After yesterday several media reports surfaced, saying the runaway Prius incident which took place on March 8 could not be replicated, the Japanese manufacturer released an official statement showcasing its findings.
As with the NHTSA investigators, Toyota’s scrutiny of the alleged problem found nothing wrong with the incriminated Prius. Although admitting the investigation is still ongoing, Toyota says "there are strong indications that the driver’s account of the event is inconsistent… (read more)
Paul di Resta is understood to finally debut on the VJM03 two weekends from now, in the practice session of the 2010 Australian Grand Prix. The 23-year old Brit, who is currently preparing for another campaign with AMG Mercedes-Benz in the DTM, will likely take Adrian Sutil’s car for the 2 practice sessions scheduled on the Friday before the Aussie race.
Former member in Volkswagen’s senior management team, where he held the position of Executive Director of Asia, Adrian Hallmark has now been appointed executive sales director at Saab Automobile. 
Roush Performance is one of the best gyms for Ford vehicles, helping them build up their muscles. Now, the company has extended its business to Canada, by licensing Key West Ford to "train" mustangs on Roush’s behalf for the Western Canadian provinces.
United States has been out of the Formula One map for years now, yet the series’ supremo Bernie Ecclestone keeps searching for a new circuit to add another round to the North American circuit in the years to come. And it seems it is still the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) that holds the highest chances of making an F1 return, as showed in some recent reports in the US.
The European division of American manufacturer Ford announced yesterday sales figures for the month of February in Europe, registering its ninth month-on-month European sales volume growth, with a 1.6 percent increase compared to January. 
Shortly after announcing official EPA figures for its 2011 Mustang V6 model, American manufacturer Ford revealed its 2011 Mustang GT has also received final fuel economy certification by the EPA this week, for 26 mpg highway and 17 mpg city. 
The American Trucking Associations (ATA) is recruiting professional truck drivers for the 2011-2012 America Road Team – the men and women will temporarily become spokespersons for the U.S. professional drivers.
Changchun, the Chinese auto city, announced that it intends to more than double its vehicle production capacity by 2015, planning to reach a production output of 3 million units/year by then, as Xinhua News reports.
American carmaker Ford announced today it has partnered with SAE International for a series of online training courses to automotive engineers worldwide. As part of the partnership, there will be six popular online courses on powertrain and problem-solving topics offered. This is a way to extend Ford’s engineering knowledge across the global industry, the carmaker says. 
The Kumho tire producer and Mercedes-Benz have extended their collaboration, as the two companies have signed a partnership that will see Kumho tires become an original equipment (OE) feature for the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter range of vans.
After the sale of Saab has been completed, the Swedish manufacturer started to rearrange its business. Consequently, it has just announced that it has selected GMAC Financial Services as the preferred provider of wholesale and retail financial services for qualified Saab dealers and customers in many different countries around the world. This is great news for everybody, especially the clients in the market for a brand new Saab.
After the president of the International Automobile Federation (FIA) Jean Todt expressed his willingness to switch back to a 107 percent qualifying rule for the 2011 season of Formula One – while backed by the series’ executive Bernie Ecclestone – the new teams made it very clear that they won’t vote affirmative for such a change in rules.
The latest jewel in BMW Motorrad’s model lineup, the S 1000 RR supersport motorcycle is clearly one of the most coveted bikes in its class these days. The bike is not only the lightest supersport with ABS, but is also able to do tricks thanks to its outstanding acceleration figures.
In an effort to boost the Tiida sales which aren’t going that well, NISSAN has launched a Series 3 upgrade for its small sedan and hatch in Australia. The automaker dropped prices by Au $1,000 across the range and added curtain airbags as standard. This means that the Tiida range now starts from Au $17,500 for both the six-speed manual sedan and hatch. If you would like an automatic gearbox, you’ll have to pay an extra Au $2,250.
60 years ago, the first unit of what was to become one of the world’s most popular vans rolled out the production line – we are talking about the iconic Volkswagen Transporter, which celebrates its 60th anniversary this month.
Following a recent partnership between Green Earth Technologies and Gunnar Racing, Green Earth Team Gunnar (GETG) team was born, now getting ready to participate in the 2010 American Le Mans series (ALMS). The team will enter the competition a new G-OIL racecar, the first ALMS car to use environment safe oil.
A sight dreaded by drivers even more than traffic policemen, speed cameras have not been around for a long time, yet they have shortly become one of the favorite pub, media and home topics for drivers and non-drivers alike. Are they useful? Are they accurate? Should they be used? Do they interfere with that "privacy right", so acclaimed by human rights activists?
After the first race of the 2010 season, the Formula One paddock seems to have divided into two opposite parts. One the one hand, we have some drivers, team officials and majority of the media that believe the new rules have failed in providing an extra show in the series, on the other hand we have a few drivers, teams and even F1 commentators who believe everybody should be patient before slamming the new rules.
Dacia, Renault’s Romanian brand, has introduced an ethanol version of the Sandero hatchback on the French market.