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"Cats are smarter than dogs. You can't get eight cats to pull a sled through snow" - Jeff Valdez, Stand-up Comedian.
23 Mar 2009, 09:51 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The 2009 Honda Civic has received the top Euro NCAP overall safety rating following the new rating scheme introduced by the organization in February 2009. The 5-door Honda Civic tested by Euro NCAP scored 28 points in adult occupant tests, with 11....
23 Mar 2009, 09:03 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Audi's diesel sports car R15 TDI won the 12 Hours of Sebring (US state of Florida) after the three drivers, Dindo Capello (Italy), Tom Kristensen (Denmark) and Allan McNish (Scotland), completed a total of 383 laps in 12h 00m 38.638 seconds. T...
23 Mar 2009, 08:33 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Infiniti will officially roll out its very own hybrid model in 2010, according to the latest media reports, as the Japanese automaker will debut a hybrid version of the next-generation M sedan. Although parent firm Nissan has been present in the hy...
20 Mar 2009, 15:51 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ford of Europe fully supports the European division of General Motors to get the requested funds and survive the economic downturn, CEO John Fleming told Automotive News Europe. Basically, Fleming says a potential bankruptcy of General Motors would...
20 Mar 2009, 15:33 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / During a speech at SEAT's annual meeting, the company's president Erich Schmitt confirmed that the Spanish manufacturer will produce a sport tourer variant of SEAT Ibiza expected to arrive in 2010. Unfortunately, there are no details at t...
20 Mar 2009, 15:12 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The economic recession pushes automakers and people involved in the automotive sector way beyond their limits, especially when talking about the salary freezes and job cuts applied at production plants around the world. The newest example comes str...
20 Mar 2009, 15:02 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Paradoxically and contrary to what you may expect during so difficult economic recession times, Renault today announced that it will increase production at the Flins site in France (Clio III) and Novo Meste in Slovenia (Clio Campus, Twingo) to meet...
20 Mar 2009, 14:43 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Mercedes-Benz today debuted a new navigation system for Atego, Axor and Actros truck series, with map material compatible with 26 European countries. The navigation device includes voice support for 15 different European languages plus dynamic rout...
20 Mar 2009, 11:58 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The United Kingdom makes another step towards preserving jobs of those involved in the automotive industry in the country by offering cash to Nissan to build electric cars at its Sunderland plant. Business Secretary Lord Mandelson is on his way to ...
20 Mar 2009, 11:12 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Australian consumers who desire a a more aggressive and sporty look for their 2009 Range Rover Sport now have the chance to get it through the newly-launched Stormer Kit. The package includes multiple exterior styling accessories but no power incre...
20 Mar 2009, 10:46 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Engineers and companies are continuously searching for alternative power sources and for vehicles capable of developing lower fuel consumption and emissions without sacrificing performance so every single idea that pops out quickly gains our attent...
20 Mar 2009, 10:08 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After the initial agreement reached a few months ago, Fiat makes another step towards the alliance with US giant Chrysler by conducting environmental and safety reviews of the production facilities belonging to the American manufacturer. Fiat alrea...
20 Mar 2009, 09:44 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The North American Ferrari Challenge Series 2009 season is about to debut at Miami's Homestead Speedway to take place on March 20-22. The 16th edition of the Ferrari Challenge Series allows Ferrari owners to compete in thrilling racing series ...
20 Mar 2009, 09:19 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Representatives of Porsche Cars North America and Ontario, California Mayor Paul S. Leon today unveiled the first solar power system deployed at any of the manufacturer's US production facilities. The 80 kW urban solar power array was installe...
20 Mar 2009, 08:37 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Italian brake systems manufacturer Brembo is also experiencing difficult times due to the economic turmoil so it will propose to shareholders a 19.6 percent slash to the dividend. The company's net profit recorded a drop of 38 percent last yea...
19 Mar 2009, 17:04 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Mazda becomes the first Japanese automaker to develop an urea selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system that reduces the amount of nitrous oxides (NOx) generated by diesel exhaust gases. Several other automakers have already designed their very ow...
19 Mar 2009, 15:43 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The credit crunch and the current economic situation of the automotive market changed the industry a lot, with people becoming more interested in hybrids, electric and low fuel-consumption cars. In order to create more advanced fuel-efficient model...
19 Mar 2009, 15:03 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Buick and Jaguar produce the most reliable cars in the industry, overtaking Lexus, the company that topped the overall chart for no less than 14 years, the latest research published by J.D. Power and Associates showed. Buick was last year ranked si...
19 Mar 2009, 14:45 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Navistar rolled out a special edition International LoneStar at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Kentucky that comes with an impressive array of exclusive elements related to the legendary motorcycle brand Harley-Davidson. First of a...
19 Mar 2009, 14:18 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Cadillac CTS Sport Sedan will start offering wireless Internet access capable of achieving speeds of up to 800 Kbps. In essence, installing the Wi-Fi by Autonet Mobile wireless Internet service inside a CTS requires no special software and can be d...