MINI Shows Its Fangs in New True Blood Campaign
27 May 2009, 12:39 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Who’s promoting who? That is the question the launching of the new BMW Mini True Blood campaign raises. MINI USA partnered with TV network HBO, which runs the ‘True Blood’ show, to...
Three-Mile Queue After Cattle Block Motorway
27 May 2009, 09:34 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Instead of stopping to smell the roses, they stopped to milk the cow... metaphorically speaking. Probably one of the worst ways to end a weekend is getting blocked on your way home for hours. Tha...
More Than 50 Cars Stashed in a California Barn
26 May 2009, 18:31 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / A California resident resisted the temptation of selling any of his cars from his collection for more than 25 years, hoping that one day he would restore them. The result? He never restored them and...
Boris Johnson Goes Green, Nearly Killed while Cycling
26 May 2009, 14:10 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / London’s mayor Boris Johnson is well known for his plans of getting more people to use cycling as an alternative form of transportation. So the mayor himself tries to be an example for the res...
'Volvo - The Game' Available on the Internet Starting Today
26 May 2009, 12:25 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / As we previously reported, Volvo - The Game was released today, featuring all of Volvo's well-known racing cars and the Volvo S60 Concept. The game, which has been developed together with SimBi...
Rinspeed’s Official Graphic Art Collection for Car Enthusiasts
26 May 2009, 10:35 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Rinspeed has recently introduced its Official Fine Graphic Art collection for car and graphic art enthusiasts, which can be purchased on its art web boutique: www.rinspeedart.com. The series is s...
BMW’s MINI E Meets Its First Customer
26 May 2009, 10:23 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Despite the several delays due to the large number of applicants, the MINI E finally met its first customer, Peter Trepp, a Los Angeles resident. This is number 111 out of the 500 cars that BMW&#...
500,000 Motorists Use Mobile Phones While Driving, Study Shows
26 May 2009, 08:53 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / A new UK survey conducted by the Department of Transport shows that 300,000 car-owners and 160,000 goods vehicle drivers use their mobile. According to the study, the worst are drivers of trucks and...
BOND Records Album Exclusively for Peugeot
26 May 2009, 07:06 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / It’s a classic marketing technique to associate and promote the image of a car with that of a woman... or more. That's why it's no surprise to see that Peugeot turned to BOND, the al...
Couple Caught Having Sex with Kids on Board
25 May 2009, 12:39 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Here is a real story that happened on May 15 about one twisted Ohio couple that was caught by the police while having sex on the car’s front seat. The vehicle was pulled off the roadway, fair ...
Danica Makes History Again, Boosts Go Daddy’s Traffic
25 May 2009, 10:43 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Danica Patrick, probably the sexiest auto racing driver, doubled last year’s Go Daddy campaign results with the new Indy 500 ad. It was enough of her to mention in the commercial “See wh...
Carfax Launched Ad to Help Used Car Sales
22 May 2009, 14:58 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Carfax decided it’s time for a marketing campaign to increase used car sales and came up with the largest so far. The campaign has several phases, beginning with a television ad airing nationw...
2009 Road Trip Vehicles of the Year
22 May 2009, 12:21 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Thule, a company that provides transportation solutions for leisure or professional use, announced yesterday their 2009 Road Trip Vehicles of the Year. These awards are for automobiles both above an...
Customized 1967 VW MicroBus on eBay
22 May 2009, 12:18 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Have you ever thought of making a roadster out of a microbus? Or you already did that? If you said yes to at least one of these questions, then you are the one selling the custom made vehicle on eBa...
Fiat 500C by Diesel to Be Auctioned for Charity Purpose
21 May 2009, 14:52 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / In the Cinema Against AIDS Gala, held to benefit the American Foundation for AIDS Research (AmFar), Fiat will offer an exclusive 500C variant created in collaboration with the Italian jeanswear hous...
Piaggio Makes Plans for a New Ferrari Jet
21 May 2009, 14:30 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Piaggio’s Chief Executive Alberto Galassi announced the planning of a new Ferrari jet at the European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva. Piaggio, which is partly...
41 Mil Licensed Americans Would Not Pass a Written Test
21 May 2009, 10:32 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / GMAC Insurance National Drivers Test made public the 2009 results, which show that 20.1 percent (41 million) of the licensed Americans would not pass a written drivers test exam if taken this moment...
Audi Presents Ladies German Open, Martin Tomczyk as Guest Star
21 May 2009, 10:03 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The HypoVereinsbank Ladies German Open presented by Audi had a warm-up session yesterday, when some of the female pros played against numerous amateurs and prominent guest, such as Tobias Angerer, M...
Motorist Busted for Self-Pleasuring While Driving
21 May 2009, 09:03 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / It’s understandable to think of your girlfriend while driving to her house, to start thinking about her and get horny. But masturbating and talking dirty on the phone with her the same time yo...
Possible GPS System Failure in U.S. Next Year
21 May 2009, 08:07 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / According to a report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the U.S.' Global Positioning System (GPS) could begin to fail next year due to mismanagement and underinvestment by the U....