Remy Launches Electric Motor for Hybrids, EVs
6 Oct 2009, 13:14 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American supplier Remy international announced today it has created what may very well be among the first of its type suitable for both electric vehicles and hybrids. The motor, dubbed HVH250, has i...
Ford to Overtake GM by 2012, Challenge Toyota
6 Oct 2009, 12:46 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ford, the only large Detroit automaker that managed to cope with the economic chaos without money supplied by the government, will overtake General Motors by 2012, according to an economic forecasti...
Mike Lafferty Joins Husaberg Enduro Team
6 Oct 2009, 12:46 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / {img1 align=left)The North American division of Husaberg, part of KTM Motorsports, have just announced that the eight-time National Enduro Champion Mike Lafferty will move to the Husaberg Factory Ra...
Proton Dreams of Good Old Lotus
6 Oct 2009, 12:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Malaysian manufacturer Proton, who for the better part of the last decade had control over British carmaker Lotus, expressed its desire for more Lotus vehicles to be introduced onto the market. ...
Renault to Help AvtoVAZ Survive
6 Oct 2009, 12:44 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Following the comments of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin who urged Renault to step in and help the ailing automaker AvtoVAZ, the French car manufacturer expressed its support and said it is i...
Suzuki Reveals Motorcycle Lineup for Tokyo
6 Oct 2009, 12:04 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The battle of giants is about to take place later this month at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show. After Honda detailed its two-wheeled lineup for the event last week, Suzuki has also geared up for the show...
Brawn Vows to Keep Tension Between Drivers to a Minimum
6 Oct 2009, 10:46 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Having both of your drivers fight for the championship title is usually a tough job for most of the team bosses. It's one thing to have a driver fighting for the world title and the other one p...
Fiat 500 Monza, Abarth with Expensive Style
6 Oct 2009, 10:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / We are confident, seeing the already big number of custom 500s out there, that soon we will have to create a special section for this new tuners' passion. Until then however, this new tuning mu...
Manchester City Player Buys £260K Bentley for His Girlfriend
6 Oct 2009, 10:52 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Stephen Ireland, the Manchester City midfielder has spent about £260k (his one-month pay) on pimping a Bentley for his girlfriend’s birthday. He must really love Jessica Lawlor, since th...
Updated: Visteon Looking to Reduce NA Interiors Business
6 Oct 2009, 10:17 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Visteon Corporation continues its restructuring process in North America with a new announcement: the company is looking to sell a Highland Park factory that currently handles production of door tri...
McLaren Don't Trust BMW Sauber's New Owners
6 Oct 2009, 10:33 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although the majority of the teams would agree to grant BMW Sauber a 14th entry for the 2010 Formula One season, some of them have expressed their doubts over the Swiss team's new owners Qadbak...
BorgWarner Engineering for 2010 Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan
6 Oct 2009, 10:13 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Supplier BorgWarner announced today it will supply several engine and drivetrain parts for the 2010 Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan. The parts in question are cam torque actuated variable cam timing (...
One-off Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano HGTE China Auctioned
6 Oct 2009, 10:13 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / After we presented you the limited edition Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano HGTE China, due to be released soon just for the Chinese market, the Italian manufacturer has unveiled a one-off model scheduled to...
Renault Set to Confirm Kubica This Week
6 Oct 2009, 09:55 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Robert Kubica is already with one foot at Enstone, if we are to believe the latest media reports coming from France. Soon after Toyota officially pulled out of the race to sign the Polish driver, Fr...
What Saturn Needs to Survive
6 Oct 2009, 10:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The soon-to-be dead American brand Saturn is not in such a big deep "something" some would like to believe. According to Todd Ingersoll, Saturn Retailer Council member, all the brand would...
BMW Expands South African Plant
6 Oct 2009, 09:33 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / German carmaker BMW today announced that it will invest up to 2.2 billion rand (approximately $288 million) in the South African production plant to expand local production. BMW hopes the Rosslyn, S...
Prost Praises Vettel for Not Giving Up on 2009 Title
6 Oct 2009, 09:35 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Alain Prost is happy to see that the title fight is not over and that Sebastian Vettel is still thinking of the F1 crown. Even though nobody was giving him a chance for the championship win, the Ger...
10,200 Audi A3 and TT Models Recalled
6 Oct 2009, 09:49 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / After recalling 2,500 Audi A3, Audi TT and Audi TT Roadster vehicles equipped with S tronic transmissions at the end of August, the four-ring brand issued another safety recall, involving the same m...
Audi September Sales, Chinese Version
6 Oct 2009, 09:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German manufacturer Audi posted today sales for September 2009 in China, a country which slowly but surely made a place for itself in the car manufacturer's best markets. So much so, that Audi ...
NHTSA Starts Investigation on Faulty Ford F-150 Airbag
6 Oct 2009, 09:08 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is investigating the Ford F-150 after several complaints reported that the side driver airbag is deployed for no reason. According to preli...