Spyker C8 Laviolette LM85 in New FM3 Exotic Car Pack
12 May 2010, 09:39 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Xbox 360’s Forza Motorsport 3 racing game is now offering fans the thrill of driving one of the world’s most exclusive cars which celebrates the success of the Spyker Squadron in the 24 ...
Spartan Motors Awarded $6.8M MRAP Subcontract
12 May 2010, 09:23 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / It seems like the war motoring business is expanding these days, as another combat vehicle maker is announcing the debut of a new project. We are talking about Spartan Motors Chassis, a subsidiar...
Ally Financial Appoints Barbara Yastine Chief Administrative Officer
12 May 2010, 09:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Ally Financial, formerly GMAC, announced today the appointment of Barbara Yastine to the position of chief administrative officer. Yastine will assume the position from Samuel Ramsey, chief risk off...
FIA Raises Monaco’s Chicanes Kerbs to Slow Down Drivers
12 May 2010, 09:19 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Higher kerbs have been installed at key sections of the Monaco circuit ahead of this week's Formula One race. The decision was taken after the FIA decided that higher kerbs would stop drivers f...
USPS Releases Sustainability Report
12 May 2010, 09:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The US Postal Service (USPS), the operator of the largest civilian car fleet in the country has released yesterday its sustainability report for 2009. Having 218,684 vehicles traveling more than 1.2...
Land Rover to Launch Its First Diesel Hybrid in 2013
12 May 2010, 08:46 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Land Rover announced it would launch its first hybrid model in 2013, according to Car Magazine. The new Range_e is a hybrid prototype that demonstrates how hybrid technology will be put to work on a...
SAE Foundation Awards Top Young Engineers
12 May 2010, 08:52 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / At an upcoming gala to be held on May 20, 2010, at The Ritz-Carlton in Dearborn, Michigan, SAE International’s charitable arm will be honoring 10 young engineers. They will receive the Young M...
Porsche 911 GT2 RS Official Pictures, Info and Video Released
12 May 2010, 08:30 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The wait is over - Porsche has officially unleashed the 911 GT2 RS, with the vehicle scheduled to be presented in all its carbon fiber and metal glory at the Moscow Auto Show, on August 25. The m...
Renault-Nissan Alliance Launches in Hakone
12 May 2010, 08:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The expansion of EV-friendly cities established by the Renault-Nissan Alliance continues, as the Nissan Leaf EV approaches the date of launch. The two carmakers announced yesterday they have partner...
Nissan Posts Profit for Fiscal Year 2009
12 May 2010, 08:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese carmaker Nissan announced yesterday the financial result for the fiscal year 2009, ending on March 31, 2010. According to the manufacturer, the group's net revenues stood at 7.5173 tri...
2010 Future Female Leader Award Goes to Volvo Trucks Manager
12 May 2010, 08:04 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Swedish truck manufacturer Volvo announced one of its young female managers has been presented with the 2010 Future Female Leader award at a gala in Stockholm yesterday. Salomeh Tafazoli received th...
Seven Audi R8 LMS Will Compete in the Nurburgring 24 Hours
12 May 2010, 07:55 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / This weekend, more than 200 cars will take on the Nurburgring 24 Hours race, including seven Audi R8 LMS cars entered by the Audi customer teams ABT Sportsline, Black Falcon and Phoenix Racing. M...
Fisker Karma Goes to Tampa
12 May 2010, 07:39 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Fisker Karma’s North American tour will make a stop in Tampa tomorrow, May 13, as the Elder Automotive Group will wellcome guests to an invitation-only reception that will also include mem...
Citroen DS3 Design Competition Kicks-Off
12 May 2010, 07:36 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Matching the company ‘creative technology’ motto, Citroen’s international design competition kicked-off today, inviting people to customize the roof and dashboard of the latest add...
Hawaii to Test Hydrogen Infrastructure
12 May 2010, 07:35 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The last piece of news in a series which started last week with Nissan's announcement that Hawaii will be among the first markets to receive the Leaf EV, the Paradise of the Pacific, together w...
Chrysler to Invest $43M in Indiana Plants
12 May 2010, 07:11 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Chrysler announced that it will invest $43 million in new equipment and tooling to expand its operations in Kokomo, Indiana. The carmaker’s Kokomo Casting and Transmission plants will be ad...
Mercedes-Benz Showing Future B-Klasse Range to U.S. Customers
12 May 2010, 07:25 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Mercedes-Benz is testing U.S. consumers’ reactions as it reviews design choices for a new range of entry-level models, Automotive News reveals. There are three variants under consideration:...
2011 Ford Fiesta Enters Production in Mexico
12 May 2010, 07:07 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / American manufacturer Ford announced yesterday the very much anticipated new Fiesta model has entered production at its Cuautitlán Stamping and Assembly Plant (CSAP) in Mexico. The facility, ...
IKEA to Test HydroGen4
12 May 2010, 07:03 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After back in 2005 home products retailer and manufacturer IKEA took Opel's HydroGen3 for a test, the next generation of that vehicle, the HydroGen4, has landed in IKEA's parking lot, to b...
Audi A4, A5 and Q5 to Receive 8-Speed Auto Gearbox
12 May 2010, 06:59 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / The latest generation A8 luxury limousine and the Q7 full-size SUV were the first vehicles to benefit from Audi’s new eight-speed gearbox. Now, the new automatic transmission will be made avai...