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Investment Funds Sue Porsche over $1 Billion
Investment Funds Sue Porsche over $1 Billion

26 Jan 2010, 10:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Although former Porsche executives Wendelin Wiedeking and Holger Haerter have been somewhat cleared of the market manipulation accusations, a group of investment funds decided to pursue legal action...

 
General Motors Begins Production of Saab 9-4x Crossover
General Motors Begins Production of Saab 9-4x Crossover

26 Jan 2010, 10:00 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Judging by the latest rumors, Saab will most likely live on under Spyker's ownership and, although some experts are raising concerns that such an alliance might not work, the Dutch carmaker wil...

 
Ecclestone Believes in Stronger F1, Despite Struggling Teams
Ecclestone Believes in Stronger F1, Despite Struggling Teams

26 Jan 2010, 10:02 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although confirming that two of the newly-entrant teams have financial difficulties prior to the start of the 2010 Formula One season, the series' chief executive Bernie Ecclestone argued that ...

 
2011 Volkswagen Golf R Details Released
2011 Volkswagen Golf R Details Released

26 Jan 2010, 09:35 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / German carmaker Volkswagen just revealed details on the new Golf R, considerably different compared to the regular Golf in terms of exterior styling. The 2011 VW Golf R is powered by the same 2.0 TS...

 
Toro Rosso Confirm STR5 Launch on February 1
Toro Rosso Confirm STR5 Launch on February 1

26 Jan 2010, 09:47 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After recent reports suggested that Scuderia Toro Rosso will indeed make the first testing session at Valencia's Ricardo Tormo Circuit next week with their brand new STR5, the team finally conf...

 
Volvo Sold to Geely by February 8
Volvo Sold to Geely by February 8

26 Jan 2010, 09:32 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Just like its Swedish neighbor Saab, Volvo is currently involved in a complicated selling process that has until now reached several critical milestones. A new one is to be achieved on February 8, i...

 
VW Polo Receives 2010 Car of the Year Crown
VW Polo Receives 2010 Car of the Year Crown

26 Jan 2010, 09:21 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After back in November the new Polo has become the first Volkswagen to win the award in the last 18 years, the award ceremony held yesterday in Wolfsburg sealed the European Car of the Year 2010 cro...

 
Ford to Create 1,200 Jobs in Chicago
Ford to Create 1,200 Jobs in Chicago

26 Jan 2010, 09:20 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Ford Motor Company’s upcoming 2011 Explorer SUV means good news not only for customers but also for the industry - the company will create 1,200 jobs at its Chicago plant to produce the car,...

 
US to Turn to Small Turbo Engines
US to Turn to Small Turbo Engines

26 Jan 2010, 09:31 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / The idea of downsizing engines has been around for a while in Europe. So people can enjoy a 1.4 liter engine which produces more that 170 hp, while benefiting from low fuel consumption, low CO2 emis...

 
Audi Goes Sailing at the Kiel Week 2010
Audi Goes Sailing at the Kiel Week 2010

26 Jan 2010, 09:06 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Audi will be aboard one of the most important sailing sports event worldwide this year, scheduled to be held between June 19 to 27. The German carmaker announced it has agreed to become the mobility...

 
GEMs Shine as Segment Leaders
GEMs Shine as Segment Leaders

26 Jan 2010, 09:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American manufacturer's Chrysler Global Electric Motorcars division posted its to-date sales figures and reported the 40,000 electric vehicles sold managed to keep in on top of its segment. The...

 
No Swedish Money for Saab. Yet.
No Swedish Money for Saab. Yet.

26 Jan 2010, 09:07 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Although Saab is on the verge of a permanent collapse, the Swedish government sticks to its initial plan to stay away from the automaker, no matter if we're talking about financial support or t...

 
Renault Sign D'Ambrosio, Tung as Test Drivers - Report
Renault Sign D'Ambrosio, Tung as Test Drivers - Report

26 Jan 2010, 08:57 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Renault is not only trying to secure their second drive for the 2010 season of Formula One, but is also very much focused on setting up a competitive test/reserve lineup as well. Consequently, some ...

 
Jaguar Land Rover CEO Resigns
Jaguar Land Rover CEO Resigns

26 Jan 2010, 08:45 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Jaguar Land Rover recently announced that David Smith will resign from his position as company CEO, but hasn't provided a reason for his decision. Ravi Kant, currently serving as managing direc...

 
Lamborghini to Make Lighter Vehicles
Lamborghini to Make Lighter Vehicles

26 Jan 2010, 08:59 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Though some car enthusiasts might get offended, we’ve been having this feeling for a while that supercars nowadays need more powerful engines. It seems that we are not the only ones thinking t...

 
2010 Suzuki SX4 UK Pricing Released
2010 Suzuki SX4 UK Pricing Released

26 Jan 2010, 08:42 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Suzuki’s British division recently announced the SX4 model got revised for 2010, with some minor exterior styling and interior changes. In addition, the five-door hatchback line-up also receiv...

 
Schumacher Snaps at the Media during Mercedes Presentation
Schumacher Snaps at the Media during Mercedes Presentation

26 Jan 2010, 08:37 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Michael Schumacher's return to Formula One may have been all smiles until now, but the press conference during the Mercedes GP presentation event on Monday turned the page on that in a second. ...

 
Toyota May Recall 2 Million Cars in Europe as Well
Toyota May Recall 2 Million Cars in Europe as Well

26 Jan 2010, 08:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Following the unexpected announcement made late last week that over 2 million more vehicles will be recalled in the US due to yet another accelerator-related problem, rumor has surfaced Toyota is ey...

 
GM CEO Confirms: Saab's Closure Continues
GM CEO Confirms: Saab's Closure Continues

26 Jan 2010, 08:22 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The recently-appointed "permanent" GM CEO Edward Whitacre said Saab's situation is still uncertain so the US-based manufacturer will continue winding down the brand. Whitacre confirme...

 
2010 Ford Ka Announced
2010 Ford Ka Announced

26 Jan 2010, 08:17 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American manufacturer Ford announced yesterday the fifth year of production for the smallest car in its lineup, the Ka, and the arrival of a revised version of the car, complete with new Individual ...