Ford Awards Its Suppliers
17 Mar 2011, 19:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American manufacturer Ford posted remarkable financial figures for last year, proving, once again, that the One Ford strategy set a while back was the right choice. But, as it is usually the case wi...
New Ford Focus Production Begins
17 Mar 2011, 19:20 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Only a few days are left before the first units of the new Ford Focus are shipped to the dealerships, after on Thursday the American manufacturer kicked off mass production of the model. In the US, ...
Mercedes Engines Allergic to US Gasoline
17 Mar 2011, 17:45 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As one of the strictest countries in the world when it comes to emission standards and fuel economy ratings, the US seems to be on track to becoming, sooner than others, one of the cleanest pla...
Mercedes to Manufacture Fuel Cell Stacks in Canada
17 Mar 2011, 17:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Following several years of on going tests, German manufacturer Mercedes Benz has finally decided to go ahead with its plans and get ready for a full line of electric vehicles to be launched in the f...
Focus Rally: America Ends on Jimmy Kimmel Live
17 Mar 2011, 17:14 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The new Ford Focus is upon us, but until the vehicle actually gets on the dealerships' floors, the car maker that produces it is getting ready to wrap up all the social media and interactive en...
Mitsubishi Insists on Profaning the Evo
17 Mar 2011, 16:59 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Earlier this month, Mitsubishi shook the performance world, when Gayu Eusegi, the carmaker’s Global Product Director, said that the Evo will become a victim of the company’s future elect...
Japan Cancels 2011 Tokyo Motorcycle Show
17 Mar 2011, 16:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With Tokyo now being a city plagued by power outages and threatened with the prospects of nuclear radiation arriving from the damaged nuclear power plants on the northeastern coast of Japan, one of ...
OnStar to Sell Mirror as FMV
17 Mar 2011, 16:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Announced a few months ago as the long-awaited entrance of telematics solutions provider OnStar on the larger American automotive market, the special mirror developed by the company now has an offic...
Mr October to Witness Auction of His Own Shelby Mustang
17 Mar 2011, 16:02 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The upcoming RM inaugural Auburn Spring Collector Car Auction by Auctions America will offer buyers the chance not only to get a collectible car, but one owned by Mr. October himself. Major League ...
Ford Shows Awesome Ranger Wildtrak
17 Mar 2011, 15:50 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We’re not sure if the European market needs a big pickup truck with good looks, but Ford seems to think so, as it brought the Ranger Wildtrak down to the Geneva Motor Show a couple of weeks ag...
FIA Could Ban High Nose Designs in F1
17 Mar 2011, 15:44 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / If one could pick a common element used by the majority of the teams for this year's aerodynamic package in Formula 1, it would have to be the high-nose design. Due to the new adjustable rear w...
Porsche Introducing 911 GT3 R Hybrid 2.0
17 Mar 2011, 15:44 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Porsche is introducing an updated version (called 2.0) of the 911 GT3 R Hybrid, with the racer set to conquer the Nurburgring 24 hour race, which will take place on June 25. The German engineers ...
Ford Mesmerizes Us with B-MAX Brand Film
17 Mar 2011, 15:27 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Ford unveiled the dramatic new B-MAX compact MPV at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, providing an early preview of what the production car, which will arrive next year, has to offer. Now the Blue Oval ha...
Ford Earns Sixth EPA ENERGY STAR Award
17 Mar 2011, 15:22 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Last year, Ford earned nine ENERGY STAR Building Labels for efficiency improvements. The company has launched a 5-year plan to obtain LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certificati...
BorgWarner Supplying Turbochargers for DEUTZ Engines
17 Mar 2011, 15:05 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / BorgWarner today announced that it is supplying B-series generation turbochargers for the new DEUTZ 6.1-liter six-cylinder heavy-duty diesel engine, which is used by agricultural machines. "...
Europe Car Sales Rise for First Time in 11 Months
17 Mar 2011, 14:52 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The European car market has ‘enjoyed’ a bit of a rough spot the past year, as sales have not managed to pick up for 11 months straight now. But now the European Automotive Manufacturers&...
Hayden Urges Ducati to Resolve Steering Problems
17 Mar 2011, 14:45 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Nicky Hayden did not make the best of impressions during this winter's MotoGP testing, as he was constantly outpaced by teammate Valentino Rossi, a newcomer in the Ducati organization (as compa...
Karl-Friedrich Stracke Appointed CEO of Opel/Vauxhall
17 Mar 2011, 14:45 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / General Motors has just announced two key executive moves for its European operations, with Karl-Friedrich Stracke being appointed CEO of Opel/Vauxhall (effective April 1) and nominating Nick Reilly...
MotoGP 10/11 for Playstation 3 Released
17 Mar 2011, 14:50 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / As the 2011 MotoGP Championship season debuts today with the first practice at Losail circuit in Qatar, video games developer Capcom announced that MotoGP 10/11 has already began being shipped to US...
Mahindra & Mahindra Now Has Majority Stake in SsangYong
17 Mar 2011, 14:18 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Indian industrial giant Mahindra & Mahindra announced today it has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in South Korea's SsangYong Motor Company, with the deal also signaling that ...