Daimler Celebrates the Motor Car's 125th Birthday
Dec 13, 2010
125 years after Carl Benz filed his "Vehicle with gas engine drive" under Patent number 37435 at the Berlin Patent Office in 1886, Daimler AG is celebrating the motor car's birthday. On January 29, 2011, the inventor of the automobile is inviting international guests from the automotive sector, personalities from the w ... Continue reading
Citroën DS3 Named 'Small Car of the Year' in Fifth Gear Awards
Dec 13, 2010
Citroëns DS3 is celebrating another best in class, after picking up the 'Small Car of the Year' accolade in the Fifth Gear Awards. The latest honour for DS3 comes just days after the stand-out model was presented with the same title in TopGear magazine's 2010 awards, together with the overall 'Car of the Year' troph ... Continue reading
New Ford Focus and C-Max with Continental Technology
Dec 13, 2010
Innovative technologies by international automotive supplier Continental figure prominently in the most recent generation of the all-new Ford Focus and the Ford C-MAX multi-activity vehicle (MAV). The latter shares a common platform with the Focus. This marks the first time that an emergency brake assist is available o ... Continue reading
FPT's Revolutionary Multiair Technology Reaps Awards Also Across the Ocean
Dec 13, 2010
The influential US magazine Popular Science nominated MultiAir technology "Best of What's New" 2010 for its innovative features that raise the bar in terms of fuel efficiency and eco-friendliness. The revolutionary MultiAir electro-hydraulic intake valve management system, invented and marketed by FPT - Fiat Powertrain ... Continue reading
The 20 Millionth Peugeot Manufactured at the Sochaux Plant Rolls off the Production Line
Dec 13, 2010
In the company's bicentenary year, the 20 millionth Peugeot manufactured at the historic Sochaux plant rolls off the production line, with the honour going to a white 5008. Together with the 3008 and the 308, this vehicle symbolises the sustained level of activity which the site is currently experiencing. Sochaux produ ... Continue reading
The SEAT Ibiza Tops the 'Greencar' List in Spain
Dec 13, 2010
SEAT posted excellent results during the January-October 2010 period in terms of the number of vehicles registered with an emissions level of 130 g/km or less. These figures prove the Spanish brand's dedication to preserving the environment by manufacturing cars with an increasingly lower carbon footprint. ... Continue reading
Jaguar XJ is the Top Gear Luxury Car of the Year 2010
Dec 13, 2010
Top Gear has named the Jaguar XJ as its Luxury Car of the Year 2010, placing the British firm's flagship model above rivals from BMW and Audi. ... Continue reading
Dacia Duster Takes Top 'Autobest 2011' Award
Dec 13, 2010
The Autobest 2011 award for the best car available on the market in 2010 went to Dacia Duster. ... Continue reading
Opel Insignia OPC Sports Tourer Races Ahead with (yet) Another Award
Dec 13, 2010
For the second time in two years, the Opel Insignia OPC Sports Tourer took the "Best Sport Car of the Year" award Friday in the station wagon category at a ceremony sponsored by Auto Bild SportsCars, the sister publication of the German car magazine Auto Bild. ... Continue reading
Advanced New Audi A6 Travels Light to Tackle Emissions
Dec 13, 2010
The latest Audi model to move into the vanguard of Vorsprung durch Technik is the A6 Saloon, which has been redesigned from the ground up with the benefit of the brand's most advanced lightweight construction techniques, engine efficiency measures, chassis developments and in-car technological innovations. With weight ... Continue reading
Dec 13, 2010
The application containing all the product information on the new BMW X3 has been available in the App Store since the beginning of December 2010, offering the chance to experience the vehicle via iPad. The application combines the advantages of the classic product catalogue, the website and the interactive possibiliti ... Continue reading
Dec 13, 2010
The UK roll-out of Infiniti, the Japanese performance automotive brand, is gathering pace with the opening of Infiniti Centre Glasgow, the country's fourth Centre and the first in Scotland. ... Continue reading
Hyundai Tops 500,000 U.S. Sales for the First Time in Its History
Dec 11, 2010
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Dec. 10, 2010 FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Dec. 10, 2010 -- Hyundai Motor America today sold its 500,000th vehicle in the U.S. this year. This marks an important milestone as it is the first time Hyundai has ever broken the 500,000 barrier and is the highest number of cars Hyundai has ever sold her ... Continue reading
Look Out for Pirates: The BMW 1 Series M Coupe Leaves The Harbor - VIDEO ENHANCED
Dec 10, 2010
10.12.2010 Pirate, noun, masculine [Ital. pirata < Lat. pirata < Greek peirates] = robber of ships at sea. Thatâs the dictionary definition. When people talked about the Pirate at BMW M GmbH in recent months, they generally spoke in terms of happy expectations and rarely referred to the sea. ... Continue reading
2011 Fiat 500: I GEMILLI SONO PIU- TWINS ARE MORE
Dec 10, 2010
Appraisal of The Fiat 500 Twin Air By Robert S Erskine Senior Editor London Bureau The Auto Channel Small highly engineered cars have an allure, a character, which makes them emotionally engaging. They are light, responsive, agile, and fun, like riding your first bicycle. There is none of the heavy stodgy lumbering mas ... Continue reading
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