Cars No Longer Stand for Social Status in Germany
24 Aug 2010, 13:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Regarded not so long ago as one of the most demanding auto markets, Germany is slowly slipping away from this position and is getting ready to embrace less demanding and at the same time less, let&#...
Germany: Six-Month Waiting List for a Dacia Duster
2 Jul 2010, 07:28 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Just like the Logan sedan that managed to create quite a stir after its debut in 2004, Dacia's new Duster keeps exceeding estimates and the best proof is probably the 6-month waiting list in Fr...
Germany-England World Cup Clash Triggers Fever in F1 Paddock
25 Jun 2010, 08:00 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The 2010 FIFA World Cup fever has once again hit the F1 paddock this weekend. After 2 weeks ago, during the Canadian Grand Prix, the McLaren Mercedes team decided to delay their daily briefing to wa...
Excitement Over Germany's EV Ambitions Fades
31 May 2010, 08:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Back at the beginning of May, Germany was in celebration over the launch of the country's National Electric Mobility Platform (NEMP). All that enthusiasm and excitement have now faded away, as ...
TechArt Puts Its Mark on the New Porsche Cayenne
21 May 2010, 14:09 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / German aftermarket specialist TechArt has unveiled the first of several new upgrades for the second generation of the Porsche Cayenne. The tuner’s specialists have focused on the SUV’s l...
Porsche 918 Spyder Hybrid to Tackle Nurburgring 24 Hours Race
21 May 2010, 09:23 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Porsche’s stunning 918 Spyder hybrid sportscar will compete at the 2011 Nurburgring 24 Hours race, according to German magazine Auto Motor und Sport. At this year’s recent endurance r...
BMW to Start Production of the 5 Series ActiveHybrid in 2011
19 May 2010, 14:41 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / BMW plans to start production of its 5 Series ActiveHybrid next year and expects to introduce the hybrid technology into the smaller 3 Series as well. "As early as next year, the new BMW 5 s...
BMW M3 GT2 Wins Nurburgring 24 Hours with Factory Support
17 May 2010, 06:54 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / BMW’s factory team won the 38th edition of the Nurburgring 24 Hours race, on the company’s return to the classic endurance race. BMW entered two M3’s GT2 to the “Green Hel...
Seven Audi R8 LMS Will Compete in the Nurburgring 24 Hours
12 May 2010, 07:55 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / This weekend, more than 200 cars will take on the Nurburgring 24 Hours race, including seven Audi R8 LMS cars entered by the Audi customer teams ABT Sportsline, Black Falcon and Phoenix Racing. M...
Audi A1 Orders Could Top 50,000 Units in 2010
11 May 2010, 06:42 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Orders for the A1 subcompact car could exceed the 50,000 units of planned production this year, according to Audi. The A1 is directed first of all at young people, an attractive target group since i...
Opel Releases Corsa Dedicated to Germany's National Football Team
7 May 2010, 08:49 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Opel has released a limited edition version of its Corsa supermini dedicated to the German national soccer team. Germany has qualified for the final tournament of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Af...
170 HP TDI Engine for the Audi TT Coupe and Roadster
6 May 2010, 14:09 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / The refreshed Audi TT Coupe and Roadster equipped with the 2.0 TDI diesel will go on sale in Europe this summer. Prices in Audi’s home market start from EUR34,850 for the Coupe and EUR35,900 f...
BMW Alpina Releases 215 HP D3 Biturbo
5 May 2010, 08:30 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / German aftermarket specialist Alpina released a new version of its diesel-powered 3-Series based D3 model, the D3 Biturbo. The car is powered by a 2.0-liter four-cylinder bi-turbo engine developing ...
Germany, Italy New-Car Sales Decline
4 May 2010, 11:50 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Germany's new-car market decreased for a fifth consecutive month, recording a 32 percent year-on-year decline in April as the government incentives for new-car buyers were stopped. Registration...
Opel Greets Germany's NEMP
3 May 2010, 13:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The National Electric Mobility Platform (NEMP) born today in Berlin was welcomed by most carmakers in the country and especially by Opel, the manufacturer which in 2009 needed the government's ...
BMW Joins Germany’s Platform for E-Mobility
3 May 2010, 12:50 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Following the launch of the “national platform for electromobility” by German Chancellor Angela Merkel today, BMW announced it will actively get involved in the process, mostly by provid...
Germany Starts National Electric Mobility Platform
3 May 2010, 10:32 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The EV endeavors of the German state became official this Monday, as Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel started the National Electric Mobility Platform (NEMP), a means for Germany to become the leader...
Binz Stretches the Mercedes E-Klasse Sedan
27 Apr 2010, 10:58 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Mercedes-Benz revealed the first official photos of the E Klasse Limousine, a stretch limo built by partner Binz. Binz is a company specialized in modifying cars for special services such as ambulan...
2010 Race of Champions to Be Hosted by Germany
26 Apr 2010, 07:11 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The Race of Champions will return to Europe, as the 2010 edition of the aforementioned winter event will be hosted by Germany. The announcement was made during the course of last weekend, when it wa...
German Fans Believe Schumacher's F1 Return Was a Mistake
23 Apr 2010, 05:41 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Michael Schumacher's decision to return to Formula One racing was a wrong one, if we are to look at the results of an opinion poll done in Germany in recent days. According to the survey, more ...