PSA Plans to Drop 6,000 Jobs
15 Nov 2009, 11:31 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / The French automotive group PSA Peugeot-Citroen announced through the voice of its chairman, Philippe Varin, that the group plans to reduce its number of workers by 6,000 in France until 2012. Th...
Martin Truex Jr. Takes Pole in Phoenix
14 Nov 2009, 11:41 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / Martin Truex of Earnhardt Ganassi Racing succeeded in taking pole position for Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race, the Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix International Raceway. Fi...
Toyota Aygo Platinum UK Pricing Released
13 Nov 2009, 16:50 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The British division of Toyota announced today the price list for the Aygo Platinum, the model’s top-of-the-range trim. A company statement also makes it clear that even if it is ordered until...
Chrysler Recalls 84,000 Dodge Calibers
13 Nov 2009, 16:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American manufacturer Chrysler announced today it is recalling over 84,000 2007 Dodge Caliber vehicles, due to the... windshield wiper. Apparently, the excessive use of the wiper may make it inopera...
EU Approves Ford Romania 400M Euro Loan
13 Nov 2009, 16:25 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Union Commission gave the green light to Ford's Romanian operation attempt to secure an European Investment Bank (EIB) loan for the development of low-CO2 engines and for vehicle p...
The Andretti Legacy in American Motor Racing
13 Nov 2009, 16:00 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / When deciding to leave Italy for the American dream back in 1955, Mario Andretti unknowingly made the first step towards what was later to become the most important and successful dynasty in North A...
Volkswagen Passat Highline Plus Available in the UK
13 Nov 2009, 16:33 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German carmaker Volkswagen announced today it will release a special edition of its Passat and Passat Estate, dubbed Highline Plus. The edition will add to the existing offer on the Highline trim (w...
Renault to Build Electric Fluence in Turkey
13 Nov 2009, 14:59 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / After it has revealed production sites for its latest zero emissions models one by one during the week, French manufacturer Renault announced the electric version of Fluence will be manufactured at ...
Court Approves Visteon $150M Restructuring
13 Nov 2009, 14:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Bankrupt American supplier Visteon announced today it has received court approval for a $150 million worth of deals which will allow it to restructure its operations and get financing for its reorga...
McLaren MP4-12C Behind the Scenes
13 Nov 2009, 15:29 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Public image is one of the most important aspects of running a car manufacturing company. Of course, making good cars helps a lot, but building an image through tradition takes a lot of time. And Mc...
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Available for Order
13 Nov 2009, 14:13 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / German manufacturer Mercedes-Benz announced today that starting from Monday, November 16, the company’s sales and service outlets and partners will be taking orders for the SLS AMG. Dubbed the...
Golf BlueMotion Goes to Australia as 77TDI
13 Nov 2009, 13:31 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Australia finally got the most fuel efficient Golf from the Volkswagen range. The car is powered by a 1.6 liter diesel engine which is mated to a five speed manual gearbox, so the Golf 77TDI can cov...
American IronHorse Name and Trademarks Up for Sale
13 Nov 2009, 13:11 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Texas motorcycle manufacturer American IronHorse is about to end its journey for good after Streambank, an advisory firm specializing in the sale of intangible assets, announced it is ready to sell ...
Mexico City Metrobus Gets Roy Family Award
13 Nov 2009, 12:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Being in charge with moving people from place to place in one of the most crowded cities in the world is no easy feat, considering the environment at the same time in one of those cities is almost i...
Nissan to Benefit from Chinese Boom, Return to Profit Soon
13 Nov 2009, 11:31 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Japanese carmaker Nissan expects to return to profitability in the current fiscal year ending March 31 and wants to take advantage of the Chinese growth to improve its figures in 2010. CEO Carlos Gh...
People with Hemianopia Are Not Safe to Drive, Study Finds
13 Nov 2009, 11:33 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / More than a million people suffer from hemianopia, a condition in which one half of the visual field in both eyes is blinded, usually as the result of a stroke or head injury. A recent study conduct...
3M Goes Deeper into NASCAR
13 Nov 2009, 11:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASCAR announced today that its partnership with sponsor 3M, automotive, industrial, professional and home use applications manufacturer, will expand the categories for which it holds exclusive NASC...
Hyundai Forecasts 83 Percent Sales Increase in China
13 Nov 2009, 11:22 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Chinese market is indeed one of the largest in the world and, as a result, global automakers have quite high expectations when it comes to this particular region. Hyundai is one of the companies...
BMW X1 LEGO Replica Built by 800 Kids
13 Nov 2009, 11:03 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / {img1 lign=left}German manufacturer BMW announced today that 800 children, aged between 5 and 13 years old, assisted by the BMW staff, paid a visit to the BMW Welt last week and helped on building a...
Bulgaria Suspends Plans for F1 Track
13 Nov 2009, 11:03 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Bulgaria has just kissed its chances of hosting a Formula One race good bye after the Bulgarian Motorcycling Federation today announced it has scrapped the plans to build an F1 track. Actually, the ...