First Drive Review: 2016 Honda Civic Type R +VIDEO
Jun 27, 2015
Great Car for Road and Track By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor THE HAGUE - June 2015: The world premiere of the new Honda Civic Type R did not go unnoticed. Fans had eagerly been waiting for five years to see the high performance version of the latest generation Civic. Finally, in March, the Japanese beast was unv ... Continue reading
Bosch Develops Warning System For Wrong Way Ghost Drivers +VIDEO
Jun 23, 2015
By Henny Hemmes Sr. European Editor THE AUTO CHANNEL STUTTGART - June 23, 2015: Automotive supplier and development company Robert Bosch GmbH has showed a system that warns drivers when they are about to drive up an exit and become a ghost driver. The system can also warn drivers when a ghost driver is heading in their ... Continue reading
8th Generation Volkswagen Passat - The Business Class Passats +VIDEO
Jun 20, 2015
Debuting at the Volkswagen Design Center in Potsdam, Germany, the new Passat will enter the markets worldwide with new engines and the latest driver assistance and convenience systems. By Henny Hemmes Sr. European Editor The Auto Channel BERLIN - July 14, 2014: With nearly 22 million units built over seven generations, ... Continue reading
2016 Mercedes-Benz GLC: On The Scene Report by Henny Hemmes +VIDEO
Jun 18, 2015
Stylish Model Heads For Success In Growing Segment By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor METZINGEN, Germany - June 17, 2015: Earlier this year, Mercedes-Benz announced new letter combinations for their SUVs. It may have been confusing at first, but customers and public will be used to them in due course. The GLC is th ... Continue reading
First Drive 2015 Ford EcoSport By Dutch FIA Champ Henny Hemmes
Jun 16, 2015
By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor The Auto Channel AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, June 5, 2014. The arrival in Europe of the Ford EcoSport has been seriously delayed because of its huge success in the country where it is built: India. But now the Fiesta based crossover is ready to roll and this time, I could drive it ... Continue reading
Bosch Hopes U.S. Market Embraces e-bike +VIDEO
Jun 9, 2015
By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor BOXBERG, Germany - June 8, 2015: The Robert Bosch company is benefitting from the growing popularity worldwide of the electric bicycle. In Europe alone, the company is working together with more than 50 brands for the supply of the electric drives and batteries. In my own country ... Continue reading
BMW Celebrates 40th Birthday Of The 3 Series With World Premiere Of The New Model +VIDEO
May 8, 2015
By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor The Auto Channel MUNICH - May 7, 2015: Today was party time in Munich, where BMW memorialized the 40th birthday of the 3 Series. To add pizzazz to the celebration, the renewed 3 Series made its world debut. The original 3 Series can be considered as the model that started the spor ... Continue reading
First Drive: 2015 Jaguar F-Type Coupe By Henny Hemmes +VIDEO
Apr 22, 2015
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Mercedes-Benz To Unveil GLC Coupe Concept at Auto Shanghai 2015 +VIDEO
Apr 19, 2015
By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor Monday, at the 2015 Shanghai Auto Show, Mercedes-Benz will officially unveil a concept for a new sporty SUV, the GLC Coupe. âIt is a design concept and not yet a technology concept - that is the next step,â said Peter Lehmann, Senior Manager for Research and Development, ... Continue reading
Henny's Wrap-up 2015 New York International Auto Show
Apr 13, 2015
By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor This year, the New York International Auto Show provided a podium for concept cars, mainstream models and sports cars. With respect to the amount of world and North American premiers, the show in the Big Apple may not match the ones in Motown and L.A., but there was some big news, ... Continue reading
First Look: 2016 BMW X5 xDrive 40e Plug-In SUV
Apr 10, 2015
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Henny Hemmes Comment's On 2015 World Car Awards Winners and Losers
Apr 6, 2015
Editors' Note: Henny Hemmes The Auto Channel's Senior European Editor is a jury member for World Car Of The Year and has graciously given us an insiders look at the 2015 winners and losers. By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor New York, April 2, 2015; Until the very moment of the presentation of the World Car Awards ... Continue reading
New Smart Fortwo and Mercedes GLE Unveiled at 2015 New York Auto Show +VIDEO
Apr 5, 2015
By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor At the New York auto show, the new Mercedes-Benz GLE made its world premiere, but first the big SUV had to give way to its small brother, the Smart Fortwo for its North-American debut. Smart's CEO, Dr. Annette Winkler, enthusiastically talked about the second generation Smart. The ... Continue reading
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