China's SAIC Might Purchase Opel Insignia Platform
24 Jun 2009, 12:12 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / And here we go again.. The Chinese manufacturer Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp, mostly known as SAIC, intends to purchase the Buick Regal platform, the same on which is based Opel's Insignia...
Fan Survey Shows Overwhelming FOTA Support
24 Jun 2009, 10:43 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / With the FIA summit already under way in Paris, the results of several surveys conducted worldwide have shown that the fans of Formula One are very clear about their stand in the ongoing dispute bet...
Baltimore to Offer Electric Car Share
24 Jun 2009, 10:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Following the footsteps of several European cities, the city of Baltimore, together with ExxonMobil and Electrovaya have announced that an electric car share and rental program is now available in t...
GM Struggles to Meet Obama Plug-in Hybrid Goal
24 Jun 2009, 10:29 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors admitted that it will struggle to comply with President Obama's goal to have 1 million plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles on the streets of the United States by 2015, a company...
Schumacher to Collect 19,000 Euros/Month in Rent
24 Jun 2009, 09:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Michael Schumacher might have had plenty of trouble selling his old Switzerland mansion in the recent months, but it turns out it can bring the former 7-time Formula One champion some important sums...
Audi Q3 Plant Breaks Ground
24 Jun 2009, 10:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Spanish manufacturer Seat has today set the corner stone for the future bodywork workshop at the Martoreli plant, where the new Audi Q3 will be built starting 2011. Seat takes great pride in the fut...
Hockenheim Pull Out Support for F1 Race
24 Jun 2009, 09:53 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Hockenheim has moved one step closer to securing a spot in the potential breakaway series formed by the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA), after a stakeholders meeting on Tuesday led to the decis...
Blake Young to Race at Donington Park
24 Jun 2009, 09:42 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Since German Max Neukirchner is still recovering from the broken femur injury at Monza, the Suzuki Alstare Brux team has given Blake Young a chance to race at the British World Superbike ninth round...
Toyota Hydrogen Car by 2015
24 Jun 2009, 09:43 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Hydrogen-powered cars seem to become somewhat of a trend nowadays, although we admit they might represent a solution for reducing fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. After authorities around the wor...
Toyota to Receive UK Funding
24 Jun 2009, 09:32 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese manufacturer Toyota joins the ranks of manufacturers to receive R&D money to be used in the development or implementation of alternative fueled vehicles. UK's Technology Strategy B...
Rossi Eyes 24 Hours of Le Mans Drive
24 Jun 2009, 09:22 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Following a thrilling victory in Barcelona, when he overtook Yamaha teammate Jorge Lorenzo in the very last corner of the race, reigning MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi revealed he has set a couple ...
Nissan Confirms First US Electric Car by 2010
24 Jun 2009, 09:18 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Following the $1.6 billion loan received from the United States Department of Energy, Nissan once again confirmed its plans to launch electric cars in the country, emphasizing that the funding packa...
Kia Considers an LPG Hybrid for Australia
24 Jun 2009, 09:17 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The Australian market could welcome an LPG hybrid small car from Kia in the near future, since the Korean automaker is about to release a new LPG hybrid based on the Cerato small sedan already on sa...
GTbyCitroen on the Streets of London
24 Jun 2009, 08:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The long-talked about, game-inspired GTbyCitroen can now be seen on the streets of London, as part of an attempt to recreate the "street circuit" featured in the Gran Turismo driving game ...
Loeb: Pacenotes Are Vital in Poland
24 Jun 2009, 09:05 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Sebastien Loeb revealed that the key to getting back on his winning ways inside the World Rally Championship is taking some accurate pacenotes for the stages of the inaugural Rally Poland. The Polis...
Toyota Auris Hybrid Confirmed for September
24 Jun 2009, 08:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Toyota finally confirmed it will debut a hybrid version of the popular Auris hatchback, a model which was often rumored to be launched as a cheaper alternative to Honda's very own hybrid Insigh...
Button Still Racing for Wins
24 Jun 2009, 08:20 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Every racing fan out there knows that there are drivers who race for wins, and there are drivers who race for championships. Although everyone agrees that Formula One leader Jenson Button should tak...
Brad Pitt Riding Without Jolie Again
24 Jun 2009, 08:14 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / This is not the first time that the Hollywood megastar is spotted enjoying a ride with his custom-built motorcycle on the streets of L.A., though we would have expected to see him on a different bik...
smart Gets £2.5m for Electric Car Trial
24 Jun 2009, 08:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Governments around the world seem to have entered a spending frenzy, as some type of race for who gives more money to automakers has engulfed both the US and the UK. After we already told you the US...
Ford Satisfied with US Loan
24 Jun 2009, 08:10 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After the United States Department of Energy announced the $8 billion loan approved for the Clean Three (Ford, Nissan and Tesla Motors), the involved automaker started praising the government's...