Buick Drops Trim Levels, Offers Packages
6 May 2010, 06:54 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In an attempt to better satisfy the consumer's demand, GM's Buick brand announced it has decided to drop three trim levels for the 2012 model year and replace them with packages. The trims...
No Rally Japan Could Send Manufacturers Away from the WRC
6 May 2010, 06:50 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / A few days ago, North One Sport announced the definitive calendar of the 2011 World Rally Championship. While New Zealand preferred to stay on the sidelines next year due to the Rugby World Cup, alt...
GM Recalls Over 164,000 Hummers H3 and 40,000 Corvettes
6 May 2010, 06:47 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / General Motors is recalling 164,190 Hummer H3 and H3T SUVs because of a fault that could cause a piece of the hood to detach while the SUV is being driven. The American automaker is also recalling 4...
Webber Tries to Repair "Nanny State Victoria" Comments
6 May 2010, 06:32 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After slamming the state of Victoria as being a “Nanny State”, Red Bull racer Mark Webber tried a different approach on the Australian governors in recent days. According to his manager/...
Chevrolet Volt Features Three Driving Modes
6 May 2010, 06:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As the testing of Chevrolet's Volt plug-in hybrid continues, more and more details about the features of the car are being released. The latest in what will certainly be a long line of news abo...
Renault Clio Gordini RS Priced at EUR26,400 in France
5 May 2010, 15:41 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Renault announces that order books for the Clio Gordini RS, due to go on sale in June, are now open. Priced at EUR26,400 in France, the Clio Gordini RS is essentially a Renault Sport model like its ...
Chrysler Dealer Wins Arbitration
5 May 2010, 15:39 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As the arbitration process for Chrysler's 2009 rejected dealers continues, the first win for the dealers was recorded in Florida yesterday. Deland Dodge was reinstated as a result, after a hear...
GM Has a New US Marketing Vice President
5 May 2010, 15:32 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / General Motors has appointed a new vice president of U.S. Marketing, in the person of Joel Ewanick, with the move becoming effective on May 24. As the single point for marketing, Ewanick will hav...
Jersey City Will Not Welcome F1 Race
5 May 2010, 14:29 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Formula One's plans to include Jersey City into its calendar in the upcoming few years suffered a major blow on Wednesday, when it emerged that mayor Jerramiah Healy doesn't support such a...
2011 Mercedes M-Klasse Grand Edition, Up for Grabs
5 May 2010, 15:17 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German carmaker Daimler announced the release of the Mercedes M-Klasse Grand Edition today, a version of the premium SUV boasting several unique enhancements. With prices ranging from 48,590 to 64,...
GM to Offer Flex-Fuel on 50 Percent of Its Cars by 2012
5 May 2010, 14:10 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / It seems like today it's raining flex-fuel pledges in the U.S., as GM and Ford both issued press releases related to this topic. GM says that it is a leader in the production of flex-fuel ve...
Audi Showcases 7 Custom A1 Models at Worthersee
5 May 2010, 14:01 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Audi will participate at this year’s Worthersee Tour (May 12 - 15) with a fleet of seven customized A1 models, dubbed “motto vehicles” by the automaker. Innovative adhesive fil...
Ford to Double FlexFuel Vehicle Production by Late 2010
5 May 2010, 13:43 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / During the 2010 BIO International Convention held in Chicago today, Ford announced it wants to deliver on its 2006 pledge to double the number of 2010 model year flexible-fuel vehicles produced in t...
History of the Steering Wheel
5 May 2010, 21:14 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The unassuming steering wheel is one of the most important pieces of tech ever devised, has kept cars in check for more than a century
Rolls-Royce Ghost Gets iPhone App
5 May 2010, 13:16 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Rolls-Royce made a real step in the virtual world, as the company released its first iPhone App, which allows potential customers and fans to configure their own Ghost, the company’s latest cr...
Kawasaki Sponsors Heavy Metal Event
5 May 2010, 13:12 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Japanese motorcycle manufacturer Kawasaki is getting more and more active on the British market. After announcing a summer test ride tour across the country, five new special edition models and attr...
Austrian Phone Booths Turned into EV Charging Stations
5 May 2010, 13:01 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Telekom Austria has come up with an idea for old telephone boxes, planning to turn them into recharging stations for electric cars. The company said that the telephone boxes in Austria are becoming ...
Corporate Customers Visit the Honda Swindon Factory
5 May 2010, 13:15 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / After Honda Racing Team drivers Matt Neal and Gordon Shedden got the chance to look behind the manufacturing process of the Civic, more than 300 customers from leasing companies and fleets visited t...
Maruti Suzuki Celebrates Production Milestone
5 May 2010, 12:46 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Maruti Suzuki in India has announced that it is celebrating the one million units production milestone (2010 vehicle production), as its two plants at Manesar and Guargon have already exceeded this ...
Bridgestone Announces Tires for Montreal, Silverstone and Valencia
5 May 2010, 12:25 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / A few days before the European season of Formula One kicks off, Japanese tire manufacturer Bridgestone has today confirmed the tire allocations for another trio of races, starting the Canadian Grand...