Alina Dumitrache
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Favorite quote: "Any girl can be glamorous. All you have to do is stand still and look stupid" (Heddy Lamarr)
Mazda RVM System Awarded by Euro NCAP
24 Aug 2011, 09:12 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Japanese automaker Mazda announced today it will receive the Euro NCAP Advanced award for the Rear Vehicle Monitoring system, which helps the driver avoid dangerous situations or even collisions with other vehicles during a lane change. The syst...
Chrysler to Invest $72M in Toledo Plant
24 Aug 2011, 08:28 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Adding to the nearly $3.2 billion invested so far in its U.S. facilities since June 2009, will be the $72 million that the Chrysler Group today announced it intends to pump up in its Toledo Machining Plant in Perrysburg, Ohio, in the near future. ...
2012 Bentley Continental GTC Pricing Announced
24 Aug 2011, 08:15 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / British luxury car brand Bentley today announced details of the second generation Continental GTC, which is now available to order and first customer deliveries will begin in late 2011. The 2012 Bentley Continental GTC is powered by a revised 6.0-...
New Ford Focus Becomes LG Brand Ambassador Team Vehicle
24 Aug 2011, 07:45 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Soon we’ll get to see a fleet of 200 Ford Focus hatchbacks wrapped in LG logo and “Life’s Good” slogan taking to the roads, the American automaker today announced. This is because LG Electronics USA has selected the 2012 Fo...
2012 Toyota Camry, Camry Hybrid Pricing Announced
24 Aug 2011, 07:20 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Having just been introduced in the United Sates today, the all-new, seventh-generation Camry and Camry Hybrid is set to storm nationwide dealers from this fall, priced from $21,955. The North American division of Toyota revealed that the new Camry ...
New Flame Treatment Tech for Paint Coming from GM
24 Aug 2011, 07:03 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / American auto giant General Motors has just introduced a way to eliminate solvent from the paint process. Specifically, the flame treatment technology lets paint stick to plastic vehicle parts like instrument and door panels without using primers t...
2012 Bentley Continental GTC Unveiled Ahead of Frankfurt Debut
24 Aug 2011, 06:48 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / British automaker Bentley today took the wraps off the latest Continental GTC model, which is set to make its official public debut in Frankfurt next month. The four-seater luxury convertible has received both exterior and interior tweaks for the 2...
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2012 Toyota Camry Introduced in the US [Gallery]
24 Aug 2011, 06:12 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The North American division of Toyota today introduced the seventh generation Camry to the US customers, who will get to choose from three powertrains: a 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine developing 178 horsepower and 170 lb.-ft. of peak torque, a 3.5...
New Volvo UK Dealership to Open in Watford This Fall
23 Aug 2011, 14:53 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The British division of Volvo announced today a new dedicated dealership will open its gates for UK customers from this September. Located in Watford, the dealership required an investment a £500,000, and features a nine vehicle display. A...
Jezza McWilliams to Ride for Harley at Indy MotoGP
23 Aug 2011, 14:42 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / It looks like former MotoGP star Jezza McWilliams will make a return to the MotoGP arena at the Red Bull Indianapolis GP August 26–28. The 2010 UK Harley–Davidson XR1200 Trophy Champion will race in the AMA Pro Vance & Hines XR1200 ...
mia electric Car Brand to Make UK Debut at EcoVelocity 2011
23 Aug 2011, 14:22 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The upcoming EcoVelocity motor show (September 8-11) will witness the UK debut of a new electric vehicle brand, mia electric, which will bring three variants of its Microbus to the event. The vehicles, which were designed by the former head of desi...
New Ferrari 458 Spider Officially Introduced
23 Aug 2011, 13:55 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Forced by previous Internet leaks to take the wraps off its latest Prancing Horse, Ferrari today officially released initial details, images and video of the world's first mid-rear engined berlinetta equipped with a retractable hard top, which...
EV Cup iRACER Ready to Storm EcoVelocity
23 Aug 2011, 12:39 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / It looks like the upcoming EcoVelocity low-carbon motor festival in the UK will witness the unveil of an iRACER, a track focused electric vehicle designed and engineered from the ground up as a pure race car, which will compete in the ‘Sports...
Ford Debuts 1934 Model 40 Special Speedster at Pebble Beach
23 Aug 2011, 12:24 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / This year’s Pebble Beach event witnessed the unveiling of an important piece of automotive history, as Edsel Ford’s restored 1934 Model 40 Special Speedster was presented to the public. The vehicle’s restoration was performed by ...
Subaru BRZ Sports Car to Be Previewed in Frankfurt
23 Aug 2011, 10:29 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Remember the Subaru “Boxer Sports Car Architecture” platform technology concept showcased at the Geneva Auto Show earlier this year? Well, it looks like the new concept, built around the Horizontally-Opposed Boxer engine and set to form...
MINI 'Beat the Street' Fashion Collection Launched
23 Aug 2011, 08:50 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The latest addition to the MINI Lifestyle Collection of outfits and accessories, set to become available from this September, comes in the form of the “Beat the Street” clothing line, which also features multiple British details like th...
Volvo Cars Getting Automatic Gearbox With Start-Stop Tech
23 Aug 2011, 08:28 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Swedish automaker Volvo announced today that a six-speed automatic gearbox with start/stop will become available in the D3 versions of the S60, V60, V70 and S80 models starting from early September 2011. With this combo, the engine must restart ins...
Maserati GranCabrio Fendi Coming to Frankfurt
23 Aug 2011, 08:06 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / With three weeks left until the Frankfurt Auto Show opens its gates, Maserati is offering a clear image of what it will bring at the event. Aside from the new SUV that we know nearly nothing about yet, the Italian brand announced today it will disp...
Daimler Debuts the New Generation Fuso Canter Truck in Europe
23 Aug 2011, 07:46 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The world's best-selling truck model from Daimler, the Fuso Canter is now ready to step into its next generation, after having been extensively revised. Coming with a dual clutch transmission, extended service intervals, an increased payload a...
Designed Around You - the New Volvo Brand Strategy
23 Aug 2011, 07:28 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Beijing was the place where the Volvo Car Corporation chose to debut its new global brand strategy today, while presenting the progress of the China Growth Strategy including a sales improvement of 36 per cent for the first half of 2011. Dubbed ...