The second edition of the Aston Martin ON ICE winter driving course kicked-off today, after the positive feedback received last year from customers, and the number of driving days was further increased. 150 customers from 14 countries are traveling to the Swiss ski resort St. Moritz this year to attend the event.
According to Aston Martin, the participants come from countries such as Great Britain, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, the Netherlands, Belgium, Norway, Canada and even Singapore.
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American carmaker Chrysler announced today its automobile parts and service arm, Mopar, will be showcasing live, mobile TV technology at the upcoming Chicago Auto Show. Chrysler is the first automaker in the United States to offer this kind of service to consumers, with up to 20 channels available through FLO TV Auto Entertainment.
With Challenger approaching its 40th birthday, American manufacturer Dodge decided to celebrate with the release of two special editions of the iconic muscle car: the 2010 Dodge Challenger Furious Fuchsia and Challenger SRT8 Furious Fuchsia. 
Sergio Marchionne’s decision to shut down production at Fiat’s Termini Imerese factory in Sicily seems to have serious repercussions, as both the Fiat Unions and the Italian government are disgruntled.
When they confirmed Vitaly Petrov as their new race driver for the 2010 Formula One Championship, Renault F1 Team told the media that the signing of the deal had to do with the Russian’s value as a driver, rather than the money he’ll bring with him at the Enstone organization.
Car manufacturers love awards basically because they lead to more sales, and more sales mean more money. So Peugeot should be pretty happy, as the French car manufacturer received two very important awards for its 3008 and RCZ models.
The North American division of Subaru recently announced pricing details on the 2010 Impreza WRX Limited Models, which was first introduced at the 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show. 
Russia’s automotive market has contracted by almost 50 percent in 2009, only managing to total 1.36 million units, as the Jato Dynamics market analysis company informs us.
After over the weekend bmGerman carmaker BMW released full details and photos of the facelifted version of the X5, a video showing the X5 in action has now also been made available. 
As bad things happen when you least expect it, it’s good to be cautious, pay attention to detail and don’t hesitate to get some extra airbags when buying a new car. If you’re in the market for a new small pick up, you should know that the safest one in case of a rollover accident is the Nissan Frontier.
Although everybody expected to see the next-generation Volkswagen Touareg, together with its hybrid version, at the Geneva Motor Show in March, it might seem like the German automaker is speeding things up a little. According to a recent company statement, Volkswagen will debut the two aforementioned models on February 10 at the Postpalast in Munich from 10.15 – 11.00 p.m. CET (21:15 – 22:00 UTC).
Danica Patrick’s impressive stock car debut at the ARCA race in Daytona over the past weekend was proof enough for JR Motorsports general manager Kelley Earnhardt that the IndyCar racer is Nationwide Series material for the season opening round at Daytona. Although expected to miss the first race of the 2010 Nationwide Series, Patrick was today confirmed by Earnhardt for her very debut in the series next weekend.
The serious drop in car sales caused a record number of dealer closures in 2009. The number of new car dealerships in the US dropped by 1,605 stores last year, leaving 18,841 dealerships standing. The news is not all bad however, as some new dealerships opened despite the recession.
Japanese carmaker Honda announced today the European CR-Z hybrid coupe will make its world debut at the 2010 Geneva International Motor Show in March. 
If you were wondering whether one can advertise a flaw in its products, then you thought tight. Japanese carmaker Toyota released over the weekend a new ad, in which it tries to explain why it recalled so many cars and why it decided to stop production at five of its North American plants.
Chinese carmaker BYD Auto Company has announced its intention to build a production site in Malaysia in order to be able to enter the foreign right hand drive passenger car markets, as Bernama reports.
Just like it happened back in 2009, when he was rumored to return to the series and replace injured Felipe Massa in a Ferrari F60 for the second part of last season, Michael Schumacher’s official F1 comeback has led to increasing ticket sales for the opening rounds of the 2010 championship.
Infiniti says that one of its main concerns for the future is improving the experience of owning and running one of its cars, so it is always looking for new ways of making their clients happier. In order to respond to the clients’ requests, the Japanese car manufacturer will launch in the UK a new financial plan meant to help buying an Infitini.
As the IndyCar Series is preparing to debut a brand new chassis for their 2012 campaign, several chassis manufacturers have entered the bid to become suppliers for the premier North American single-seater championship. Among those, Lola also announced its interest to join the competition, as they used to build racing chassis for the defunct Champ Car World Series until a couple of years ago.
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation’s new-generation i-MiEV electric vehicle has won the Environment Grand Prize during the 25th International Automobile Festival which was held recently in Paris.