Force India Faces Lawsuit Following Spying Allegations
6 Nov 2009, 11:32 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Following reports that Force India is investigating the way Lotus F1 Team built their wind tunnel model for the 2010 season, their former technical partners Aerolab today issued am explanatory state...
Magna: Life Goes On, Without Opel
6 Nov 2009, 11:31 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even if didn't manage to take over German brand Opel, Magna isn't looking to obtain compensation from General Motors, founder Frank Stronach said in a statement, emphasizing that the Canad...
Merkel Wants GM Opel Plan Fast
6 Nov 2009, 11:17 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Taken a bit by surprise by the blunt announcement that "GM board decides to retain Opel," German chancellor Angela Merkel found herself with her hands tied. As it appears there's noth...
Silverstone Will Not Meet Ecclestone's Ultimatum for British GP
6 Nov 2009, 10:49 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Yesterday, Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone revealed that he'll only wait for the Silverstone officials a day or two in order to ink a new deal for the hosting of the British Grand Prix. U...
VW Scirocco Debuts at Race of Champions in Beijing
6 Nov 2009, 10:55 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The Volkswagen Scirocco Cup car made its debut at the 2009 Race of Champions (ROC) in Beijing earlier this week. Every year, ROC gathers the biggest names from the world of motorsport, and so was th...
Magna No Longer Interested in Buying Automakers
6 Nov 2009, 10:51 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Magna International, the big loser of the Opel saga, says it is no more interested in buying automakers and only wants to focus on its core business for the years to come. Don Walker, co-CEO for the...
Hulkenberg Ready to Learn from Barrichello
6 Nov 2009, 10:25 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Only a few days after being confirmed as new race driver for Williams F1 Team, Rubens Barrichello's role at Grove already seems to be set. Apparently, the first thing that Frank Williams expect...
Rally Fighter with BMW Engine at SEMA
6 Nov 2009, 10:51 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / You can see a lot of interesting cars at SEMA, but some of them just make your jaw drop. Not necessarily because they’re beautiful or well crafted, but because they amaze through originality. ...
British-Built Civic Type R, Exported to Japan
6 Nov 2009, 10:17 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Sales of the British-produced 3-door Civic Type R have already begun in Japan, after the first cars were shipped from Southampton last month. Swindon is, in fact, the only Honda production facility ...
BMW-Qadbak Sellout Depends on FIA Decision
6 Nov 2009, 10:05 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / BMW Sauber's sellout is not definitive, unless the International Automobile Federation (FIA) grants the Hinwil based team with a 13th entry for the 2010 Formula One Championship. In case that d...
2010 Caterham Academy, Almost Full
6 Nov 2009, 09:50 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The Caterham Academy has introduced more than 700 people to motor racing since 1995, taking them through the race license process and their first season of racing in sprints, hillclimbs and track ev...
EnerDel to Build Batteries for Army Humvee
6 Nov 2009, 09:50 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Automotive supplier EnerDel announced today it won a $1.29 million contract from the United States Army for the development and manufacturing of a new battery system for the hybrid version of the HM...
Mandelson Wants Early Sight on Opel Restructuring Plan
6 Nov 2009, 09:52 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / While agreeing that GM's decision to retain possession of Opel and Vauxhall might be good for the two companies, UK Business Secretary Peter Mandelson demanded GM CEO Fritz Henderson and German...
Corvette C1-RS Gets Goodguys Award at SEMA
6 Nov 2009, 09:49 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Winning a SEMA award is difficult, especially if you take into consideration all the competition one has. Americans love cars and they love modified cars. So winning something like the “Goodgu...
Ferrari Begin 3rd Car Push for Michael Schumacher
6 Nov 2009, 09:46 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / With Toyota leaving the sport at the end of the year and BMW Sauber not yet allowed to continue their Formula One operations by the FIA – not officially, at least – Ferrari's 3rd ca...
GM Has the Resources to Fund Opel Restructuring
6 Nov 2009, 09:42 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even if it stepped under Chapter 11 protection earlier this year, General Motors has the resources to fund Opel's restructuring process, CEO Fritz Henderson said in a statement yesterday. Talki...
Gordon Murray, Zytek, Announce T.27 Electric Car
6 Nov 2009, 09:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Design and engineering house Gordon Murray and British electric vehicle drivetrain manufacturer Zytek announced today they have partnered in an endeavor which will spawn, sometimes in 2011, a new 3-...
Toyota Will Not Sell F1 Operations
6 Nov 2009, 09:16 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Toyota rejected the idea of selling their Cologne headquarters following their withdrawal from Formula One. The Japanese car maker will keep their factory open and running in the future, as they are...
Peugeot BB1, On Its Way to London
6 Nov 2009, 09:20 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Peugeot’s tiny concept will be visiting London’s Covent Garden this weekend, the French manufacturer announced. Therefore, any of you who would like to take a closer look at what Peugeot...
Putin: GM's Decision Is a Sample of American Culture
6 Nov 2009, 09:04 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / GM's decision to cancel the sale of Opel to Magna International not only angered Germany but also Russia whose Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said in a statement that such a behavior perfectly i...