New Mercedes-Benz E-Klasse Coupe Revealed Ahead of Geneva
17 Feb 2009, 15:25 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Just two weeks before the official unveiling at the Geneva Auto Show, Mercedes-Benz has taken the wraps off of the CLK-replacement, the new E-Klasse Coupe. For a reason known only by themselves, Mer...
2009 Hyundai i30 Blue Goes Live at Geneva
17 Feb 2009, 15:22 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / i30 is surely a core product for South Korean automaker Hyundai as it relies most of its new production series on this model and even designs new variants to comply with the market demand. The lates...
GM Will Get $4 Billion Aid...
17 Feb 2009, 15:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / ...or at least this is what a White House aide said today, as reported by Reuters. The news, or should we say pat on the back, comes only hours away from the deadline set for the company to present ...
Take a Ride with Special Obama License Plates
17 Feb 2009, 14:57 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Apparently, Barrack Obama has given birth to a new fashion in the United States. Anything that has to do with the first African-American president is catchy and can make big bucks during the hard da...
Infiniti Essence to Be Revealed on March 3 at Geneva
17 Feb 2009, 14:40 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / With the 2009 International Geneva Motor Show quickly approaching, global automakers get ready for the event and gives us a glimpse into the goodies they are going to display at the show. Infiniti t...
Peugeot-Citroen Mourns after Bertrand Peugeot
17 Feb 2009, 14:28 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / As if the poor sales scored by the French automaker last year weren't already overwhelming for the French automaker, Peugeot-Citroen has now another reason of sadness. Unfortunately, father ...
Sichuan Auto Not Interested in Buying Hummer
17 Feb 2009, 14:10 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Following media reports that Sichuan Auto plans to purchase GM's Hummer division, representatives of the Chinese firm denied speculations saying the company has absolutely no interest in buying...
Renault's Powertrain Range to Lower CO2 Emissions
17 Feb 2009, 14:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Renault has set its sights on further reducing CO2 emissions by working on the development of low and even zero emissions vehicles. The quest is not only to achieve this objective, but also to do so...
Webber: Changes Will Increase Gap between F1 Teams
17 Feb 2009, 13:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Australian Mark Webber argued that the new changes introduced by the FIA for the upcoming season will not improve the show in Formula 1. The new aerodynamic package for 2009 was aimed to make it eas...
Pontiac Wants Charge Fees for Extricating Crash Victims
17 Feb 2009, 13:53 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Apart from covering the repair costs of insured cars that are involved in accidents, in the future, car insurance companies might also have to pay for the extrication of victims stuck in a vehicle f...
Lamborghini Takes Two Week Break
17 Feb 2009, 13:43 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The decreasing demand for top-end cars will force Lamborghini to stop production for two weeks, between February and March. The measure will affect some 300 workers out of the 1,000 employed by the ...
Jackie Stewart: No British GP Would Be Disastrous
17 Feb 2009, 13:19 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Three-time Formula 1 champion Sir Jackie Stewart urged Formula 1 supreme Bernie Ecclestone to do everything in his power to assure Formula 1 will still have a British Grand Prix in the years to come...
Audi Top Premium Brand in Western Europe
17 Feb 2009, 13:16 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Keeping up the good work you've done in the past years is suddenly an extremely difficult task during economic recession, as the market is almost completely changed from what we've seen ov...
Carmakers Hope to Cut Cost with Fewer Trims
17 Feb 2009, 12:03 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The effects of the economic crisis could be felt for quite some time from now on, as automakers will try to soften the blow by cutting corners wherever possible. Car manufacturers will find it hand...
Todd Bodine Defends Truck Win at Daytona
17 Feb 2009, 11:51 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The inaugural event of the 2009 Camping World Truck Series (first year with the new title sponsor) in Daytona was nothing like the Sprint Cup chaos that was to come, but it sure provided a lot of ac...
Brembo Temporarily Cuts 1,800 Jobs
17 Feb 2009, 11:49 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / While global automakers already received financial support from their domestic governments and are now struggling to revamp sales, parts manufacturers still strive to cope with the recession and tur...
Over 40,000 Unwitting British Motorists Are Driving without Valid Permit
17 Feb 2009, 11:44 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Have you ever thought about what would be like to drive thinking you have a valid permit and then to get pulled over by cops who claim your license has expired? Well, you should have as more than 40...
Audi Unveils DTM Lineup for 2009
17 Feb 2009, 11:31 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Taking the example of FIA WTCC champions SEAT Sport, Audi decided to take on the new DTM season with the exact same lineup as in 2008. Germany's Timo Scheider managed to clinch his first ever D...
S2000 Is Dead, Long Live 700 hp T1 Honda S2000
17 Feb 2009, 11:29 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Despite its fairly high popularity among car enthusiasts from all over the world, Honda confirmed that the S2000 will be discontinued at the end of the year. But even so, Honda S2000 will remain ali...
Daimler Aims to Cut Costs by 1.6 Billion Euros
17 Feb 2009, 11:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / One of the few to have coped well with the crisis until now, Daimler is expected to announce today its financial performance for 2008. Maybe as a result of this, the company plans to cut 1.6 billion...