Toyota Posts Q3 Revenue Increase, Ups Forecast
4 Feb 2010, 15:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As most of the third quarter of 2009 to which the financial report posted by Japanese carmaker Toyota refers to has somewhat escaped the negative publicity of the recent recall frenzy, the carmaker ...
U.S. Unsatisfied With Japan's Cash for Clunkers Program
4 Feb 2010, 14:46 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The United States is disappointed with Japan’s modifications to the latter’s cash for clunkers program. The Japanese scrappage scheme now allows U.S. cars but limits their number, accord...
Last Saab 9-5 Rolls Off the Production Line
4 Feb 2010, 14:43 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Many of you probably thought that the Saab saga will end once the Swedish car manufacturer will be sold or closed down. And in the spirit of honesty, there have been times when no one was sure any m...
GM Offers More Pontiac Incentives
4 Feb 2010, 14:36 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / The Pontiac brand is dead and there’s nothing we can do about it. And the bad news is that not many people want a piece of the Pontiac history, as General Motors is still struggling to get rid...
Switch to 1000cc Could Make Rossi Stay in MotoGP
4 Feb 2010, 14:46 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Though his contract with Yamaha expires this season, Valentino Rossi’s career in MotoGP might not come to an end, as himself hinted in recent interviews. The Italian admitted that he could con...
Virgin Racing's VR-01 Passes the FIA Crash Tests
4 Feb 2010, 14:09 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Virgin Racing yesterday unveiled their first ever Formula One single-seater, designed and prepared for the team's maiden campaign in the Great Circus. While becoming the first team from the new...
NASA Robonaut 2 - Beep Boop Beep Beep Boop Beep Beep Beep
4 Feb 2010, 14:13 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After Honda and, more recently Toyota, American manufacturer GM previewed a new humanoid robot capable of working side by side with people, dubbed for the time being Robonaut R2. Yet unlike the two ...
Le Mans 24 Hours Entry List Revealed
4 Feb 2010, 14:13 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / This year’s entry list for the Le Mans 24 Hour race has been revealed earlier today, and out of the 55 places 21 will be filled by LMP1 cars. In the LMP1 class, Peugeot, last year’s winn...
Audi Confirms Drivers' Lineup for 2010 Le Mans 24 Hours Race
4 Feb 2010, 13:30 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / German manufacturer Audi will come to this year's Le Mans 24 Hours race eager to wipe off the poor impression they left last year, when their newly-developed R15 TDI failed to beat its rival Pe...
Publicly Accessible Coulomb EV ChargePoint Installed in Texas
4 Feb 2010, 13:33 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / The electric vehicle sector attracted a lot of attention in recent years, as many companies got involved in developing and manufacturing this kind of technologies in their quest for profit. The more...
Volvo UK Partnered with Snowbombing 2010
4 Feb 2010, 13:30 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Volvo had a great year in the UK, so the Swedish car manufacturer is now trying his best to keep things up. In order to attract some attention from the young people, Volvo UK decided to partner with...
Volkswagen Celebrates the 11,111,111th Polo
4 Feb 2010, 13:44 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Volkswagen Group India celebrated today the roll-out of the 11,111,111th Polo ever produced in the world, at the the Volkswagen plant in Pune. The event was attended by Horst Kohler, President of th...
Ferrari 599 Hybrid - The Fallen Angel Jumpstarting Ego Eco Carpocalypse
4 Feb 2010, 14:29 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano is not a fire-breathing devil as many have described it... but it will become one - in a bad way. The 599 came from above as an archangel. It can take human passengers un...
Valentino Rossi Fastest in Day 1 of Sepang Testing
4 Feb 2010, 11:55 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The first test meeting of the year in the MotoGP championship finally started in Sepang, with Italian Valentino Rossi clearly the rider to beat on Thursday. Only hours after FIAT Yamaha presented th...
Opel Ampera, at EU Conference in Spain
4 Feb 2010, 11:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American manufacturer GM and its European subsidiary Opel will present the Opel Ampera at this weekend's EU meeting in Spain, a meeting dedicated to the start of a major electric car project on...
Lotus Elise Club Racer Comes to Australia
4 Feb 2010, 11:54 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Aussies now have an additional reason to visit their local Lotus dealership, as the British sports car manufacturer just debuted its Lotus Elise Club Racer in Australia. The car offers new features ...
Ecclestone Backs Ralf Schumacher for F1 Return
4 Feb 2010, 11:20 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Bernie Ecclestone's criticism of Formula One's newly-entrants US F1 and Campos Grand Prix was taken to a whole new level on Wednesday, as the F1 supremo made it very clear that he does not...
Toyota Confirms Prius Has Braking Problems
4 Feb 2010, 11:10 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / And the hits keep on coming... Following yesterday's reports that Toyota's hybrid Prius is experiencing braking issues, officials of the Japanese held a press conference in Japan confirmed...
Rally Argentina Confirms Changes for IRC Round
4 Feb 2010, 11:01 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / This year's edition of Rally Argentina will see some important changes in the event's format, as the South American venue will host a round in the International Rally Challenge rather than...
Opel to Launch City Car Based on Trixx Concept
4 Feb 2010, 11:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Just after he joined GM Europe and was appointed CEO of both Opel and Vauxhall, Nick Reilly emphasized that launching a mini car is a top priority for the two brands, especially due to the current m...