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Advice: Be safe on your daily commute

Advice: Be safe on your daily commute

A few tips to make sure you get to work safe and sound

Daily commutes can be stressful especially because most people like to sleep in as much as possible and then leave at the last minute. This leads to rushing, passing, sudden breaking and that can result in accidents and higher fuel consumption. ...
02.08.2013 | 38145 views | 0 comments
Weekend Motorsports Preview: A Weekend of Firsts

Weekend Motorsports Preview: A Weekend of Firsts

This weekend has the first ever race for the Asian Le Mans Series, and DTM goes to Europe

We might be seeing the a big shift in motorsports this weekend. Historically, auto racing has had major hubs in Europe and North America. Outside of Japan, Asia has had relatively few motor races, despite its huge population. This weekend the firs...
02.08.2013 | 1132 views | 0 comments
GM Working on Next Generation Spark for 2015

GM Working on Next Generation Spark for 2015

It is also working on a new Aveo for 2016 for Korea

General Motors is working on a new generation Spark to debut in the first half of 2015 and is working on a new Aveo small car for Korea, which is sold as the Sonic in North America. Both cars will be built in South Korea. The news was revealed whe...
01.08.2013 | 8013 views | 0 comments
Seat Looking Back on 600 40 Years After Productions End

Seat Looking Back on 600 40 Years After Productions End

It built over 800,000 units

Despite just being Fiat 600 produced under license in Spain, the Seat 600 remained in production from June 27, 1957, to July 31, 1973, and was partially responsible for mobilizing Spanish society after the civil war. Seat is celebrating the car&rs...
01.08.2013 | 5871 views | 0 comments
BMW Profit Up 9% in Second Quarter and Up 2.9% in First Half

BMW Profit Up 9% in Second Quarter and Up 2.9% in First Half

Vehicle deliveries are up 6% for the quarter and year

BMW Group is doing quite well according to its second quarter and first half financial report. Sales were up 6% for the year, and net profit was up 9% for the quarter. "The BMW Group achieved a strong second quarter performance despite th...
01.08.2013 | 711 views | 0 comments
Porsche 918 Spyder and 911 50th Anniversary Heading to Pebble Beach

Porsche 918 Spyder and 911 50th Anniversary Heading to Pebble Beach

A group of rare Porsche racecars will also be at Laguna Seca

Porsche will display the 918 Spyder and 911 50th Anniversary Edition at the Pebble Beach Concourse d’Elegance and classic racecars at the Monterey Historics at Laguna Seca. The 918 Spyder will be touring around Pebble Beach’s vario...
01.08.2013 | 3125 views | 0 comments
Lamborghini Updates Gallardo Super Trofeo as Squadra Corse

Lamborghini Updates Gallardo Super Trofeo as Squadra Corse

It is an even lighter version of the Superleggera

Lamborghini has introduced the new Gallardo LP 570-4 Squadra Corse, which brings this the Gallardo Super Trofeo car to the street again. Last year’s Super Trofeo Stradale was limited to 150 units, and Lamborghini wanted to offer more cars to...
01.08.2013 | 9992 views | 0 comments
Lexus Adding Four New Models in the Next Four Years

Lexus Adding Four New Models in the Next Four Years

It has two new cars and two new SUVs in development

Lexus has become the leading Japanese luxury automaker but is facing stiffer competition from Infiniti and still needs to keep up with European competitors like BMW and Audi. In the last year, Lexus introduced new models of the ES, IS, GS and LS, ...
31.07.2013 | 461 views | 0 comments
Delaware Judge Refuses Both Fiat and UAW's Valuation of Chrysler

Delaware Judge Refuses Both Fiat and UAW's Valuation of Chrysler

It covers 41.5% of the remaining shares

Delaware Judge Donald Parsons has ruled that Fiat cannot set a price of $139.7 million for each 54,000 shares of Chrysler, but he also did not agree with the United Auto Workers' valuation of the stock. The ruling means that Fiat and the U...
31.07.2013 | 888 views | 0 comments
Volkswagen Group Operating Profit Down €700 Million in First Half

Volkswagen Group Operating Profit Down €700 Million in First Half

The European market continues to fall, and it is hurting the company.

Volkswagen Group has increasing sales but falling profits through the first half of this year. Its operating profit was €5.8 billion, down from €6.5 billion in the first half of 2012. However, unit sales hit 4.8 million cars, up 5.4...
31.07.2013 | 935 views | 0 comments

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