Toyota Debuts Verso and the New Pure Hybrid Prius
6 Mar 2009, 09:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It's unveiling week for Toyota at the 2009 Geneva Auto show, as the Japanese manufacturer gives us the world premier of the Verso MPV and the European premiere of the Prius Hybrid. The two mod...
FOTA Push for Standard KERS in 2010
6 Mar 2009, 09:00 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The Kinetic Energy Recovery System might become subject to FIA's standardization process within Formula 1. As teams have pumped millions of euros into developing a functional unit by the 2009 A...
Sales of Small Cars Boost Auto Industry
6 Mar 2009, 08:18 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Car sales have dramatically dropped during the global recession but the auto industry seems to have one savior: the small car segment. In an attempt to cut costs, it seems that more and more driv...
Vauxhall UK's Number One Automaker in February
6 Mar 2009, 08:11 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / GM's European division Vauxhall is again the best-selling brand in the United Kingdom, the American automaker proudly announced today, emphasizing the fact that it became the number one car man...
GM May Not Survive Outside Chapter 11
6 Mar 2009, 08:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / General Motor's auditors raised "substantial doubt" about the company's ability to continue its operations in the annual report filled with the US Securities and Exchange Commiss...
OFFICIAL! Honda Sell F1 Team to Ross Brawn
6 Mar 2009, 06:35 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / It's now official! Ross Brawn will be the new team owner of Honda's surviving F1 team in 2009. The Japanese car maker confirmed, via an official statement issued on Friday, that the Brackl...
Nissan NV2500 Concept Debuts at the 2009 Work Truck Show
5 Mar 2009, 17:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Somewhere in the shadow of the glamorous 2009 Geneva Auto Show, another automotive event is running its course, this time across the Ocean. The annual Work Truck Show, National Truck Equipment Assoc...
Honda, Mazda Request State Aid from Japan
5 Mar 2009, 17:22 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / There's no surprise Japanese automakers started to feel the pressure of the economic recession, despite their desperate efforts to slash production and save costs in all regions of the world. N...
a.d. Tramontana R-Edition Driven
5 Mar 2009, 16:21 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / What does Salvador Dali, Pablo Picasso, sangria, fiesta and bull-fighting have in common? Well, each has a more-than-close connection with Spain. A new fact connected with Spanish culture has emerge...
Uninsured Drivers Involved in Crashes Could Go to Jail
5 Mar 2009, 16:08 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / American drivers who don't have a car insurance yet should seriously consider making one in case they don't want to end up in jail. On Wednesday, the House voted a new law that's g...
Skoda Fabia vRS Previewed at Geneva
5 Mar 2009, 16:00 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Together with the already-popular Yeti SUV recently announced by the Czech manufacturer, Skoda also gave us a glimpse into how the next vRS model will look like this week at the Geneva Auto Show. Sk...
Swedish Harbor Packed with Unsold Cars
5 Mar 2009, 15:56 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Apparently, the land is not enough for Toyota's unsold vehicles in Sweden... Because parking lots are packed with unsold cars at the Swedish Port of Malmoe, the Japanese car maker had to rent a...
The First Diesel 2WD Motorcycle, from EVA
5 Mar 2009, 15:51 UTC · By: Andrei Toma / The Dutch company EVA, who has been working on a diesel motorcycle and a 2WD (two wheel drive) system for several years, has finally put them together, giving birth to “Track T800CDi”, t...
Jaguar Employees Chose Pay Freeze Over Job Cuts
5 Mar 2009, 15:33 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Jaguar Land Rover employees used their democratic right to vote and chose to accept a pay freeze and reduced workhours over possible job cuts. 70 percent of the nearly 9,000 company employees in the...
2010 Nissan GT-R Spec V: Same Power, Different Price?
5 Mar 2009, 15:29 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Nissan GT-R Spec V is undoubtedly a very attractive model, especially if taking into account the success of its predecessors. However, the limited-production GT-R Spec V is rather weird when having ...
FOTA Pushes for New Concorde Agreement
5 Mar 2009, 14:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The world of Formula 1 is really seems to be subject to many changes lately and we're not talking about the cost-reduction and sporting-regulation revisions agreed upon by the Formula One Teams...
Schwarzenegger Takes a Walk at Geneva Motor Show
5 Mar 2009, 15:25 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / In the past, Arnold Schwarzenegger was a devoted fan of GM's Hummers but now it seems the California Governor is interested in other vehicles as well. As a matter of fact, he wants to ...
Skoda Yeti Makes Its Debut at Geneva
5 Mar 2009, 15:18 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The long-discussed SUV designed by the Czech automaker Skoda was unveiled at the 2009 Geneva Auto Show. The 4.2-meter long, five-door vehicle is said to incorporate the "well-known features of ...
Ferrari Hybrid Powertrain Tested on the 599 Fiorano
5 Mar 2009, 15:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The new European Union CO2 emissions regulations set to be applied starting 2012, could limit every car manufacturer to build engines that put out less than 130g/km of CO2. The regulations, somewhat...
Heidi Klum Stops Traffic While Delivering Victoria's Secret Bras
5 Mar 2009, 14:53 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Would you get nervous if a truck carrying Heidi Klum dressed in a beautiful little black dress blocked your way? Most surely not, because, let's face it, Heidi looks perfect even if she blocked...