Nissan GT Academy Europe 2012 Gathers 830,000 Entrants
6 Jul 2012, 08:42 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Over 830,000 attempted to gain entry into the last 16 for the 2012 edition of the Nissan GT Academy online competition. The participants were required to download the competition demo, based on Sony...
Ferrari Reveals F12 Berlinetta Pricing Details - Cheaper than 599
5 Jul 2012, 15:54 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Many jaws were dropped when Ferrari first unveiled the spectacular F12 Berlinetta, at the Geneva Motor Show, and the unanimous verdict was that it is a great looking machine. However, people were an...
Bentley Sales Are 32% Higher Than in 2011
4 Jul 2012, 12:17 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / With most manufacturers experiencing substantial sales increases, the luxury car segment in general and Bentley in particular could not have been left out. The British manufacturer is reporting a 32...
US Plug-In EV Sales to Reach 1.7-Million Per Year by 2020
4 Jul 2012, 10:39 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / According to Pikes Research, the future of the plug-in EV is assured. They reckon that since manufacturers, corporations and governments are investing these colossal amounts of money into the develo...
Fiat 500L European Order Books Open - Deliveries Start in October
4 Jul 2012, 07:13 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Fiat 500L, a longer and more practical version of the popular 500 two-door, first broke cover back in February, with a couple of official pictures. Well, with its October delivery deadline loomi...
De Tomaso Pantera Ploughs into Crowd in Sweden
2 Jul 2012, 15:40 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / A recent De Tomaso Club meeting in Borgholm, Sweden ended badly when a Pantera ploughed into a group of bystanders, injuring four, two of which seriously. The driver and passenger of the Pantera wer...
Alfa Romeo Giulia Design Gets Final Touches
2 Jul 2012, 13:31 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The future Alfa Romeo Giulia is the source of much speculation, as well as actual facts. Rumors ranging from it being RWD to it not being made at all have been circulating around the web and have ga...
Fiat Closing Down Five Iveco Plants in Europe
2 Jul 2012, 11:28 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The uncertain economic situation in Europe is still affecting automakers. Fiat is reportedly closing down no fewer than five plants of its commercial vehicle branch, Iveco. The affected plants are l...
Faulty Volkswagen DSG Gearboxes Reported in Europe
2 Jul 2012, 07:40 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We have been informed that owners of Euro-spec VW cars (Polo, Golf and Scirocco) are reporting similar problems to the ones that caused a massive recall in China (500,000-strong). The issue has been...
Norwegian Roskva Electric Motorbike to Be Revealed July 7
28 Jun 2012, 15:35 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / You may remember a mid-May article in which we previewed the Norwegian-designed Roskva electric motorbike. It is a project undertaken by five engineering students at the University of Life Sciences,...
Fisker Launches New Ad Campaign and Increases European Presence
27 Jun 2012, 08:17 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While all ‘green’ car news of the week have been pretty much all about the launch of the Tesla Model S, another California-based ‘green’ automaker with a decently successful ...
GM Stocks Drop Below $20 Per Share
27 Jun 2012, 07:53 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Monday marked a 3.4% drop in GM stocks, as they fell below the $20 mark, for the first time since December 2011. Apparently, the unstable European economy drove share prices down by 69 cents, to Mo...
Carlos Ghosn May Be Leaving Nissan
25 Jun 2012, 10:53 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Carlos Ghosn was named CEO of both Nissan and Renault in May 2005, becoming one of the most powerful people in the automotive world. However, despite being highly successful at pretty much everythin...
Woman Trying to Exit Underground Car Park - Fails
25 Jun 2012, 08:15 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We all know that getting out of an underground parking lot can be a bit of a pain, especially since you have to pay for it somewhere, then go to your car, then insert some token/ticket into a machin...
Spanish Supercar Maker Tramontana Opens First Dealership
25 Jun 2012, 07:53 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Advanced Design Tramontana is a Spanish supercar maker which manufactures extreme-looking F1-inspired machines with awesome performance. They are based in the small Catalonian town of Girona, and th...
Fernando Alonso Wins European F1 GP
25 Jun 2012, 07:27 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / With the start of the current F1 season being so close, we were honestly hoping to see an 8th different driver triumphing in the European GP, held on the twisty street circuit around the port of the...
Cost of Batteries to Settle at $250 / €200 per kWh by 2015
22 Jun 2012, 10:26 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While predictions about future prices are not really accurate, and the further the deadline for something is, the lower the chances are for that ‘thing’ to materialize as intended. Howev...
Fiat Viaggio - Spotted Driving in Italy
21 Jun 2012, 13:56 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Despite not having a clear launch date (or one at all), Fiat’s Viaggio was spotted on the roads of Turin, Italy, last week. It would be the first Fiat saloon sold in Europe in a long time, and...
Fiat Viaggio - New Official Photos Released
21 Jun 2012, 13:48 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While the Fiat Viaggio is already on sale in China, Europeans will still have to wait a while for the car to arrive in dealerships. If you were having doubts, the car is coming to European showrooms...
By 2018, Over 12% of Cars Will to Be Diesels
21 Jun 2012, 11:10 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Following in the footsteps of Europe, countries around the world are just starting to embrace the diesel engine as a viable alternative to its spark-aided counterpart, the petrol engine. Around half...