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13 Nov 2009, 07:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German luxury carmaker Porsche announced yesterday it has ratified the financial statements for the fiscal year 2008/2009 (ending 31 July 2009). All fine and dandy, if it weren't for the huge 4.4 billion euros loss, before tax. Compare this wi...
12 Nov 2009, 16:57 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The biggest news this past week from the automotive industry, in terms of safety innovations at least, was Ford's announcement it has completed work on the world's first inflatable seat belts – a brilliant combination between the se...
12 Nov 2009, 12:14 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Late last night, NASCAR Nationwide Series announced penalties and fines for Kyle Busch, Brad Parrott and Jason Ratcliff after discovering rule violations in last weekend's event at Texas Motor Speedway. Kyle Busch, after already ruining hi...
12 Nov 2009, 11:31 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Defense contractor Oshkosh announced today it has been awarded a $438 million contract by the US Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command Life Cycle Management Command (TACOM LCMC) for 1,000 MRAP All Terrain Vehicles (M-ATV). The new contract, t...
12 Nov 2009, 11:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The American division of Japanese carmaker Toyota announced today it will join the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) WasteWise program, the first national waste reduction program aimed at waste prevention, recycling and buying or manufa...
12 Nov 2009, 10:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese manufacturer's Nissan joint venture with Chinese company Zhengzhou (ZNA) announced today the release of a new "high-end light commercial vehicle" on the local market, the NT400 Cabstar. According to its manufacturers, th...
12 Nov 2009, 10:36 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German carmaker Volkswagen has just established a new position within its ranks, Group Chief Officer for Electric Traction, being perhaps among the first carmakers to do so. As the name suggests, the man which will fill the position will be in char...
12 Nov 2009, 09:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German carmaker Audi announced today its support for the Wittelsbacher Ausgleichsfonds in Neuburg an der Donau as the possible host of the 2018 Ryder Cup golf tournament and endeavor which, if successful, will make Germany the second country outsid...
12 Nov 2009, 08:56 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / All eyes are now on American manufacturer GM, who just announced it will make public the group's financial results for the third quarter of the year. Perhaps, after seeing the numbers, the automotive world will understand why GM pulled a 180 d...
12 Nov 2009, 08:25 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As vehicles around the world have began being transformed in nature's most fervent advocates, the companies which build them try and come up with more and more innovative, wacky ideas to integrate as much nature into vehicles as they can. ...
12 Nov 2009, 07:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After making his Truck Series debut this year for Kevin Harvick, former motocross champion Ricky Carmichael struck a multi year contract with Turner Motorsports. As part of the contract, Carmichael will drive the No. 31 Chevrolet in the last two Ca...
12 Nov 2009, 07:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / If you haven't had enough factory or otherwise tuned Camaros, than it's time for yet another appearance, this time from GM itself. The American carmaker took the so called Chevrolet Camaro Chroma to the 2009 Specialty Equipment Market Ass...
11 Nov 2009, 15:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After the mother company expressed its optimism about the upcoming market evolution, the financial arm of German manufacturer Daimler, Daimler Financial, follows the lead and now says it expects to post positive results for the fourth quarter of th...
11 Nov 2009, 14:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / ...and we do mean all of the podium. The Japanese carmaker announced today it managed to place three of its cars on the first, second and third positions in the 2009 South African Off-Road Championship, after the last of the races, the RFS Magalies...
11 Nov 2009, 14:36 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Seeing their revenues severely reduced (by their standards, of course) by the Obama's administration decision to trim the income of executives whose companies received government bailout, American manufacture GM found it useful, in the middle ...
11 Nov 2009, 13:39 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Keeping true to his promise made earlier this year, when the new 3.0l V8 Atom was announced, Atom chief Simon Saunders indeed set the price for the new car in the 100,000 – 130,000 range. The car will cost 120,000 pounds, as Autocar says, wit...
11 Nov 2009, 11:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Chevrolet is reportedly working on a new special edition Camaro, set to be launched in the beginning of 2010. Dubbed Camaro Synergy, the edition will boats several enhancements and present particularities which will set it apart from its regular br...
11 Nov 2009, 11:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / British carmaker Lotus announced today a double win for its vehicles after a competition hosted by British EVO Magazine. The Evora was named EVO Car of the Year 2009, while the 2-Eleven got the EVO Track Car of the Year 2009 title. The news comes a...
11 Nov 2009, 10:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In an alleged attempt to increase the liquidity of the company, Qatar Holding, the investment group of the Qatari state, announced it has sold half of its Volkswagen preference shares, managing to raise 1.5 billion euros for them. For the rest of t...
11 Nov 2009, 10:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The January Consumer Electronics Show has designed its official car, the Ford Taurus. The American manufacturer's praised sedan was deemed as being perfect for the job, as it "offers more user-friendly technology than other cars twice it...