Schwarzenegger Meets the Zero S Electric Motorcycle
13 Nov 2009, 08:54 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Electric motorcycle manufacturer Zero Motorcycle announced that it has received a very important visit during the AltCar expo in southern California these days. The man who stopped and made time to ...
SEAT Unveils Pricing for Leon, Altea and Altea XL LPG
13 Nov 2009, 08:40 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Spanish carmaker SEAT launched the Leon, Altea and Altea XL with LPG, each of this model being especially designed for people who are looking for lower fuel consumption figures and reduced CO2 emiss...
Lotus F1 Wants to Outscore New Teams in 2010
13 Nov 2009, 08:18 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lotus F1 Racing's technical director Mike Gascoyne will not settle for a so-and-so season at his return in Formula One next year, as he already set his first aims for the 2010 season. The forme...
Volkswagen Golf Mk1 Gets Off the Production Line
13 Nov 2009, 08:28 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / About 31 years ago Volkswagen presented its hatchback, the Golf Mk1 designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro, and despite the five more generations which followed, the Germans continued building the first one...
Renault-Nissan Partner with Miyazaki Prefecture
13 Nov 2009, 08:13 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Renault-Nissan Zero Emission alliance is continuing its efforts to establish as many site for its future EV charging infrastructure with the signing of another Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) ...
Volvo to Sponsor NFFTY in 2010
13 Nov 2009, 08:06 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / {img1 algn=left}The American division of Volvo announced it has renewed its partnership with NFFTY (National Film Festival for Talented Youth), entering its third consecutive year as its sponsor. Th...
Timo Glock Eyes Manor Seat
13 Nov 2009, 07:55 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Timo Glock is on his way to signing a deal with Manor Grand Prix for the upcoming season of Formula One. Although he was initially linked with a racing spot alongside Robert Kubica at Renault, the F...
GM to Add 600 Jobs in Brazil
13 Nov 2009, 07:54 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors recently announced that it will hire 600 new workers at three Brazilian factories in the state of Sao Paulo to keep up with the growing demand for the models assembled locally. The Br...
VW Invests $125M to Expand in the US
13 Nov 2009, 07:53 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Volkswagen moves on with its plans of further expand its business in the United States and announced that its American unit is currently investing to open several Audi and Volkswagen dealerships in ...
FIA Hits Back for Leaks in Briatore's Lawsuit
13 Nov 2009, 07:32 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The International Automobile Federation (FIA) responded to Flavio Briatore's pleadings to the Tribunal de Grande Instance in Paris, condemning the media for showing selective leaks from the Ita...
Mercedes Considers Building the C-Klasse in US
13 Nov 2009, 07:50 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Mercedes-Benz did not have a good year in the US, as sales went down 20 percent. But better times seem to be ahead, as they posted a 21.3 percent rise in US sales in October, making it the best mont...
Porsche, 4.4Bn Euros Loss for 2008/2009 Fiscal Year
13 Nov 2009, 07:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German luxury carmaker Porsche announced yesterday it has ratified the financial statements for the fiscal year 2008/2009 (ending 31 July 2009). All fine and dandy, if it weren't for the huge 4...
GM Chairman: We're Getting into Fighting Shape
13 Nov 2009, 07:31 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / GM Chairman Ed Whitacre gave a public speech at Texas Lutheran Univeristy on Tuesday, Nov. 10, emphasizing that the US-based manufacturer is slowly recovering and the board expects more improvements...
Bugatti Veyron Lands in Salt Water Lagoon
12 Nov 2009, 17:02 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Do you ever get that weird feeling that it just isn’t your day? Well, for an American Bugatti Veyron owner who wished to remain anonymous things got pretty bad, as he found out that his belove...
How Inflatable Seat Belts Work
12 Nov 2009, 16:57 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The biggest news this past week from the automotive industry, in terms of safety innovations at least, was Ford's announcement it has completed work on the world's first inflatable seat be...
Plymouth Road Runner Concept for Sale on eBay
12 Nov 2009, 15:34 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / We’ve gotten used to seeing sketches of cars that will never make into production or will come into reality when Hell freezes over. However, one particular concept might just see daylight some...
Toyota to Cut Dealer Network in Japan
12 Nov 2009, 15:31 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / The recession made cutting costs a necessity, so we’re so used to cutbacks that nothing moves us any more. Most people have friends or family that are currently unemployed, so we’ve stop...
NFS Fans Race for Real in 10 Unleashed Campaign
12 Nov 2009, 14:21 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / All of those who have played racing games have wondered how it would be if all that could happen for real. As part of the Mustang '10 Unleashed campaign, American manufacturer Ford has given fo...
2010 Moto Guzzi V7 Clubman Racer Unveiled
12 Nov 2009, 13:51 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Italian motorcycle manufacturer Moto Guzzi took the visitors of the 2009 EICMA Show in Milan by surprise these days, as it displayed and revealed details of the new V7 Clubman Racer, which they say ...
Stuart O'Grady Collapses on MotoGP Grid
12 Nov 2009, 13:45 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Tour de France stage winner Stuart O'Grady had a quite unsuccessful encounter with the world of motorcycle racing. With the cycling season pretty much finished for the rest of 2009, the Austral...