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)
19 Apr 2010, 13:13 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Fiat will bring a four-door version of the 500 city car to the U.S., according to three company sources quoted by the Automotive News. According to these unnamed sources, the car will appear first in Europe, at the end of 2011, but the exact date f...
19 Apr 2010, 12:37 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Shortly after the launch of the sister model Volkswagen Sharan, SEAT has released today the first information and images of its all-new Alhambra MPV. The second-generation model is bigger than its predecessor, at 4,85 meters in length (22 centimete...
19 Apr 2010, 09:54 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Even if Britain could lose the status of the world’s third largest BMW market to China, sales in the UK are on the up, as local sales director Sean Green announced at the British media launch of the new BMW 320d EfficientDynamics saloon. &...
19 Apr 2010, 09:03 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / The Suzuki Kizashi mid-size sedan, already on sale in Japan and the U.S., will come to Germany this fall, the Japanese company has announced. The completely new medium-size sedan is scheduled to arrive at dealerships across the country in October t...
19 Apr 2010, 08:02 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Citroen has revealed the first photos of its Metropolis concept, a big luxury saloon that will be officially unveiled at the Shanghai Expo next month, Autocar reports. Bigger than a long-wheelbase Mercedes-Benz S-Class at 5.3 meters long and wid...
19 Apr 2010, 07:14 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / California-based aftermarket specialist Vorsteiner has unveiled its latest creation, the GTRS3 Aero Package for the BMW M3 Coupe. Built upon the famous German sports car, the tuning kit gives it a more aggressive look but doesn’t touch the te...
18 Apr 2010, 16:10 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / BMW hopes new models such as the X1 compact Sports Activity Vehicle and the new 5 Series will protect it against a strong decrease in car sales in Germany, which is still the company’s biggest market. German car sales dropped 22.8 percent in ...
18 Apr 2010, 16:06 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / After the recent Sienna minivan recall announcement, Toyota issued another recall, this time exclusive for the Canadian market due to the floor mats sold in the country. These are optional accessories for the 2007-2010 model year Toyota Tundra, as...
18 Apr 2010, 10:22 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / The Volkswagen Group reported sales of 1.73 million vehicles worldwide in the first three months of 2010, up 24.6 percent compared with the same period last year. "There are clear signs of a revival on the overall passenger car market in ...
18 Apr 2010, 10:19 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / The recall nightmare isn’t over for Toyota. The Japanese company announced it would recall 870,000 Sienna minivans sold in the United States and Canada since the 1998 model year because of a risk that the spare tire could drop onto the road. ...
16 Apr 2010, 14:54 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / New car registrations in the European Union rose 10.8 percent in March, representing the month’s biggest growth in years, helped by demand in the four largest markets excepting Germany. According to statistics from industry group ACEA, new re...
16 Apr 2010, 13:56 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Two months after the launch of Toyota’s recall programme, the UK branch of the Japanese company announced it had successfully processed 80 percent of the cars that needed adjustment to their acceleration pedal. Although the numbers involve...
16 Apr 2010, 12:50 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Chrysler Group has finished sourcing the parts it needs in order to build the American version of the Fiat 500 city car, which it plans to put on sale at the end of this year. Chrysler’s plans to build and sell the “Cinquecento”, ...
16 Apr 2010, 11:48 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / On June 19, Vauxhall will start selling its new Meriva small MPV on the UK market. The first MPV of the segment to sport backward-opening rear doors (more popularly called suicide-doors), the Meriva replaces the first-generation model, launched in ...
16 Apr 2010, 10:19 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / The fact that the Cadillac’s European special model, the BLS, didn’t enjoy much success on the old continent is well-known among the car enthusiasts out there reading this article. Less-known is that Saab paid for the development of thi...
16 Apr 2010, 09:22 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / The i30 compact car from Hyundai has passed global sales of 500,000 units, as it continues to enjoy an ascending trend worldwide. The milestone has been reached three years after the commercial launch of the car, in 2007. “The i30 delivers...
16 Apr 2010, 08:13 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Ford Mustang is the newest addition to the FIA-sanctioned GT3 European Championship. The competition-spec Mustang will be run by Marc VDS Racing Team, a Belgian racing enterprise that also races two Ford GTs in the GT1 championship and has teams in...
16 Apr 2010, 07:14 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Ferrari’s limited edition model 599 GTO is already sold out, according to reports cited by autoblog.com. The car has been officially presented yesterday at Modena’s Ducal Palace military academy, the same location where Maserati chose t...
15 Apr 2010, 15:00 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Ford Motor Company announced it is against state aids for General Motors’ European brands Opel and Vauxhall. "We believe companies should pay for restructuring themselves," said Wolfgang Schneider, head of legal, governmental enviro...
15 Apr 2010, 14:02 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Volkswagen will showcase at the Hannover Messe, beginning on Monday, over 30 exhibits under the “Think Blue” slogan, representing the systematic implementation of its sustainability strategy. The Volkswagen stand will include low-consum...