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OnStar Hits the Jackpot with FMV Mirror

11 May 2011, 08:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Say what you will, but if there's one good thing going for GM these days, that's OnStar. The telematics service provider is doing wonders for its subscribers, whether you call that wonder ...

New Volkswagen Dealership to Open in Walnut Creek

11 May 2011, 08:26 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The North American division of Volskwagen today announced it plans to build a new 30,000-square-foot dealership in the United States, located in downtown Walnut Creek. According to the company, th...

Dandelion, a New Material Source for Ford

11 May 2011, 08:13 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / We've gotten used to seeing, in the past few years, all sorts of more or less crazy ideas being put into practice into the automotive world. Most of those ideas have one thing in common: make c...

Ford Scores Two 2011 Diesel Car Awards

11 May 2011, 08:06 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The new Ford Focus and the Mondeo have managed to earn themselves a pair of awards at from Diesel Car magazine. The new Focus, which has been on sales since March, was named best diesel medium-sized...

Chrysler to Use ZF's New 9-Speed Transmission

11 May 2011, 07:56 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In a week when we've seen more than a fair share of investment announcements made by various American manufacturers, Chrysler decided to step up into the spotlight as well and let the dogs of f...

Saab Convertible Turns 25

11 May 2011, 07:51 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The current year marks the 25th anniversary of Saab Convertible’s launch, the Swedish manufacturer announced today, while releasing a number of key aspects from the history of its open-top car...

Renault Toughens Up Selection Criteria for eco2 Environmental Signature

11 May 2011, 07:34 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Since 1995, Renault has pursued an environmental policy that seeks to factor in environmental impacts at each stage of a vehicle’s life cycle, and not just the emissions factor. The flagships ...

Audi Keeps Up the Pace in April

11 May 2011, 07:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With mother group Volkswagen marching on towards the year of its reinvention 2018, Audi proves to be one of the best soldiers in the army of brands and models with which the German group plans to de...

New Ford Focus ST Development Prototype Undergoes Harsh Testing

11 May 2011, 07:19 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / As the all-new high-performance Focus ST is due for launch next year, Ford engineers are now hard at work, putting the development prototypes through a punishing testing regime in both Europe and No...

General Motors to Invest $2 Billion in US Plants

11 May 2011, 07:03 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / {Img1}The US economy is back on the right track and demand for new vehicles is booming, so General Motors is celebrating excellent sales in recent months with an announcement that it will invest $2 ...

Audi Roadside App Available in the US

11 May 2011, 07:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Owners of both smartphones and Audi vehicles in the US will be able, starting the very near future to use their mobile devices in order to get roadside assistance in case they need it. The American ...

Google Prediction API to Help Ford Optimize Energy Efficiency

11 May 2011, 06:47 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The researchers at Ford are currently working on a way to make future vehicles smart enough to independently change how they perform to deliver optimal driveability and fuel efficiency. For that, th...

Honda Expands Hydrogen Refueling Network in South Carolina

11 May 2011, 06:33 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The North American division of Honda announced today it has managed to add convenience for its FCX Clarity customers in South California, by expanding its hydrogen refueling network with a new stati...

2011 Lincoln MKX Earns IIHS Top Safety Pick

11 May 2011, 06:24 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) announced it has awarded its most coveted award, the Top Safety Pick, to the 2011 Lincoln MKX luxury crossover, as the vehicle managed to obtain the...

2011 Kia Optima Hybrid Priced at Under $27,000

11 May 2011, 06:12 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The first ever Kia hybrid vehicle to go on sale in the United States is scheduled to arrive at nationwide dealer showrooms next month, with a starting price of $26,500, the South Korean manufacturer...

A Guide to Aftermarket Rearview Cameras

11 May 2011, 06:22 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / If you've been driving way before the era of parking sensors, rearview cameras or even automated self-parking, you're probably going to neglect most, if not all of the information we will ...

Volkswagen Sales Grow 11.2% in First Four Months

10 May 2011, 15:20 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen has reported an increase in passenger car deliveries in the first four months of this year to 1.66 million units, an increase of 11.2 percent compared to the 1.49 million achieved in the ...

Miss Tuning 2011 Winner Announced: Mandy Lange [Gallery]

10 May 2011, 15:01 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / As we’ve already gotten used to, early May is when we get to see how the next girl we’ll find in the pages of the Tuning Calendar will look like. We’ve waited to hear this year&rsq...

McLaren Sets New Standard With MP4-12C's Transmission

10 May 2011, 14:52 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / When Italian supercar makers talk about their sequential gearboxes, they usually boast that the shift time is zero, but McLaren says that its new Sequential Shift Gearbox (SSG) for the MP4-12C is li...

Team Lotus Signs Deal with Ruroc Helmet Maker

10 May 2011, 14:44 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Before finding out the official outcome of their naming dispute with Group Lotus, Team Lotus have no problem going ahead with their development plans in Formula 1. After confirming the purchase of C...