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)
6 May 2010, 07:34 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / The summer is closing in and drop-top manufacturers are trying to appeal to customers with special offers. Volkswagen makes no exception and will be offering a new special edition for its Eos coupe-cabriolet, called “Exclusive” in Europ...
6 May 2010, 06:47 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / General Motors is recalling 164,190 Hummer H3 and H3T SUVs because of a fault that could cause a piece of the hood to detach while the SUV is being driven. The American automaker is also recalling 40,000 Corvettes because of a steering-column defec...
5 May 2010, 15:41 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Renault announces that order books for the Clio Gordini RS, due to go on sale in June, are now open. Priced at EUR26,400 in France, the Clio Gordini RS is essentially a Renault Sport model like its smaller sibling, the Twingo. The Clio Gordini ...
5 May 2010, 14:01 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Audi will participate at this year’s Worthersee Tour (May 12 - 15) with a fleet of seven customized A1 models, dubbed “motto vehicles” by the automaker. Innovative adhesive film designs, vibrant paint finishes as well as exter...
5 May 2010, 13:01 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Telekom Austria has come up with an idea for old telephone boxes, planning to turn them into recharging stations for electric cars. The company said that the telephone boxes in Austria are becoming obsolete, since almost nobody uses them anymore, p...
5 May 2010, 10:53 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Chinese automaker Jianghuai Automobile Company is negotiating with the Slovak government on a possible plant investment, the country’s economy ministry announced on Tuesday. According to the Automotive News Europe, JAC is considering buil...
5 May 2010, 10:01 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Nissan’s European dealers will have to follow a massive training program before they start selling the Leaf full-electric car this year, a company’s top executive said, quoted by the Automotive News Europe. "The way customers ch...
5 May 2010, 09:04 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / The European Union is planning to impose mandatory speed limiters on vans and light trucks to prevent them from exceeding 75 mph (120 km/h) and to improve their fuel efficiency, according to an EU report, quoted by the Automotive News Europe. Th...
5 May 2010, 08:30 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / German aftermarket specialist Alpina released a new version of its diesel-powered 3-Series based D3 model, the D3 Biturbo. The car is powered by a 2.0-liter four-cylinder bi-turbo engine developing 215 horsepower and 332 lb-ft. of torque (450 Nm) a...
5 May 2010, 07:13 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Fiat has officially introduced the new Uno supermini in South America. The Italian automaker released photos and initial information on the new Uno, which is the spiritual successor of the original Uno from the eighties. The first country in whi...
5 May 2010, 06:23 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Nissan Motor Company announced a recall for almost 134,215 Infiniti G35 luxury sedans and coupes. The recall is related to faulty airbags that may not deploy during a crash, U.S. regulators said. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administratio...
4 May 2010, 14:44 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Chevrolet is preparing new taglines to be used in the advertisements of its passenger cars and trucks, according to the Wall Street Journal, cited by leftlanenews.com. Just weeks after separating with long-time advertising partner Campbell-Ewal...
4 May 2010, 13:33 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / The Hartford Financial Services Group today announced the launch of an iPhone application which provides quick access to checklists, emergency phone numbers and claims reporting features for auto insurance customers. “The Hartford Mobile r...
4 May 2010, 11:50 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Germany's new-car market decreased for a fifth consecutive month, recording a 32 percent year-on-year decline in April as the government incentives for new-car buyers were stopped. Registrations fell 10.2 percent compared to April 2008, before...
4 May 2010, 10:01 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA), importer and distributor of Porsche sports cars, Cayenne SUVs and the Panamera Gran Turismo in the United States, today announced April sales results in the U.S. The German automaker sold 1,747 units in ...
4 May 2010, 08:44 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Subaru of America announced today the sales results for April 2010, the company's best ever sales for the aforementioned month. The Japanese automaker had an exceptional month in the U.S., reporting sales 48 percent higher over April 2009, wit...
4 May 2010, 07:52 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Although rivals like Aston Martin or Porsche have revealed four-door coupes lately, it seems that for Ferrari this would represent a sacrilege. Ferrari boss, Amedeo Felisa, said the Italian brand will never follow rivals Aston Martin an Porsche int...
4 May 2010, 06:58 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Volkswagen’s performance division, R GmbH, plans to get its hands on the Polo, according to Autocar. After the Scirocco R and the Golf R, which are already on sale, the engineers at “R GmbH” will build a performance version based ...
3 May 2010, 14:52 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / The sticky accelerator pedal problem seems to affect other automakers as well, not only Toyota. Chrysler Group accelerator pedals made by the same company that supplied Toyota Motor Corporation are under investigation by U.S. automotive-safety regu...
3 May 2010, 14:14 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / A cut in the government incentives in France slowed down growth in April, while Spanish car sales rose, with scrapping schemes continuing to fuel demand. However, the French increase in van sales, which are not affected by the scrapping bonus, show...