2010 NAIAS Gala Raised $2M+ for Children
17 Jan 2010, 15:28 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The 2010 North American International Auto Show Charity Preview gala welcomed nearly 8,500 guests at the fundraising event this year, and managed to raise more than $2 million for 12 local children&...
More Funding for Fisker
17 Jan 2010, 14:19 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / American carmaker Fisker Automotive recently secured an additional $115.3 million in private equity funding to develop plug-in hybrid cars. This funding is necessary to access a $528.7 million U.S. ...
Fisichella to Sign Deal with Sauber F1 - Report
17 Jan 2010, 14:16 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / It seems Pedro de la Rosa is no longer favorite to grab the vacant racing seat with Swiss team Sauber F1 for the 2010 Formula One season. Although some previous media reports in Spain had suggested ...
Lotus Appoints New Directors
17 Jan 2010, 13:03 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Lotus Engineering division of British manufacturer Lotus announced the appointment of Robert Hentschel as director, to oversee the expansion of Lotus Engineering’s third party consultancy ...
Auto Theft Ring Destroyed in the US
17 Jan 2010, 13:03 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A huge coordinated effort made by the US Secret Service and the Indiana State Police, assisted by the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Division, US Postal Inspection Service and 12 ot...
Jason Plato Believes the BTCC is in Strong Form
17 Jan 2010, 09:38 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / The popular British touring car driver and television presenter Jason Plato, said he believes the current BTCC racing series is just as strong as in the competition’s glory days from the 1990s...
NAIAS: US Army Displays New CERV
17 Jan 2010, 13:00 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / This year's NAIAS hosted not only premieres for passenger vehicles, but for military use as well, with the new Clandestine Electric Reconnaissance Vehicle (CERV) being displayed by the U.S. Arm...
Andy Priaulx Sees Strong Competition in Private SEATs
17 Jan 2010, 12:57 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / Following SEATs official withdrawal for the World Touring Car Championship, British BMW driver Andy Priaulx said he still expects strong competition for the private fielded SEATs.The Spanish carmake...
Marchionne Says Sicily Plant Will Be Shut
17 Jan 2010, 07:23 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / On location in Detroit at an industry event on Wednesday, Fiat SpA Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne announced Fiat will continue with the company’s plans to shut down the Termini Imerese, fro...
Carlos Sainz Wins 2010 Dakar Rally
16 Jan 2010, 17:40 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Carlos Sainz clinched his first ever Dakar Rally a few minutes ago, despite crossing the finish line of the last San Rafael to Buenos Aires stage on Saturday behind his title rival and Volkswagen te...
Button Wants to Compete in the Dakar Rally
16 Jan 2010, 15:52 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Jenson Button admitted that he would be interested in competing in the Dakar Rally as a privateer. The reigning champion of Formula One is apparently a big fan of the South American event and, durin...
Force India Will Miss Valencia Test
16 Jan 2010, 15:27 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Force India joined Red Bull Racing in being only the second of the established teams of Formula One not to launch their 2010 challenger prior to the official start of the off-season winter testing. ...
Teamsters Against Chrysler
16 Jan 2010, 13:33 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Automotive News World Congress held at the Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center last week was "disturbed" by a group of Teamsters Union representatives who protested against Chrysler be...
Jack Roush, Inducted to the NMPA Hall of Fame
16 Jan 2010, 13:03 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The cream of the American OEM, aftermarket and racing automotive world will be inducted into the National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame today, in recognition of their merits. Those to e...
Limited Edition Brawn GP and Graham-London Collection
16 Jan 2010, 12:06 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Brawn GP and Graham-London have released two new and exclusive limited-edition watches, the Tourbillograph Trackmaster G-BGP-001 and the Silverstone Trackmaster Year One. The first is available in t...
Triumph Street Triple and Bonneville T100 Get New Colors
16 Jan 2010, 12:05 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / British manufacturer Triumph Motorcycles have introduced new colour options for two of the company's most popular machines: a striking Scorched Yellow color option to accentuate the Street Tri...
Audi Australia MD Looks for New Challenges
16 Jan 2010, 12:05 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / After the company reported its fifth year of record growth, Audi Australia’s managing director Joerg Hofmann announced he will leave looking for a new challenge. Hofmann will move to Germany, ...
Jerez Receives 2009 Best MotoGP Award
16 Jan 2010, 12:05 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The Spanish circuit at Jerez has been awarded by the International Road Racing Teams Association (IRTA) with the 26th annual Best Grand Prix award. Jerez hosted the third round of the 2009 MotoGP s...
TommyKaira Tunes the Nissan GTR
16 Jan 2010, 17:47 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The TommyKaira tuning house has taken the Nissan GTR (R35), taught it its philosophy and is now releasing it to the world today at the Tokyo AutoSalon, as gtrblog.com reports. There are two pack...
Bosch Closes its UK Cardiff Plant: 900 Jobs Axed
15 Jan 2010, 18:50 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Bosch will close its Cardiff UK automotive electrical components plant at the end of 2011 cutting up to 900 jobs, just-auto.com reported. The factory’s situation has previously been analyze...