As the 2018 New York Auto Show develops two recent trends have come to the fore: the D-pillar “side-line” and...
Looking ahead, even one year, can be very tricky. Last year we correctly predicted that Mercedes-Benz had a shot at reclaiming...
Fiat finally released pictures of the its new 124 Spider, along with information that it will be powered by a 1.4-liter turbocharged...
In response to my article on hydrogen fuel cells, one of my readers, John V. Ryan, has written a follow-up...
We’ve discussed a handful of new model introduction of this summer in part 1, and will continue with a few...
The midsized car segment in Europe has been in a deep crisis for over a decade, but the bottom of...
Continuing a series I began last year, I’ll look at different cars sold in worldwide marketplaces that I think US customers would like. This...
News broke recently that FCA was going to phase out its Chrysler 200 and Dodge Dart sedans, surprising pretty much...
I came across this amazing design by Alexander Imnadze and it got me thinking: shouldn’t Bugatti really be thinking about producing a...
Earlier this month we asked our readers if they thought Fiat was on the right track with the all-new Tipo...
Tesla finally debuted the production version of the Model X, following what seems like years of teasing, “concepts” and...
When Fiat took control of Chrysler in 2009, Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne drew an ambitious five-year turnaround plan for the...
This add popped up while I was browsing around this morning, and made me think whether it is important to have a...
With new technology, there is always a period when regulations and good practices haven’t kept up with the new situations...
As a toddler we all played with a remote controlled toy car, always bumping into the newly painted living...
For the third year, in what is becoming an annual tradition here at CarSalesBase, we are using the incoming new...
The past few years have seen a re-emergence of a long-dormant trend – for mainstream brands to launch dedicated sub-brands....
For a while us here at Left-lane.com have been in awe of the success of Dacia, the first true dedicated...
After each motor show Bart and I put together our thoughts on the latest debuts, looking at them from the...
More than two decades after the GM EV1, the first modern-era electric vehicle (EV) from a mainstream carmaker, went on...
A lot has been written about the Volkswagen diesel emissions scandal that’s been uncovered in the US. But not yet...
After looking at the Success stories of 2017 in the US, it’s time to look at the other side of...
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Sergio Marchionne has again claimed that the automotive industry needs more consolidation, and that within a...
For many successful manufacturers it’s easy to point to their breakout car – Ford has its Model T, VW has...
Let’s talk about automotive mergers again, because Sergio Marchionne, CEO of Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles, keeps going on about them being necessary...
For the second year, in what we hope will become an annual tradition here at CarSalesBase, we are using the...
A few days ago, Bloomberg reported that Nissan’s recently relaunched low-cost Datsun brand was failing in India, as consumers would...
The past year has seen an interesting development in the arena of exotic and ultra-luxurious cars – the emergence of...
A new year is always a nice opportunity to reflect on the past year and in our case, that means...
After almost 10 years of UK-only sales, SAIC MG is ready to start exports of its cars from China to...
At around the same time Renault introduced the (in my opinion) strikingly handsome and very promising Talisman four-door sedan to...
In the late 1990’s, Nissan was Europe’s best selling Asian car brand thanks to the Micra, Almera and Primera, which...
The U.S. Treasury Department announced on Monday that it had sold its final shares of General Motors stock, officially ending...
“Look-A-Like” is a new column which is meant as a lighthearted account of all those “I feel like I’ve seen this...
From introducing the Model T in 1908, which brought autonomous mobility to the masses, to the first automated assembly line...
To kick-start our coverage of the US car market we figured it would be good to give our European readers...
The first in a series of articles looking at the multitude of cars that made their debut at the Shanghai...
Fiat has just launched its all-new Tipo sedan, built in Turkey and called the Ægea in that market. It replaces...
A new year is always a nice opportunity to reflect on the past year and in our case, that means...
With production of the Chrysler 200 midsized sedan set to end next December, the illustrious brand will be down to...