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Opel planning a new minicar for Europe, looking for development partner

According to Alain Visser, Opel's head of sales and marketing, Opel needs a minicar to compete. However, developing a new minicar is a huge expense, and even though Opel has set aside €250 million for this car, the company would like a partner. It's not unusual: Ford and Fiat share the Fiat Panda/Fiat 500/Ford Ka platform; Toyota and PSA share the Toyota Aygo/Citroën C1/Peugeot 107 structure. Opel has already a similar model, the Agila (shown above), which is jointly made with the Suzuki Splash but it's a little big for the ... Read more →

Toyota begins guerrilla Italian marketing campaign for upcoming iQ Jeremy Korzeniewski

click above for a high res gallery of the Toyota iQ In a move which sheds some light on just how important the Italian market is for small cars, Toyota has begun a new guerrilla marketing campaign ...

Downer of the Day: Chevy Beat not coming to U.S. Jeremy Korzeniewski

Click above for more live shots of the Chevy Beat concept We called the apparent decision by the General to bring the Beat to the U.S. a "no brainer". Unfortunately, that premature news wasn't quite ...

Frankfurt 2007: Toyota's iQ minicar concept Lascelles Linton

No, it's not up! Say hello to iQ, Toyota's new minicar concept. Autoblog has pictures of the car at the Frankfurt Auto Show. Toyota won't say if it's gas or electric but it is small. Well, "small yet ...

BMW could go smaller than the MINI to meet EU CO2 rules Sam Abuelsamid

BMW could attack the new EU carbon dioxide emissions limits by adding a tiny BMW-branded car to the lineup. The new model would likely share a platform with the British-built icon but be even smaller ...

eBay find of the day: Goggomobil Shopper 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Once again, it bears repeating that the Smart FourTwo is not even close to being the first of its kind. Itsy-bitsy cars have been around since the car was invented, and here is further proof of that. What you are looking at is a Goggomobil Shopper. According to Winding Road, the car was "developed ...

A smart comparison? Or, the evolution of the smart. 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Have you been wondering what all has been changed on the Smart Fourtwo from the first generation to the second? Have you wanted to see the two vehicles side-by-side to judge those changes yourself? Well then, good news! Here are some photos that I found at The Scooter Scoop which show the car in ...

NY Auto Show Preview: Chevrolet Trax mini-car concept 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the photo for a high-res image of the Chevy Trax concept Next week at the New York Auto Show, General Motors will be unveiling a trio of mini-car concepts, the first of which you can see right here. The Chevrolet Trax is a four door motivated by a 1.0L gas engine with a two-tone ...

Suzuki plans to introduce hybrids to Japan and North America ASAP 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Kyodo News in Japan reports that Suzuki plans to introduce new hybrid models in their largest markets as soon as possible, Suzuki president Hiroshi Tsuda said on Friday. The article suggests that Suzuki will get their hybrid technology from General Motors, which owns part of Suzuki. This makes ...

Mitsubishi "i" car coming to US market? 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Mitsubishi has apparently been testing their new "i" car in Los Angeles but if they do decide to bring the Smart-like fouriseater to the US Market, it won't be for several years yet. Like most small Japanese cars, the current generation of the "i" is only engineered for right-hand drive. Converting ...

On Point crawls into tiny cars, and some are stackable 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

On yesterday's On Point, the NPR radio show, the topic was small. Tiny, actually. Tiny cars. These vehicles - cars like the SMART, the Renault Twingo, or the Ford Ka - are gaining interest here as gas prices rise. On Point featured five voices of those in the know, including Rick Woodbury, the ...


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