The New Hyundai Tiburon Comes in 2011
31 Mar 2009, 08:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The successor of the current generation Hyundai Tiburon (known in Europe as the Hyundai Coupe) was confirmed as arriving in 2011 by John Krafcik, Hyundai Motor America CEO. In an interview with auto...
Canada Rejects GM, Chrysler Plans, Refuses to Provide Support
31 Mar 2009, 08:03 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / What could possible be worse than this? General Motors and Chrysler are already on thin ice, with bankruptcy knocking on their doors ever since the fourth quarter of 2008, so they are desperately lo...
GM's Restructuring Plan Is...?
31 Mar 2009, 07:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / ...what? It is the second, or perhaps the third (we lost count), restructuring plan forced upon or put in place by GM, an unwilling participant in the economic turmoil set in motion by the financial...
Force India Consider Bruno Senna for 2010
31 Mar 2009, 07:21 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although he had plenty of options to renew his drivers' lineup for 2009, Force India's Vijay Mallya went for stability when deciding to keep veteran Giancarlo Fisichella and Adrian Sutil f...
China on Track to Become World's Largest Car Manufacturer
31 Mar 2009, 07:25 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Keeping the same production output during these troubled times is a more than difficult task but even so, China is still aiming to become the world's largest automaker by the end of this year. ...
Virgin - Brawn Deal to Expire after the Malaysian Grand Prix
31 Mar 2009, 06:44 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Virgin Group's sponsorship deal with Brawn GP is due to expire shortly after the Malaysian Grand Prix this weekend. As shown by a report from SportsPro, the financial deal between the two compa...
Rick Wagoner to Get $20M Retirement Pay
31 Mar 2009, 06:45 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As we told you yesterday, Detroit, or the upper management at least, was shook yesterday by the news that Rick Wagoner, General Motors CEO, will no longer hold his position, as the Obama administrat...
Confirmed: Volkswagen Returns to Golf Nameplate in the US
31 Mar 2009, 06:41 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volkswagen of America today confirmed recent rumors claiming that it intends to return to the Golf nameplate in the United States, a badge that attracted millions of buyers in Europe. In essence, Vo...
A Woman's Encounter with a Bentley
30 Mar 2009, 18:20 UTC · By: Emanuelle Vandelay / I learned about the meeting with it in the last minute and so I didn't get to prepare myself in any way. I waited for it for two hours wearing a cap with the bill on the side, my used Sunday-je...
Volkswagen of America Recalls 5,000 MY 2008 R32
30 Mar 2009, 16:03 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After the US division of Volkswagen earlier today announced that it was recalling 2009 CCs due to a faulty right passenger seat belt system, the company issue another statement saying that about 5,0...
Russia's AvtoVAZ Receives 20bn Rubles, Putin Confirms
30 Mar 2009, 17:05 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin confirmed today that AvtoVAZ will receive more than 20 billion rubles (about $587.4 million) in state funds to get through the economic crisis and pay its...
Apple to Develop New Car Navigation System?
30 Mar 2009, 19:36 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / Probably thinking about taping into a rather uncharted territory and taking into consideration the popularity of anything coming from Cupertino, Apple appears to be scrutinizing the automotive indus...
Factory MotoGP Teams Not Allowed to Sign Rookies From 2010
30 Mar 2009, 14:56 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A new rule to restrict factory MotoGP teams from signing rookie riders will be introduced in 2010, FIM president Vito Ippolito said this weekend at the Jerez testing track. Obviously, such a move is...
Toyota Appeal - Legitimate Under the FIA Rules
30 Mar 2009, 14:52 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / All is not lost in the case of Toyota's driver Jarno Trulli. After clinching the 3rd spot during Sunday's Australian Grand Prix, the Italian was handed a 25-second penalty by the race stew...
Dovizioso Tops Wet Jerez Testing
30 Mar 2009, 14:25 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Honda's Andrea Dovizioso, who recently stated that it was slightly unhappy with the mew bike from his team, was the fastest rider in this weekend's Jerez testing, a session interrupted by ...
2009 Volkswagen CC Recalled in the US
30 Mar 2009, 13:34 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volkswagen of America is recalling no less than 5,750 model year CC vehicles due to a faulty right front passenger seat belt system that could raise the risk of injuries in case of accidents. Accord...
Tony Schumacher wins NHRA Spring Nationals in Houston
30 Mar 2009, 13:17 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Tony Schumacher clinched his 57th Top Fuel win of career this weekend, at the 22nd annual O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals presented by Pennzoil at Houston Raceway Park. The win – his first...
Ashley Force Hood Wins the O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals
30 Mar 2009, 13:02 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ashley Force Hood clinched her second Funny Car win of career during the 22nd annual O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals presented by Pennzoil at Houston Raceway Park. Just like last year, when taki...
EIB Approves €3bn for French Manufacturers, Renault Gets €400mn
30 Mar 2009, 12:57 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved the 3 billion euros for the French automotive sector, with Renault to receive up to 400 million in state aid. As we told you in February, the funds ar...
Ferrari Confirm Lack of Performance on 2009 Car
30 Mar 2009, 12:51 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ferrari's boss Stefano Domenicali admitted that this week's Australian Grand Prix results are a reflection of Ferrari F60's lack of performance. Although the Scuderia scored some dece...