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Chelsea AutoLegends has a promising future

It never ceases to amaze me how many opportunities us car nuts have to get a fix in the UK. I'm not just talking about the headline grabbing events like Goodwood, Pistonheads Sunday Services or big motorsport meetings either.Every weekend up and down the country there's always car-related stuff to see or do: single make meetings, festivals, autojumbles, you name it. For all that there's surprisingly little going on in London. Which is one (...)

2010-09-06 11:09:00 | Autocar.co.uk

Long Term Update 1: 2010 Acura ZDX

"More nimble and lighter on its feet than an X6, feels like the most premium vehicle Acura has ever made"

2010-09-06 11:00:00 | Motor Trend

Webinars: Technical Surfacing from Autodesk

Webinars: Technical Surfacing from Autodesk

2010-09-06 09:56:06 | Car Design News

INDIA: IAI & Sogefi form suspension JV in India

Imperial Auto Industries (IAI) and Italian group Sogefi company Allevard Rejna Autosuspensions have formed a joint venture to manufacture elastic suspension components for the Indian and overseas market.

2010-09-06 09:55:00 | Just-Auto

NEW ZEALAND: Vehicles "back on track" after good August

August registration data showed the New Zealand new vehicle sector was back on track with total industry sales up over 17% year on year, according to a trade group.

2010-09-06 09:26:00 | Just-Auto

'Thermal incidents'

Ferrari doggedly referring to vehicular fires as 'thermal incidents' and wanting to avoid the use of the more common and also more obviously alarming term (ie 'fire') is not exactly without precedent in the PR world. American mobile phone company Kyocera once had a problem with overheating batteries that exploded. The PR people referred to  batteries in the phones that might be prone to 'rapid disassembly'. And the term 'uncontrolled thermal event' has been used (...)

2010-09-06 09:18:00 | Just-Auto

F1 set for radical changes in 2013

The entire complexion of the F1 business is set to change significantly from 2013.Not only will there be a new Concorde agreement governing the commercial rights income distribution from such lucrative areas as television coverage contracts, trackside advertising and corporate hospitality, but also bold new technical rules which will change the Grand Prix landscape for good.As the teams head for Monza and this coming weekend’s Italian Grand Prix a number of ‘think tanks’ have (...)

2010-09-06 09:16:45 | Autocar.co.uk

2011 Volkswagen Tiguan Update Announced For Australia

VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN Volkswagen Australia has today announced availability of the updated-for-2011 Volkswagen Tiguan, bringing the company's acclaimed DSG automatic transmission to all variants. Standard equipment with the Tiguan 147TSI, the seven-speed DSG automatic transmission can now be optioned with all models in the Tiguan line-up. Click to read TMR's review of the Volkswagen Tiguan (...)

2010-09-06 09:16:00 | The Motor Report

PHILIPPINES: Government plans vehicle production incentives

The Philippine government plans to offer additional incentives to encourage investment in vehicle production. Board of Investment (BOI) executive director, Efren Leano, said "we want to make the Philippines a more attractive investment destination for automobile production".The Philippine government plans to offer additional incentives to encourage investment in vehicle production. Board of Investment (BOI) executive director, Efren Leano, said "we want to make the Philippines a more attractive investment destination for automobile production".

2010-09-06 09:13:00 | Just-Auto

F1: Massa, Alonso, Summoned To FIA Team Orders Hearing, Work Still To Be Done At Korea's F1 Track

Ferrari's race drivers have been summoned by the FIA to the forthcoming disciplinary hearing of the World Motor Sport Council. That is the claim of the Spanish sports daily AS, which on Friday said both Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa must appear either in person in Paris or via video link. The pair swapped positions during July's German grand prix at Hockenheim, allegedly due to the (...)

2010-09-06 08:21:00 | The Motor Report
Mastretta to present the MXT at the Paris Motor Show

Mastretta to present the MXT at the Paris Motor Show

Posted on 09.6.2010 07:00 by Kirby Filed under: | industry news | Supercars / Exotic cars | Paris Motor Show | Cars | Car News Mexico may not be the first place you associate supercar manufacturers with, but manufacturer is hoping to change all that as it officially announced that it will bring the MXT supercar at the Paris Motor (...)

2010-09-06 07:00:00 | Top Speed

2010 Citroen DS3 Launched In Australia

CITROEN DS3 Citroen has this kicked off its Australian overhaul with the launch today of the 2011 Citroen DS3 - the first model in the brand's upmarket DS range and its first real competitor to likes of MINI, and Alfa Romeo's MiTo. Available in two variants - DStyle and DSport - the local debut of the DS3 follows the unveiling of its concept predecessor at Geneva (...)

2010-09-06 03:38:00 | The Motor Report

Automakers begin to add battery-powered cars to their vehicle lineups

Automakers are operating in terra incognita as they prepare for the biggest change in the way cars are powered in a century. As they begin to add battery-powered cars to their lineups, they will have to solve some fundamental problems about how the cars are built and sold. For engineers, the questions include: -Should automakers be technology leaders or fast followers? -Should they develop their own batteries or leave that to specialists? -Should they focus on one technology (...)

2010-09-06 02:50:15 | Automonster.ca

2011 HSV Grange (WM3) Launched In Australia

2011 HSV GRANGE Holden Special Vehicles has today revealed the 2011 HSV Grange, bringing more power, new technology and updated styling inspired by the company's E-Series 2 line-up. On the styling front, the updated Grange takes a leaf out of the playbooks of its HSV stablemates, with a new look adorning the front and rear-end. As with the rest of the HSV (...)

2010-09-06 01:27:00 | The Motor Report

Tigers vow to play on as playoff hopes all but gone

With 25 games left, after treading water with a 5-5 trip instead of the lights-out surge they needed, they find themselves 12 games out of first and 8 1/2 out of second. Magic number time, in other words.

2010-09-06 01:07:00 | DetNews.com