STUTTGART, Germany (DPA) ― It is not the most handsome, the most valuable or the fastest of its kind but it does have a very special distinction.The frail-looking patent motor vehicle in the style of a tricycle which burst on the scene in Germany 125 years ago is regarded as the world’s very first automobile.Replicas of the pioneering three-wheeler submitted to the German Imperial Patent Office on

Tata Motors Ltd. may expand sales of the Nano, the world’s cheapest car, to countries such as Thailand, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh as early as this year as demand for the egg-shaped vehicle rebounds in India.“We will go after these markets one after another,” Tata chief executive officer Carl-Peter Forster said Thursday at an auto-industry event in Bochum, Germany.  Tata Motors Ltd. Nano vehicles ar

Despite the hype from carmakers and the government’s drive to popularize eco-friendly vehicles, South Korean motorists remain lukewarm toward hybrid electric vehicles.According to industry statistics, less than 8,700 hybrid electric vehicles were sold here in 2010, accounting for less than 0.56 percent of the overall market. Of the 11 hybrid electric models available in Korea, Hyundai Motor Co.’s

Daimler Truck Korea launched the cargo truck Actros on the local market Thursday. With the new truck, Mercedes-Benz is entering the country’s market for large cargo trucks, which accounts for about 60 percent of large truck sales, for the first time. ActrosThe truck is equipped with a V6 engine that puts out 476 brake horsepower, and has been designed for use in various functions including transpo

Subaru Korea launched the 2011 Forester compact sport utility vehicle on the local market last Monday.In addition to the usual upgrades seen in model year changes, the new Forester is fitted with the third-generation Boxer engine. 2011 ForesterIn Subaru’s Boxer engine, the pistons are arranged and move horizontally, as opposed to the up and down movement of an inline engine, which according to the

By Choi He-suk The latest version of Hyundai Motor Co.’s perennial bestseller Grandeur was unveiled on Thursday, completing the revamping of domestic firms’ upper-midsized sedans.In line with the company’s recent policy of listing imported vehicles as the main competition, Hyundai is eying a number of the world’s best-known models in the segment, including the Mercedes Benz E Class, BMW 5 Series a

Chrysler Group LLC, the U.S. automaker run by Fiat SpA, said the next Dodge Viper sports car is going to be “drop-dead beautiful” so it can take buyers from Porsche SE’s cars and General Motors Co.’s Corvette.The new Viper’s look was inspired by “a naked woman on the beach,” Ralph Gilles, the head of Chrysler’s design, said at an event on Jan. 12 in Detroit. The car will be released next year as a