Marcus Ericsson to Become Reserve Driver for Mercedes GP?
14 Jan 2010, 10:04 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Marcus Ericsson is reportedly in pole position for securing the test/reserve driving position within the Mercedes GP Formula One team. Although there were several reports linking an experienced driv...
Renault Group’s 2009 Financial Results
14 Jan 2010, 10:04 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Renault Group has released its 2009 global sales results today. The company now has an overall (passenger cars & light commercial vehicles) market share of 3.7%, representing a slight 0.1 pe...
AvtoVAZ Expects 50% Recovery in 2010
14 Jan 2010, 09:44 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ailing Russian carmaker AvtoVAZ is expecting a recovery of up to 50 percent in the Russian market, as the local auto sector is showing signs of recovery for the current year. Nevertheless, AvtoVAZ h...
Schumacher Reveals Slight Neck Pain during GP2 Test
14 Jan 2010, 09:45 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Here we go again! Following the second day of testing a GP2 development car at Jerez, 7-time world champion Michael Schumacher revealed to the media that he feels a bit of pain in his neck. Sounds f...
Nissan NV200 Combi Goes on Sale in the UK
14 Jan 2010, 09:39 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The Combi version of Nissan’s popular NV200 van will be available in February in the UK, the carmaker recently announced. Priced from £15,685, the NV200 Combi has a seating for up to sev...
Hummer Production Stops on Monday
14 Jan 2010, 09:32 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American manufacturer GM will reportedly close the line in its Shreveport, Louisiana plant, on which the Hummer is produced, on Monday, January 18, as it awaits the conclusion of the deal with the C...
Raikkonen Completes First Test with Citroen C4 WRC
14 Jan 2010, 09:20 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Kimi Raikkonen finally proceeded to his very first test of a world rally car with Citroen, jumping at the wheel of a Citroen C4 WRC on a gravel test track near the team's base at Satory, France...
Marchionne Expects Chrysler Profitable in 2010
14 Jan 2010, 09:20 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Sergio Marchionne is probably the most optimistic person within Chrysler's new board as the Italian sees the US-based manufacturer profitable in 2010, despite the difficult times the company en...
Honda to Premiere "Living with Robots" Documentary
14 Jan 2010, 09:14 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The latest film in Honda’s Dream the Impossible Documentary Series, ‘Living with Robots’, will be premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, the Japanese carmaker announced yest...
2010 Scania Driver Competitions Begin
14 Jan 2010, 09:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Swedish truck manufacturer Scania announced this week the start of a year long search across 28 countries to find the best truck driver in the world. According to initial estimates, some 45,000 truc...
Genii Capital Submits New Bid for Saab
14 Jan 2010, 08:56 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Genii Capital, one of the bidders involved in the Saab case, confirmed on Wednesday that it has submitted an improved bid for GM's Swedish unit Saab, emphasizing that it has what it needs - fin...
Chicherit Wins First Stage in 2010 Dakar
14 Jan 2010, 08:56 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The two Dakar Rally contenders will have to work hard until the very last stage of this year's event if they want to clinch the overall win in the South American race. Following the results in ...
2010 NYIAS to Launch the First Auto Show iPhone App
14 Jan 2010, 09:09 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / This year’s New York International Auto Show (NYIAS) due to be held in April will premiere the first-ever iPhone application for an auto show. When it launches, the free app will also allow Bl...
Honda Insight Sports Modulo Concept Coming to Tokyo
14 Jan 2010, 08:34 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Although one would believe that such a model would be more appropriate to be unveiled during an aftermarket show, Honda will present the Insight Sports Modulo Concept at the Tokyo Auto Salon. Just a...
2010 Camaro Synergy Priced at $26,790
14 Jan 2010, 08:31 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Although back in November, when the Camaro Synergy was unveiled at SEMA, some questions about it turning production version still existed, those questions have been answered yesterday by Chevrolet w...
SEAT Quits FIA WTCC
14 Jan 2010, 08:23 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Spanish car manufacturer SEAT yesterday evening announced their official quit from the FIA World Touring Car Championship. Although it was initially believed that SEAT Sport will only reduce their W...
Sarkozy Summons Renault Executives to Meeting Over Clio Production Sites
14 Jan 2010, 08:23 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / It looks like Renault is facing an unexpected level of opposition to its (rumored) decision of producing the Clio’s succesor exclusively in Turkey: French president Nicolas Sarkozy has summone...
2010 Goodwood Breakfast Club Dates and Themes Announced
14 Jan 2010, 08:32 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The schedule and details for this year’s Goodwood Breakfast Club have been announced, with the meetings set to take place on the first Sunday of every month, from March to December, with the e...
Kia Soul Used as Scammer Bait
14 Jan 2010, 08:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / South Korean manufacturer Kia launched yesterday a warning on the company's kia-buzz.com blog regarding the use of the Kia and Kia Soul names to lure people into well organized scams. The w...
Next-Gen Nissan Titan Due in 2014?
14 Jan 2010, 08:03 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / In the current economic environment, pickup trucks and large cars are surely the most affected models of the whole auto industry so parent companies are trying a different approach over this particu...