Kia Gets Ex-Saturn Stores
14 Dec 2009, 14:04 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / The Korean automaker Kia is one of the three car manufacturers which managed to get higher sales figures in the United States compared to last year. This advantage was mainly due to the launch of th...
Button Says F1 Return Risky for Schumacher
14 Dec 2009, 11:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / With the reports about Michael Schumacher's return to Formula One getting more and more serious, several driver in the F1 paddock started to share their own view on the matter. While countryman...
MINI Sets New Zealand Fuel Economy Record
14 Dec 2009, 13:48 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / As some ecologists get more and more aggressive in Copenhagen, at the COP15 conference, professional ecodriving consultant Mark Whittaker and motoring journalist Paul Owen decided to quietly do thei...
Moto Guzzi Griso 8V SE Revealed
14 Dec 2009, 13:17 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Italian motorcycle manufacturer Moto Guzzi recently unveiled its latest contraption, the Griso 8V SE special edition machine. The motorbike instantly stands out from the crowd thanks to the ‘T...
MotoGP Switches to 1000cc in 2012
14 Dec 2009, 11:36 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The International Motorcycle Federation (FIM) has finally made it official. The MotoGP bikes next season will benefit from 1000cc power plants, a move that was initially agreed upon by the bike manu...
Electric Vehicle Sector to Create 1 Million Jobs
14 Dec 2009, 11:35 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As 2010 draws ever closer with the promise of a brighter, cleaner future, from the automotive standpoint at least, more and more consulting firms are turning their attention to the latest developmen...
BMW X6 M and X5 M Get G-Power Makeover
14 Dec 2009, 11:28 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / The BMW X6 M seems to be an amazing machinery, as the Germans managed to create the most powerful SUV on the planet. But as beauty is in the eye of the beholder, power isn’t. Either way, G-Pow...
Piquet to Do Second NASCAR Test in January
14 Dec 2009, 11:16 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Former Formula One driver Nelson Piquet Jr. is more likely to make it to the Daytona International Speedway opener in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series next season rather than to the Bahrain Gra...
University of Michigan Solar Car Team, Sponsored by Henkel
14 Dec 2009, 11:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The University of Michigan Solar Car Team has named its Silver Sponsor, the Henkel Corporation, as the main partner in the team's future endeavors. The new sponsorship deal pushes the collabora...
Ford Taurus Is 2010's Best Redesigned Vehicle
14 Dec 2009, 11:14 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The editors at kbb.com (Kelley Blue Book), a website providing new and used car information for the U.S. market, have awarded the Ford Taurus with the 2010 Best Redesigned Vehicle title. The ca...
RunWise Hydrostatic Improves Class 8 Refuse Trucks Efficiency
14 Dec 2009, 10:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After last summer Parker Hannifin Corporation tested its new RunWise Hydrostatic technology on refuse trucks in Hialeah, Miami, the manufacturer announced today it managed to sign a contract for the...
BMW Aims to Double MINI Sales
14 Dec 2009, 10:45 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / BMW is set to double its Australian sales, from 2,000 cars each year to 4,000 cars. This decision comes as part of the global plan to reach 500,000 cars a year. At this moment, MINI sells 250,000 ve...
Ford SYNC Address Book Download App Now Available
14 Dec 2009, 10:34 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / American car manufacturer Ford announced the introduction of a new software app, that allows SYNC users to create, manage and download multiple address books. The new app, dubbed SYNCMyPhone, allows...
NADA Commends Senate for Dealers Rights Amendment
14 Dec 2009, 10:35 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) applauded the US Senate's passing of the spending bill, complete with the NADA-backed dealer rights provision. This amendment will allow affec...
Villeneuve Carries Olympic Torch through Montreal
14 Dec 2009, 10:35 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Jacques Villeneuve might have lost the chance to return to Formula One this weekend – at least with Lotus F1 Team – but the Canadian fulfilled his duties as a respectable Canadian figure...
One-Off Ferrari P540 Superfast Aperta Delivered
14 Dec 2009, 10:19 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Italian supercar manufacturer Ferrari recently unveiled a special one-off car built for an American customer. Dubbed P540 Superfast Aperta, the car is based on the 599 GTB Fiorano. The car was inspi...
Seat UK Fleet Sales Website Gets BusinessCar Award
14 Dec 2009, 10:30 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Selling and advertising go hand in hand, but offering the right tools for the customer is also very important. Seat UK understood that and their efforts of developing their website dedicated to the ...
AvtoVAZ Receives Sberbank Loan
14 Dec 2009, 10:05 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / As part of its efforts to survive the crisis and start its much-debated shake-up, AvtoVAZ managed to secure a $228.6 million bridge loan from Russian state-controlled bank Sberbank. The money will b...
BMW European Maps, by MILE Traffic and Travel
14 Dec 2009, 10:08 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German carmaker BMW announced it has contracted MILE Traffic and Travel, a joint venture between several navigation solution providers, to develop the next generation of European maps with real time...
Felipe Massa Dresses Up as Santa during Ferrari Christmas Celebration
14 Dec 2009, 09:51 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After a horrible season in Formula One in 2009, all the Ferraristi joined CEO and president Luca di Montezemolo for the traditional Christmas lunch to celebrate what was good during the past year an...