Lately, the media has been reporting serious damage to Japanese nuclear plants following the earthquake and tsunami. Around the globe, authorities and the public are now questioning the use and future of atomic energy.
VIA Motors, which specializes in converting large gasoline-powered vehicles into electric variants, just raised $5.3 million in stocks to achieve mass market production levels by 2013. The company will likely invest its new-found capital in infrastructures that will allow in-house EV development.
After some initial issues prepping the concept, Italian automaker Alfa recently launched a little brother to their now-discontinued 8C Competizione at the Geneva Motor Show.
The services of Sergio Perez was rolled into the major sponsorship offered by Mexican communications giant Telmex.
Have you ever gone shopping for a car and been totally intimidated because you don't understand what the dealer's are talking about? It's probably happened every single time. Here are 5 terms you need to know before you make that very important purchase.
Every year, a number of new tires are introduced on the Canadian market. The team at PMCtire.com came up with a list of the main new models, including all-terrain and all-season tires for light trucks, to help you identify them. We also highlighted their top features as described by their manufacturers.
Team Lotus has denied breaching an agreement with the former owner of the disputed name.
The Chevrolet team opened the turbo era in WTCC in style at Curitiba, having a great start to the season in which they aim to defend their world titles.
Bernie Ecclestone is no longer travelling to Australia for this weekend's 2011 season opener.
Payback is a treasured tradition in NASCAR racing. When a driver is wronged he has to hit back to balance the scales of stock car justice.
Hispania Racing Team is straining under "major financial problems", a source at the team has told a specialist website.
Here is the second of our series of daily Formula 1 features leading to the Grand Prix of Australia with the entries to this year's World Championship.
Rumours about Jaguar's next entry-level sedan have been flying since the Geneva Motor Show. Many thought Bertone's B99 concept was a glimpse at the future model, but Jaguar quickly denied those claims earlier this month. Now, a Dutch web site, Auto Telegraaf, has postulated that the sedan will be named XS.
I think of Honda's eight-passenger Pilot as the family and friends' SUV. Many parents rely upon this spacious vehicle to transport kids, both theirs and those of others. Such is the case around my house.
Race cars and girls go well together. The Formula 1 paddocks used to be filled with beautiful women a few decades ago. There are sadly less girls hanging around the F1 cars today but the photographers of WRI2 have made a good job of snapping the most attractive of them. Enjoy our Top 10 stunning girls in motorsport and Formula 1 racing.
I don't think I've been to a bad car show, and that includes the local Kamaro Klub in the Dairy Queen parking lot. But I tend to judge the shows by the afterglow--how much you remember a day or two after the event.
Tony Cervone, a former GM and Chrysler public relations chief, has been appointed executive vice president of group communications for the Volkswagen Group of America.
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