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...
Sebastian Cow Took a Test Drive in the MINI E
15 Jan 2010, 16:02 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Two-time Olympic champion Sebastian Coe recently enjoyed a visit at the BMW Group, accompanied by Ian Robertson, Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, Sales and Marketing. Coe, who is also Ch...
Abt Launches Tuning Package for Audi Q7 Facelift 3.0 TDI Clean Diesel
15 Jan 2010, 15:58 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Volkswagen Group-dedicated tuner Abt Sportsline has released a tuning package for the facelift version of the Audi Q7 3.0 TDI Clean Diesel. The company promises that the engine’s praised f...
Grid Numbers to Boost in 2012, Ezpeleta Hopes
15 Jan 2010, 14:43 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / During the Wrooom - Press Ski Meeting held in the Dolomites by Ducati and Ferrari teams this week, Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta stated he has high hopes that the number of riders on the MotoGP grid wi...
Opel's New Management Team
15 Jan 2010, 14:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As hinted earlier today, German carmaker Opel is now ready to take on the challenges of the future with a new management team, led by Nick Reilly as chief executive officer. Immediately below Reilly...
Michelin Shuts Down Japanese Ota Plant
15 Jan 2010, 14:22 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Michelin has decided to close its plant in Ota Japan, which currently employees 380 people, as just-auto.com reports. The factory will be closed in July after several measures destined to increas...
New Race Mirrors from Lifeline
15 Jan 2010, 14:34 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Motorsport safety experts Lifeline have just released details of their new range of competition mirrors, which are currently on display on Lifeline’s stand at Autosport International at the ...
Volvo Names New Chairman of the Board
15 Jan 2010, 13:57 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Just prior to the projected sale of Swedish brand Volvo to a Chinese company Geely, Volvo's chairman of the board, Finn Johnsson, decided to resign and pursue his own interests. He will be repl...
New Honda Bikes to Be Launched on Valentine’s Day
15 Jan 2010, 14:05 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Honda Motorcycle’s British division announced that it is expecting customers at their motorcycle dealerships across the country on Valentine’s weekend for the ‘Start Something Spec...
China: Nissan 2009 Sales Up 39%
15 Jan 2010, 14:14 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Nissan has announced that its overall 2009 sales in the Chinese Market (including the Infinity brand) increased by 39% totaling 756,000 vehicles. For the Nissan brand, 2009 has been an even bette...
smart Launched National Lease Program in the US
15 Jan 2010, 13:55 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The North American division of smart today announced the launch of its first national lease program through Daimler Financial Services. The new lease program is available for all new smart models a...
Briatore Fires Queens Park Rangers Coach
15 Jan 2010, 11:59 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Flavio Briatore may have been exonerated by the Paris Tribunal de Grande Instance for his involvement in the crash-gate, but that doesn't mean the Italian manager is going soft on his employees...
Toyota Prius, Made in the USA
15 Jan 2010, 11:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese carmaker Toyota announced today it will build the hybrid Prius at its Blue Springs, Mississippi in the US starting from an yet undecided date. Most likely, production of the Prius, currentl...
Nine Aston Martins Rev Up for 24 Hours of Dubai
15 Jan 2010, 11:41 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The Dubai 24 Hours has become a major event on the international sportscar racing calendar and the 2010 race has attracted some 80 competitors from all over the world. A record number of nine Aston ...
GM India Increases Production and Sets Target for Exports
15 Jan 2010, 11:59 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / General Motors India is planning to increase its annual production figure to 200,000 units by 2013 and want to export a part of it to the European and Asia Pacific markets, as The Financial Express ...
Solberg Names Ilka Minor as New Co-Driver
15 Jan 2010, 11:23 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After nine years of strong bond inside the World Rally Championship and adjacent rally programmes, Henning Solberg and Cato Menkerud will go their separate ways starting the 2010 season. As confirme...
Opel Corsa Color Race Edition Unveiled
15 Jan 2010, 11:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / One of the few special edition Opel vehicles to be launched in the last twelve months by the German carmaker broke cover today, unveiling an exciting paint scheme over the worked out body. The Corsa...
eCRP 1.0 TTXGP Exclusive Racer Unveiled
15 Jan 2010, 11:16 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / During the 4th European Cleaner Racing Conference held in Birmingham, UK yesterday, Lord Drayson unveiled the eCRP 1.0, the first Italian electric superbike that can be bought by teams who want to b...