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Hirvonen Wins Rally Poland, Takes WRC Lead
Hirvonen Wins Rally Poland, Takes WRC Lead

29 Jun 2009, 08:07 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Mikko Hirvonen has become championship leader in the WRC, following a mistake-free performance during the inaugural Rally Poland the past weekend. The Finnish driver managed to maintain a secure lea...

 
Magna in Trouble, Opel Bound for BAIC, RHJ
Magna in Trouble, Opel Bound for BAIC, RHJ

29 Jun 2009, 08:23 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even if Magna International continues its efforts to secure the Opel deal by mid-September, General Motors has signed non-binding agreements with China's Beijing Automotive and Belgium's R...

 
‘Festival of Legends - Wings and Wheels' at Laguna Seca
‘Festival of Legends - Wings and Wheels' at Laguna Seca

29 Jun 2009, 08:43 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Though it will make its debut in the fall of 2010, Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca announced that a special preview of the ‘Festival of Legends - Wings and Wheels' will be on display at this ye...

 
Lear to File for Bankruptcy
Lear to File for Bankruptcy

29 Jun 2009, 08:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Even if the economic crisis seems to soften, it keeps on making victims in the automotive sector. The latest one to feel the kiss of bankruptcy is car seat manufacturer Lear which, according to medi...

 
Jamie Green Wins Norisring Thriller
Jamie Green Wins Norisring Thriller

29 Jun 2009, 07:40 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Jamie Green became only the second DTM driver to win a race in a one-year old spec car, as he took his AMG Mercedes C-Klasse to victory during this weekend's race at Norisring. The Briton denie...

 
CGI: 2013 Mazda MX-2
CGI: 2013 Mazda MX-2

29 Jun 2009, 07:52 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Mazda MX-5 is undoubtedly an appealing model and the Japanese manufacturer wants to go even further with a brand new roadster called MX-2. Expected to be somewhat like a poor man's roadster, th...

 
Functional Flying Car Kept as Family Treasure
Functional Flying Car Kept as Family Treasure

29 Jun 2009, 08:36 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Cars that can fly? It sounds so close and yet so far away. However, the single-engine propeller plane with removable wings legal for both road and air travel Aerocar was invented 60 years ago by Mou...

 
Spyshots: 2011 BMW 1 Series 5-Door
Spyshots: 2011 BMW 1 Series 5-Door

29 Jun 2009, 07:39 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After some two weeks ago we brought you a few CGIs presenting the next generation BMW 1 Series, it is time for a closer look at the vehicle. Of course, if you have the eye to see through all that ca...

 
Ford on the Way to Profit, Records Increasing Demand
Ford on the Way to Profit, Records Increasing Demand

29 Jun 2009, 07:19 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ford, who has just received $5.9 billion in US loans for advanced vehicle technologies, says the company is performing better in the domestic market and, as a result of increasing demand, it plans t...

 
Joey Logano, Youngest Driver to Win a Sprint Cup Race, at New Hampshire
Joey Logano, Youngest Driver to Win a Sprint Cup Race, at New Hampshire

29 Jun 2009, 07:04 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Joey Logano became the youngest driver in the history of NASCAR to win a Sprint Cup Series event, after he took the chequered flag in the rain-shortened Lennox Industrial Tools 301 at New Hampshire ...

 
Jaguar, Land Rover Launched in India
Jaguar, Land Rover Launched in India

29 Jun 2009, 07:08 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Leaving aside a bit its new love for the Nano, Indian manufacturer Tata Motors took their most esteemed brands, Jaguar and Land Rover, and brought them home, to India. The launch of the two brands t...

 
Fiat Won't Improve Opel Bid
Fiat Won't Improve Opel Bid

29 Jun 2009, 06:47 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Fiat is now trying a different approach strategy when it comes to buying Opel. After struggling to convince the German government that Opel would have a bright feature under their umbrella, the Ital...

 
Mosley Insults Di Montezemolo. Peace in Danger?
Mosley Insults Di Montezemolo. Peace in Danger?

29 Jun 2009, 06:31 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / OK... So we're getting a little bit tired of this, but the FIA – FOTA dispute might not be over. Although the two parties have reached an agreement on the 2010-onwards rules last Wednesda...

 
Porsche Lashes Out After VW Ultimatum
Porsche Lashes Out After VW Ultimatum

29 Jun 2009, 06:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Things heat up in Germany, as the war between two of its leading car manufacturers has intensified over the weekend. On Saturday, German magazine Der Spiegel reported that Volkswagen has given its m...

 
Valentino Rossi Eyes 2010 Seat with Ferrari's 3rd Car
Valentino Rossi Eyes 2010 Seat with Ferrari's 3rd Car

28 Jun 2009, 13:26 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / One day after clinching his 100th win inside the MotoGP, Valentino Rossi is still making the headlines of all major motorsport publications Europe-wide. The latest rumor that surfaced to the media t...

 
Rossi Takes 100th MotoGP Win at Assen
Rossi Takes 100th MotoGP Win at Assen

28 Jun 2009, 13:23 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Valentino Rossi once again made the history books of the MotoGP championship, as the Yamaha rider scored his 100th win in the series and became undisputed leader of the overall classification follow...

 
Infiniti Essence Ready to Shine at Goodwood
Infiniti Essence Ready to Shine at Goodwood

28 Jun 2009, 09:52 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / We were all sad that the Infiniti Essence Concept shown to us four months ago at the Geneva Motor Show wouldn't go in production. But Infiniti tries to bring a smile on our faces with a new app...

 
Kia Confirms 11 Models Eligible for US CARS
Kia Confirms 11 Models Eligible for US CARS

28 Jun 2009, 09:33 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After the United States government approved the Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS), automakers selling cars in the country rushed to announce their very own models participating in the scheme. The g...

 
Denso Ejector Air Conditioning
Denso Ejector Air Conditioning

28 Jun 2009, 09:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Just when you thought air conditioning, as a technology, peaked and has no other place to go, Denso begs to differ and releases onto the market the ejector air conditioning system. The new developme...

 
GM: No Replacement for Pontiac Vibe
GM: No Replacement for Pontiac Vibe

27 Jun 2009, 10:17 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The discontinuing of the Pontiac Vibe alter this year will leave GM's spot in the New United Motor Manufacturing (NUMMI) venture with Toyota empty, as the Americans say they have no clue with w...