics, Earnings/Financials The annals of automotive history are filled with nameplates that weren’t quite able to survive the boom and bust nature of the business, especially here in the United States. One of the most successful orphaned automakers was Studebaker, remembered fondly for such design gems as the...

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  • Filed under: Classics, Etc. The Motor Press Guild (MPG), the largest automotive media association in North America, held its 17th annual Dean Batchelor Award banquet at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles this week. The association’s awards honored those with outstanding automotive contributions in the areas of writing, audio/visual,...

    Motor Press Guild honors Senna documentary and Brock Yates, among others

    Filed under: Classics, Etc. The Motor Press Guild (MPG), the largest automotive media association in North America, held its 17th annual Dean Batchelor Award banquet at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles this week. The association’s awards honored those with outstanding automotive contributions in the areas of writing, audio/visual,...

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  • Victorian team collects cash as TV coverage airs this weekend … V8 Supercars RSS Fujitsu Feed

    Sonic Motor Racing Wins Sydney ARMOR ALL SAS Award

    Victorian team collects cash as TV coverage airs this weekend … V8 Supercars RSS Fujitsu Feed

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  • Filed under: Concept Cars, Hybrid, Japan, Tokyo Motor Show, Hatchback, Toyota, Electric We’ve heard the argument before: Why get a big hybrid when a small hatchback can, in real-world conditions, post similar fuel economy figures. And to them, Toyota answers with the new Prius C. Smaller than the existing Prius,...

    Prius C revealed among Toyota lineup for Tokyo Motor Show [w/video]

    Filed under: Concept Cars, Hybrid, Japan, Tokyo Motor Show, Hatchback, Toyota, Electric We’ve heard the argument before: Why get a big hybrid when a small hatchback can, in real-world conditions, post similar fuel economy figures. And to them, Toyota answers with the new Prius C. Smaller than the existing Prius,...

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  • Filed under: Concept Cars, Hybrid, Sedan, Tokyo Motor Show, Mazda, Diesel With the Mazda6 sedan on its last legs, the Zoom-Zoom automaker is rolling into its home exhibition at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show with the Takeri concept you see here. The midsize sedan concept adopts Mazda’s latest Kodo design...

    Mazda Takeri concept to debut at Tokyo Motor Show

    Filed under: Concept Cars, Hybrid, Sedan, Tokyo Motor Show, Mazda, Diesel With the Mazda6 sedan on its last legs, the Zoom-Zoom automaker is rolling into its home exhibition at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show with the Takeri concept you see here. The midsize sedan concept adopts Mazda’s latest Kodo design...

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