The organizers of this year’s Legends of Riverside Film Festival and Gala will have a new name, as the decision to add the presenting sponsor’s name to the title of the event has been taken by Riverside International Automotive Museum President and co-founder Douglas Magnon.
"We’re very pleased to have Citizens Business Bank onboard as our presenting sponsor for this year’s event. This community-minded institution has been a great partner for us at the Museum and to the Magnon Companies a… (read more)
British carmaker Bentley announced in the end of last week it has opened a new showroom in Brazil, bringing the total number of South American Bentley shops to 48. Located in Sao Paolo, the new showroom is considered by the carmaker an essential part of its push into the market. 
An issue that can easily be neglected by environmental agencies across the world seems to be the mixture ingredients for a vehicle’s brake pads. A short description of the brake pads’ role in a vehicle can be summed up to composite metal plates that decelerate or stop a car through friction against a rotor.
The International Automobile Federation (FIA) confirmed that it has officially opened a new selection process to find one or more teams to fill out the vacancies of the Formula One grid in 2011 and 2012. A few hours after Serbian outfit Stefan Grand Prix revealed, through the voice of its boss Zoran Stefanovic, that they will push for an F1 entry in 2011, the ruling body told all the teams interested in joining the F1 field to show their interest.
The Danish exclusive supercar maker Zenvo Automotive has recently released a video teaser of its ST1 model. The Zenvo ST1 was already presented at the Dubai Motor Show and is now displayed at the Bella Center in Copenhagen.
The German car maker seems to be focusing its advertising efforts on the sport of golf as the automotive brand in question recently celebrated its 20th anniversary as organizer of the Audi quattro amateur golf cup.
In order to further promote the Soul model on the North American market, KIA Motors America (KMA) has prepared a Special Safety car version for the U.S. Touring Car Championship (USTCC). The competition is sanctioned by the National Auto Sport Association (NASA) and will witness its season opener race on March 21 at Infineon Speedway in Sonoma, California, where the official safety car will be a KIA Soul sport tuned by GOGOGEAR.
Chrysler announced at the beginning of the year its new engine engine line-up, which was to be introduced in order to ensure the manufacturer’s revival. The top engine in the new range is a 3.6 liter petrol Pentastar V6 unit, developing 280 hp and 260 lb-ft of torque.
Mercedes-Benz USA announced that it will be the official sponsor of the Miami Beach Polo World Cup – with the event becoming the AMG Miami Beach Polo World Cup.
Renault has developed a new 2.3 liter dCi diesel unit, which has been introduced to the market on the new Master van.
A new bill that would threaten GM’s ability to repay its taxpayer loans and provide jobs in Kentucky made the carmaker announce today it will start a new local ad campaign to alert all those involved about the negative impact that H.B. 217 will have on Kentucky’s economy.
Following a recent partnership with Xi’an Dong Fang Group, TRW Asia Pacific will set up an airbag inflator and seat belt pretensioner manufacturing facility in Xi’an, Shanxi Province, China. The automotive safety systems manufacturer says it intends to start production at this facility before the end of the year.
Renault and Red Bull Racing have just received some great news prior to the start of the Australian Grand Prix two weekends from now. According to British publication Autosport, it seems the French manufacturer was allowed by the International Automobile Federation (FIA) to proceed to some changes for their 2010 engines for cost and reliability reasons (despite the engine development freeze).
Toyota seems to be followed by bad luck at every step. According to Reuters, the Japanese car manufacturer said it wanted to meet U.S. officials to discuss an early-stage investigation of the stalling problem concerning the Corolla and the Matrix.
Following a meeting at Germany’s Federal Chancellery on March 16, German group Daimler and a consortium of investors decided for the carmaker to continue to maintain its 22.5 percent voting rights in the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS), with an economic interest of 15 percent. The announcement means the balance of voting rights between German and French shareholders remains unchanged.
Hungary will not host a race in the 2010 MotoGP Championship, as it has emerged that the Balatonring circuit has been replaced by Motorland Aragon circuit for the 14th round of the championship.
The automobile parts and service arm of Chrysler Group, Mopar, will team up with custom-car builder Rich Evans to customize a Dodge Challenger for the 2010 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show in Las Vegas, on November 3-6, 2010.
North America met its first Lotus Evora this week, after the car was brought into the US by Lotus of Austin, to be handed over to its new owner, Austin-area resident Bruce Rice. The event was of significant importance for the carmaker and dealer alike, with a party being thrown in honor of the first delivery. 
It seems that British nostalgic motorsport enthusiasts are becoming more active, as this year’s Race Retro, held at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire, registered an on-site audience of 27,000 people – a seven year high.
A JD Power survey has some good news for car dealers. Apparently new-vehicle buyers are returning to dealer showrooms in March, lured by incentives, after the news about recall and bad weather kept them away in February. According to predictions, new car sales in the US will be up 25% as compared to the same period one year ago.