GM sends CFO to help unprofitable Daewoo arm
General Motors Chief Financial Officer Ray Young has been elected to the GM Daewoo Auto & Technology (GMDAT) board of directors with the main aim of steering GM's Korean outpost to profitability, …
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Mahindra to launch pick-ups in US next year
Indian company Mahindra & Mahindra is set to export its 4X4s to the US, but the brand launch is delayed once again after an earlier postponement in August by Global Vehicles USA, …
Volvo’s sale to Geely on track, major issues resolved
Ford has officially announced that all substantive commercial issues relating to the sale of Volvo to the Zhejiang Geely Holding Group have been resolved. The current owner of Volvo revealed that it …
Mercedes GP Petronas Formula One Team official renderings
We picked up these renderings of the Mercedes GP Formula 1 car complete with Petronas livery from the Brawn GP official website (Brawn GP is the 2009 Constructors Champion, bought by Daimler …
Honda reveals new Super GT racecar – the HSV-010
As reported before, Honda's "new NSX" will see the light of day not as a production road car, but as replacement to the long serving NSX-GT in the Japanese Super GT series. …
Peugeot appoints new design director – brand’s “new identity” to be launched next month
Peugeot has appointed Gilles Vidal as its new Design Director, reporting to Jean-Pierre Ploué, Design Director for the PSA Peugeot Citroën Group. Vidal, 37, is a graduate of the Art Centre College …
CONFIRMED: Michael Schumacher signs for Mercedes GP!
Word that seven-times world champion Michael Schumacher will make his Formula 1 comeback via Mercedes GP has been circulating for quite some time, but he has finally signed for the Silver Arrows, …
Aston Martin One-77 breaks 350 km/h in testing
The One-77 supercar is set to be Aston Martin's fastest road car ever after surpassing its maker's predictions and comfortably breaking the 320 km/h mark. The ultra exclusive £1.2 million car (only …
Walter Röhrl to race stock standard Porsche 911 GT3 RS in Nürburgring 24 hours
Porsche test driver Walter Röhrl is set to compete in the Nürburgring 24 hour race in May 2010 with a stock standard Porsche 911 GT3 RS. The double world rally champion, now …
Proton Persona facelift snapped at Petronas Sepang
Our little hardworking secret project for 2010 team was having a short break and discussion at the Petronas near the Sepang International Circuit a few weeks ago and it so happened that …
BMW Malaysia launch limited edition 50th anniversary MINI variants
MINI is British. And to cement that rich heritage, there's a trio of limited edition MINI variants that sport names such as Mayfair, Camden and Earl Grey. These cars are to commemorate …
Entry level Scirocco gets 120 bhp 1.4 TSI engine
The UK market will get a new entry level Volkswagen Scirocco next year. It will be powered by a 120 bhp version of the 1.4-litre TSI engine which packs in 200 Nm …
Jay Leno rides in pre-production McLaren MP4-12C
US talk show host Jay Leno is one of the most well-known car nut celebrities around and his equally famous car collection includes rare cars ranging from a 1906 Baker electric car …
Alex Yoong “ashamed” with Petronas over Mercedes GP sponsorship deal
Following yesterday's shock announcement that Petronas has signed up as the title sponsor of Mercedes GP, Malaysia's ex-Formula 1 driver Alex Yoong has showed disappointment at the snub towards Lotus F1. Yoong …
BREAKING: Petronas is now the title sponsor of Mercedes GP!
Petronas has just moments ago announced that it will be the title sponsor of Mercedes GP! This comes as a surprise after it was widely reported that the national oil company will …
Honda to debut small car concept at India Auto Expo
Honda has announced plans for a world premiere at the India Auto Expo 2010, to be held in New Delhi from January 5 to 11, 2010. Called the "New Small Concept", the …
New Hyundai Tucson set for 2010 local launch?
I stumbled on an ad by Hyundai-Sime Darby in today's The Star newspaper. The page 18 half pager had the title "Welcome 2010" and had a picture of the all-new Tucson in …
Hybrid Mazda3 with Prius drivetrain coming soon?
Toyota and Mazda have reached an agreement in which the hybrid champion will supply Mazda with key components used to build a hybrid car that Mazda plans to launch in 2013, according …
GM repay US and Canada government loans
General Motors has announced the beginning of loan repayments to the US, Canadian and Ontario governments, coughing out $1.0 billion to the US Treasury and $192 million to Export Development Canada. "We …
Great Wall expands to Europe!
The Great Wall of China will be expanded to Europe! Not the famous structure, but the carmaker. I.M. Group, the UK-based automotive importer and distributor for Subaru, Isuzu and Daihatsu, has signed …
