ACO Confirms Le Mans International Cup Debut in 2010
9 Dec 2009, 11:20 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Automobile Club de l'Ouest today confirmed the set up of a brand new international series for Le Mans prototypes, namely the Le Mans International Cup. The inaugural series will run in 2010 on ...
Audi to Compete in the Le Mans International Cup with 2 R15 TDIs
9 Dec 2009, 10:57 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / In their latest statement for the press, German car maker Audi announced its motor racing programme for the 2010 season, emphasizing (as usual) the importance of sports car racing. While the DTM and...
2010 NAIAS Poster Contest Winner Announced
9 Dec 2009, 10:56 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) has announced the winners of its annual high school poster contest before the upcoming 2010 show taking place at Cobo Center in Detroit, scheduled ...
Aston Martin Rapide US Pricing
9 Dec 2009, 10:57 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Earlier this week, Aston Martin rolled out UK pricing for the new Rapide, a model that is going to be released in 2010 with a starting price of £139,950. Today, the company revealed that the U...
Peugeot 207 Facelift Lands in Australia
9 Dec 2009, 10:33 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A little over five months after the revealing of the facelifted version of the Peugeot 207, the car is ready to take on the Australian outback, in all four versions - hatch, GTi, CC and Touring. The...
Jarvis Replaces Kristensen in Audi's DTM Lineup
9 Dec 2009, 10:23 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Audi AG recently confirmed its racing programme for the upcoming season of the DTM series, proving once again that the German championship is regarded as top priority by the Ingolstadt based car mak...
Hyundai ix35 Production to Start in Early 2010
9 Dec 2009, 10:23 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Hyundai will manufacture the new ix35 crossover in Slovakia, with Kia to handle production starting early 2010. Officially presented for the American market at the LA Auto Show, the ix35 will be sol...
The Painful Conclusion: US to Lose $30Bn on Auto Bailout
9 Dec 2009, 10:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The crazy year for the automotive sector will take its toll on US' finances, as the Obama administration is getting ready to admit to Congress a partial defeat and the lose of no less than $30 ...
smart Gets Saturn Former General Manager
9 Dec 2009, 10:16 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / General Motor’s decision to close the Saturn brand affected a lot of people, but now we know at least one of them found a new job. Saturn’s former general manager Jill Lajdziak, was recr...
2010 Acura ZDX to Lead Honda Rose Parade Float in 2010
9 Dec 2009, 10:08 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Honda of America announced that it will again be the official Tournament of Roses vehicle, with the 2010 Acura ZDX leading the parade as the pace car. Moreover, Honda's multipurpose utility veh...
Lopez Confirms Interest in Renault Deal
9 Dec 2009, 09:59 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The Motor Sport Business Forum in Monaco this week is not only a chance for the investors of Formula One to get together and discuss the future prospects of the series, but also to reveal some of th...
Novitec Rosso Ferrari California Details Released
9 Dec 2009, 09:43 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The tuners at Novitec Rosso have apparently completed the next task on their ‘to do’ list: a Ferrari California. The styling and performance package details have been released, but unfor...
Dealer Arbitration Approved
9 Dec 2009, 09:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A piece of legislation allowing dealers affected by closure this year to appeal their terminations was presented yesterday in the US. The arbitration will be funded through a $447 billion year-end s...
GM Confirms Saab Negotiations with Interested Parties
9 Dec 2009, 09:41 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Soon after Koenigsegg walked away from the Saab deal, everybody believed that this is the end of GM's Swedish unit, as no other investor was interested, at that time, in buying the company. How...
IndyCar Extends Deal with Peak Performance
9 Dec 2009, 09:41 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / In a time when all major motor racing series are finding more and more difficult to keep their sponsors for the upcoming campaigns, the IndyCar Series managed to extend one of their existing financi...
GM Close to Finding New CFO, Says Whitacre
9 Dec 2009, 09:23 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors' new CEO Edward Whitacre said in a webchat that the company has narrowed down the search for a new CFO to a few persons but he already has a real good candidate for this particul...
Jaguar Wins J.D. Power and Associates 2009 Sales Satisfaction
9 Dec 2009, 09:26 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Jaguar and Land Rover saw some difficult times, as Ford Motor Co struggled to sell the two brands even before the recession. Both British automakers were bought by the Indian Tata Corporation, which...
Sterling Heights Fate Still in the Air
9 Dec 2009, 09:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Despite the exciting title given by American manufacturer Chrysler to its press release regarding the fate of the Sterling Heights assembly plant ("Chrysler Group LLC CEO Sergio Marchionne Stat...
McLaren to Treat Drivers Equally, Says Boss
9 Dec 2009, 09:10 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / In a time when most F1 pundits are referring to the McLaren Mercedes lineup as a conflict-prone one, team principal and CEO Martin Whitmarsh once again insisted that both Lewis Hamilton and Jenson B...
Confirmed: Audi e-tron Sales to Begin in 2012
9 Dec 2009, 09:04 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Soon after its exciting unveiling at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show in September, Audi confirmed the e-tron concept will get a production version in at most two or three years. Recently, the German c...