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Subaru Expects Best Month Ever in the US
Subaru Expects Best Month Ever in the US

3 Aug 2009, 06:35 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Subaru of America expects a 30 percent increase in sales in July compared to the same month of the previous years, citing, of course, the shockingly successful CARS scrapping scheme as the main reas...

 
Jerk Drivers Reduce Traffic Jams, Study Shows
Jerk Drivers Reduce Traffic Jams, Study Shows

2 Aug 2009, 14:25 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / It’s hard to believe that driving like e jerk is helping the traffic flow, but a new study conducted by physicists at Sweden's Umea University is confirming it. So, the next time you see ...

 
Raikkonen Crashes Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000 in Rally Finland
Raikkonen Crashes Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000 in Rally Finland

2 Aug 2009, 13:55 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Kimi Raikkonen might have crashed during the 19th special stage of Rally Finland on Saturday, but he sure did not make a full out of himself this weekend. Although he never got to cross the finish l...

 
Daytona Int. Speedway to Build New Dirt Track
Daytona Int. Speedway to Build New Dirt Track

2 Aug 2009, 12:30 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / “The World Center of Racing” and home of well-known racing events with stock cars, sports car, motorcycles and karts will soon begin construction of a quarter-mile dirt track, a part of ...

 
Nissan Leaf Uncovered
Nissan Leaf Uncovered

2 Aug 2009, 13:32 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / As we told you earlier this week, Nissan was planning to unveil a new electric vehicle on August 2… and they did. Now, we’re going to let you in on some of its features. The Leaf is a m...

 
Mikko Hirvonen Wins Rally Finland
Mikko Hirvonen Wins Rally Finland

2 Aug 2009, 10:45 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Mikko Hirvonen has moved one step closer to securing his first ever World Rally Championship crown after clinching his maiden Neste Oil Rally Finland win in career on Sunday. Driving in front of a h...

 
DTM: Tom Kristensen on Pole at Oschersleben
DTM: Tom Kristensen on Pole at Oschersleben

2 Aug 2009, 10:19 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / The 42-year-old Dane took the pole position for the Orscersleben race on Sunday, as the 3.696 kilometers long track from the Magdeburg region saw an overwhelming Audi domination on Saturday. The...

 
New Concorde Agreement Signed
New Concorde Agreement Signed

2 Aug 2009, 10:13 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / We can now say that the war between the International Automobile Federation (FIA) and the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) finally came to an end, after a press release issued by the former sta...

 
Chrysler PT Cruiser Saved from Death
Chrysler PT Cruiser Saved from Death

2 Aug 2009, 08:56 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / If you’re one of those guys who don’t believe in miracles, you should change your mind because one has just happened. Chrysler announced it won’t kill the PT Cruiser after all so p...

 
$2 Extra Billion for Cash for Clunkers
$2 Extra Billion for Cash for Clunkers

1 Aug 2009, 11:07 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The White House administration has decided to inject an extra $2 billion in the Cash for Clunkers nationwide scheme after dealerships across the country raised concerns that the initial funding pack...

 
VW Projects Zero Growth in 2010
VW Projects Zero Growth in 2010

31 Jul 2009, 15:02 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / 2010 is going to be a difficult year for the automotive industry. At least, this is what Volkswagen believes, projecting a zero growth in the car market next year. After unveiling a drop in sales in...

 
2010 Camaro SS HPE650 Detailed
2010 Camaro SS HPE650 Detailed

31 Jul 2009, 14:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Hennessey Performance Engineering (HPE) announced today the release of the of their newest interpretation of the 2010 Camaro SS, to prove that "the power tuning always makes sense." Th...

 
What’s Cooking? Driver Ploughs into Kitchen
What’s Cooking? Driver Ploughs into Kitchen

31 Jul 2009, 14:45 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / There are definitely so much more better ways of finding out what do others have for dinner than entering with your car in their house. Unfortunately, that was the only solution that a driver of a T...

 
GM Recalls 2004-2009 Chevrolet Colorado
GM Recalls 2004-2009 Chevrolet Colorado

31 Jul 2009, 14:49 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors is recalling several models in the United States after discovering that a brake lamp switch might work incorrectly and have serious consequences over both the affected car and the oth...

 
Clooney Takes His New Girlfriend Out for a Ride
Clooney Takes His New Girlfriend Out for a Ride

31 Jul 2009, 14:08 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Taking beautiful girls out for a ride is one of the main reasons that men buy motorcycles, that of course, right after the passion for motorcycles impulse. However, as one of Hollywood’s most ...

 
Mazda MX-5 Roadster 20th Anniversary Special Edition Released
Mazda MX-5 Roadster 20th Anniversary Special Edition Released

31 Jul 2009, 14:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese manufacturer Mazda announced today the release of a special edition of the MX-5 Roadster (Miata) onto the Japanese market, to commemorate 20 years since the small roadster came to be. The s...

 
PSA Plans Second Joint Venture in China
PSA Plans Second Joint Venture in China

31 Jul 2009, 13:54 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / PSA continues its global expansion with a new mission: the French alliance wants to form a new joint venture in China. The second one, to be more specific... According to The Financial Times, PSA Pe...

 
Suzuki Plans to Keep CAMI
Suzuki Plans to Keep CAMI

31 Jul 2009, 14:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese manufacturer Suzuki said today, through the voice of Gene Brown, American Suzuki's vice president of marketing and public relations, that, despite the difficult economical conditions, ...

 
£250 Workplace Parking Tax in the UK
£250 Workplace Parking Tax in the UK

31 Jul 2009, 13:30 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / A Government scheme that will be first introduced in Nottingham in 2012 states that firms employing 11 or more staff who park their cars in company bays will be charged for each space. According ...

 
BAIC Keeps an Eye on Volvo
BAIC Keeps an Eye on Volvo

31 Jul 2009, 13:28 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / BAIC, who has been most recently linked with an Opel takeover proposal, is now interested in purchasing the Swedish ailing manufacturer Volvo. The Chinese manufacturer has already announced it is lo...