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Building cars simultaneously and hoping for new management

In the dead of winter it might be hard to think about Formula 1, but the teams are working especially hard this year because they have to prepare for next season and the rule change in 2014. Ferrari has dedicated two separate teams to create the 2...

For the petrolhead

Every Christmas we struggle – or at least I know I do – to think what to buy family and friends. Being one-track-minded (pardon the pun) these gifts quite often end up being car related, but what should they be? The car manufac...

Vehicles will mostly be for Algerian market

Renault, the Algerian National Company of Industrial Vehicles and the Algerian Investment Fund have agreed to build a Renault factory near Oran that will be 51% owned by the state and 49% owned by Renault. The factory will build cars for the Alger...

Will jointly develop three models together

General Motors and PSA Peugeot-Citroën have finally agreed to a joint venture, but it is less broad than originally planned. The two companies will co-develop three new vehicles. The three new platforms will be an MPV for Opel/Vauxhall, p...

Will be built in Lansing, Michigan

General Motors has announced that the next generation Chevrolet Camaro will be built in Lansing, Michigan, instead of Oshawa, Canada, like the current model. Chevrolet cites lower prices and more efficiency as reasons for the change. The Camar...

Car testing at Adria circuit

Ferrari has revealed the updated 2013 458 Italia GT3 racecar while it was testing at the Adria circuit today. While Ferrari has had the 458 racing in the Le Mans GTC class, this is only the second year that the car has also been prepared for G...

Revealed in explanation of new names

The media and enthusiasts did not accept Infiniti's plan to change its naming scheme well. While the current scheme might be confusing to people not familiar with the brand, it had its own internal logic with letters higher in the alphabet ind...

Says there was no 'irregularity' from his side

Sebastian Vettel says that he never for a moment worried about the controversy surrounding his pass on Jean-Eric Vergne on lap 4 of the Brazilian Grand Prix. After Ferrari complained, the FIA ruled quickly  that there was a delay between...

Adds extra standard options for lower price

Lotus is getting desperate to increase sales. Its latest attempt is called the Evora Sports Racer, and it adds extra standard equipment for a lower price.  The Sports Racer is available in an exclusive color called Ardent Red that is almo...

After two rocky years in F1, he might not get a third

Romain Grosjean cost Lotus millions of dollar this year. His seven retirements, really eight when you count the Japanese Grand Prix, and suspension from the Italian Grand Prix probably would have made Lotus the third place team in the World Constr...