evo (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
One of this week’s hottest news stories involved the French Police and the raid at Auto Plus (magazine) over next-generation Megane spy photos
BBC News (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
The French car manufacturer Renault is going to cut its European workforce by 5,000 through voluntary redundancies.
BBC News (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
The French car manufacturer Renault is going to cut its European workforce by 5,000 through voluntary redundancies.
Planet-F1 News (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
Renault technical director Bob Bell is optimistic that his team can challenge BMW in the upcoming races after taking a step forward in Germany."
Ryan Newman Online (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
I would not be surprised to see him team up with Penske again now that Ryan is gone. http://www.jayski.com/cupnews.htm Stremme the favorite to replace Newman? Rusty Wallace Inc. to Cup? Sam Hornish Jr. said Tuesday that nobody has spoken to him about moving from Penske Racing's #77 Dodge to replace the departing #12-Ryan Newman next season, and that he has no idea who will ultimately end up in the...
Just Auto (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Though revenue rose 6% to EUR25.4bn and unit sales were up 10% to 566,500 cars and commercial vehicles, Daimler net profit in the second quarter fell to EUR1,395m from EUR1,849m a year ago. Earnings per share were down to EUR1.40 from EUR1.74.
Just Auto (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Chrysler last night told employees by staff memo it would axe a further 1,000 salaried 'white collar' jobs by the end of September.
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Ford Motor Co. posted the worst quarterly performance in its history Thursday, losing $8.67 billion in the second quarter.
AutoblogGreen (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Filed under: Hydrogen , Nissan Click above for a hi-res gallery of the X-Trail FCV on the Nü rburgring What's this? A Nissan-at-the-Nürburgring story that doesn't involve the mighty GT-R ? Well, knock us over with a feather. We're accustomed by now of hearing about the GT-R's Nordschleife heroics , so when we saw a Nissan release touting a time of 11 minutes, 58 seconds, we thought, "Huh?" Then we...
eMercedesBenz (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
The W 201 marked Mercedes-Benz's return to motor sport at the end of the eighties after a break of over 20 years: AMG took part in the German Touring Car Championship in Mercedes' name. In order to maximise its chances, Mercedes-Benz produced in 1989 an Evolution series of the 190 E 2.5-16 which conformed to Group A regulations. The four-cylinder engine of this car that was to serve as the basis for...
Straightline (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Okay folks, this 'Ring Thing is just getting plain silly, as Nissan has now taken a X-Trail Fuel-Cell to the curcuit. So I guess Nissan can claim to have both one of the fastest cars to lap the "Ring (GT-R: 7:29) and the slowest (X-Trail Fuel-Cell: 11:58). Actually, the more I think about it, I think we should allow more (really slow) vehicles to have 'Ring lap braggin' rights. I say we (or someone)...
Times Online (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Manhattan has one of the most photographed skylines in the world but the catch is that you can't actually see the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building, et al. when you're in them.
eMercedesBenz (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
New spy photos showcasing the Mercedes SLK equipped with a panoramic glass roof have emerged today, courtesy of the fine gentlemen of Auto Motor und Sport. In the photos, the darkened glass roof is clearly visible, as is a significant bulge over the rear wheel of the model that's hidden by light camouflage. Rumor has it the bulge is simply testing equipment as opposed to any actual exterior changes,...
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
BOULOGNE-BILLANCOURT, France, July 24 (Reuters) - French automaker Renault cut its 2009 sales target and boosted its cost-cutting plans on Thursday as it braced for a tougher market in Europe after posting a stronger-than-expected first-half operating margin.
It's a Dog's Life! (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
The great news is that I haven't won the "Bakers Complete Shite" competition so won't be receiving ONE MONTH'S Supply of Bakers as it will be going to a Boxer named Dodge. If you click on "View all stories" on the Competition Page you may spot me looking demure as number 6 runner up, but the bad news is fourfold: a. They cut off my scathing indictment of their foodstuffs in mid sentence presumably...
