Mazda has officially unveiled its all-new Mazda2 subcompact at the 2007 Geneva Motor Show. We’ve shown plenty of photos of the new Mazda2, but now we have the details on Mazda’s new B-car. The Mazda2 has been redesigned from the ground up and is the first of Mazda’s next-generation line up.
While cars continue to grow […]

Official images of the Mazda2 have found there way on line just ahead of its debut at the 2007 Geneva Motor Show. The platform of the Mazda2 will also underpin the European Ford Fiesta and Ford’s new U.S. B-segment car.
The styling of the Mazda2 is sportier than the outgoing version and borrows much from the […]

Ford Motor Company revealed to its employees that its long-awaited subcompact car for the U.S. and other markets will be based on the new Mazda2. Ford’s President of the Americas, Mark Fields, revealed the news during his weekly Webcast. Unlike its GM, Toyota and Honda (to a lessor extent Nissan), Ford does not offer a […]

The DaimlerChrysler Supervisory Board today finally signed off on the limited partnership between the Chrysler Group and Chery to develop small vehicles. Under the agreement, Chery would build vehicles to be distributed under the Chrysler brands, primarily in North America and Western Europe. While DaimlerChrysler’s press release says “the Chrysler brands,” we assume it is […]

General Motors is developing an ultra low-cost family car, which it will sell in emerging markets. The low-cost family car would compete with Renault’s Logan sedan and the planned low-cost car by Toyota. Renault’s current Logan sedan sells for less than $10,000, but Renault is rumored to be working on a cheaper variant, and the […]

Before its official debut at the 2007 Geneva Motor Show in March, Suzuki has released a few shots of the SX4 sedan. The front of the SX4 sedan features similar styling to its SX4 crossover sibling, including the small triangle windows behind the A-pillar.
The Suzuki SX4 sedan will be powered by a 1.6L 107 horsepower […]

Yesterday we showed you a spy shot of the third generation Mazda2. Today Mazda announced that it will stage the world premiere of the all-new Mazda2 (known as the Mazda Demio) at the Geneva International Motor Show in March. Mazda states that the all-new Mazda2 will build on the automaker’s current generation of Zoom-Zoom branding.
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Spy photographers caught the third-generation Mazda2 during cold weather testing in Sweden. While it isn’t available in the States, the Mazda2 (aka Mazda Demio) has been a big seller in the B-class segment in European and Asian markets. Since Ford Motor is short on B-segement cars in the U.S. — it has a grand total […]

Scion today staged the world premiere of the all-new 2008 Scion xD at the Chicago Auto Show. Replacing the under-loved xA, the 2008 xD is Scion’s new entry subcompact, and is based on the same Toyota Yaris platform as the xA. While the Scion xD rides on the Yaris platform, it will be powered by […]

General Motors announced it is recalling 98,000 Chevrolet Cobalt coupes from the 2005-2006 model years. The specific vehicles are not equipped with optional roof-mounted side impact air bags.
The affected cars don’t have sufficient padding to meet federal requirements. GM spokesman Alan Adler said the head impact protection would only be an issue for motorists not […]