Saab CEO Awarded for Outstanding Achievements
4 May 2010, 09:53 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / At its annual congress held today in Gothenburg, the West Swedish Chamber of Commerce and Industry recognized Saab Automobile CEO Jan Åke Jonsson for his role in preserving Saab as part of a s...
Honda Awards NA Suppliers
30 Apr 2010, 08:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As is the custom in the automotive world, Japanese manufacturer Honda awarded yesterday its best suppliers, with a total of 53 OEM suppliers and 64 Service Parts suppliers receiving Honda's rec...
IndyCar to Have Road Course, Oval Champions in 2010
28 Apr 2010, 06:45 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Four rounds into the 2010 IndyCar Series and no oval course so far. This is surely something unusual considering the fact that we're talking about a North American racing series, where oval cou...
Piaggio President Paolo Timoni to Be Honored by IACC
16 Apr 2010, 10:08 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Piaggio Group Americas (PGA) announced yesterday its president and CEO, Paolo Timoni, will be presented with the 2010 Business and Culture Award by the Italy-America Chamber of Commerce (IACC) this ...
VW Polo Clinches 2010 World Car of the Year Award
1 Apr 2010, 14:48 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / At a press conference hosted by the New York International Auto Show today, the Volkswagen Polo was declared the 2010 World Car of the Year. The VW Polo was chosen from an initial entry list of thir...
Volvo V70 DRIVe Gets Five Stars in ADAC EcoTest
31 Mar 2010, 12:25 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Swedish carmaker Volvo has yet another reason to brag about, this time because the V70 DRIVe model. German motorists' organization ADAC, recently gave the Volvo V70 1.6D DRIVe five stars in its...
Mazda 6 Gets "Best Estate Car" Award
19 Mar 2010, 13:28 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Mazda 6 has just been named “Best Estate Car” at the 2010 Fleet News Awards. This does not come as a surprise, especially after used car experts CAP Monitor said a while ago that Mazda6 ...
Chrysler’s Michigan Plant Gets Environmental Award
18 Mar 2010, 16:05 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / American carmaker Chrysler announced today its new Trenton South Engine Plant has been awarded a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold Green Building System certification for mee...
Kia Venga Gets Design Award
15 Mar 2010, 14:24 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / The Korean car manufacturer Kia has received the red dot design award for its new MPV, the Venga. The car has been picked as the winner of the "product design" category for the compact MPV...
Nissan Presents Retailer of the Year Award
14 Mar 2010, 10:11 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / After introducing the new Juke, Micra & Leaf, the top Nissan performers were handed awards celebrating excellence in 10 categories. The top winner for Overall Retailer of the Year was J. S. Holm...
Morrow Award to be Presented at Riverside
10 Mar 2010, 11:28 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The second annual edition of the Legends of Riverside II event will see three 500cc racing pioneers have their names inscribed on the Harry Morrow Trophy. Tom Meehan, Ralph Ormsbee, and George Keck ...
Jack Roush Gets Lifetime Achievement Award
10 Mar 2010, 08:37 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / On March 12, Jack Roush will be honored with the highest award from the hot rod world: the Robert E. Petersen Lifetime Achievement Award. The ceremony will be held at the opening breakfast of the 12...
BMW Vision EfficientDynamics Wins Louis Vuitton Classic Award
3 Mar 2010, 07:51 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / After its debut at the 2009 IAA in Frankfurt, the BMW Vision Efficient Dymanics concept car received the Louis Vuitton Classic Award at a ceremony held at the BMW Welt Double Cone on February 28. Th...
Lexus Eco Challenge #2 Winners Announced
1 Mar 2010, 08:46 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The second phase winners of the annual Lexus Eco Challenge launched on September 28, 2009 were announced. They comprise fifteen middle and high schools teams, each of them awarded with $10,000. More...
MBUSA Named Best Place to Work in New Jersey
23 Feb 2010, 17:05 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) was recognized as "Best Places to Work in New Jersey" by NJBIZ Magazine, the carmaker announced today. The company was elected from a group of 25 large-sized comp...
BMW DesignworksUSA Gets Awarded
19 Feb 2010, 07:45 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / BMW Group DesignworksUSA has been awarded as the world’s Most Innovative Company in Design by Fast Company magazine. This magazine presents trends in the business of innovation and awards worl...
Cummins CTO Wins Engineering Oscar
18 Feb 2010, 09:37 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Most people working in the automotive world are very passionate about their job and committed to achieving the impossible. As technological progress happens every day, some get recognized for their ...
Michelin Gets Tire Manufacturer of the Year Award
17 Feb 2010, 14:18 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Michelin did not have such a bad year in 2009, though the world’s second largest tiremaker announced that its profit decreased by 71 percent in 2009 as a result of falling sales and increasing...
Audi A5 Coupe Receives the 2010 German Design Prize
12 Feb 2010, 15:17 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / If you are any bit of an automotive industry enthusiast, then there's no way you haven't heard until now about the A5 Coupe and its revolutionary design. Praised (mostly) by its creators a...
Toyota Refused Government Prius Award
11 Feb 2010, 08:26 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Toyota is in a lot of trouble caused by the vast recall of more than 8 million cars worldwide whose accelerator pedals are in need of immediate attention. The Japanese are concerned with clients los...