Loeb Wins Rally Spain, Citroen Grabs 1-2
4 Oct 2009, 16:34 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Sebastien Loeb got exactly what he wanted this weekend: a perfect 1-2 finish in Rally Spain that would get him within one point of his title rival Mikko Hirvonen with only one round to go. The Frenc...
Electric Motorcycles Demand to Grow, Market Forecast Says
4 Oct 2009, 14:46 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / World Motorcycles, a new industry study, has just been released, presenting market forecasts for 2013 and 2018 by motorcycle type, worldwide regional market as well as for 21 national markets....
KTM Withdraws from the 125 GP
4 Oct 2009, 14:43 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Austrian motorcycle manufacturer KTM has announced that it will not continue with a factory team in the 125 cc Grand Prix World Championship starting from the next season. The company, however, will...
Renault Puts Another Nail in Saturn's Coffin
4 Oct 2009, 10:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Last week’s announcement that Penske had a swift and unexpected change of heart, body, mind and soul in taking over GM’s Saturn left many wondering if and with who Saturn will survive. M...
Ford's EcoBoost to Get 125 Patents
4 Oct 2009, 10:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / An extremely proud Ford Motor announced this weekend that its latest development in terms of engines, the long-praised EcoBoost, will add no less than 125 positions to Ford’s existing 4,618 a...
Sebastian Vettel Drove to Victory at Suzuka
4 Oct 2009, 07:44 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / German Sebastian Vettel managed a composed race today at Suzuka, as the Red-Bull Renault driver who started from pole position extended his lead throughout the race and in the end scored the rewardi...
Vettel on Pole at Suzuka
3 Oct 2009, 15:42 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / Sebastian Vettle managed to place on the first spot of the grid for tomorrow's race after an eventful Japanese qualifying. The first session of the qualifiers started amid a beautiful weather ...
Fifty Years of IIHS Safety Research
2 Oct 2009, 19:24 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Safety comes first.... at least nowadays. We now see how year after year every carmaker in the world is constantly improving safety features for its vehicles. Today, they not only battle on offering...
Putin Urges Renault to Help AvtoVAZ
2 Oct 2009, 14:53 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / AvtoVAZ sees its business in a desperate situation, with the economic chaos forcing the management board take a shocking decision: a job cut affecting more than 27,000 workers. But Russian Prime Min...
Aptera 2e May Get US Funding
2 Oct 2009, 15:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After the final, production-ready Aptera 2e was previewed thanks to a few leaked photos earlier this week, the three-wheeled fuel-efficient contraption has all the chances of becoming a reality than...
Toyota to Launch Sai Hybrid Sedan
2 Oct 2009, 14:45 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Toyota continues to launch green models and the next model in the production queue is the Sai hybrid sedan, a sibling to Lexus HS 250h, which is expected to go on sale on October 20 in Japan. The ca...
Porsche Engineering Announces Management Changes
2 Oct 2009, 14:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German manufacturer Porsche announced today two new appointments in its management structure, to come into effect since the beginning of the month. Malte Radmann, who has served as a member of t...
Hyundai Continues US Growth in September
2 Oct 2009, 14:42 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Hyundai continues to perform well in the United States, in spite of the collapsing market following the closure of the Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS). Hyundai Motor America posted a 27 percent i...
Mazda Wants Police Uniform
2 Oct 2009, 14:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese manufacturer Mazda announce it plans to become a major UK police force vehicle supplier in 2010. With Mazda vehicles currently serving in some 42 police forces and Government agencies like ...
Four Dead Due to Toyota Stuck Accelerator Pedal
2 Oct 2009, 13:44 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The safety glitch we told you about yesterday killed no less than four people in the United States. At least, this is the only accident we heard about at this time, although preliminary reports are ...
Nissan Leaf Reservations in the US in Spring 2010
2 Oct 2009, 13:41 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Japanese carmaker Nissan confirmed that US buyers will be able to make reservations for the company's electric vehicle Leaf starting spring 2010. The company said it has received around 22,000 ...
Toyota, On the Brink of Capitulation
2 Oct 2009, 13:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese manufacturer Toyota is not only struggling to cope with the darkest days in its existence, but is very close to “capitulation to irrelevance or death,” as the company's CEO...
Bugatti Galibier 16C Close to Production
2 Oct 2009, 13:11 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The recently-revealed Bugatti Galibier 16C concept might be pushed into production very soon as the project has been reportedly given the go-ahead. The new Bugatti was officially displayed at the 20...
Ford Fiesta Movement Shows Results
2 Oct 2009, 12:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Ford's somewhat unconventional advertising strategy to prepare the American market for the release of the Fiesta is paying off big time. According to the manufacturer, the Fiesta Movement, heav...
Mazda CX-9 Launched in Australia
2 Oct 2009, 12:32 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Mazda yesterday introduced the new CX-9 in Australia, a range that will be offered in three models, Classic, Luxury and Grand Touring. The car will be priced from AU$49,990 and will be offered with ...