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Holden VE Omega Sportwagon Achieves 5-Star Safety Rating
Holden VE Omega Sportwagon Achieves 5-Star Safety Rating

2 Mar 2009, 07:56 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / GM's Australian division Holden proudly announced today that VE Omega Sportwagon is the first locally-built wagon that achieves the maximum safety rating from the Australasian New Car Assessmen...

 
Mazda Recalls 30,600 2007 - 2009 CX-9 Due to Faulty Power Seats
Mazda Recalls 30,600 2007 - 2009 CX-9 Due to Faulty Power Seats

26 Feb 2009, 08:10 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Japanese automaker Mazda today told the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that it is recalling nearly 31,000 CX-9 vehicles in the United States after the company discovered that...

 
Campaign "Say Something" to Prevent Youth Reckless Driving Reloaded
Campaign "Say Something" to Prevent Youth Reckless Driving Reloaded

25 Feb 2009, 14:57 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Many teenagers think  it's cool to have a car and boast about it in front of their friends. But it's not at all cool to drive recklessly just because your car is packed with friends a...

 
Honda Recalls Faulty Odysseys in the US
Honda Recalls Faulty Odysseys in the US

23 Feb 2009, 15:15 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Recalls caused by safety glitches are common things nowadays despite the fact that automakers around the world praise their safety functions and claim their models are often the safest vehicles in t...

 
Toyota iQ Gets Five in Euro NCAP Safety Tests
Toyota iQ Gets Five in Euro NCAP Safety Tests

20 Feb 2009, 11:20 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The tiny you-can-barely-see-it Toyota iQ shocks one more time. Even though some people would have expected to see the iQ gaining a five-star Euro NCAP testing, this is the second 2009 Toyota model t...

 
2009 Mazda6 Gets Five-Star EuroNCAP Rating
2009 Mazda6 Gets Five-Star EuroNCAP Rating

19 Feb 2009, 09:18 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Zoom-zoom proudly announced today that its 2009 Mazda6 received a five-star rating that the latest EuroNCAP safety performance tests, an award that emphasizes the high level of safety the new model ...

 
Zoom-Zoom Recalls 29,000 2009 Mazda6
Zoom-Zoom Recalls 29,000 2009 Mazda6

18 Feb 2009, 10:32 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The paint hasn't dried yet on the 2009 Mazda6 and the Japanese automaker is now forced to recall nearly 29,000 models due to some faulty door handles. Although it may sound a bit funny at first...

 
2009 Ford F-150 Becomes America's Safest Full-Size Pickup
2009 Ford F-150 Becomes America's Safest Full-Size Pickup

11 Feb 2009, 08:16 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / With the IIHS “top Safety Pick” gained last November and a 5-start government crash test rating in January, the 2009 Ford F-150 has become America's safest full-size pickup, detrime...

 
2010 Ford Ranger Confirmed
2010 Ford Ranger Confirmed

7 Feb 2009, 22:51 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Just like we told you on Friday, the 2010 Ford Range was just around the corner, with the American car manufacturer promising astonishing safety and enhanced fuel economy. So, here we have the offic...

 
2010 Ford Ranger to Be Safer than Ever
2010 Ford Ranger to Be Safer than Ever

6 Feb 2009, 11:19 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ford will unveil today the new 2010 Ranger, an upgraded model which incorporates several advanced features, with most of them especially aimed at safety and stability control. According to The Detro...

 
Ford Aims to Sell Volvo for Nearly $10 Billion
Ford Aims to Sell Volvo for Nearly $10 Billion

29 Jan 2009, 14:02 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volvo has been the leader in safety for many years but this thing is simply useless today when the company's sales are extremely poor. Unfortunately for the Swedish brand, Ford is continuously ...

 
FIA Deny Risk of KERS
FIA Deny Risk of KERS

28 Jan 2009, 07:57 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The International Automobile Federation argued, through the voice of its race director Charlie Whiting, that the newly-implemented Kinetic Energy Recovery System will not cause any racing incidents....

 
How Cruise Control Works
How Cruise Control Works

20 Jan 2009, 16:58 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / There's no doubt cruise control is an important option of today's cars, especially of those sold in the United States where people use to go in long trips, traveling hundreds of miles on s...

 
Knight XV, World's Most Secure SUV, Costs $310,000
Knight XV, World's Most Secure SUV, Costs $310,000

15 Jan 2009, 11:20 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / There's no doubt people love safe cars. More airbags, more attractive, lots of people think, without taking into account engine power, exterior or interior design. Well, in case you're one...

 
Obama's New Cadillac Limo Officially Unveiled
Obama's New Cadillac Limo Officially Unveiled

15 Jan 2009, 10:29 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / There's little time left until Barrack Obama's inauguration as president of United States. But as we have already told you, the day of his inauguration will also mark the debut of his so m...

 
Automotive Parts Might Be Built From Coconuts
Automotive Parts Might Be Built From Coconuts

13 Jan 2009, 15:47 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Most of you were probablt thinking that coconuts are only good for eating and oil making. But a team from Baylor University is on the verge of proving you're wrong as coconuts husks can also be...

 
2010 Mazda3 Gets Real at Detroit
2010 Mazda3 Gets Real at Detroit

13 Jan 2009, 08:41 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Mazda has finally launched the all-new 2010 Mazda3 model, a redefined, re-engineered and restyled sport compact that climbs atop its predecessor's tall shoulders, as the Japanese automaker prou...