In October 1946, Soichiro Honda established the Honda Technical Research Institute in Hamamatsu, Japan, to develop and produce small 2-cycle motorbike engines. Two years later, Honda Motor Company, Ltd. was born, and in 1959 Honda opened its first storefront in Los Angeles with six industrious employees. This was the humble beginning […]
In 1901, John Francis Dodge and Horace Elgin Dodge moved their Dodge Brothers Bicycle & Machine Factory to Detroit, Michigan. Their bearings and other parts were in demand with the early automobile industry, and they helped design motor parts for early Oldsmobiles. In 1902, the Dodge Brothers were approached by Henry […]
In 1909, William Durant, a successful buggy manufacturer from Flint, Michigan, asked Louis Chevrolet, a well known race car driver, to help design a car for introduction to the public. In 1911, Durant establishes his company. The Chevrolet Motor Car Company enters the turbulent automobile market on November 3. Durant chose […]
Buick Motor Division, which claims one of the most dramatic and important chapters in the history of the American automobile, celebrated its 103rd anniversary in 2006.
The founder of the company, David Dunbar Buick, was building gasoline engines by 1899, and Walter L. Marr, his engineer, built the first automobile to be […]
The 2007 Volkswagen Concept R Compact Convertible is a midengine roadster, expected to be a comparatively cheaper alternative to the Porsche Boxster, with suspension alike to that in the Polo or the Golf. The engine options include a 2 liter giving 48 horsepower, a 197 hp turbocharged four cylinder or a 3.6 liter V6. These […]
The BMW X3 Midsize SUV isn’t scheduled for a full redesign until mid 2009, but the compact crossover will get a mid cycle freshening for the 2007 model year. A significant change is the new engine, a DOHC 3 liter inline six cylinder that gives 260 hp and 225 lb ft of torque. In the […]