Volvo Trucks Receives Order for FM Bulkers from Crediton Milling
24 Aug 2011, 13:44 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / An order for three new Volvo FM animal feed bulkers and one new FM 6x2 tractor unit was received by Volvo dealer Truck and Bus Wales and West. The new four-axle trucks have been equipped with Priden...
Volkswagen Amarok Rescues Swimmers in Portugal
24 Aug 2011, 13:35 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The new VW pickup can pull down chimneys, go off-roading and even pull big loads, but did you know it can also save swimmers? According to an official company statement, a fleet of 14 new Volkswage...
Ford Prepares for Hearing on UAW Equality of Sacrifice Complaint
24 Aug 2011, 13:27 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / Ford Motor Co. faces a new tensed situation given the fact that the UAW raised a complaint saying that salaried employees didn’t sacrifice as much as hourly workers, according to AutomotiveNew...
Audi A6 Receives 5-Star Euro NCAP Rating
24 Aug 2011, 13:10 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The Audi A6 was included in the last batch tested by the Euro NCAP, alongside nine other vehicles, managing to get the maximum five-star rating from the safety organization. The model tested, a 2.0 ...
Opel Ampera Snaps 5-Star Euro NCAP Rating
24 Aug 2011, 12:59 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Following the Mitsubishi i-MiEV and the Nissan LEAF, it was Opel Ampera’s turn to be subjected to the same set of tests by Euro NCAP. The new range-extending EV managed to reach the maximum po...
New Volkswagen Jetta Earns 5-Star Euro NCAP Rating
24 Aug 2011, 12:54 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Jetta already has the IIHS Top Safety Pick trophy in its case, but it definitely won’t hurt its sale if it adds another: Euro NCAP’s five-star rating. In the latest batch of tests, t...
Audi R8 LMS Counts Its 100th Win at the GT3 Asia Series
24 Aug 2011, 13:02 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / Just three weeks after winning the 24-hour hour race at Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium, Audi Sport customer racing has yet another milestone to announce in the manufacturer’s customer racing pr...
2012 Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet Aces Euro NCAP Tests
24 Aug 2011, 12:45 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / At the last batch of tests by the European safety body, Volvo managed to shine, but this was expected. However, the latest results published show that reborn cabriolet version of the Golf was a cut ...
Volkswagen Donates $1 Million To Martin Luther King Foundation
24 Aug 2011, 12:57 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / A $1 million donation was announced by the Volkswagen Group of America Inc. to the Washington D.C. Martin Luther King Jr National Memorial Project Foundation. It is worth mentioning the fact that th...
Citroen DS5 Takes Top Euro NCAP Rating
24 Aug 2011, 11:55 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The recently released results from Euro NCAP show that Citroen’s DS5 is ready to meet tougher requirements in 2012. As a top scorer with five star result, the DS5 is fitted with the Citroen Lo...
Chevrolet Aveo Gets Five Stars from Euro NCAP
24 Aug 2011, 11:44 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Euro NCAP has published test results for a batch of new cars, among them being the new Chevrolet Aveo five-door hatchback, which managed to score the maximum amount of points. Just about every new c...
2012 Suzuki Grand Vitara and SX4 Will Offer Garmin’s nuLink Services
24 Aug 2011, 11:41 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / The global leader in satellite navigation systems, Garmin Ltd, announced that it will provide connected and integrated navigation package for the 2012 Suzuki Grand Vitara and SX4 models. The progra...
2011 Chevrolet Orlando Earns Five-Star Euro NCAP Rating
24 Aug 2011, 11:28 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Euro NCAP released a batch of comparably similar crash test results for models available on the European market, and it’s now time to see how Chevrolet’s Orlando did. It looks like the c...
Audi Aims for 57% Increase in A8 Output
24 Aug 2011, 11:06 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / Audi plans to increase its output including a 57 percent growth for the A8 sedan based on expectations that the luxury-auto industry will level the stock-market. Thus, the carmaker considers adding ...
BMW X3 Gets Maximum 5-Star Euro NCAP Rating
24 Aug 2011, 10:21 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The European safety specialists at Euro NCAP just released a fresh batch of test results. Among them was BMW’s new X3, fitted with a 2.0-liter diesel engine, with the compact SUV managing to s...
Street Artists Give the Ford Focus a Makeover
24 Aug 2011, 10:04 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / A new Ford Focus became a four-wheeled work of art, as six street artists transformed it in the Glasgow City Centre yesterday. The art car will be featured for the next month at the city’s Ind...
Ferrari California Kahn Monza Edition Unveiled
24 Aug 2011, 09:46 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Yes, the tuners at Kahn Design are back, showing us there is no limit to their imagination. And when passion has its say, we get to thrill our senses with a project such as the one presented here: t...
Mercedes-Benz Offers Affinity Card With AmEx
24 Aug 2011, 09:48 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / The latest must-have for a shopping spree will be offered be premium card provider American Express. The company has closed an affinity deal with Daimler AG, the maker of Mercedes-Benz products. The...
New Kia Picanto Gets Only Four Euro NCAP Stars
24 Aug 2011, 09:42 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The European motoring safety watchdog released today a new batch of test results for the vehicles it crashed and trashed. In all, the results for ten models were released, including ones for the new...
Bonhams Selling Moby Dick, The Fastest Motorcycle of the 1920s
24 Aug 2011, 09:21 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The forthcoming Bonhams auction at the Motorcycle Show in Staffordshire on October 16th is to witness the sale of a 1929 Brough Superior SS100 known as Moby Dick, the fastest motorcycle of the 1920s...