PSA/Peugeot-Citroen and Fiat said on Wednesday they had presented the terms of a Fiat exit from their shared commercial van plant in northern France to employee representatives.
After a troubled attempt, Mahindra & Mahindra has now put its plans to develop a vehicle for the US on hold, attributing the move to regulatory changes and market conditions.
This year marked the third-annual Autoweek/ZF Fantasy Camp, a golden opportunity for you, our ultrapassionate readers, to become one of and#8220;usand#8221; for a day. Twenty readers drive 10 cars on track, evaluate them and write about them.
EU competition regulators will examine whether a 522 million euro ($640 million) project to build the Porsche Macan SUV gives the German carmaker an unfair advantage, in breach of EU state aid rules.
Adhesives specialists at 3M believe there is a growing market for the use of adhesives for bonding in automotive body structures, citing several advantages over conventional spot-welding.
New vehicle sales in Vietnam fell by 24% to 5,858 units in June, compared with 7,696 units a year earlier, according to data released by the Vietnam Automotive Manufacturers Association.
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) on Wednesday (11 July) said it had agreed to sell its Born plant in the Netherlands to a Dutch group for one euro and would book a JPY28bn loss on the deal this fiscal year.
Dutch bus manufacturer VDL Group said it will discuss with BMW and Mitsubishi its plans to take over Mitsubishi's NedCar factory in the Netherlands to build cars there for BMW's Mini brand.
Kia's European plant at Zilina, Slovakia, set a new car production record during the first six months of 2012, building 149,000 vehicles - a 10% year on year increase.
The Eurozone crisis plus a tax reform bill and the beginning of the domestic presidential campaign were the main reasons Colombian GDP grew 4.3% instead of the forecast 4.7% in the first quarter of 2012. The stock market, construction and car sales are all showing signs of slowing.
The new IPI (excise tax) break, discounting by automakers and flexible bank financing combined to make last month the best June ever for auto sales here in Brazil.
Here's the second video of the “New Twingo R.S.: Challenge us if you can!” showing the pocket rocket being driven at speed on the legendary Nordschleife layout of the Nurgurgring.
The Renault Sport designed Twingo is the star of this video titled "take my goldfish on a lap of the legendary Nordschleife track".
Margot Laffite, the daughter of former Formula 1 driver Jacques Laffite is at the wheel of the Red Bull badged Twingo.
Spanish driver Maria de Villota was seriously injured last week when she was testing the Marussia-Cosworth Formula 1 car at the Duxford airfield in the U.K.
Maria sustained life threatening injuries when the race car hit one of the team's support truck after it suddenly accelerated. She suffered severe facial and head injuries and sadly lost her right eye.
We wish Maria a speedy recovery and we hope to see her back behind the wheel of a race car.
She is not the first race car driver to sadly lose an eye in a freak accident. On July 2nd 1972, Austrian driver Helmut Marko (yes, the same Dr. Marko who is today the advisor to the Red Bull Racing team) lost his left eye.
Marko's BRM was running behind Emerson Fittipaldi's Lotus during the French Grand Prix at Clermont-Ferrand. Suddenly, one of the huge rear tires threw a stone straight at Marko's helmet. The stone pierced the visor, permanently blinding his left eye and ending his racing career.
Helmut Marko. (Photo: Red Bull Racing)
However, nothing in the FIA International Sporting Code prevents someone with just one valid eye to compete in motor racing.
Article 1.3.1 of the Appendix L reads as follows:
“In the case of an acute ocular disease inducing visual loss or visual field alterations, a minimum period of two years is necessary before considering the driver for further ophthalmological assessment. In this case, specialised ophthalmological tests, including tests on his field of vision and stereoscopic vision, must be carried out. It is also suggested that, wherever possible, a real-time test be carried out at the circuit. These decisions should be made on a case-by-case basis.”
Andretti Autosport new IndyCar driver, Canadian James Hinchcliffe has knocked Danica Patrick off of the GoDaddy.com home page.
James Hinchcliffe (Photo: indycar.com)
The 25-year-old Oakville, Ontario, native replaced Patrick in the GoDaddy.com-sponsored IZOD IndyCar Series car following her full-time move to NASCAR, where GoDaddy.com remains her car's primary sponsor.
Hinchcliffe launched a grassroots “Hinch for Homepage” campaign to replace Patrick on the company website.
GoDaddy eventually got behind the “contest” and used it in a marketing campaign that featured both drivers. The ads began airing Memorial Day weekend and were Hinchcliffe's first nationally televised commercials.
The company says it was fun to watch Hinchcliffe's initiative grow, and decided to feature him on the site as a salute to his efforts, drive and passion.
Last week, we brought you the first pictures of the Aston Martin V12 Vantage Roadster. Now, the company has announced that a 517-horsepower 6.0L V12 engine will team up with a six-speed manual transmission to send the car from 0 to 100 km/h in 4.5 seconds, or 0.3 second slower than the coupe. At 1,760 kilograms, the Roadster is also 80-kg heavier.
As the most potent of Aston Martin convertibles, this one can reach a top speed of 305 km/h.
Once again, drivers will be able to choose between two operating modes - Normal and Sport. The latter offers a sharper throttle response along with a more aggressive exhaust note.
Carbon fibre is used for the hood, hand-made front splitter and rear diffuser, mirror caps and other places. Meanwhile, the rear spoiler incorporates a more pronounced ''flip.''
An interior trim package comprising a carbon fibre fascia and gearshift surround is available for those seeking to customize their ride.
The new Aston Martin V12 Vantage Roadster is priced at £150,000 (about $237,000) and should wind up in driveways starting in late 2012.
Photo: Aston Martin
Photo: Aston Martin
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