Sirius Traffic Available on 2010 Mercedes Benz Models
7 Dec 2009, 15:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Starting with its 2010 model year vehicles equipped with navigation and Sirius satellite radio, German carmaker Mercedes will provide its US customers with the Sirius Traffic service. According to t...
Production Infiniti Essence Still Possible
7 Dec 2009, 15:05 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Infiniti Essence was officially revealed at the Geneva Motor Show and people started wondering whether the Japanese manufacturer is working on a production version of the car. Unfortunately, the sad...
Volvo S60 Painting by Blind Artist to Be Auctioned
7 Dec 2009, 15:17 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / In these sad times, when sales don’t really seem to pick up, a good marketing campaign can make the difference between a Christmas bonus for the employees or a few weeks off due to production ...
GM Admits Tesla Was an Inspiration
7 Dec 2009, 14:12 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / In everyday life, inspiration is everything, and acknowledging the people who helped you head in the right direction is a noble gesture. Such a gesture occurred at the start of the Los Angeles Auto ...
New Fiesta Van ECOnetic Goes on Sale in the UK
7 Dec 2009, 14:05 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ford has just announced that the new Fiesta Van ECOnetic is available in British stores, with prices starting at 11,635 pounds ($19,000). This model underwent numerous modifications, most of them ai...
JEGS Extend Sprint Cup Deal, Moves to Nationwide
7 Dec 2009, 13:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Parts supplier JEGS announced over the weekend it will enter the fourth year of collaboration with the Sprint Cup Series and in addition will add the 2010 Nationwide Series, for the first time, to i...
Daimler Predicts Mercedes-Benz Sales Growth
7 Dec 2009, 13:31 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Just like BMW, which has complete faith that the near future will bring better sales figures, Daimler AG expects a sales rise by the end of the year. Mercedes-Benz Cars division had a 16 percent sal...
Geely Considering Saab Bid
7 Dec 2009, 13:22 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Geely has already been named Ford's preferred bidder for Volvo but the Chinese company is far from ending its European expansion. According to the recent rumors surrounding GM's Swedish un...
Think Brings the Largest EV Fleet to Copenhagen
7 Dec 2009, 11:56 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Taking advantage of the United Nations Climate Change Conference's (COP15) debut in Copenhagen today, Norwegian EV manufacturer Think announced it will showcase the largest fleet of EVs in the ...
Di Grassi to Choose Between Renault and Virgin
7 Dec 2009, 11:53 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Brazilian driver Lucas di Grassi has extended his options for securing a race seat in the upcoming season of Formula One to two teams, after previously conforming that he's eyeing a second driv...
Spyshots: Saab 9-5 Estate
7 Dec 2009, 11:34 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The new Saab 9-5 is seen as one of the models that could keep the Swedish brand alive but even so, the financial problems and the lack of interested investors might actually kill the company. Unfort...
Maybach in David LaChapelle's Vision
7 Dec 2009, 11:34 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Building a brand image has never been easy, but building an image for a car you’re trying to sell for half a million Euros is extremely difficult. Mercedes-Benz, however, managed to do that wi...
Silverstone Secures 17-Year Deal for F1
7 Dec 2009, 11:17 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The months of incertitude regarding the future of the British Grand Prix inside the Formula One Championship are now over, as the British Racing Drivers Club (BRDC) now confirmed that Silverstone wi...
Increased Fuel Taxes, EVs' Best Chance
7 Dec 2009, 11:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / What just about everyone out there thought about in their minds was put into words at the 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show by GM's Bob Lutz. Speaking at a conference at the event, the now advisor for...
Hamilton Warns Button He Wants Title Back
7 Dec 2009, 10:54 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Everything may seem fine and dandy back at Woking, now that a British team backed by a British sponsor benefits from the services of two British drivers, both Formula One champions, but Lewis Hamilt...
BYD S6 SUV Previewed
7 Dec 2009, 10:53 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Chinese carmaker BYD, who recently announced its optimistic plans to become the world's number one carmaker, is now testing the S6 SUV, a model that has been often linked with Lexus RX. The rea...
Audi R8 Spyder, Drawn Up 3 Years Ago
7 Dec 2009, 10:32 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Audi's designer Achim Badstubner admitted to GoAuto at the Los Angeles Auto Show that both body versions of the Audi R8 were ready, in drawing, at about the same time, but the Spyder was delaye...
Felipe Massa Wins 500 Miles of Granja Viana Kart Race
7 Dec 2009, 10:17 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After coming second to former teammate Michael Schumacher in the karting charity event at Florianopol last weekend (despite the fact that he won one of the two races in that event), Felipe Massa ret...
BMW Predicts 2010 Gradual Sales Recovery
7 Dec 2009, 10:20 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / BMW continues in an optimistic pace, as the German auto manufacturer is expecting a global sales recovery next year. BMW says that its home market sales decrease will be covered by a strong growth i...
2010 Le Mans Series Calendar Announced
7 Dec 2009, 10:08 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Organizers of the Le Mans Series announced over the weekend the official calendar for the 2010 season, a season which comes with five races and a few novelties. The 8-hour opening race will be held...