Magna "Thanks" GM for Failed Opel Deal
4 Nov 2009, 08:05 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors today announced that it will keep Opel and start restructuring on its own so all negotiations with Magna and Sberbank were only a huge waste of time. Also today, the Canadian - Austri...
2010 Honda Accord Crosstour Details and Pricing Released
4 Nov 2009, 08:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese carmaker Honda released last night the details and pricing information for their not so impressive Accord Crosstour. Set to debut on November 20, the Crosstour will wear a price tag of $29,...
Groupama to Enter the Volvo Ocean Race
4 Nov 2009, 08:03 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / French insurance company Groupama confirmed it will enter the next two editions of the Volvo Ocean Race. The company has already contracted its long term skipper, Franck Cammas, for the job, while s...
Ferrari Four Wheel Drive in the Making?
4 Nov 2009, 08:01 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / The first four wheel drive Ferrari is in the works, but no need to worry, we’re not talking about a Cayenne-like SUV. The Italian manufacturer is not considering a new carrier in off-road or o...
Toyota to Announce F1 Quit Today
4 Nov 2009, 07:36 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Toyota seems to have already made up their mind concerning their future in Formula One. According to some reports in the Japanese press earlier this morning, the company's board of directors se...
Subaru Legacy GTk Unveiled at SEMA 2009
4 Nov 2009, 07:58 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Subaru of America seems to be in a really good shape this year at SEMA, showcasing plenty of contraptions, among which there is also the Legacy GTk, a concept of a track-ready sport wagon, which aim...
NASCAR's New Race Cars to Usher a New Era
4 Nov 2009, 07:35 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After the Talladega race concluded on Sunday, the following day brought to the track the exciting new additions to the Nationwide Series, scheduled to join the pack in the 2010 seasons. The four...
Confirmed: GM Will Keep Opel
4 Nov 2009, 07:25 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors' board yesterday held its monthly meeting in which it studied the latest changes in Magna's takeover proposal for Opel. Soon after that, GM's CEO Fritz Henderson steppe...
Opel Unions Agree to Massive Cost Cuts
3 Nov 2009, 16:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Another important step was taken today by Opel, at about the same time GM's board will meet and (finally, we hope) decide the German carmaker's fate: Opel unions decided to give the manufa...
Toyota Tacoma All-Terrain Gamer Project Unveiled
3 Nov 2009, 15:00 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Before you let yourself drawn by the idea of MTV’s Pimp My Ride show, the images you see here are of Toyota’s latest contraption, showcased at the SEMA 2009. B.A.D. Company, Microsoft Xb...
GM, IPO in the Making
3 Nov 2009, 14:31 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As the US is trying to exit the automotive industry it entered earlier this year, rumors surrounding a possible initial public offering (IPO) for the state's shares in GM and Chrysler become mo...
Subaru WRX STI Trax Unveiled
3 Nov 2009, 14:32 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Japanese carmaker Subaru have just unveiled the Impreza-snowmobile at this years SEMA Show. Dubbed WRX STI Trax, the vehicle has been built for DC Shoes co-founder and SRT USA driver Ken Block. ...
Volvo FE Truck Gets Automated Transmission
3 Nov 2009, 14:22 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The most recent addition to the Volvo Trucks range is the Volvo FE, which now can be specified with automated transmission. Moreover, Volvo says that in a 4×2 distribution configuration only, ...
Confirmed: UAW Rejects Ford Contract
3 Nov 2009, 14:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The American manufacturer Ford's hopes of getting to the hearts and minds of its UAW workers and convince them of the revisions proposed in their contracts were aimed at making the company more...
Canepa Will Miss Valencia GP Too Due to Injury
3 Nov 2009, 13:55 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Niccolo Canepa’s injury seems to continue keep the 21-year-old rider away from the track again. The Pramac team had just confirmed that Canepa will once again be replaced by Aleix Espargaro fo...
Skoda Joins the No VAT Offer Assault
3 Nov 2009, 13:50 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As was to be expected, manufacturers selling in the UK are scrambling to announce a new type of offer in the Kingdom, in light of next year's VAT reversal to 17.5 percent. After yesterday we to...
BMW and MINI Support Smarter Driving Program
3 Nov 2009, 13:20 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / How often do you hear about companies that pay to teach their employees how to drive more efficiently? Not very often, do you? Well, Smarter Driving is a course that, for £25 per person, is ab...
KidsAndCars Release New Power Windows Victims Survey Data
3 Nov 2009, 13:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As promised at the end of October, safety organization KidsAndCars released yesterday data obtained during their latest survey regarding injuries to occupants in vehicles equipped with power window...
Ford Shuffles Upper Management Ranks
3 Nov 2009, 13:21 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ford today announced that two senior executives in the Asia Pacific and Africa region will be retiring at the end of the year and presented a number of various management changes for the European op...
Chrysler Employee Awarded for Career Achievement
3 Nov 2009, 13:16 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The Women of Color Career Achievement in Industry Award has been given to Chrysler Group’s Chief Engineer, Electrified Propulsion Product Development, Jayanthi Iyengar, this weekend. Iyengar r...