Are British Oil Companies Guilty of Profiteering?
16 Feb 2009, 15:32 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / The current financial crisis seems to be the perfect cover for those who want to take advantage of the assumed naivety of the drivers. But things don't always work according to the plan... T...
2009 Hyundai i30 Sport Launched in Germany
16 Feb 2009, 15:28 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Hyundai frenzy continues even after the company unveiled the Genesis Coupe at the Chicago Auto Show with a brand new model, this time launched in Germany. The South Korean released the Hyundai i...
Australian GP Changes Motto Due to Melbourne Bushfires
16 Feb 2009, 15:00 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The organizers of the 2009 ING Australian Grand Prix have decided to change the motto of the Formula 1 season opener due to the catastrophic bush fires near Melbourne the past month. The promoters o...
Sale of Motorbikes for Children Is Now Illegal in America
16 Feb 2009, 14:37 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Children who wanted to ask their parents to give them a motorcycle for their birthday should change their wish list as starting with last week, the sale of such devices is illegal. February 10 wa...
Yamaha Reports Slow Sales in 2008, Expects Worse in 2009
16 Feb 2009, 14:22 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Motorcycles had almost the same fate as cars in 2008 which, under the strong pressure of the economic recession, recorded very poor sales no matter what market we are talking about. And things can g...
CNG-powered Sedan Released by Iran Khodro
16 Feb 2009, 14:26 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / The largest car maker in the Middle East, Iran Khodro, has just unveiled what they claim to be the world's most powerful car engine to run on natural gas. Except it isn't. The Samand Soren...
Renault Still Strong, Despite Loss of ING Group
16 Feb 2009, 14:16 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Renault's Flavio Briatore insisted his team has a solid future inside Formula 1, despite the loss of title sponsor ING Group after the 2009 season. The Italian argued that the new cost cutting ...
Suppliers Require 10 Billion Euros in Loans from the EIB
16 Feb 2009, 14:13 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / While several European car manufacturers have already received funds from their domestic governments, suppliers are still in a desperate situation and ask the European Investment Bank to provide no ...
Girl Injured Trying to Photograph a Racing Car in Russia
16 Feb 2009, 14:00 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / The incident that recently happened at some Russian winter car racing competition seems as if depicted from the Group B Rally championships of the '80s, when in the Portuguese Rally, Joaquim Sa...
Danica Patrick to Make F1 Debut with USF1?
16 Feb 2009, 13:48 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The owners of USF1 team – to be officially unveiled on February 24 – have confirmed they are considering IndyCar Series' Danica Patrick for their F1 driver lineup. In an interview f...
Chinese Chery Wants Volvo
16 Feb 2009, 12:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Ford's decision to sell its Volvo brand has stirred things quite a bit in communist-capitalist mixed China. If the beginning of the month brought rumors about Geely Automobile Holdings' in...
Williams F1 Announce Late KERS Debut in F1
16 Feb 2009, 11:51 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although they are yet to officially confirm it, Williams F1 team will not be using the much-awaited Kinetic Energy Recovery System in the first part of the season. According to Swiss newspaper Blick...
BMW and Mercedes-Benz Step Up Future Cooperation Partnership
16 Feb 2009, 13:17 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / If you can't beat your rival, then the best solution is to ally with him and share resources. Mercedes-Benz and BMW have many times discussed about possible partnerships but now it seems that t...
Volkswagen Golf Remains Most Popular Car in Europe
16 Feb 2009, 11:47 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The automotive industry, no matter if we're talking about the European, the North American or the Middle East markets, undoubtedly faced the most difficult times in history, with the recession ...
Three GM Europe Plants Risk Closure
16 Feb 2009, 11:32 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The rush for cash the American company is involved in could result in the closing of three or more plants in Europe. The measure could be taken as part of the company's goal to reach 1.6 billio...
Ford Motor Credit to Cut Workforce by 1,200
16 Feb 2009, 11:23 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / While parent company Ford Motor Co. repeatedly said it doesn't need financial aid from the United States government, the lending division belonging to the automaker is still struggling to retur...
No Female Drivers Allowed in Baja Rally Championship
16 Feb 2009, 11:20 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / It's hard to imagine that there are still countries in this world where women are banned from driving nowadays. However, as incredible as it may seem, a round of the Baja Rally Championship was...
Perez Storms to Qatar Sprint Win
16 Feb 2009, 11:01 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Sergio Perez can't seem to get enough of that winning taste inside the GP2 Asia Series. The Mexican driver mastered the Sprint Race on Saturday, after previously crossing the finish line in 2nd...
Ferrari RECALLS 1,950 F430 Spiders
16 Feb 2009, 10:56 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even though it may look pretty awkward at first glance, there's nothing wrong in the title and Ferrari is indeed recalling about 1,950 MY 2005-2007 F430 Spiders due to a glitch concerning ...
Audi A4 allroad quattro Finally Revealed
16 Feb 2009, 10:54 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / After countless spy-photos of jacked-up A4s in both sedan and Avant-guise, Audi has finally lifted the veils off of the new A4 allroad quattro. What is essentially an A4 Avant on stilts and permanen...