GM Wants Chrysler to Pay for Two-Mode Hybrid
24 Jun 2009, 12:51 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American manufacturer GM is said to pursue legal action against its former Detroit Three competitor, Chrysler, on the grounds that the latter has not honored its obligations regarding the developmen...
Toyoda Unlikely to Bring Drastic Changes in Toyota
24 Jun 2009, 12:48 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / At least, this is what a Japanese auto analyst says, explaining that that new board will most likely continue the things started by the previous management team. For this reason, Akio Toyoda is unik...
Kia Denim Soul Special Edition Launched
24 Jun 2009, 14:04 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Kia Motors America announced today the launch of the 2010 Denim Kia Soul, a special edition of the Soul model line, which keeps the Soul’s standard features, but also offers the customers extr...
Mosley Will Not Stand for Re-Election, FIA Confirms Peace
24 Jun 2009, 12:16 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Following today's meeting of the World Motor Sport Council in Paris, it has emerged that the FIA and the FOTA have finally come to an agreement over the future of the sport. According to FIA pr...
Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano HGTE New Photos
24 Jun 2009, 12:48 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Italian manufacturer Ferrari has released new photos of their Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano boasting the Handling Gran Turismo Evoluzione (HGTE) package, intended to further emphasize Ferrari's sport...
1965 Ford GT40 at Goodwood Festival of Speed
24 Jun 2009, 13:20 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / As the founding sponsor of the Goodwood Festival of Speed, scheduled to take place on July 3, in Sussex, Bonhams will line up a great selection of sports, competition and collectors’ cars, as...
US F1 to Secure European Base at Paul Ricard?
24 Jun 2009, 10:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / US F1 don't seem to pay any attention to the breakaway saga lately, as it emerged the North Carolina based team is currently seeking a second base for their Formula One operations, in Europe. T...
2009 Volvo Environment Prize Goes to Susan Solomon
24 Jun 2009, 10:50 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Susan Solomon, one of the most appreciated atmospheric scientists has been awarded with the 2009 Volvo Environment Prize for important findings on the ozone layer depletion and on the UN climate pan...
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...