VW UK Commercial Vehicles Appoints New Head of Operations
22 Oct 2009, 09:00 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / German manufacturer Volkswagen announced that Matthew Bowden will be the one replacing Duncan Sands as Head of Operations in its commercial vehicles division, starting November 2009. Bowden, who wil...
First Subaru Hybrid in 2012
22 Oct 2009, 08:52 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Subaru will roll out the first hybrid vehicle in 2012, the company confirmed at the Tokyo Motor Show, which represents the first step towards a greener vehicle lineup that will meet more exigent emi...
2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS, Star of the Nikon SuperGP Track
22 Oct 2009, 08:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The latest pony in Chevrolet's back yard, the 2010 Camaro SS, will take to Australia this weekend, to lead an impressive line-up of other American muscle cars at the Nikon SuperGP on the Gold C...
Brawn GP Employees Unhappy with Lack of Bonuses
22 Oct 2009, 08:17 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although they have walked away from the 2009 Formula One Championship with both drivers and constructors titles, there seems to be little enthusiasm in the Brawn GP garage. According to a media repo...
New Opel Meriva Coming Next Summer
22 Oct 2009, 08:21 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Opel and Vauxhall will debut the new Meriva next summer, after the model was delayed by the financial problems encountered by the parent manufacturers. The car will be unveiled at the Geneva Auto Sh...
Caterham R500 Confirmed for Top Gear Live World Tour
22 Oct 2009, 08:19 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / After it has achieved the fifth fastest time on Top Gear’s Lap board, overtaking even the 25-times more expensive Bugatti Veyron and embarrassing several other supercars, the Caterham Superli...
Self-Driving Cars, ETA 10 Years
22 Oct 2009, 08:25 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The announcement of the European's Union new SARTRE project has opened the way for the development of self driving cars, which could be used in what may very well become passenger cars road tra...
Toyota Recalls 80,000 Yaris Due to Fire Risk
22 Oct 2009, 08:16 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After confirming its largest recall ever - 3.8 million cars are recalled in the US after discovering that a loose floor mat could interfere with the throttle pedal - Japanese manufacturer Toyota is ...
FIA WTCC Announces 2010 Calendar
22 Oct 2009, 07:56 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The International Automobile Federation (FIA) yesterday announced the official calendar for the 2010 FIA WTCC championship. Following a meeting of the FIA Motor Sport Council on Wednesday, in Paris,...
GM Still Interested in Selling Opel
22 Oct 2009, 07:53 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / With more and more rumors hinting that General Motors might after all retain possession of Opel, the US-based manufacturer says it is still interested in selling the German brand to a group led by M...
Motorcycle Fatalities in California Declined in 2009
22 Oct 2009, 07:58 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Encouraging figures were recently provided by the NHTSA, showing that motorcycle fatalities have decreased significantly in the first six months of 2009 in California. According to an official state...
Espargaro Replaces Canepa at Sepang
22 Oct 2009, 07:36 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Aleix Espargaro will make another outing in the MotoGP for Pramac Racing, before taking on his full-time contract with the team in 2010. Following his riding for the French outfit during the Indiana...
Rattner Explains Why GM Had to be Saved
22 Oct 2009, 07:45 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The former chief of the US Auto Task force, Steven Rattner, talked yesterday in a speech backed by the Brookings Institution about the challenges the task force had to face with American manufacture...
Toyota Consider Kobayashi for 2010 Seat
22 Oct 2009, 07:26 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Kamui Kobayashi's impressive first outing in Formula One caught the attention of many team principals, including his own at Toyota. Being asked to replace injured driver Timo Glock without any ...
Auto Execs to Get Treasury Pay Cuts
22 Oct 2009, 07:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The top management of several US companies and banks, including GM, Chrysler (together with their financial arms) and other five groups which received government bailouts this year (Citigroup, Bank ...
Tom Sykes Signs with Kawasaki, Joins Vermeulen
22 Oct 2009, 07:06 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Having lost the Yamaha seat to Cal Crutchlow, Tom Sykes is next to confirm deal with the PBM Kawasaki team for the next World Superbike Championship season, completing the team’s lineup and j...
Webber Aiming for 2010 Title
22 Oct 2009, 06:56 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Mark Webber insisted that his only aim for the upcoming season is to become world champion. Although all the high-rated drivers will be racing even higher-rated cars next year – as Ferrari and...
Subaru Impreza WRX STi Carbon World Premiere at Tokyo
22 Oct 2009, 06:54 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Just as we told you, Japanese carmaker Subaru prepared for the Tokyo Motor Show the new Impreza WRX STi Carbon, a model that comes with several carbon-made parts, especially aimed at cutting weight ...
Lexus LFA to Make US Debut at SEMA
22 Oct 2009, 06:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The newest supercar to join the automotive world, Lexus' LFA, will make its official North American debut at the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) trade show in Las Vegas in Novembe...
Chevrolet Volt Official Color Chosen, Name Sought
22 Oct 2009, 06:36 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American manufacturer GM announced today it has decided on the default color of the upcoming plug-in hybrid, the Chevrolet Volt. The PHEv will wear, as it exist the production lines, a "silver ...