Toyota Upset with IIHS Top Safety Picks
20 Nov 2009, 12:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Finding itself, for the first time, with no vehicle among the 27 chosen by the IIHS as the 2010 Top safety Picks, Japanese carmaker Toyota now says the report is misleading. Toyota also expressed it...
A Baby Girl Named Kia...
20 Nov 2009, 13:04 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / A couple from Poole, UK, have named their newborn baby girl after the unusual place where she was born: a Kia Carens. The car belonged to the baby’s grandmother, who rushed to give her daughte...
VW Receives 65,000 Job Applications for Chattanooga
20 Nov 2009, 11:37 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volkswagen's new plant in Chattanooga is surely causing some buzz in the United States as the company claims it has received around 65,000 applications for jobs at the factory. The Chattanooga ...
Valentino Rossi Will Drive Ferrari in the 6 Hours of Vallelunga
20 Nov 2009, 11:29 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Valentino Rossi will indeed rejoin Ferrari in some forms of motor racing, only not Formula One. Although the MotoGP champion is likely to make another appearance in a Ferrari-prepared single seater ...
Eric Clapton and Paul Stewart Tribute Song to The Flying Scot
20 Nov 2009, 11:30 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Sir John Young "Jackie" Stewart, also known as The Flying Scot, got a rather special present for his 70th birthday from both his son, Paul Stewart, and rock legend Eric Clapton. Paul wrote...
Lancer Evolution Gets Animated in Australia
20 Nov 2009, 11:37 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Australian fans of Mitsubishi’s Lancer Evolution will have the chance to see the sport sedan in a way it has never been seen before. Visual effects studio Resin has created an entirely CGI-bas...
Oshkosh to Expand Wisconsin Plant
20 Nov 2009, 11:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Military contractor Oshkosh announced it is trying, together with the city of Oshkosh, to create a viable plan for the expansion of the manufacturer's local facility. The plan calls for the Cit...
Volvo C30 1.6D DRIVe Facelift Got Tuned
20 Nov 2009, 11:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The paint hasn't dried yet on the facelifted Volvo C30 and tuning packages are already available. Heico Sportiv recently presented an aftermarket package for the new C30 1.6D DRIVe that brings ...
Huff Takes Pole Position at Macau, SEAT Suffers
20 Nov 2009, 11:05 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Chevrolet's Robert Huff topped the qualifying session of the FIA World Touring Car Championship season finale at Macau, clinching pole position in some very difficult conditions on the streets ...
Marchionne to Speak at the 2010 Chicago Auto Show
20 Nov 2009, 10:57 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Italian White Knight in Fiat armor for American manufacturer Chrysler has accepted the invitation submitted by the Economic Club of Chicago (ECC) and will be the quest star at the group's C...
Ghosn: Renault-Nissan-GM Would Have Saved Americans
20 Nov 2009, 11:01 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Renault-Nissan, said in a statement that a potential transcontinental alliance with General Motors would have saved the US-based manufacturer. The three companies were close to ...
MADD Reports 3 Years of Progress in Eliminate Drunk Driving
20 Nov 2009, 10:51 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving is celebrating its third anniversary today, so the organization thought of making public some key points in the progress ...
Ferrari Confirm Jules Bianchi for Jerez Test
20 Nov 2009, 10:27 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Several Formula One teams have decided to test some of their home grown talents for the upcoming rookie testing session at Jerez next month, and Ferrari made no exception from the rule. Actually, th...
Volkswagen Golf Leads Europe Sales
20 Nov 2009, 10:34 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Sales data released by JATO, provider of automotive business intelligence, show that Volkswagen is still Europe’s top selling brand. The success is due to the new Polo and the top-selling mode...
2011 Buick Regal 2.0L Turbo Offered with Manual Tranny
20 Nov 2009, 10:24 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Although some people would definitely refuse to drive a stick shift in today's crowded cities, Buick is going to offer the 2011 Regal with a 6-speed manual transmission. At least as far as the ...
Noble Reports Working on Fenix Supercar
20 Nov 2009, 10:23 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The founder of the Noble brand is back in business. Lee Noble, known for iconic supercars like the M12 and M400 (as well as the original Ultima and Ascari, among many others), is now working for Fen...
ECOtality Gets EV Infrastructure Funding
20 Nov 2009, 10:17 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The push to make the Nissan Leaf the world's first mass produced electric vehicle continues today with the announcement that electric transportation specialist ECOtality, together with its subs...
2011 Mazda2 Sedan to Be Launched in Australia
20 Nov 2009, 10:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Mazda2 will be launched in Australia in mid-2010, the company confirmed through the voice of its local managing director, while the hatchback version will be sourced from a new plant in Thailand. Bu...
Nicola Larini Announces FIA WTCC Retirement
20 Nov 2009, 10:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The FIA World Touring Car Championship will be left without one of its most prominent figures next year, in the person of Chevrolet driver Nicola Larini. The Italian driver today announced that the ...
VW Approves Porsche Contracts of Implementation
20 Nov 2009, 10:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The soon-to-be forged Volkswagen-Porsche conglomerate took today yet another step towards a joint future, with the Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft Supervisory Board approving the contracts of implemen...