BMW Unveils M3 DTM Concept Car in Munich - VIDEO ENHANCED
Jul 19, 2011
Priaulx and Farfus On Board for the 2012 BMW Motorsport Program MUNICH - July 18, 2011: Just two weeks after the official roll-out of the new racing car for the 2012 DTM season, BMW presented the BMW M3 DTM Concept Car. Dr. Klaus Draeger, Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible for development, and BMW ... Continue reading
Dutch Electric Vehicle Charging Station Manufacturer Alfen Joins Coulomb Technologies
Jul 18, 2011
Coulomb Technologies and leading European electric vehicle (EV) charging station manufacturer, Alfen today announced that Alfen's ICU Twin public charging station is the latest to be compatible with Coulomb's ChargePoint Network. ... Continue reading
Volvo Car Corporation Develops Range Extenders for Electric Cars - Adding 1,000 km Extra Range
Jul 18, 2011
Volvo Car Corporation is now taking the next step in the company's electrification strategy by producing test cars with Range Extenders - electric cars that are fitted with a combustion engine to increase their effective range. ... Continue reading
Sébastien Guigues, New Marketing Director of SEAT Spain
Jul 18, 2011
Sébastien Guigues (33), from Avignon, France, has been appointed as the new head of Marketing for SEAT in Spain starting on 1 July, reporting directly to SEAT Spain Director Vicente Adrián. ... Continue reading
Mercedes-Benz Inaugurates New Climatic Wind Tunnels: Weather at the Touch of a Button
Jul 18, 2011
Mercedes-Benz has inaugurated two new climatic wind tunnels at its Sindelfingen site, designed to bring extreme weather conditions indoors. Temperatures ranging from minus 40 to plus 60 degrees Celsius, hurricanes with wind speeds of up to 265 km/h, tropical rainfall and heavy snowstorms are all part of the standard re ... Continue reading
Volkswagen Starts Production of the New Beetle in Mexico
Jul 18, 2011
Volkswagen has officially began production of the new Beetle in Puebla, Mexico. On this occasion Dr. Guido Westerwelle, the Federal Foreign Minister, Felipe Calderón, the Mexican President, and Hubert Waltl, Board Member for Production and Logistics at the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand, visited the Volkswagen plant ... Continue reading
BRABUS Upgrade for AMG E- and S-Class Models
Jul 18, 2011
The S 63 can be refined in a similar manner: an additional front spoiler made from Formula 1 material of choice carbon fiber for the AMG bumper was modeled for it as well. It benefits the car's appearance and handling characteristics at high speed. ... Continue reading
Von Frankenberg Takes Over BMW i Communications, Lampka Takes Over MINI Communications
Jul 18, 2011
Cypselus von Frankenberg (45), previously in charge of MINI communications, will head up communications for the BMW i brand as of 1 September 2011. ... Continue reading
ABT Beetle or ABT Speedle - in Any Case a Cool Beetle
Jul 18, 2011
ABT Sportsline is currently working flat out on the Kempten version of the new VW Beetle. Plenty of heart and soul is also put into the development of the components, as Hans-Jürgen Abt underlines. After all the General Manager of the world's largest tuner of vehicles from the Volkswagen group still raves about his fi ... Continue reading
Renault is to Invest €85 Million in 'Fonderie de Bretagne' Foundry
Jul 18, 2011
Renault will be investing in the foundry to modernize the plant, buildings and facilities. The main investment item is a new production line with a capacity of 40,000 tons per year, to replace the existing SPO line, the plant's main casting shop, which currently accounts for 70% of business. ... Continue reading
Volkswagen Group Reports Record Deliveries for the First Half of 2011
Jul 18, 2011
The Volkswagen Group delivered more vehicles in the first six months of 2011 than ever. A total of 4.09 (January - June 2010: 3.58; +14.1 percent) million vehicles were delivered to customers worldwide from January to June of this year. Europe's largest automaker therefore once again performed noticeably better than th ... Continue reading
2012 BMW 1 Series: First Drive Review - VIDEO ENHANCED
Jul 17, 2011
BMW 1 Series Grows up By Henny Hemmes Sr. BERLIN, July 14, 2011. Nowadays, motorists are downsizing, but that doesnât mean that they do not want premium cars. Therefore, it looks like the second generation BMW 1 Series is arriving right in time. In 2004, BMW launched its first small model. ... Continue reading
Garmin Cleared for Acquisition of Navigon
Jul 17, 2011
Garmin Ltd. announced today that it has received antitrust clearance from Germany's Federal Cartel Office in connection with the planned acquisition of privately held navigation provider Navigon AG by a subsidiary of Garmin Ltd. The acquisition is expected to be completed on July 26, 2011. About Garmin Ltd. The global ... Continue reading
Jul 16, 2011
LONDON - July 16, 2011: One of the side attractions at this year's fun-filled Goodwood Festival of Speed was the attempt by stunt driver extrodinaire Terry Grant to drive a four-wheel Nissan Juke around the entire one mile track on just two wheels. This is the complete video of the record breaking run with track narrat ... Continue reading
2012 Toyota Prius v 'Preview' Review - VIDEO ENHANCED
Jul 15, 2011
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS To say that the Toyota Prius has been successful is massive understatement. Where I live, it sometimes seems like every other car is a Prius. Prius owns the hybrid market, with over half the hybrids sold in this country and over a million sold here since its debut in 2000. And, acc ... Continue reading
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