Honda Reaches One Million Fan Mark on Facebook
30 Apr 2011, 15:52 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / As social media is becoming a force to be reckoned with in today's world, automakers are following the trend and have managed to have a huge impact in the game. So is the case with automotive m...
Mopar Gift Ideas for Mother's Day 2011
30 Apr 2011, 15:14 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / This year’s Mother’s Day is almost here and many still don’t know what gift to buy for their Moms. The automobile parts and service arm of Chrysler Group, Mopar, came to help them ...
NHTSA Investigating 1 Million GM Cars
30 Apr 2011, 07:48 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Following several complaints it received from customers, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) opened an investigation into a possible fault with gas gauges in nearly 1 million ...
Mahindra Verito, the Indian Dacia Logan
30 Apr 2011, 07:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Renault's Romanian bet, the Dacia Logan, has long managed to leave behind the tag of cheap car and slowly began playing the game with the big boys of the industry. Although it obviously lacks a...
Toyota, Charged by WiTricity
30 Apr 2011, 07:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The advancements in communications and infotainment technologies for the automotive market are stirring up both the auto industry and the communications one, as companies from both fields of activit...
GM Mildly Upset with Antonov's Involvement in Saab
30 Apr 2011, 07:39 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Having slammed Russian investor Vladimir Antonov right into the wall last year, when it said it wouldn't sell Swedish manufacturer Saab until no trace of Antonov is found in the deal, American ...
Hyundai Creates Joint Venture in China
30 Apr 2011, 07:36 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Planning to increase its market share on the Chinese market, South Korean manufacturer Hyundai announced last week the signing of an agreement with Sichuan Nanjun Automobile Group (China’s 11t...
Mazda Creates New Position to Boost US Operations
30 Apr 2011, 07:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As the US automotive market is slowly getting back on track, the opportunities of what once was the largest market in the world are causing quite a stir in the ranks of the foreign producers doing b...
Cali Wins Case on Green Cars Waiver
30 Apr 2011, 07:32 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / California, one of the most active US states when it comes to imposing and inventing new ways to promote green cars and fuel efficient technologies got a boost of confidence last week, after a feder...
GM Sponsors the 2011 ACT Expo
30 Apr 2011, 07:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Trying to create an image for itself of a car maker that focuses more and more on fuel efficient transportation, GM is the Gold Sponsor of the 2011 Alternative Clean Transportation Expo (ACT), an ev...
Automotive X Prize Winner Brings Car to NASA
30 Apr 2011, 07:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Ron Mathis, the man that led the team behind the Automotive X Prize winning design Edison2: Very Light Car (VLC), will be a featured quest of NASA's Langley Research Center on May 3, when he wi...
Volkswagen Electronics Sets Up Shop in Silicon Valley
30 Apr 2011, 07:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Aiming to become a leader in the field of in-car connectivity and related technologies, the Volkswagen Electronics Research Laboratory (ERL) has decided to set up a shop in the place where the moder...
Chevrolet Malibu, the Most Eye-Catching Car in Shanghai
30 Apr 2011, 07:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Forget about Car of the Year titles! The title of Most Eye-Catching Car is the title to shoot for in China, the new land of all opportunities for automakers around the world. Awarded during the Shan...
NASA Delays Endeavor Launch
30 Apr 2011, 06:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The day which was supposed to go down in history as the one during which space shuttle Endeavor departed Earth for the last time was pushed further into the year, after NASA engineers discovered a m...
Chevrolet Malibu to Be Built in South Korea
30 Apr 2011, 06:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Having presented the new Malibu model earlier this month, American automaker Chevrolet is readying the roll-out plan for the car, a plan that in the end is hoped to bring Chevrolet a fair share of t...
Ferrari Loses 612 Scaglietti Fire Lawsuit
29 Apr 2011, 16:27 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Supercars occasionally burst into flames. This is a known fact that owners have to face. Every once in a while, a Ferrari, Lamborghini or another high-horsepowered automotive creations decides to sh...
Chrysler Launches "Road to Literacy" Facebook Campaign
29 Apr 2011, 14:56 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Social media is the ‘little black dress’ that any automotive producer has to have in its closet nowadays, and so is the case with Chrysler’s new "Road to Literacy" Facebo...
Ford Inflatable Seat Belts Earn the 2011 Traffic Safety Achievement Award
29 Apr 2011, 14:38 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Ford’s rear inflatable seat belts have received the 2011 Traffic Safety Achievement Award from the New York International Auto Show’s World Traffic Safety Symposium, the company announce...
Swarovski-Studded MINI Cooper for the Royal Couple
29 Apr 2011, 14:01 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Now that Prince William’s and Kate Middleton’s wedding has finally materialized, many wondered what the royal couple would ride. Bling My Thing, a Berlin-based company, has teamed up wit...
Toro Rosso Confirm Major Update for Monaco
29 Apr 2011, 13:30 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Scuderia Toro Rosso will wait until the Monaco Grand Prix before introducing a completely new aerodynamic package for their STR6 challenger. While most of the teams will come to Istanbul two weekend...