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The Audi Design Project: Progress on Powell Street Inaugurated in San Francisco

14 Jul 2011, 09:37 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Audi of America has just formally opened Powell Street Promenade — a new and innovative pedestrian space in the heart of San Francisco's downtown, as part of The Audi Design Project initi...

Fiat Reaches High Sales with Chrysler's Freemont

14 Jul 2011, 09:27 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / After collecting 15,700 dealer orders for the Freemont, which was launched last month Fiat S.p.A has asked Chrysler Group to increase production of the Freemont large minivan after European sales g...

2012 Scion iQ Selling from Under $16,000

14 Jul 2011, 09:10 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / After delaying the American launch of the Scion iQ, which was originally scheduled to happen by March of this year, to sometime this summer, Toyota’s North American arm has finally done it, wi...

Skoda Reports Record Global Sales in First Half of 2011

14 Jul 2011, 08:59 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Skoda revealed today that it delivered 454,700 vehicles in the first half of 2011, which represents an increase of 20.1 percent compared to the same period in 2010. In addition, the Czech carmaker a...

car2go Is First All Electric Car Sharing Program in North America

14 Jul 2011, 08:34 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / San Diego has just became the first North American city to have an all-electric car sharing program, thanks to the arrival of Daimler’s car2go. The program is going to start operations before ...

First Toyota Yaris Rolls Off Production Line

14 Jul 2011, 08:34 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The first unit of the all-new, third generation Toyota Yaris has been assembled today at the Japanese carmaker’s manufacturing facility in Valenciennes, France. The landmark compact car is a ...

Singer Turns to Cosworth for Custom Porsche 911

14 Jul 2011, 08:42 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / A “new kid on the block” appeared and made everyone wonder if it’s a well kept Porsche or a new-entry model. The answer might come as a bit of shock but it has to do with both. The...

2012 BMW 1-Series Urban Line In Depth [Gallery]

14 Jul 2011, 08:02 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / German automaker BMW released today a comprehensive set of photos of both the Sport and Urban Line, and we are now here to bring you the latter. We are talking about an exclusive range of interior a...

First EV Highway in U.S. to Be Built in Washington

14 Jul 2011, 07:44 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / The times when electric cars struggled to catch up to consumer needs such as autonomy have faded away recently, thanks to the breakthroughs achieved in matter of energy cells. The wheel turned and n...

Volkswagen Beetle R Will Have 270 HP... in Europe at Least

14 Jul 2011, 07:42 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The excitement over the upcoming Beetle R was short-lived, as recent reports from Car and Driver indicated the hot Bug will only have 240 horsepower or so, instead of the same power rating that the ...

2012 BMW 1-Series Sport Line Detailed [Gallery]

14 Jul 2011, 07:54 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / While most details regarding the new BMW 1-Series are already known, including the fact that it is the first car to feature the new BMW Lines, opening up a whole new world of possibilities for perso...

Australian Supercar Joss JP1 Caught on Video at 2011 AIMS

14 Jul 2011, 06:49 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Even though we knew that Joss would finally reveal the supercar they had been working on for so long at this year’s Australian International Motor Show in Melbourne. Yet, we never got a full p...

Saab 9-4X Now Available at U.S. Dealerships

14 Jul 2011, 06:59 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / The Swedish automaker Saab has managed to enter the rising crossover market with its 9-4X model. The new crossover has begun arriving at U.S. dealerships and Saab claims it has already received 100 ...

Mitsubishi i-MiEV Goes Funky With Online Personalization Program

14 Jul 2011, 06:20 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The British division of Mitsubishi has thought of a new way of raising consumer interest on its all-electric i-MiEV, with the method to be expanded to other models in the lineup in the near future. ...

Ducati Opens Official Online Shop

13 Jul 2011, 17:05 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Online shopping is gaining ground these days, when people no longer have the time to go to stores as much anymore. This made Italian motorcycle manufacturer Ducati to open a virtual shop of its own,...

Toyota to Recover Sooner Than Expected from Earthquake Effects

13 Jul 2011, 16:51 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / The Japanese manufacturer has recovered earlier than expected and now plans to begin normal routine by October 1st.Toyota has shortened its list of possible risk parts to 30 from more that 1,200 ...

New Audi A7 Coming With Gentex Smartbeam

13 Jul 2011, 16:33 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / US-based automatic-dimming rearview mirrors and camera-based driver-assist systems manufacturer Gentex today announced that its SmartBeam high-beam assist system is now available on the new Audi A7 ...

General Motors Plans to Invest $130 Million in Midwest Facilities

13 Jul 2011, 16:20 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / General Motors made plans to invest another $130 million in three plants in the Midwest. The manufacturer is investing $115 million in Toledo and Bedford, Indiana, plants so they will be able to su...

Special Arai SPARKS Helmet for Leon Haslam at Silverstone

13 Jul 2011, 16:08 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Not only does Leon Haslam gives SPARKS (Sports Aiding Medical Research for Kids) £10 for every World Championship point he scores in 2011, but the BMW factory rider will once again be suppor...

Raybestos Giving Away 1964 Pontiac GTO With 700 HP

13 Jul 2011, 16:06 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Are you into some serious muscle but can’t put up the money for your very own classic set of wheels and big-block engine? We might have a solution for you! Raybestos has built one serious 1964...