Mercedes-Benz Readies Special Academy Awards Ad
6 Mar 2010, 10:54 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / With the occasion of the 82nd Annual Academy Awards, which will premiere Sunday, March 7, 2010, Mercedes-Benz USA prepared a special environmentally themed ad for its S400 Hybrid model. "For...
Volvo Expects Sales Increase After Switching to Geely
6 Mar 2010, 10:51 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Volvo expects to see a sales growth on the Chinese market after the company will be acquired by Geely, as Dow Jones reports. Currently, Volvo’s Swedish Torslanda plant is working at a reduc...
Vauxhall Movano Gets Wheelchair Passenger Seating Conversion
5 Mar 2010, 15:59 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Gowrings Mobility, a UK company that converts vehicles for wheelchair accessibility, has introduced its newest product, the high-accessibility Vauxhall Movano. The vehicle joins the Renault Maste...
More than 100,000 Orders for the New Astra
5 Mar 2010, 16:12 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Though the new Opel Astra has just been launched in December 2009, it seems that the German car is a hit, as more than 100,000 orders have been placed throughout Europe. Opel anticipated 180,000 ord...
BMW Z4 GT3 More Photos Surface
6 Mar 2010, 10:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After the end of February brought us the first batch of photos showing the BMW Z4 GT3 on the track, while performing tests, the first photos showing the racer in a studio, wearing GT3 regulation mak...
Zero Motorcycles Hires Former Buell Engineer
5 Mar 2010, 15:52 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The fact that Buell was ‘killed’ by Harley-Davidson in late 2009 is no news for the brand’s fans. However, the sportbike company was not only revived by Erik Buell, but members of ...
VW Energy-Saving Program Shows Positive Results
5 Mar 2010, 15:25 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Back in 2005, Volkswagen launched an energy-saving program based on reorganizing its office equipment infrastructure, that eventually reached full completion last year. Earlier this week, at the CeB...
Lear to Hire 285 for Ford Explorer Contract
5 Mar 2010, 15:20 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American automotive supplier Lear announced today plans to hire 285 people and invest more than $2.2 million to upgrade its Hammond, Indiana facility, in the light of the recently signed contract wi...
Autoliv Acquires Radar System Business
5 Mar 2010, 14:55 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Autoliv, one of the world’s biggest automotive safety system manufacturer, has just announced the acquisition of Visteon’s radar system business. Autoliv’s announcement follows the...
Honda Recalls 21,000+ Odyssey Minivans
5 Mar 2010, 15:05 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The American division of Honda recently posted a safety recall notice on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) official site, concerning the 2005 Honda Odyssey Touring minivans ...
Toyota Prius Remains No. 1 in Japan
5 Mar 2010, 14:32 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Despite all the media frenzy stirred across the world by the quality issues in Toyota and Lexus vehicles, the Prius hybrid remain the best selling car in Toyota's home market, after the carmake...
Citroen DS3 iPhone App Released
5 Mar 2010, 14:24 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Citroen is expanding the marketing campaign for the recently-introduced DS3 model, this time targeting Apple fans: the carmaker has released a car-configuring iPhone (and iPod Touch) application. {...
Be a Judge in the 2010 Bennetts Babe Contest
5 Mar 2010, 14:10 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The motorcycle insurance company is not only looking for this year’s Bennetts Babe, but is also giving a chance to all “mortals” to have a word to say in this ‘hot’ com...
2010 Geneva Auto Show: 5 by Peugeot · Live Photos
5 Mar 2010, 13:55 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The French manufacturer Peugeot brought at the 2010 Geneva Auto Show the so-called 5 by Peugeot concept, a hybrid model that is said to integrate the company's new design philosophy. The car is...
Avis Expanding Chinese Operations
5 Mar 2010, 13:38 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Avis Europe will extend its business in China, quadrupling its centers in the country, as it’s sales on European market have failed to meet expectations, as Bloomberg reports. Avis Europe&r...
GM Moves to 0% Financing
5 Mar 2010, 13:34 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / There’s a war going on in the US auto industry. All producers want to profit from Toyota’s downfall, while the Japanese car manufacturer struggles to keep its sales up. After Toyot...
Mercedes Benz Post February Growth
5 Mar 2010, 13:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The momentum of past months continued in February 2010 for German carmaker Mercedes Benz, who posted a 13 percent increase in sales for the month, or a total of 72,100 vehicles. The achievement brin...
Chinese Carmakers to Use Russian Plant
5 Mar 2010, 13:06 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Chinese carmakers are expanding their worldwide businesses, as some of their cars are scheduled to be produced by a dedicated Russian plant. The Derways production site, one of the largest fa...
Nissan Leaf Production Capacity to Reach 500,000 Units by 2012
5 Mar 2010, 13:25 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Head of the Nissan-Renault alliance, Carlos Ghosn, revealed future plans during a press conference at the Geneva Auto Show on Wednesday, suggesting that he expects Leaf’s production capacity t...
Watersplash Big Issue in Rally Mexico
5 Mar 2010, 12:02 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ford Focus' Mikko Hirvonen did not make a great start in the Rally Mexico this week, as the shakedown stage of the North American event saw the leader of the overall classification lose no less...