Toyota US Production to Be Interrupted
24 Mar 2011, 09:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The freeze in production at Toyota's Japan plants, caused by the disaster on March 11, will soon expand to the US. The Japanese auto maker announced today that it has informed its American asso...
Ecclestone Attacks Todt, Says FIA Is a Joke
24 Mar 2011, 08:47 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has to have the last word in everything, and that's hardly a secret for any long-time fan of the sport. So it shouldn't come as a surprise to anybody th...
Volvo Takes Full Ownership of Pininfarina Joint Venture
24 Mar 2011, 08:39 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volvo has announced that it is taking over full ownership of the Pininfarina Sverige AB joint venture, a corporation that was set up by Volvo Car and the Italian design firm in Uddevalla, Sweden, in...
Honda Sets Up Donation Website
24 Mar 2011, 08:30 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / One of the car makers that have been affected by the earthquake and tsunami that have struck Japan nearly two weeks ago, has decided to announce an unprecedented move, meant to increase the rate at ...
Mercedes to Use Extra Pedal for Rear Wing Activation
24 Mar 2011, 08:01 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Recent fears were raised by some F1 drivers in regards to the increased workload for the upcoming season. Given that two manually-activated devices have been introduced in the series this year &ndas...
Wunschel Sport Makes 35th Anniversary Golf GTI
24 Mar 2011, 07:57 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Golf GTI is turning 35 his year, so GTI35.com decided to celebrate the event by launching an anniversary model based on the current 6th generation GTI. German tuning company Wunschel Sport recei...
Schumacher, Alonso Fend Off Safety Fears in 2011
24 Mar 2011, 07:36 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The adjustable rear wing introduced by the FIA for the 2011 Formula 1 season has split the field in recent months, as some drivers have argued the addition will pose safety concerns during the upcom...
Alonso Equal to Schumacher - Ferrari President
24 Mar 2011, 07:00 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Fernando Alonso might not have won the world title at his debut with Ferrari, but the Scuderia's president Luca di Montezemolo thinks very high of the 2-time world champion. After only one seas...
Liuzzi Says Points Are Not Impossible for Hispania
24 Mar 2011, 06:28 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Hispania's HRT F111 will enter the 2011 Australian Grand Prix without a single mile of testing, yet the team's new race driver Vitantonio Liuzzi already has some bold targets for the upcom...
Fuel Duty Cut Announced in the UK
23 Mar 2011, 16:15 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The price of fuel at British pumps will decrease by a ‘massive’ 1p per liter starting 6pm this evening. Chancellor George Osborne announced the change in an effort to reduce the cost of ...
Patent Filing Reveals Future GM Seven-Speed Dual-Clutch Transmission
23 Mar 2011, 15:48 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / A patent filing has revealed that the dry dual-clutch transmission that GM was developing in partnership with Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC) is in fact a seven-speed front-wheel-dri...
Ford Produces the 400,000th Focus in Russia
23 Mar 2011, 15:35 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With the new version of the Ford Focus getting ready for launch on markets around the world, the American manufacturer still finds time to celebrate a production milestone achieved at the Vsevolozhs...
Mick Doohan Will Do Parade Lap in 2011 Isle of Man
23 Mar 2011, 15:28 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Five-time 500cc champion Mick Doohan has become the newest addition to the Arai-sponsored parade lap of his year's Isle of Man TT, after confirming he will complete a revolution of the famous M...
VW Responds to Japan's Cry for Help
23 Mar 2011, 15:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Almost two weeks have passed since the Japanese devastating quake and tsunami, but it appears there is no end to the drama which continues to unfold in the leveled cities on the northeastern coast o...
Arden Introduces Range Rover Evoque Tuning Kit
23 Mar 2011, 15:05 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The new Range Rover Evoque is a very fresh vehicle, so fresh, in fact, that German tuning specialist Arden has had to resort to computer graphics when revealing their new customization program for t...
Toyota Prius v Launch Delayed
23 Mar 2011, 15:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After putting a serious dent in the production plans the Japanese manufacturer had for the entire year, the quake and tsunami disasters from nearly two weeks ago are beginning to take their toll on ...
Chandhok Aims for Race Seat in Indian GP
23 Mar 2011, 14:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Karun Chandhok may have signed a reserve driver deal with Team Lotus for the 2011 edition of the Formula 1 championship, but his ambitions for the upcoming campaign don't stop there. Accordi...
Fords Line Up for the Bangkok International Motor Show
23 Mar 2011, 14:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is slowly beginning to represent for the global auto makers a very bright future as far as sales numbers are concerned. This is why more and more o...
Oprah Winfrey's 1996 Bentley Azure Is for Sale
23 Mar 2011, 14:39 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Oprah Winfrey is one of the most famous and successful women on the planet, so she can have just about everything she has ever wanted. On her 42nd birthday, the object of her desires was a a 1996 Be...
Mercedes Driving Academy for Teens in the US
23 Mar 2011, 14:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / True to its mission of teaching drivers how to properly drive their cars, German auto maker Mercedes announced today the debut of the Mercedes-Benz Driving Academy for both teen and adult drivers in...