Acura Reports 32.4 Percent Drop But Praises Customers' Trust in the Brand
4 Feb 2009, 10:34 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Since we know it's fairly difficult to improve your sales during recession times, poor sales for Acura should not amaze us. But even if the company recorded a 32.4 percent drop in sales in Janu...
Alan Mullaly Personally Calls Ford Customer to Thank Him
4 Feb 2009, 10:25 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / In what at first looks to be a massive PR stunt which may turn into a lot of free publicity, Ford CEO Alan Mullaly has apparently left a voicemail message on some guy's phone, thanking him for ...
Obama to Announce Auto Czar Picks This Month
4 Feb 2009, 10:12 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The White House administration is continuously working to form an auto restructuring team, including an auto czar that would oversee the industry reform, and the first picks may be announced this we...
Why Bangle Left BMW
4 Feb 2009, 10:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Bangle's radical design ideas are what might be behind his decision to part ways with BMW. Project i, a concept meant to develop city cars and look into transportation solutions for urban areas...
BMW Sauber Confirm Bahrain Test Due to Bad Weather Forecast
4 Feb 2009, 10:02 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / As more bad weather is announced for the upcoming testing session at Jerez, teams are starting to switch from the European track to Bahrain. After Ferrari and Toyota had already announced their pres...
Make Your Own Hyundai Genesis “Epic Lap” Video
4 Feb 2009, 10:01 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Following the success of Hyundai Genesis Coupe “Epic Lap” commercial, the South Korean automaker continued the advertising strategy for this model through other means. Although it is ...
EcoCar Debuts at Washington Auto Show
4 Feb 2009, 09:53 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The EcoCar: The NeXt Challenge is a special program established by the US Department of Energy (DOE) and General Motors and sponsored by the Government of Canada and other sponsors which invites uni...
Chrysler January Sales Report: The Steady Way Down
4 Feb 2009, 09:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Chrysler LLC made public today its January sales report and things don't look good at all. Having a 55 percent drop in units sold, compared to the same period in 2008, Chrysler's sales are...
GM Announces 49 Percent Sales Drop in January 2009
4 Feb 2009, 09:00 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / With the global economic downturn far from being over, General Motors today announced its January 2009 sales, revealing a 49 percent drop compared to the same month of the previous year. No less tha...
Mitsubishi Pull Out of Dakar Rally
4 Feb 2009, 08:52 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / No more Dakar Rally for Mitsubishi. Following the example of several other manufacturers out there, the Japanese car maker decided to cut their racing programmes down to a minimum due to the economi...
Dick Colliver Backs Away as Honda Sales Executive
4 Feb 2009, 09:07 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / With the economic crisis knocking on the door, there is a lot of pressure over automakers' executives and to be honest, not many people would like to be in their shoes at the moment. Ther...
Aston Martin V12 Vantage Unveiled Before Geneva
4 Feb 2009, 08:57 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / After a rumor hit the web just a few hours earlier, the official confirmation came a little bit faster than a jiffy. With a V12 taken straight out of Bond's DBS, the new Aston Martin V12 Vantag...
Honda Rolled Out Its 20 Millionth Car in North America
4 Feb 2009, 08:49 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Japanese automaker Honda today announced it has reached a new milestone in North America as the company rolled out the 20 millionth automobile last month. Honda arrived in North America in 1982,...
European Car Makers Interested in IndyCar Engine Deal
4 Feb 2009, 08:42 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / In a time when most manufacturers seem to revise their racing programmes in Formula 1 – Honda even withdrew from the series last year – the IndyCar Series confirmed that no less than 5 c...
Chrysler Got Three Offers for Viper
4 Feb 2009, 08:35 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Chrysler received three offers for its Viper business, co-President Jim Press was quoted as saying by CNNMoney.com, but the matter is being look at with “due diligence.” The company firs...
VW Reports US Sales Drop, Blames the Global Recession
4 Feb 2009, 08:25 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volkswagen of American today announced the January 2009 sales, unveiling a 11.6 percent drop compared to the same month of the previous year. This is nothing more than a consequence of the economic ...
Driver Using Cell Phone at Wheel Jailed over Fatal Crash
4 Feb 2009, 08:21 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Because it's extremely difficult to focus on the road if you use your mobile phone while driving, there is also a high risk of an accident. The sad part is that because of some drivers' ne...
Fiat Sketches Chrylser Alliance Plan
3 Feb 2009, 17:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Fiat plans to finish its review of Chrysler's operations by February 17, in order to help the American counterpart to get a green light with this vital point in the viability report expected by...
Geneva to Bring Citroen DS Rebirth
3 Feb 2009, 17:16 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The popular Citroen DS model which saw daylight during the '50 and became famous thanks to its aerodynamic body design will be revived by the French manufacturer at the upcoming Geneva Motor Sh...
Scania Says "Nej" to Porsche Takeover
3 Feb 2009, 17:36 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Scania officials advised today company's shareholders to decline the takeover offer made by Porsche, under the pretext that the price offered per share is too low. Scania has taken this decisio...