Automotive Journal

I’m back from a brief visit to Cologne to make a presentation on road wheels at the Tire Expo held at Koelnmesse. Rail versus air? It’s a semi thumbs-up. I took the Eurostar train from London to Brussels and then changed to the THALYS high-speed train to Cologne. If I’m honest, the whole thing took longer than flying, but …

I’m back from a brief visit to Cologne to make a presentation on road wheels at the Tire Expo held at Koelnmesse. Rail versus air? It’s a semi thumbs-up. I took the Eurostar train from London to Brussels and then changed to the THALYS high-speed train to Cologne. If I’m honest, the whole thing took longer than flying, but it was possible to do some work on the trains and you …

Frank Oresnik has driven his 1991 Chevrolet Silverado past the 1 million mile mark reports the Shawano Leader.

Oresnick uses this perspective: He’s had the oil changed more than 300 times. In fact, the oil’s been changed so often, the oil pan drain plug has needed rethreading. Several times.

“You never hear of that,” Oresnick said.

Most other people look at it this way: The odometer rolled past the 1 million mile mark on …

I am heading for Cologne today. Tire Expo is on and I have somehow found myself on the programme as a speaker. I am speaking in a session about trends in road wheels. One minute you are in a meeting in the office saying ‘yes, okay, I’ll do it’ and next thing it’s here.
One thing that should make the journey interesting is that I have …

There are some pretty bullish forecasts for the Chinese vehicle market around and it’s perhaps interesting to reflect on some of the wider development issues facing that country. The fact that China is becoming a force on the international stage is simply inevitable, due to the country’s growing economic clout. President Bush made it pretty clear yesterday that he doesn’t want …

The latest edition of the proActive newsletter that we at just-auto produce and host on behalf of Lotus Engineering is now available. If you haven’t yet done so, you just have to register (takes 10 secs) and can then download the newsletters for free. It’s also had a design makeover which should make it easier to read.
The current edition includes an interview that I did with Malcom Powell at Tesla Motors, the California-based firm developing electric cars. He is VP Vehicle Integration and so is …

Miley Cyrus has been busted by Consumer Reports. The Associated Press reports that the 15-year-old actress and singing sensation was caught without …

I seem to be hearing more about the idea of using compressed air to drive pistons and propel automobiles. A firm called MDI in …

To continue this Koreans-all-over-the-shop-in-US thing, there’s a section in Autoextremist on the subject pointing out a few salient things - …

To continue this Koreans-all-over-the-shop-in-US thing, there’s a section in Autoextremist on the subject pointing out a few salient things - like the glowing words issued about the recently departed gents just a couple of months ago. There’s also the observation that the Koreans often spring such …