IRC Driver Guy Wilks Received a Skoda Octavia vRS
27 Apr 2010, 08:50 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Skoda UK Motorsport rally driver Guy Wilks has just received his new company car, a 200hp Skoda Octavia vRS. Wilks, currently ranked second in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge, after he finis...
Royal Purple Becomes Darlington Sponsor
27 Apr 2010, 08:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Darlington Raceway has a new title sponsor for the coming years, after Royal Purple Synthetic signed a multiyear agreement with the track officials. As a result, this year's event on May 7 ...
Schumacher Will Show True Pace after Half of Season - DC
27 Apr 2010, 08:37 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Amid international criticism regarding Michael Schumacher's poor form at F1 return, BBC commentator and former Red Bull Racing driver David Coulthard insisted that it will take half of season t...
Yamaha Announces Super Tenere Ride for Life 2010
27 Apr 2010, 08:41 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Celebrating Super Tenere’s arrival to Europe, Yamaha is organizing a charity event for the Riders for Health organization. Dubbed “Ride for Life 2010,” the adventure ride will fea...
Alonso Hasn't Lost Respect for Schumacher
27 Apr 2010, 08:18 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Fernando Alonso insisted that his respect for Michael Schumacher was not at all shattered by the German's disappointing comeback into Formula One. After 4 rounds in the 2010 championship, the 7...
Hertz to Buy Dollar Thrifty
27 Apr 2010, 08:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In what is to become one of the most important deals in the car-rental sectors in the United States, Dollar Thrifty Auto Group and Hertz Global Holdings agreed on a buyout, at a price of $41 per sha...
Ford Fiesta Upgraded for the UK Market
27 Apr 2010, 08:07 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The UK Ford Fiesta range will receive a number of upgrades aimed at helping the car maintain its market leader position. All the models in the Fiesta range now come with Electronic Stability Prog...
GM to Invest $850 Million in Five North American Plants
27 Apr 2010, 08:04 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / General Motors will announce tomorrow that it will invest more than $850 million in retooling five North American factories, three unnamed sources told Automotive News. The investment will preserve ...
Renault Trucks UK Appoints New Managing Director
27 Apr 2010, 08:08 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The British division of Renault Trucks announced yesterday it has appointed Marc Martinez as its new Managing Director, effective July 1, 2010. Martinez will take over responsibilities from Laurent ...
Alonso Defends Stewards after Hamilton Criticism
27 Apr 2010, 07:57 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lewis Hamilton has just received a vote of confidence from a driver that he least expected to do so, namely his former teammate at McLaren Mercedes Fernando Alonso. Following the recent drama within...
Dodge Challenger R/T, Up for Grabs in "Chase to Win"
27 Apr 2010, 07:56 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American manufacturer Dodge announced yesterday the debut of the “Challenger Chase To Win” sweepstakes, a competition at the end of which one lucky man or woman will drive away in a Dod...
Mercedes-Benz CV 2011 Exhibit Plans Revealed
27 Apr 2010, 07:43 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The British division of Mercedes-Benz Commercial Vehicles has big plans for next year, announcing it will be exhibiting at all major show and events dedicated to this sector. Mercedes-Benz Vans, Tru...
Caterham Increases Production
27 Apr 2010, 07:28 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The pure sports vehicle builder Caterham will increase the production capacity at its Dartford plant to respond to the fact that it has registered an increasing demand, as autocar reports. The U...
Raikkonen Seeks 2nd Test after Boosting Rally Turkey
27 Apr 2010, 07:22 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Kimi Raikkonen was one of the few drivers in the WRC field not to suffer a puncture on the rocky stages of Rally Turkey two weekends ago, and that eventually paid off with an impressive 5th place fi...
GM's E-ROD Crate Engine, Good for Manual Trannys
27 Apr 2010, 07:14 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American manufacturer GM's Performance Parts division announced yesterday the availability of a new version of the E-ROD crate engine, tweaked into being mated to manual-transmissions. The pric...
900 Potential Customers for the Porsche 918 Spyder Hybrid
27 Apr 2010, 07:08 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Porsche revealed it had almost 900 potential buyers for its 918 Spyder hybrid concept car. Porsche unveiled the 918 Spyder at the Geneva Auto Show last month and said at the time that it would consi...
Honda Expands Civic GX Retail Program to Oklahoma
27 Apr 2010, 07:15 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / American Honda Motor announced yesterday that all thirteen dealers from Oklahoma are now able to sell the compressed natural gas (CNG) powered Honda Civic GX to customers on a retail basis. The manu...
Spyshots: 2011 Opel Astra Sports Tourer, Inside View Included
27 Apr 2010, 06:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Ever since the new interpretation of Opel's Astra hit the market last year, the eye of the customer has been on the lookout for the Sports Tourer version of the car (aka wagon, estate or whatev...
Mercedes SLS AMG Black Series in the Works
27 Apr 2010, 06:52 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Mercedes is currently developing a performance-addicted version of the SLS supercar, with the vehicle expected to hit the market in 2013, as autocar reports. The machine is expected to use the cl...
2010 SAE World Congress Wraps Up, Goals Achieved
27 Apr 2010, 06:55 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Supported by Ford and Magna International, the 2010 SAE World Congress achieved all of its goals, the association says. The three-day event has been attended by 10,000 representatives from 46 nation...