Iranian researchers have produced an indigenous unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) which can be used for reconnaissance mission together with a domestically-designed and -developed solar car. The aircraft, named ‘Afar’ and developed by Iranian technicians at the Qazvin Branch of the Islamic Azad University, has a wingspan of three meters (about 10 feet) and... 

German truck manufacturer MAN expects lower sales and earnings in 2013 after the net profit of the company in 2012 contracted to 189 million euros (USD253 million) in the face of Europe’s faltering economy. According to a statement released by the company on Friday, “MAN Group will see a … decline in revenue and a disproportionately large drop in... 

The logo of French car maker PSA Peugeot is seen on a car parked in front of French Economy minstry in Paris, September 11, 2012. French auto-giant Peugeot has reported a 16.5 percent drop in sales of cars and spare parts worldwide as Europe’s financial crisis takes its toll on the country. The business, known fully as PSA Peugeot Citroen, recorded worldwide... 

Top managers of the global automotive industry interviewed by KPMG consultancy unanimously agreed that redistribution in the auto market is to be expected within the next five years. They believe that in the stagnating traditional markets, markets of developing countries, in particular, Asian ones, will have increasingly more weight. This will give an additional... 

Employees of “Auto Chassis International” owned by French automaker Renault, attend a rally to protest against job cuts in Le Mans, western France on January 23, 2013. Renault has officially warned unions that car factories will close unless they seal an agreement of salary cuts and thousands of layoffs in the floundering company. “If there is... 

The very first of six Batmobiles produced for the 1960s original Batman TV series has sold at auction for $4.6 million reaching the previous record for a celebrity car, the Aston Martin DB5 featured in “Goldfinger” with Sean Connery. The car was designed by Hollywood customizer George Barris and made for $15,000 from a 1955 concept Ford Futura, bought by... 

French car sales slump 7.8% percent in October. France’s Renault has announced some 7,500 layoffs by 2016 as the floundering company seeks to sharpen its competitive edge. Renault said on Tuesday that it has settled with unions over making 5,700 redundancies through natural attrition after making employees retire three years earlier. “If an agreement... 

Toyota, the third largest carmaker in the US market, has settled a US lawsuit that blames the company for defects in the speed control system in its vehicles. The class action has been the biggest safety crisis in the Japanese company’s history. The key accusation is that millions of Toyota cars accelerate unintentionally, with the proposed settlement set... 

Opel cars are parked in front of Opel’s plant in the western German city of Bochum on June 8, 2009. US auto giant, General Motors, has decided to stop car production at a plant of the troubled and loss-making German carmaker, Opel, after 2016. Head of the Opel works council, Rainer Einenkel, said on Friday that there will be no more auto production at... 

Honda R&D Americas, Advanced Design Studio, California Law enforcement agencies across the US are lining up to be among the first to use drones to serve and protect, but unmanned vehicles are likely to replace the traditional cop cruiser in just a few short years. In places like California, Texas and Washington State, police officers in recent weeks have... 

Car making capital of the world: As well as British brands, many foreign car companies are also based in Britain Britain has become the car capital of the world as experts predict we will be making 2.2million vehicles a year by 2016. Despite the British car-making industry reaching the brink of collapse just a few years ago, the automobile industry has made... 

Today Tesla Motors unveiled its highly anticipated Supercharger network, which is said to make long distance travel in cars totally free thanks to the use of solar energy and electricity. So far the network is made up of six Supercharger stations stretching across California, as well as parts of Nevada and Arizona. These stations will allow the Tesla Model... 

A friend of Wang Jian sits in a self-made replica of a Lamborghini Reventon in Suqian, Jiangsu province August 30, 2012. For many, a supercar is the purchase of a lifetime. But very few of us have hundreds of thousands of dollars to spend on a Ferrari or Lamborghini. A Chinese farmer found a way to make his dream come true by building a Lambo on his own. Avid... 

The computer generated image shows how the Hiriko Fold is able to fold up to fit into tiny spaces. Researchers have designed a new car that can fold up to fit itself into small spaces, making it much easier for the driver to find a parking space. Developed by MIT’s Changing Places group and the Spanish Basque region’s development agency DENOKINN,... 

The police of South Korea investigate the reasons of a bizarre car accident, which occurred to the latest model of Hyundai Sonata. The car began accelerating against the driver’s will and crashed into another car at the speed of 129 km/h. Spokespeople for Hyundai have not released any official comments yet. They only said that the car had been delivered...