Alonso Leads Ferrari 1-2 in Bahrain GP
14 Mar 2010, 13:45 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ferrari started off their 2010 campaign in Formula One great, taking an incredible 1-2 win in the season opening Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday. Fernando Alonso won at his very debut with Ferrari, pow...
Opel/Vauxhall's Viability Plan Moving Forward
14 Mar 2010, 14:28 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Last month, Opel/Vauxhall’s CEO presented the carmakers’ viability plan, a scheme aimed at ensuring their financial crisis survival and their return to profit in the future. The measu...
Fiat Brazil Refuses to Recall Stilo - Fined $1.2 Million
14 Mar 2010, 14:32 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Safety automotive recalls have become a sensitive issue these days, but his doesn’t stop some automakers from ignoring these problems. One example would be Fiat Brazil, which has been fined $1...
Citroen DS3 Yves Saint Laurent Edition Presented
14 Mar 2010, 14:34 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Citroen is keeping the DS3’s marketing engine running – the company’s last exercise is a Yves Saint Laurent special edition of the DS3, created in collaboration with the world famo...
Renault Issues EUR20 Million Loan to F1 Team
14 Mar 2010, 10:44 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Renault might have sold their Formula One operations to Luxembourg investment company Genii Capital, but the French manufacturer could in fact regain ownership of their Enstone organization in the n...
Hummer H3 Competes in Rallye Aicha des Gazelles
14 Mar 2010, 10:47 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The off-road motorsport world is buzzing these days, as the 20th anniversary Rallye Aicha des Gazelles is taking place in Morocco. The competition is dedicated to female drivers and all the money re...
Red Bull Accuses Mercedes of Developing Engine Despite Freeze
14 Mar 2010, 10:19 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The fact that most teams were looking to secure a deal with German manufacturer Mercedes for the 2010 season of Formula One might have been caused by the fact that the Stuttgart-based carmaker worke...
Zero Motorcycles Signs Ralph Sheheen, Starts Road Tour
14 Mar 2010, 10:17 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Motorsports television personality Ralph Sheheen has been selected by Zero Motorcycles as spokesperson for the brand, while the company starts its first ever multi-city road tour. The tour kicks-off...
Nissan Presents Retailer of the Year Award
14 Mar 2010, 10:11 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / After introducing the new Juke, Micra & Leaf, the top Nissan performers were handed awards celebrating excellence in 10 categories. The top winner for Overall Retailer of the Year was J. S. Holm...
Ford Donates $75,000 to the LA County Fire Department
14 Mar 2010, 10:04 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / American manufacturer Ford presented the Los Angeles County Fire Department with a $75,000 donation earlier this month that will go to the firefighters’ Widows and Orphans Fund. A few months a...
Massa Changes Engine for Bahrain Race
14 Mar 2010, 09:52 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ferrari’s Felipe Massa will enter the 2010 Bahrain Grand Prix with a different engine than he used in the qualifying session on Saturday. According to a press release from Ferrari’s webs...
Aston Martin Shareholder Applied For Government Support
14 Mar 2010, 09:10 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / The Kuwaiti Investment Dar company which owns half of British car maker Aston Martin announced it has applied for government support under the Islamic country’s government facility for trouble...
FIA Bans McLaren MP4-25 Rear Diffuser for Australian GP
13 Mar 2010, 16:39 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / It seems that all the controversy this season has gathered inside the McLaren Mercedes garage, as another part of the McLaren MP4-25 used by world champions Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button doesn&rs...
2011 Audi A8 to Use Novelis Aluminum Sheet
13 Mar 2010, 16:17 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The redesigned Audi A8 that is projected to arrive sometime in 2010 - to be sold as model year 2011 - will be incorporating aluminum sheet from Novelis. Novelis will supply specially-treated 6000-s...
Sebastian Vettel Takes Pole Position in Bahrain
13 Mar 2010, 12:23 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Sebastian Vettel will start the season opening race of Bahrain Grand Prix from the first spot on the grid, ahead of Ferrari’s duo Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso. These three drivers were act...
Toyota Sales Bounce Back in the US
13 Mar 2010, 11:57 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / Although the biggest Japanese car maker was attacked form all the angles in the American media in recent weeks following several “accelerator pedal” incidents, the brand seems to have su...
“AMG Performance 2015” Gives Birth to a New 5.5-liter V8
13 Mar 2010, 11:54 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / Daimler’s AMG performance division took a very important step forward regarding its "AMG Performance 2015" drive system strategy by releasing a redeveloped 5.5-liter V8 Biturbo petro...
Todt Considers the 107 Percent Rule From 2011
13 Mar 2010, 11:51 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / The new FIA president, Jean Todt has revealed Friday after Formula One’s Bahrain practice that he favors the reintroduction of the 107 percent rule. After the closing moments of the first off...
Russian Government to Downsize Help For Auto Industry
13 Mar 2010, 07:33 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / It seems that the Russian car market will not be relaunched as expected. According to just-auto.com, the Russian government may reduce its plans to invest 180 billion roubles ($6.12 billion) by 2020...
Alfa Mito MultiAir Priced for UK
13 Mar 2010, 07:03 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / The MINI has a lot of rivals. The idea of a premium small car worked like a charm for the British car manufacturer so, obviously, other automakers became interested in this segment. The Alfa Romeo M...