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Honda Jazz Receives Five-Star ANCAP Rating
Honda Jazz Receives Five-Star ANCAP Rating

20 May 2011, 11:13 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Honda’s Australian arm today announced that the Jazz, which has recently been updated, has received a five-star ANCAP rating, the highest possible. The Jazz comes with multiple active and pass...

 
Opel Undisturbed by Lack of EV Subsidies in Germany
Opel Undisturbed by Lack of EV Subsidies in Germany

20 May 2011, 11:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Earlier this week, Germany's federal government reinforced its commitment to make the country the European leader of electric transportation. Despite the confirmed support for the industry, Ger...

 
Dodge Viper GT3 Gets Jeep Livery
Dodge Viper GT3 Gets Jeep Livery

20 May 2011, 11:01 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Chrysler Australia today announced that it is extending its “Don’t Hold Back” challenge to motorsport, introducing a new Jeep sponsorship of the Dodge Viper GT3, manhandled by cham...

 
Chinese-Made Saab to Be Produced in Two Years
Chinese-Made Saab to Be Produced in Two Years

20 May 2011, 10:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Odd as it seemed at the time of the announcement made a couple of days ago, the partnership between Swedish manufacturer Saab and an internationally little known Chinese car dealer is expected to pr...

 
Schumacher Responds to Media Criticism
Schumacher Responds to Media Criticism

20 May 2011, 10:10 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Michael Schumacher responded to his critics prior to the Spanish Grand Prix this weekend, telling the media that he will most definitely not give up on his dream to win the F1 title at comeback. ...

 
Corvette-Based Endora SC-1 Supercar Previewed
Corvette-Based Endora SC-1 Supercar Previewed

20 May 2011, 10:02 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Though some may think it isn’t exactly just what the world needed right now, a new supercar has surfaced, reinventing the looks of American and European sports cars built in the sixties and ea...

 
US Govt. to Buy First 100 EVs
US Govt. to Buy First 100 EVs

20 May 2011, 09:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It's always a pleasure to do business with a government, regardless on where it is located on the globe. However, that pleasure is even bigger when your government decides not only to endorse y...

 
Overkill: Fab Design Cadillac Escalade
Overkill: Fab Design Cadillac Escalade

20 May 2011, 09:44 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We know that Fab Design likes to create flashy tuning packages, but this time the company went even further on the questionable side of the tuning world, playing with a Cadillac Escalade. It all ...

 
Demand for Bentley Vehicles Spikes in China
Demand for Bentley Vehicles Spikes in China

20 May 2011, 09:37 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Bentley Motors this week announced that it had sold a record 396 cars in Mainland China in the first four months of 2011, braking last year’s record by an impressive 66 percent. The result is ...

 
Chrysler Raises the Money to Repay Government Loans
Chrysler Raises the Money to Repay Government Loans

20 May 2011, 09:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / At the end of April, American manufacturer Chrysler announced that it has managed to secure new term loan facility that, combined with the money to be paid by Fiat in exchange for an increase of its...

 
Nissan Leaf Gets Solar Power
Nissan Leaf Gets Solar Power

20 May 2011, 09:17 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Stellar Solar, a San Diego County-based residential and commercial solar photovoltaic design and installation company recently decided to start an automotive project that would allow it to see just ...

 
Aston Martin Unveils Awesome Coachbuilt V12 Zagato
Aston Martin Unveils Awesome Coachbuilt V12 Zagato

20 May 2011, 09:08 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Aston Martin today unveiled the new 2011 V12 Zagato, a V12 Vantage supercar rebodied by the famous Italian coachbuilder, a fitting tribute to the iconic DB4GT Zagato, which is celebrating it’s...

 
BMW ActiveE to Be Charged by AeroVironment
BMW ActiveE to Be Charged by AeroVironment

20 May 2011, 09:03 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It has become a habit in today's automotive industry for electric vehicle charging solutions providers to seek partnerships with the manufacturers that plan to launch EVs on the market. In this...

 
Mazda Brings 1991 Winning 787B Car Back to Le Mans
Mazda Brings 1991 Winning 787B Car Back to Le Mans

20 May 2011, 09:03 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Celebrating 20 years since it became the first and only Japanese car manufacturer to win the 24-Hours of Le Mans race, Mazda decided to offer a special treat to visitors of this year’s event, ...

 
Harley-Davidson Opens Asia Pacific HQ in Singapore
Harley-Davidson Opens Asia Pacific HQ in Singapore

20 May 2011, 08:44 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / American motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson is planning a strategic growth in the near future, which includes opening new markets and expanding in existing ones. In order to better accomplish t...

 
Volkswagen Golf BlueMotion Reaches Australia
Volkswagen Golf BlueMotion Reaches Australia

20 May 2011, 08:42 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Volkswagen Golf BlueMotion is now offered in Australia, after the public reacted positively when the vehicle was displayed at the the Australian International Motor Show in Sydney last year. ...

 
Volkswagen Takes Engine Of the Year Award for the 1.4 TSI
Volkswagen Takes Engine Of the Year Award for the 1.4 TSI

20 May 2011, 08:32 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen has managed to once again take home the prestigious Engine of the Year Award this year for its 1.4 TSI engine in the 1.0 to 1.4 litres category.Hermann Middendorf from Volkswagen Petrol E...

 
GM's Orion Plant Powered by Landfill Gas
GM's Orion Plant Powered by Landfill Gas

20 May 2011, 08:36 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This year, perhaps more than ever before, we've seen an avalanche of announcements from American manufacturers centered not on the cars they make, but on where the energy used in making them co...

 
Upgraded Ford Fiesta Hits China
Upgraded Ford Fiesta Hits China

20 May 2011, 08:27 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It has impressed the world, and now it is getting ready to take on, once again, the biggest and one of the fastest growing markets in the world. Ford's smashing hit Fiesta has been tweaked, mad...

 
Rolls-Royce Opens Its First Showroom in Malaysia
Rolls-Royce Opens Its First Showroom in Malaysia

20 May 2011, 08:14 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / In the year that marks the centenary of the Spirit of Ecstasy - the figurine famed for its prominent and defining position on the bonnet of every Rolls-Royce - Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is also working...