Small Car Chief Engineer Leaves Chrysler for Another Company
7 Jul 2009, 14:14 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After emerging from bankruptcy and getting ready for the optimistic plans brought from Europe by now-ally Fiat, Chrysler loses one of the most important players in the team responsible for the produ...
Suzuki Grand Vitara Upgrade
7 Jul 2009, 14:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese manufacturer Suzuki plans to take full advantage of UK's successful scrappage scheme and announced today it will increase the engine offering for its Grand Vitara range with the additi...
Chrysler Opens New UK Dealers
7 Jul 2009, 13:49 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After closing the doors of thousands of dealerships in the United Kingdom, Chrysler continues the European expansions with two new stores in the United Kingdom. Heritage Leicester, from the Ayleston...
BAIC Wants to Sell Nearly 500,000 Opels in China
7 Jul 2009, 13:28 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / In case the company receives the green light to take over Opel, BAIC intends to sell almost half a million cars manufactured by the German automaker in China by 2015. The plans were mentioned in the...
Koenigsegg: NLV Quant Not Ours
7 Jul 2009, 13:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After presenting the street racer named Quant at the 2009 Geneva Auto Show, dust seemed to have settled on the subject. Until now, when Swedish sports car manufacturer Koenigsegg found it useful, in...
Peugeot 407 Coupe New 3.0l V6 241 BHP Engine
7 Jul 2009, 13:17 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Peugeot recently announced two new engines for the 407 Coupe that will bring improved efficiency, high power output and reduced CO2 emissions. The new V6 HDi PEF 3.0-liter engine develops a maxim...
$3M Jaguar Racer to be Auctioned in Monterey
7 Jul 2009, 13:11 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The highlight of the annual Sports & Classics of Monterey auction held by RM Auctions on August 13-15 in California, will be an historic 1952 Jaguar C-Type sports racer, that was driven to victo...
Daimler Sets Sales Record in China
7 Jul 2009, 13:08 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Daimler joins the ranks of German manufacturer who are more than pleased with how things are going in China. The company has posted record sales in the country in June, with total deliveries amounti...
Caterham Boosts Seven Production
7 Jul 2009, 13:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / British manufacturer Caterham announced today it plans to increase production of the Seven sportscar by about 10 percent, due to the "above-forecast" demand growth in the UK and mainland E...
BAIC Would Build Opel Plant in China, Close Belgium Factory
7 Jul 2009, 12:56 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even though Beijing Automotive Industry Corp. (BAIC) submitted a takeover proposal to Opel only a few days ago, the first rumors talking about the company's plans over the German brand are alre...
Ford Ka Soundtrack Released at Public Request
7 Jul 2009, 12:53 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / We all know how a theme song from a commercial can get so obsessive sometimes and you just have to have it. Ford Ka’s European TV campaign had exactly the same effect on its thousands of viewe...
Rare Lamborghini Bursts in Flames
7 Jul 2009, 12:42 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Enough with all those Ferraris that catch fire out of the blue! It’s Lamborghini time... A 2005 Lamborghini Gallardo, to be more exact, that burst into flames after it pulled up outside a nigh...
Pirelli's Mario Isola to Debut in the Rally of Nations, in Mexico
7 Jul 2009, 11:01 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Pirelli' motorsport manager Mario Isola has confirmed he will take part in this weekend's Rally of Nations event in Mexico. The event was initially scheduled to take place earlier this ...
Robert McNamara Dies at 93
7 Jul 2009, 10:56 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Former Ford Motor Company president and US Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara passed away in his sleep last night at his home. "His age just caught up with him," McNamara's wife...
Mallya Optimistic for 2011 Podiums
7 Jul 2009, 10:48 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Force India's co-owner Vijay Mallya reiterated his optimistic comments towards Formula One point scoring this season ahead of the German Grand Prix, at Nurburgring. Actually, to put it in his o...
Volvo S60 SE Prepared for the US
7 Jul 2009, 10:30 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Since the production of the popular Volvo S60 halted last month, the Swedish manufacturer decided to roll out a special SE version, exclusively designed for the United States. The car will be priced...
BMW Drops Slower in June
7 Jul 2009, 10:39 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Joining the ranks of manufacturers who are experiencing a rebound from the crisis which crippled the industry in the previous months, the BMW Group posted still negative sales figures, yet improved ...
BMW Motorrad Navigator IV GPS Released
7 Jul 2009, 10:24 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / BMW Motorrad and Garmin International have extended their collaboration, the two companies developing the Navigator IV, a motorcycle-friendly GPS navigator, based on Garmin’s zumo 660. In a...
Webber: 2009 Title is Only Button's to Lose
7 Jul 2009, 10:20 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Red Bull's Mark Webber is, no doubt about it, happy with his team's decision not to support just a single driver for the championship this season, especially since he reckons his teammate ...
Suzuka Could Replace Fuji for the 2010 F1 GP
7 Jul 2009, 10:01 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / Following the official withdrawal of the Fuji Speedway from hosting the Japanese GP for the 2010 season, speculations were raised as to which circuit would be its replacement in next year's cal...