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Alonso emerges from the spray with pole at Hockenheim

Alonso emerges from the spray with pole at Hockenheim

Fernando Alonso scored his second pole position in a row in a wet final qualifying session at Hockenheim. The Spaniard will share the front row with Sebasian Vettel who pipped his team-mate Mark Webber on the final tour. Michael Schumacher continu...
21.07.2012 | 1064 views | 0 comments
Smart and Brabus Celebrate Partnership with 10th Anniversary Edition

Smart and Brabus Celebrate Partnership with 10th Anniversary Edition

Smart and Brabus have been working together on special edition cars for the last ten years. Since then, Brabus has built over 50,000 cars for Smart. To celebrate a decade of working together, Brabus is building 100 ForTwo 10th Anniversary edition ...
20.07.2012 | 1125 views | 0 comments
Bernie Ecclestone Under Threat of Arrest in Germany

Bernie Ecclestone Under Threat of Arrest in Germany

Formula 1 figurehead Bernie Ecclestone is under threat from German prosecutors from the state of Bavaria and could possibly be arrested during this weekend's German Grand Prix. So far, Ecclestone has kept a low profile during the race weekend....
20.07.2012 | 6222 views | 1 comments
Mazda Rolls Out 4th Mazda6 Teaser Showing Car in Profile

Mazda Rolls Out 4th Mazda6 Teaser Showing Car in Profile

Mazda might want to slow down these Mazda6 teaser videos or it will have nothing to show when it actually reveals the car.  The fourth teaser for the new sedan has just been released. There are no big surprises here. We can say definitely...
20.07.2012 | 7183 views | 0 comments
Ford Considering Closing Factory in England or Belgium

Ford Considering Closing Factory in England or Belgium

Ford is considering jumping on the bandwagon in Europe with Peugeot and Fiat by closing a factory in Europe. The two most likely candidates are Southampton, England, and Genk, Belgium. Southampton is specifically on the chopping block bec...
20.07.2012 | 3289 views | 2 comments
European Automakers Giving Discounts to Spur Sales

European Automakers Giving Discounts to Spur Sales

As the European market continues to contract, automakers are struggling to get any sales they can. Many are resorting to offering their cars at deep discounts. Ford is one of the few automakers not trying discounts to increase sales, but its n...
20.07.2012 | 1283 views | 0 comments
Fiat Extending Summer Plant Closure to Fight Low Demand

Fiat Extending Summer Plant Closure to Fight Low Demand

Fiat is fighting weakening European demand by keeping the Pomigliano, Italy, factory closed for two extra weeks during the summer. The factory builds the Fiat Panda.  The extended closure attempts to combat what Fiat claims is its wo...
20.07.2012 | 1006 views | 3 comments
Porsche Facing Decision on Two New Supercar and Sedan

Porsche Facing Decision on Two New Supercar and Sedan

Porsche has reached a decision point on whether to add more models ot its lineup. It has considered building a sports car to slot between the 911 Turbo and new 918, and it has also been rumored to build a smaller sedan with the codename Pajun. The...
19.07.2012 | 943 views | 0 comments
Ford Uses Ping Pong Balls to Measure Interior Space in New Escape

Ford Uses Ping Pong Balls to Measure Interior Space in New Escape

Ford is mixing high tech and low tech in developing its new cars. We reported yesterday that Ford has a new robot to quantitatively evaluate the new Fusion. Now, it says that it uses ping-pong balls to calculate the interior spaces on its cars, es...
19.07.2012 | 7562 views | 1 comments
Lamborghini Builds 1000th Aventador

Lamborghini Builds 1000th Aventador

Lamborghini has completed its 1000th Aventador and hit that milestone in nearly half of the time than the car it succeeded - the Murcielago. The 1000th car was painted Argos Orange and will go to a customer in Germany. Buyer Hans Scheidec...
19.07.2012 | 1872 views | 1 comments

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