NASCAR Forces Roush Fenway to Cut Team
23 Jan 2009, 10:45 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Roush Fenwat Racing were demanded by NASCAR officials 4 years ago to let go of at least one team from their Sprint Cup Series lineup, but the organization is pulling all the strengths possible to pr...
New Photos Show Chevy Volt Interacting with the Real World
23 Jan 2009, 10:17 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Chevrolet Volt is surely one of the models General Motors puts all hopes in and because of that, the American company does anything possible to create a favorable market for the upcoming hybrid. And...
Chrysler Announces Rebates, Struggles To Get Rid of Unsold Stock
23 Jan 2009, 10:13 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / While some automakers try to get rid of the 2008 unsold stock by selling it to its managers (perhaps you remember the Toyota case), others put across rebates plans for this year. Since we're...
Renault to Leave F1?
23 Jan 2009, 09:33 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Following the latest rumors within the F1 paddock, Renault is regarded as the first manufacturer most likely to leave the series at the end of 2009. The idea was insisted upon after Renault team pre...
GM Receives Second $5.4 Billion Installment
23 Jan 2009, 09:33 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors has received the second payment of its $13.4 billion loan approved by the United States government last December, officials of the American automaker confirmed today. GM yesterday sai...
Hybrid Cars Sales Fell By 9.9 Percent in the US
23 Jan 2009, 09:24 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Last year, hybrid vehicles were not at all immune to the credit crunch but they also had to face another challenge: fuel prices tumbled to an average of $1.62 per gallon last month. With these pe...
Testing Ban Leaves Asmer & Di Grassi Without Jobs
23 Jan 2009, 09:20 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The testing ban imposed by the FIA for the upcoming season of Formula 1 will not only affect testing personnel within the teams but also test drivers. Two of the most promising young drivers out the...
Mazda3 to Receive Stop-Start System
23 Jan 2009, 09:02 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Since most automakers are now trying their best to reduce their models' combined fuel consumption, a fresh report announcing the introduction of a stop-start system should not surprise you. How...
Bridgestone Disappointed with Failed Slick Tires' Test
23 Jan 2009, 08:54 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Formula One teams didn't get to test the slick tires much this week, as the rainy weather at Algarve circuit prevented them from trying on the new compounds for the upcoming season. Although th...
Tata Aims to Build 80,000 Nanos by March 2010
23 Jan 2009, 08:27 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Tata is fully prepared to combat the global recession by using its own small car model. The Indian automaker plans to produce no less than 80,000 units by March 2010, a plan supposed to help it alig...
Hulkenberg Takes Bahrain Pole
23 Jan 2009, 08:18 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / ART Grand Prix sure got it right when signing rookie Nico Hulkenberg for the remaining rounds of the GP2 Asian Series. The German rallied to pole position in Bahrain yesterday, after previously fini...
Cerberus to Axe 10 Percent of its Workforce
23 Jan 2009, 08:23 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / We all know that Chrysler faces one of the toughest times in its history but even so, reports concerning its parent company Cerberus Capital Management made the headlines fairly rare. Unfortunately ...
Ferrari Hails Perfect KERS Development
23 Jan 2009, 08:15 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The conclusions reached by the Ferrari technical bosses after the maiden testing of the F60 at Mugello are nothing but optimistic. Chief engineer Chris Dyer – who used to work with driver Kimi...
Bourdais to Sign Toro Rosso Extension
22 Jan 2009, 16:10 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / According to media reports in both France and Switzerland, it seems that Sebastien Bourdais will be Scuderia Toro Rosso's second driver in 2009. Finally, the soap-opera will come to an end, as ...
Fiat 500 to Arrive in the US by 2010
22 Jan 2009, 16:14 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / First signs of the Fiat – Chrysler will appear early in the United States market as the two automakers plan to bring the popular Fiat 500 model in Chrysler's backyard. Obviously, this wou...
Ecclestone Commited to India Race
22 Jan 2009, 16:01 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Bernie Ecclestone won't back down when it comes to Formula 1 visiting new venues in the near future. After axing both the US and Canadian Grands Prix from the series' schedule last year, t...
Lexus Recalls 214,500 LS, IS and GS Models
22 Jan 2009, 16:10 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Lexus is recalling more than 214,000 LS, IS and GS models in the United States due to what seems to be a a glitch concerning two fuel pipes located in the engine compartment. The malfunction has bee...
Sir Fred Goodwin to Run for FIA Presidency?
22 Jan 2009, 14:36 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Max Mosley's days as president of the International Automobile Federation may be numbered. Until making his mind on whether he'll sign up for a new election process later this year or step...
Cadillac Australian Launch Officially Postponed
22 Jan 2009, 14:38 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors has just announced it decided to delay the launch of Cadillac into Australia “indefinitely”, especially due to the difficult conditions and poor interest a newly-launched ...
Ecclestone Issues Threat on FIA
22 Jan 2009, 14:21 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ecclestone's battle in Formula 1 is not only with the F1 teams – following the latest discussions concerning the prospect of higher revenues for F1 outfits – but also with FIA presi...