Renault Aims to Kill Alpine
26 Feb 2009, 17:49 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / While some automakers struggle to get through the crisis and call for support from their local governments, French manufacturer Renault is apparently planning to kill the sporty Alpine brand. It see...
Skoda Stops Production for First Generation Octavia
26 Feb 2009, 16:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Skoda decided to temporarily stop production of its first generation Octavia due to sales decline in key markets, Autonews reported. Poor results in Russia, Ukraine and Romania forced the Czech manu...
Marriage Triumph-Alpinestars Gives Birth to Riding Apparel Line
26 Feb 2009, 16:03 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Moto addicts now have one more reason to be happy about as Triumph and Alpinestars have joined forces to create "Triumph engineered with Alpinestars" line of technical riding apparel. The ...
Gemballa Mirage GT Carbon Edition Boasts 670 HP
26 Feb 2009, 15:56 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / How often do we have the chance to see a good-looking aftermarket Carrera GT? Pretty rare that's for sure but, once a certain tuner unveils such a high-performance models, it's surely fair...
Gabe Pruitt of Boston Celtics Charged with DUI
26 Feb 2009, 15:48 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / The book with DUI incidents among sportsmen has just been filled with another black page. According to TMZ, Gabe Pruitt, one of the Boston Celtics basketball players, was arrested this morning after...
Ecclestone In Favor of Rome GP in 2013
26 Feb 2009, 15:33 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone dismissed rumors about a potential Rome Grand Prix to be hosted by the Italian capital in 2010 or 2011. However, he did suggest that Rome is on top of the list for ...
GM Daewoo Begins Lacetti Premiere Exports
26 Feb 2009, 15:23 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors today announced that its South Korean unit Daewoo Auto & Technology began exporting the Lacetti Premiere compact sedan to global markets, including Europe where it will be markete...
Lotus Omnivore Two Stroke Engine Detailed
26 Feb 2009, 15:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Research into developing better yet more fuel-efficient engines is getting more an more of a rhythm these days, as the 2009 Geneva Auto Show is about to begin. What went on behind the scenes until n...
Autonomous Mass Transit Bot - the Latest Transportation in Terminator 4
26 Feb 2009, 15:16 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / There's not much time left until the release of the so-much expected "Terminator 4" (May 21) and the producers continue to tease us with Skynet robots that will appear in the film. ...
New MCE-5 VCRi Engine to Be Shown on a Peugeot 407
26 Feb 2009, 15:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Amid new cars, strange concepts and the “Lancia Café”, the 2009 Geneva Auto Show will also bear witness to car manufacturer's attempts to tackle the other modern day problem ...
Kawasaki Will Stay in MotoGP with Marco Melandri
26 Feb 2009, 14:39 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Kawasaki have partially reversed their decision to pull out of the MotoGP in 2009 by announcing they will remain in the series with a single-bike effort. The luckier of the two riders that were alre...
GM Reports Net Loss of $16.8bn in 2008
26 Feb 2009, 14:33 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors today published the fourth quarter and calendar year 2008 financial results, unveiling a net loss, excluding special items, of $16.8 billion compared to only $279 million the year bef...
BBC and Eurosport UK Announce MotoGP Coverage in 2009
26 Feb 2009, 14:26 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Dorna, official promoter of the FIM Road-Racing World Championship, announced that both the British Eurosport and BBC channels have earned the coverage rights of the MotoGP action in 2009. As par...
Washington: We Will Help Auto Suppliers
26 Feb 2009, 14:20 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / After they begged at the doors of Washington for quite a while, the Treasury Department is seriously considering to offer government help to struggling auto suppliers. According to the Detroit Ne...
An I.DE.A ERA for the 2009 Geneva Auto Show
26 Feb 2009, 14:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / What began as a means to celebrate Italian styling firm's IDEA Institute 30th anniversary, turned last year in a barchetta like sports car. The vehicle came to be in just in 30 days, starting f...
Stoddart Says USF1 Project Will Fail
26 Feb 2009, 13:57 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Former F1 team owner Paul Stoddart – who guided the steps of Minardi through Formula 1 in the past decade – argued that the newly-based USF1 team will not be able to secure sponsorship f...
Refreshed Volvo S80 to Prove Its "Exclusiveness" at Geneva
26 Feb 2009, 13:55 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / With the 2009 Geneva Auto Show almost here, Volvo is giving away some details regarding the refreshed S80 model which is going to be showcased next month at the show. In short terms, Volvo says the ...
Valencia Announce Changes for F1 Event
26 Feb 2009, 13:51 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / It's no secret to anyone that last year's European Grand Prix, held on the streets of Valencia, was not as big of a hit as expected. Although the Spanish fans were waiting for some Monte C...
The Bright Side of the Financial Dowturn: Less Traffic Congestion
26 Feb 2009, 13:44 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Hardly could we have imagined that the gloomy financial downturn has a bright side as well but, apparently, it does as it puts the brakes on traffic congestion. According to New York Times Blogs,...
Nissan Cuts Jobs in Spain
26 Feb 2009, 13:25 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Spanish automotive market, one of the most crisis-damaged market in Europe is to receive yet another blow to both its prestige and its hopes for better times. Nissan has reached an agreement wit...