Finnish Millionaire Fined 111,888 Euros for Speeding
10 Mar 2009, 09:43 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / How would it be like to pay speeding tickets according to your revenue per day? Those who earn less would pay cheaper fines, while millionaires would have to pay big bucks for their mistakes. As...
GM Bets On Direct Fuel Injection
10 Mar 2009, 09:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With CO2 emissions and fuel economy being the talk of the day in this time of crisis, manufacturers are driven to create viable and sometimes strange ways of cutting figures for both of the aforemen...
McLaren and Red Bull Revise Cars at Barcelona
10 Mar 2009, 09:13 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / For the first time this off-season, all 10 teams have tested their 2009 challengers in the same day and on the same circuit, at Barcelona, this week. Apart from seeing Ross Brawn's new car at w...
GM Pleased with Obama's Task Force's Visit to Michigan
10 Mar 2009, 09:08 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Just like we told you yesterday, Obama's Task Force formed to supervise the auto industry and bring ailing automakers on the floating line is going to test-drive Chevrolet Volt and visit GM...
UK Government: Speed Limit on Rural Roads Reduced to 50 Mph
10 Mar 2009, 09:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Apart from installing speed cameras without warning signs to let the motorists know what to expect in the area, it seems that the UK Government is thinking about more ways to improve road safety. ...
Unofficial: Nissan GT-R Wagon at the 2009 Nagoya Auto Trend
10 Mar 2009, 08:45 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Nissan GT-R is indeed a very appealing car so every single vehicle based on this particular model obviously catches our attention. So is the so-called Nissan GT-R Wagon, a model based on the M35 Sta...
New Info on BMW GT6, Z2 and 3 Series Supersports
10 Mar 2009, 08:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The BMW post-Bangle era has begun. Although Bangle's critics should not get their hopes up that the company will drastically change its design code because of his departure, the event itself is...
Max Mosley to Address the UK Parliament on Press Standards
10 Mar 2009, 08:27 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / It was the British press to have jeopardized Max Mosley's position within the International Automobile Federation and marred his image throughout the world of Formula One and beyond, but now it...
DeLorean Biopic by David Permut Coming Soon
10 Mar 2009, 08:14 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / John Zachary DeLorean is probably one of the most controversial personalities in the entire auto industry since Karl Benz invented the automobile. And now his life story will be turned into a biopic...
BMW Certified Pre-Owned Vehicle Sales Reach All-Time High
10 Mar 2009, 08:02 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / BMW North America announced that its Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) program in the United States reached an all-time high in 2008, attracting 16.5 percent more consumers compared to the year before. The ...
Ford Workers Approve Contract Changes
10 Mar 2009, 07:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The only company that did not seek government help out of the Big Three has set yet another milestone in the crisis driven automotive industry. Ford Motor and its unionized workers have come to an a...
2010 Kia Sorento Official Photos
9 Mar 2009, 19:29 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Following the numerous teasers we've seen before the 2009 Geneva Auto Show, here we have the first official photo with the new 2010 Kia Sorento in all its glory. According to kia-world.net, the...
2010 Kia Soul Goes on Sale in Miami
9 Mar 2009, 19:13 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / South Korean automaker Kia has just launched the new 2010 Soul in Miami, following the public unveiling at the 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show. The range comes with a choice of four trims, as it follows:...
BMW Reports 24.4 Percent Drop in February 2009
9 Mar 2009, 19:12 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / With the economic recession still forcing automakers to apply cost-cutting measures, BMW today reported a drop of 24.4 percent in February 2009 sales versus February 2008. This means the German grou...
Merkel: Opel Is Not Vital to the Economy
9 Mar 2009, 19:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German chancellor Angela Merkel requires a better survival plan to be forwarded by Opel, but warns that even if it does so and the plan is approved, it is unlikely the aid will come in the form of c...
Audi A4 Rules Germany...
9 Mar 2009, 19:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / ... or at least ruled last year. Nevertheless, until the Audi A4 range becomes available for the UK market on March 28, the German manufacturer keeps the stakes high and announced that the A4 was th...
Volvo Upgrades Emission Laboratory
9 Mar 2009, 18:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Fuel efficient vehicles have long surpassed the state of "concept" cars. As hybrid, all electric and low emission vehicles become more and more common, investment into research technology ...
Couple Emerged Unhurt After Unexpected Flight in Rented Car
9 Mar 2009, 18:53 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Ford has never had the intention to design its Focus with the ability to fly but it seems that a British driver in his sixties wanted to change this. According to the Daily Mail, the motorist and...
Ex-Lover Jailed for Six Years over Blackmail of BMW Heiress
9 Mar 2009, 18:47 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / A few months ago, the Quandt family, BMW's leading shareholder, had to face one of the worst scandals in their entire existence as Susanne Klatten, heiress of the German car maker, confessed sh...
Porsche 917 Turns Forty; no Mid-life Crisis
9 Mar 2009, 18:37 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / On March 13, 1969, one of the most successful racing cars of all time was getting its baptism of fire at the Geneva International Auto Show. Forty years later, the Porsche 917 is coming of age as a...