302 ARTICLES
"When you're racing, it's life. Anything that happens before or after is just waiting." (Steve McQueen's character from the Le Mans movie, 1971)
26 Apr 2010, 08:07 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / In the last ten years, BMW has constantly been USA's second best-selling luxury brand, always behind Lexus. And this year, even if the Japanese company is facing recall problems, the number one spot still seems too far for BMW. BMW will be ...
26 Apr 2010, 07:23 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Chinese women are buying Ferraris at a rate four times greater than women in the West. Last year, Ferrari sold 220 cars in China of which 44 were bought by women. That’s 20 per cent of the total sales, as compared to five per cent in the rest...
25 Apr 2010, 11:36 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Mahindra & Mahindra, India’s top utility vehicle and tractor maker, has operated price-cuts for its Logan car of 5 percent to 12 percent in order to boost sales of the Renault-sourced sedan. Last week, Mahindra bought Renault’s 49 p...
25 Apr 2010, 11:28 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Toyota Motor Corporation plans to begin production at a new plant in China in 2011. Toyota sales in the world’s largest market may exceed the 800,000-unit target for 2010, according to Masahiro Kato, president of Toyota’s China business...
25 Apr 2010, 09:09 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Hyundai unveiled the 2011 Verna, also known as the Accent in the U.S., at the Beijing Motor Show. Looking like a miniature Sonata, the Verna features similar headlights, a bold grille, and LED turn signals integrated in the rearview mirrors. Inside...
25 Apr 2010, 08:24 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Following the example of its arch-rival BMW, Mercedes-Benz revealed at the Auto China 2010 the long-wheelbase version of its large premium sedan, the E-Class. Longer wheelbase versions are a must on the Chinese market and the brand from Stuttgart i...
23 Apr 2010, 14:39 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / BMW has stolen the show at the Beijing auto expo by presenting the concept of a new four-door coupe, rumored to preview a future 8-Series model, a coupe-like large sedan to fight the likes of Porsche Panamera, Maserati Quattroporte and the future A...
23 Apr 2010, 13:58 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Saab’s owner, Dutch sports car maker Spyker Cars, wants the Swedish brand to build a new, small model as iconic as BMW’s Mini. In order to accomplish that, Spyker needs Saab to raise the necessary money and to find a development partner...
23 Apr 2010, 13:08 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / French giant PSA Peugeot Citroen and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation have officially started vehicle production at their joint plant in Russia, PCMA Rus. Owned 70 percent by PSA and 30 percent by Mitsubishi, the factory is situated 180 kilometers sou...
23 Apr 2010, 12:15 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / After the Vorsteiner GTRS3 M3’s first photos and details broke out on Monday, we were intrigued by how much the American tuner charges for a widebody kit. $25,000 for aesthetic changes only seemed like too much, really. Well, Vorsteiner ac...
23 Apr 2010, 10:09 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Ferrari has announced the official Nurburgring Nordschleife lap time for the 599XX experimental car. The result is stunning: 6 minutes 58.16 seconds, the first ever sub-seven minute time for a “production-derived” sports car, Ferrari cl...
23 Apr 2010, 09:10 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / The Auto China 2010 Beijing will host the premiere of a British-designed concept, the MG Zero. The car previews what is expected to become the brand’s future supermini. The concept is the work of MG design director Anthony Williams, who ha...
23 Apr 2010, 07:52 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Fiat Group's plans for the Lancia brand are closely related to Chrysler. The Italian brand is virtually absent outside its homeland, so Fiat wants to justify its existence by making it a European version of Chrysler. Basically, all Chrysler ve...
23 Apr 2010, 07:17 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Fiat will build two Chrysler models in Italy, including the next-generation Sebring mid-size sedan, sources within the company told Automotive News. Fiat’s five year plan include more vehicles to be manufactured by Fiat and Chrysler for ea...
22 Apr 2010, 14:57 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Sales of passenger vehicles in China, including passenger cars, SUVs and minivans, are expected to rise from 8.7 million units in 2009 to 13.55 million units in 2015. This means an increase of more than 55 percent, according to JD Power, a leading ...
22 Apr 2010, 14:20 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / PSA Peugeot Citroen recorded a 28 percent increase in revenue in the first quarter of 2010 and expects the operating profit to rise accordingly for the first six months of the year. Revenue rose to EUR14 billion from EUR10.97 billion in the same qu...
22 Apr 2010, 13:44 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Audi has denied speculation that it intends to produce and sell a new model in the US following the increasing sales registered in the last quarter. There had been rumors the German automaker could develop a car build in the U.S. but an Audi spokes...
22 Apr 2010, 12:36 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / The entire Maybach range has received a facelift. It is probably the last news we’ll receive from the super-luxury brand since owner Daimler refuses to start development of all-new models. The facelift includes both 57 and 62 standard models,...
22 Apr 2010, 09:45 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Fiat S.p.A. will separate its core auto operations from its truck (Iveco) and tractor divisions (Case New Holland), which will be reunited in a new public company to be called Fiat Industrial S.p.A. CEO Sergio Marchionne announced that Fiat, Alf...
22 Apr 2010, 08:43 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Maserati will add new cheaper models to its range in the next five years, according to Fiat’s five-year business plan announced yesterday in Turin, Italy. The sport brand will build two new premium models priced between EUR55,000 and EUR70...