Cars & Models

They say that women and cars both keep you poor but I think that is unfair. I mean cars never cost me all that much…. Joking aside, cars do keep you poor while only gold diggers do so otherwise. Guys who lavish so much on their beloved car often have an attractive female or dolly bird too. Even in car shows, young pretty girls are seen on the stand with the new gleaming model. There is some

Toyota Europe Production/Sales 2008

Toyota has marched inexorably towards the number one spot in the world for car/LCV production (excluding heavy vehicles). In 1998, Toyota made just under 5 million of such vehicles, well short of GM and Ford at the time. Ford was passed in 2005 and GM is only a matter of time. But now Toyota is being its sensible cautious and scaling back its growth. Even the most successful are not immune to

Why Can’t Jaguar Have An SUV?

New owners Tata have stated no SUV for Jaguar as Land Rover has that role. I can see where they are coming from, but does this mean Land Rover will in future make and sell “soft roaders” or crossovers? All Land Rovers are serious off roader 4WD sorts. They have a place but a diminishing one in this world, as they tend to be heavy and therefore not so good on fuel and emissions. Crossover type

Chery Automobile, The Car Company

This is a Chinese firm founded in 1997 to make cars in Wuhu. It was supposed to be called Cheery but a mistake in translation led it to this name without meaning, and it has been retained.
At first it used machinery and engines purchased from Ford and a chassis from SEAT, Spain. Since then, to make progress in the car industry quickly, they have worked with Bertone, AVL, Bosch, Lotus