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Victory Motorcycles Sales Drop Dramatically
Victory Motorcycles Sales Drop Dramatically

20 Oct 2009, 12:55 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / After Harley-Davidson announced its decision to discontinue the Buell motorcycle line and sell MV Agusta, another major American motorcycle manufacturer revealed the company’s third quarter fi...

 
BMW Researches Reusable Waste Heat
BMW Researches Reusable Waste Heat

20 Oct 2009, 12:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As the race to provide vehicles as environmentally friendly as possible picks up, manufacturers worldwide are looking into ways to reuse every energy waste a vehicle produces, be it heat or from bra...

 
Porsche Design Bobsleigh and Sledge
Porsche Design Bobsleigh and Sledge

20 Oct 2009, 12:03 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Winter season is almost here and everybody is getting ready, especially kids. Porsche Design thought of releasing a product to provide fans of the German car brand with the same directional stabilit...

 
Volkswagen Starts Child Safety Campaign
Volkswagen Starts Child Safety Campaign

20 Oct 2009, 11:59 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / German carmaker Volkswagen today announced that its Accessories division had started a campaign for child safety with a major child safety test. The company says that parents can report here on thei...

 
Red Bull Deny Webber Switch to Toro Rosso
Red Bull Deny Webber Switch to Toro Rosso

20 Oct 2009, 10:54 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Despite losing this year's title to Brawn GP, Red Bull Racing have no plans of changing their lineup for the upcoming season. Despite rumors that Kimi Raikkonen will come to drive for the Milto...

 
Navistar Settles SEC Investigation
Navistar Settles SEC Investigation

20 Oct 2009, 10:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American truck maker Navistar announced today it has reached a tentative agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), with a full conclusion to be reached soon. SEC is investigating ...

 
2009 Formula Drift Championship Wraps Up
2009 Formula Drift Championship Wraps Up

20 Oct 2009, 10:49 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The seventh and final round of this year’s Formula Drift Championship took place this weekend in Irwindale, California, with Ryan Tuerck taking the round 7 victory and Chris Forsberg taking bo...

 
Virgin Group Benefitted from $60M Brand Exposure with Brawn
Virgin Group Benefitted from $60M Brand Exposure with Brawn

20 Oct 2009, 10:34 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Any Formula One fan out there who is not yet convinced that Sir Richard Branson is a great businessman should check out this story. Following their sponsorship deal with British Formula One team Bra...

 
GM to Discuss Opel's Troubled State
GM to Discuss Opel's Troubled State

20 Oct 2009, 10:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Speculation about a possible Plan B from American carmaker GM to keep Opel, in case Magna fails to take over, regardless of the reason, may be taken to a whole new level after today's GM board ...

 
Nissan Working on Lighter, Cheaper EV Battery
Nissan Working on Lighter, Cheaper EV Battery

20 Oct 2009, 10:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / True to its self proclaimed name of the world's first mass EV manufacturer, Japanese carmaker Nissan goes on with its plans to become the no. 1 player on the electric vehicle market. Aside from...

 
Ferrari Blames Lack of Testing for Badoer, Fisichella Failures
Ferrari Blames Lack of Testing for Badoer, Fisichella Failures

20 Oct 2009, 10:09 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although they are well behind the other teams in the constructors' standings and have recently fallen behind rivals McLaren Mercedes in their fight for securing 3rd place in the championship, F...

 
UK Infiniti Center Inaugurated
UK Infiniti Center Inaugurated

20 Oct 2009, 10:05 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / A special evening gala took place in Thames Valley to mark the official opening of UK’s first Infiniti Center, shrouding the city in purple lights and the sound of Japanese drums, while 200 gu...

 
Ferrari and McLaren Battle for $5 Million at Abu Dhabi
Ferrari and McLaren Battle for $5 Million at Abu Dhabi

20 Oct 2009, 09:51 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / McLaren-Mercedes and Ferrari will battle for more than just pride in the 2009 Formula One championship. With only one race to go this season, only one point separates the two major teams in the cons...

 
Ford's Distraction Lab Plays with Goggles
Ford's Distraction Lab Plays with Goggles

20 Oct 2009, 09:39 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Believe it or not, making a driver keep his/her eyes on the road has developed into a science of its own, with all the required laboratories and scientists. With so many distractions in today's...

 
Toyota Eyes Raikkonen, Trulli, Glock and Kobayashi for 2010 Lineup
Toyota Eyes Raikkonen, Trulli, Glock and Kobayashi for 2010 Lineup

20 Oct 2009, 09:35 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Toyota yesterday announced that they have addressed 3 drivers with concrete offers for the 2010 Formula One championship. Team president John Howett said that Toyota's primary target remains Ki...

 
Wolfgang Schaefer, Continental's New CFO
Wolfgang Schaefer, Continental's New CFO

20 Oct 2009, 09:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The almost year-long search for a new chief financial officer for manufacturer Continental ended in-house, with the appointment of Wolfgang Schaefer in charge of the company's finances, Autonew...

 
Subaru Opens New Dealership in the UK
Subaru Opens New Dealership in the UK

20 Oct 2009, 09:13 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / {img1 alig=left}The British division of Subaru announced that it has added a new key point to its dealer network by incorporating Dorset’s Bransgore Garage to cover the New Forest area.The new...

 
Schumacher Happy for Brawn's Success
Schumacher Happy for Brawn's Success

20 Oct 2009, 09:10 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Michael Schumacher congratulated both championship winner Jenson Button and winning team Brawn GP for their sensational 2009 season, as the British outfit brought home both titles this year and are ...

 
Opel Spanish Workers Threaten to Strike
Opel Spanish Workers Threaten to Strike

20 Oct 2009, 08:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Opel-Magna deal still hangs in the balance this week, with problems intensifying in Spain, one of the few regions were Magna did not manage to get the support of the local Opel workers. Today, t...

 
Traffic Safety Tips for Halloween
Traffic Safety Tips for Halloween

20 Oct 2009, 08:39 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Halloween is approaching fast and the BCAA Traffic Safety Foundation has just revealed some safety tips to advise people on the dangers that could occur the respective night, as there will be more p...