Durango Confirms F1 Bid for 2011
8 Apr 2010, 07:30 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After Campos Grand Prix – now rebadged into Hispania Racing F1 Team – another outfit that became known through their GP2 operation is interested in joining “the big sharks” i...
General Motors Goes Biodiesel
8 Apr 2010, 07:29 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / One of the contemporary automotive industry’s main concerns is the reduction in the impact cars have on the environment. The marketing side of the industry is focusing on presenting important ...
Ford Kicks-Off Belt It Out: Sing for Safety Campaign
8 Apr 2010, 07:33 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The ‘Belt it Out’ song-writing competition is part of Ford’s nationwide Driving Skills for Life (DSFL) program, which kicked-off last October. The carmaker announced yesterday it h...
Irv Miller's Email Puts More Pressure on Toyota
8 Apr 2010, 07:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / New storm clouds are gathering over Toyota's headquarters in the US these days, after yesterday another internal email between company staff was made public. The email, attributed to Toyota vic...
Audi Q7 Gets 3 New V6 Engines and an 8-Speed Auto in Germany
8 Apr 2010, 07:10 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Audi has broadened the choice of engines for its large SUV, three new V6 units plus an eight-speed automatic transmission being offered. The new additions are available only in Germany for the momen...
WRC Could Change Rules to Avoid Team Tactics
8 Apr 2010, 07:11 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Sebastien Loeb's win in Rally Jordan last weekend meant more than just another victory in the World Rally Championship for Citroen. The way it all happened, with the French team and their title...
Ford to Produce an Entirely New Model in Argentina
8 Apr 2010, 06:43 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Ford plans to expand its operations in Argentina, investing $250 million, as Allan Mulally, the company’s president and chief executive officer, announced during a meeting with the country&rs...
The New GM Lost $4.3 Billion
8 Apr 2010, 06:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / And the numbers are in... In a short press release previewing the filing of its third quarter 2009 Form 10-Q and 2009 Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), American manufactur...
car2go Partners with Entrepreneurs Foundation
8 Apr 2010, 06:41 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Damler’ s car sharing experiment, car2go, is moving forward with a new pilot partnership signed with the Entrepreneurs Foundation of Central Texas (EF). This means the EF staff, its member com...
FIA Clarifies Illegal Ride-Height Systems
8 Apr 2010, 06:34 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The International Automobile Federation (FIA) clarified the ride-height dilemma during the course of yesterday, when issuing a letter to all the Formula One teams regarding the illegality of such de...
Ford Joins the Water Disclosure Project
8 Apr 2010, 06:12 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / American manufacturer Ford had just become the first automaker to join the Water Disclosure Project, as part of its global sustainability program which includes the company’s effort to reduce ...
Need for Speed Enters the Real Racing World
7 Apr 2010, 15:12 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / One of the big disadvantages of trying hard to get a good score/impressive run in Need for Speed is the fact that there are always a lot of pessimists who say that NFS is just a game and that you&rs...
Audi Lucid Flux at Milan Design Week
8 Apr 2010, 06:11 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / German carmaker Audi is getting ready for its first display ever at the Milan Design Week, which will be centered around Lucid Flux, a light installation by designer Moritz Waldemeyer, used to showc...
Diesel Engined Ford Mustang Planned for Europe?
7 Apr 2010, 14:44 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Ford is planning to bring the pony car in Europe, as part of its global strategy which states that the same cars should be sold in multiple regions worldwide. Moreover, Chevrolet has announced that ...
UPS Increases Hybrid Fleet by 200
7 Apr 2010, 14:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / One of the largest shipping companies in the US, UPS announced today it has increased the size of its fuel-efficient, eco-friendly fleet by adding an extra 200 hybrid-powered vehicles to routes in e...
UK Vehicle Pool Drops for the First Time
7 Apr 2010, 14:33 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The global recession has had a serious impact on the UK’s everyday automotive landscape, as the country’s car park has dropped for the first time in 64 years, breaking the consecutive an...
Wolverine and Iron Man II Motorcycle Suits
7 Apr 2010, 14:29 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The same company that created the Batman Motorcycle suit last year, UD Replicas, has just revealed the X2 Wolverine motorcycle suit and gave a preview of the Iron Man 2 Mark V Suitcase suit, due to ...
The NUMMI Utopia
7 Apr 2010, 15:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / One of the most undesirable news at the beginning of the year was the recent closure of the New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc. (NUMMI) plant in Fremont, California. The result of last year's ...
Nokia and Continental Working on Cellphone In-Car Integration
7 Apr 2010, 13:58 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Continental and Nokia are currently co-developing a system that will allow mobile phone applications to be displayed and controlled through an in-vehicle dashboard display. Continental, the group...
Toyota Extends U.S. Sales Incentives through May 3rd
7 Apr 2010, 13:54 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Toyota Motor Corporation has extended broad U.S. sales incentives by a month and widened a maintenance program as the Japanese automaker tries to revive sales after the wave of safety recalls. Toyot...