Don’t miss our guide to the first race of the 2011 Dunlop British Touring Car Championship.
Toyota, PSA and BMW are the automakers closest to reaching their EU-mandated CO2 targets, according to data released today by market researchers JATO Dynamics.
Affordable, attractive, 40-mpg cars have been rolling into showrooms, and more are on the way. The key word is "affordable," with prices ranging from just above $15,000 to slightly less than $20,000 for a 2011 Ford, Chevy, Hyundai or Smart.
Portugal is the first European country to achieve emissions below 130 grams per kilometer, according to a report from market researchers JATO Dynamics. With an average of 127.
Schaeffler Group has agreed with German banks to sell Continental AG shares worth about 1.8 billion euros ($2.5 billion) to reduce debt. But Schaeffler also will buy a total of 15.
Porsche SE, the sports-car maker that plans to merge with Volkswagen AG, will start a 5 billion euro ($7 billion) share sale on March 30 to reduce debt.
The California New Car Dealers Association says Chrysler is operating an illegal factory-owned dealership in Los Angeles. The store is Motor Village L.A., which Chrysler established as a prototype to showcase its brands and test new retail concepts.
Diodes, microprocessors, circuit boards, voltage regulators, copper foil -- the bottleneck in parts slamming Japan's auto industry stretches far down the earthquake-rattled supply chain.
Affordable, attractive, 40-mpg cars have been rolling into showrooms, and more are on the way. The key word is "affordable," with prices ranging from just above $15,000 to slightly less than $20,000 for a 2011 Ford, Chevy, Hyundai or Smart.
Norwegian immigrant Kjell Bergh turned his wanderlust and a knack for adaptation into a business plan for his two Minneapolis-area Borton Volvo dealerships. After buying a marginal Volvo store, he built it into the Swedish automaker's U.S.
Parts makers are girding for the second half of the year. They expect automakers to press hard to offset production lost due to parts shortages related to the Japan disaster.
California Ford dealer Jim Graham sold four Fiesta subcompacts during one January weekend. That was his best weekend for the Fiesta, which Ford Motor Co. launched last May. Graham is accustomed to most of his car sales being Mustangs.
As expected, the effects of the earthquake and subsequent tsunami that have devastated Japan are now being felt in North America. With production suspensions dragging on, Mazda and Honda have been forced to temporarily stop taking orders for vehicles manufactured in Japan, while parts shortages are preventing Chrysler and Ford from offering specific colours of pickups, cars and SUVs.
After Felipe Massa's accident in the summer of 2009 at the Hungarian Grand Prix, the FIA Institute has investigated various ways to improve protection in the frontal area and more particularly the visors of the helmets used in F1.
Once again, Auto123.com will be heading to the Great White North, exploring parts of the Arctic that very few would ever dare to venture, in the winter, in a Porsche. Last year, Matt St-Pierre hopped on the smart fortwo bus all the way to Inuvik in the North West Territories. The diminutive fortwo never faltered and, unfortunately, Matt came back...
Our friends at GM Inside News have just reported an interesting rumour. The automaker is said to consider a platform change for the next-generation Chevrolet Equinox, which would be based on the global Delta architecture - also used by the Chevrolet Cruze and Buick Verano.
Have you heard? Volkswagen Group is planning a massive product assault in pursuit of their goal of world-domination. With numerous new and updated models in the pipeline, the German automaker and its various brands are working to give worldwide shoppers more selection than ever before.
World Superbike Series' leader Carlos Checa and Marco Melandri had an all-out battle during the second round doubleheader presented at Donington Park; both riders ending up winning one race each.
There are multiple advantages to starting on the front row on IZOD IndyCar Series road/street courses. In the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg held on Sunday, one was avoiding the seven-car blockade in Turn 1 of the first lap.
What's the best way to defend your world title? Attack with maximum ferocity from the off. That's exactly what Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull Racing did in Melbourne, Australia.