Aston Martin Premiers Electric Model With Standalone Potential

At the Geneva Motor Show, Aston Martin wowed showgoers by revealing the Lagonda Vision Concept, an all-electric car concept that looks to be the core behind the European automaker’s all-electric brand. Lagonda will be used to design Aston Martin’s electric vehicles in years to come, which may launch first in an all-electric SUV. Aston Martin CEO Andy Palmer told the press that Aston Martin has “probably got a gasoline engine and it’s probably got a V-configuration,” while describing Lagonda as “100 per cent electric.”   Aston Martin seems to think that, largely, the business, sale and naming of electric cars is a confusing matter. So, it’s going about things a bit differently by possibly just creating a standalone electric brand for itself. The company showed off the Lagonda Vision Concept at this year’s Geneva Motor Show as a design study for upcoming models. Yet, Auto Express has reason to believe that the Lagonda won’t just be a model, it’ll be Aston Martin’s standalone electric car brand. And that the first of the Lagonda brand will be an SUV called the Varekai. Click Here to Continue Reading

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Kia Motors Loses Lawsuit Over Unpaid Wages

The Seoul Central District Court in South Korea has ruled against Kia Motors in a lawsuit regarding unpaid overtime wages and the definition of what is part of a worker’s salary. The court sided with Kia’s labor union that bonuses are included in “ordinary wages,” which are used to calculate overtime pay and other benefits of the job. Kia is appealing to the Korean Supreme Court and is setting aside money in the event that they are forced to recompense workers the difference in wages.   SEOUL In a decision with implications for the South Korean economy as a whole, the Seoul Central District Court ruled in favor of Kia Motors employees demanding what they claimed were unpaid wages. The court basically upheld the labor union's argument that bonuses are included in so-called ordinary wages, which are used as the basis for calculating overtime pay and other allowances. The Aug. 31 ruling could lead to higher labor costs for other companies operating in South Korea, both domestic and foreign, if they, too, are forced to alter their wage structures. The court ordered Kia to pay 422.3 billion won ($376 million) in unpaid wages. The company's labor union welcomed the ruling in a statement the same day, saying it "will help to improve the workers' lives." Click Here to Continue Reading

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Cadillac XT4 Due to Make a Splash at New York Auto Show

Cadillac has been lingering on the sides of the luxury SUV battle for many years, while rival automakers lap up profits from the lucrative market. It has been years since the Escalade, which was the defining vehicle for the General Motors luxury flagship, but the market has since changed. But at the New York Auto Show, Cadillac will be debuting the XT4, a luxury crossover which will hopefully spring the maker back into the center of the marketplace.   The Cadillac Escalade, a full-size luxury sport utility vehicle, sparked a renaissance for Cadillac a decade ago. Today, rivals print money from a boom in SUV and truck sales, while General Motors' high-end brand is left mostly on the sidelinesCadillac dealer Will Churchill of Frank Kent Cadillac in Fort Worth, Texas, said the situation is tough to witness."We have four cars in the fastest-shrinking segment in the industry, and only two in the fastest growing," Churchill told CNBC. "It is amazing we are selling as well as we are.""It is highly frustrating when all your luxury competitors are doing big things," he said. "The SUVs we have are selling well, we just don't have enough of them."Churchill knows Cadillac SUVs will sell. He saw it happen with the Escalade, which went into production in the late 1990s. In fact, that vehicle was crucial to Cadillac's success at that time."Without the Escalade, I don't know where we would be as a brand," he said.But, finally, plans are taking shape. In late March, Cadillac will unveil a new, heavily hyped luxury crossover called the XT4, marking the start of an extensive and long-awaited reinvention of Cadillac's global vehicle portfolio. Click Here to Continue Reading

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Mercedes-Benz C-Class Shows Off New Styles

After wowing the world with its C-Class four-door, Mercedes-Benz showed off the fun, two-door sides of its premier luxury compact vehicle. The C-Class Coupe and Cabriolet will come stock with a 255 horsepower engine (up 14 HP from the last version), and the Mercedes-AMG version will have a 385 horsepower 3-liter V-6 engine, up 23 horsepower from the last iteration. Also new on this version is a fresh bumper design and “ultra wide” beam LED head- and taillights.   Mercedes-Benz has already shown the serious version of its C-Class compact car. For the New York Auto Show, it's ready to have a little two-door fun. It's the world premiere of the C-Class coupe and convertible, which have new looks and more powerful engines. The C-Class coupe and cabriolet — what Mercedes calls a drop top — will come with a turbocharged 2-liter 4-cylinder engine that produces 255 horsepower, up 14 horsepower from the previous version. In the Mercedes-AMG performance version, there will be a 3-liter V-6 engine with 385 horsepower, a 23-horsepower increase. The vehicle's appearance is defined in particular by its front and tail end and the design of the headlamps and taillamps. As for styling, there's a new bumper design and LED headlights and taillights. The LEDS have what Mercedes call an "ultra wide" beam. The model goes on sale later this year. Click Here to Continue Reading

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Small SUVs Big at NY Auto Show and US Markets

The name of the game in the US auto market is “compact SUVs and crossovers,” and many car makers are eager to score big in that game. Cadillac is gearing up to explode with its big XT4 reveal in a pre-show party, and while many of the big makers have already fired their warning shots in the market at the Geneva Motor Show, Acura, Lincoln, Lexus, and even Volkswagen have great challenges to the market champions.   Cadillac has long wanted to own New York as its spiritual home. It’s fitting, therefore, that next week’s New York International Auto Show will host the brand’s biggest effort to shine this year. Cadillac will unveil the XT4 Tuesday, March 27 at an exclusive pre-show party. The tiny crossover will share the same platform as the Chevrolet Malibu and will be among the first to utilize Cadillac’s forthcoming hybrid and electric technologies. The XT4 will undoubtedly make a splash. The glitzier brands that would normally steal Caddy’s thunder—Aston Martin, Bentley, Ferrari, McLaren and even Volvo’s new Polestar, among others—showed everything they’ve got weeks ago at the Geneva Motor Show. Click Here to Continue Reading

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A Couple Crazy Guys Make a Nearly Impossible Trip on Some Honda Groms

Two Scandinavian fellas have used their Honda Groms to do a 2000-mile journey that took them from the bottom of Sweden, through all of Denmark, to the top of some Norwegian mountains and back again. While it’s a crazy trip in and of itself, what makes it really crazy is that these little Honda motorcycles only have 9hp. Seriously. Watch the video of their adventure below.

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Where Food Prep and the Auto Industry Meet – Improving Smoked Foods

While smoked food is undeniably delicious, it seems doing that to your meats can lead to some harmful carcinogens to build up in those tasty, tasty cuts. Apparently, some researchers have discovered a way to not only minimize those harmful elements, but make the meat taste even better! Bet you didn’t think your food would be getting an upgrade any time soon from your favorite cars, we sure didn’t. Infusing foods with smoke can impart delicious nuanced flavors, but could also come with an unwelcome side of carcinogens. To reduce the carcinogen content of smoked foods, researchers took a lesson from the automobile industry, running the smoke through a zeolite filter to remove harmful compounds. It worked, and with a happy bonus: superior smoke flavor."The smoking process can cause carcinogens to form in foods. Not all smoked foods are dangerous, but we do know most can contain low levels of these substances, so we should try to remove them. If we could produce a smoke with fewer carcinogens, but that still has the same great taste, that would be ideal," says Jane K. Parker, Ph.D., leader of the study. "Zeolite filters, which are put in a tailpipe, have been used in the car industry to reduce environmental pollutants, but they haven't been applied to food yet. We want to change that." Click  Here to Read More

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