Volvo Recalls 9,600 2010 XC60
19 Nov 2009, 15:27 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In what is perhaps one of the most rarely seen recalls, Swedish carmaker Volvo announced it is forced to send bank for servicing 9,667 XC60 vehicles, manufactured in 2010, due to a driver's sea...
Think to Announce Indiana Production Site
19 Nov 2009, 15:17 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Norwegian electric vehicle manufacturer Think is expected to announce in the near future its decision regarding its future US-based production site. According to rumors, Think has already picked a s...
Ford MyKey System Explained
20 Nov 2009, 07:39 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The MyKey system was introduced by Ford in October 2008 and first debuted as a standard feature of the 2010 Ford Focus, also set to quickly be integrated in many other Ford, Lincoln and Mercury mode...
GMAC to Focus on Auto Business
19 Nov 2009, 15:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As soon as Michael A. Carpenter was appointed new chief financial officer for GMAC Financial, the new CEO steeped into the spotlight and said that the company he now leads will keep the automotive b...
Study Predicts 14 Mil. EVs in the US by 2020
19 Nov 2009, 14:48 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / A new study predicts that there will be at least 14 million electric vehicles on U.S. roads by 2020 and that EVs could account for 75 percent of all light-duty miles driven by 2040. The study is ca...
5 Subarus, 5 Top Safety Picks
19 Nov 2009, 15:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese carmaker Subaru managed a not-so-easy task, as it has a car in every category of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's Top Safety Pick. The carmaker's Legacy (Liberty), Out...
New Lawnmower Land Speed Record Attempt in 2010
19 Nov 2009, 14:22 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / A British team aims to shatter the world land speed record for a lawnmower by topping 100 mph at the beginning of 2010. Dubbed 'Project Runningblade', the team is determined to beat the r...
Mahindra Pik-Up Expands in Australia
19 Nov 2009, 14:54 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As part of a plan dating back all the way since 2007, Indian carmaker Mahindra announced plans to expand its business in Australia by opening four new Mahindra dealers in West Australia. The four ar...
Summit on Road Safety to Adopt Decade of Action
19 Nov 2009, 13:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The first ever Global Ministerial Summit on Road Safety will meet this week in Moscow, after it received the UN approval back in April 2008. The summit's main goal is to create the framework re...
1931 Voisin Mylord Demi-Berline to Be Auctioned
19 Nov 2009, 13:52 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / {img1 align=left)Renown auction house Gooding & Company announced that its upcoming auction at Amelia Island, Florida, will feature a 1931 Voisin C20 “Mylord” Demi-Berline, a Best of...
Brawn Will Keep Button Until January 1st
19 Nov 2009, 13:35 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Jenson Button may have signed a multi-year contract with McLaren Mercedes F1 Team, but he will not be allowed to move to Woking during the calendar year of 2009. At least that's what Brawn GP&#...
11% Vehicles Have at Least One Bald Tire, Survey Shows
19 Nov 2009, 13:28 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / A recent survey conducted by the AAA on more than 7,000 vehicles revealed that 11 percent of them had at least one bald tire, which could increase the risk of crash, especially during fall and winte...
Ducati Multistrada Best in Show at EICMA 2009
19 Nov 2009, 12:01 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / It appears that Ducati’s latest contraption, the four-bikes-in-one Multistrada 1200 was highly appreciated by the 20,000 fans who voted for the bike and got it the Best in Show title at the 20...
Button's Visit at Woking Cost Him £12M Deal with Brawn
19 Nov 2009, 12:00 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / According to the British media, it was Jenson Button's visit to the McLaren Mercedes headquarters at Woking that angered Ross Brawn in the first place, causing him to withdraw a great money off...
Wanted: Ratan Tata Successor!
19 Nov 2009, 11:59 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ratan Tata, the 71-year old chairman of the Indian group Tata, started the search for a successor, with candidates coming from both the domestic and overseas countries. In an interview with the Wall...
Electric smart fortwo Enters Production in Hambach
19 Nov 2009, 12:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After German carmaker Daimler announced back in the beginning of October that the Hambach, France facility will be the site where the new electric smart fortwo will be built, the company said today ...
Chrysler Pleased with 4 IIHS Tops Safety Picks
19 Nov 2009, 11:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As we told you yesterday, among the 27 winners of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Top Safety Picks, 4 belonged to American carmaker Chrysler. The four are the 2010 Jeep Patriot, 2010 Chry...
OCC ROCKS CD Classic Rock CD on Sale
19 Nov 2009, 11:35 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Custom motorcycle company Orange County Choppers have released the OCC ROCKS, a classic rock compilation CD, put together under the guidance of OCC founder Paul Teutul, Sr. The second show of the n...
Raikkonen Dismisses Brawn GP Talks
19 Nov 2009, 11:34 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although recent reports appeared in the media that Kimi Raikkonen will actually stick around for another year in Formula One under the Brawn GP/Silver Arrows F1 livery, the former Ferrari-an today d...
Australian BMW Z4 Gets More Efficient
19 Nov 2009, 11:30 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German carmaker BMW announced it will enhance the EfficientDynamics technologies fitted into the Australian version of the Z4 roadster with the addition of several new technologies across the range....