Polish driver Robert Kubica revealed that Renault will come to Barcelona this week with a new set of upgrades, aimed at closing the gap to the championship big guns. Although he admitted he is happy with the way his car has progressed from the early Valencia test this month, the former BMW racer insisted his team is still behind in car development, as compared to the front-runners.
With Ferrari already confirming that they’ll debut a whole new set of aerodynamic upgrades for their F10 in Barc… (read more)
Infiniti will introduce at the Geneva Motor Show next week the M sedan for the European market, a new range that will include petrol and diesel units, as well as a hybrid powertrain soon.
The joint effort made by British carmaker Lotus and former supermodel Naomi Campbell to sell eight special edition Naomi for Haiti Lotus Evora sports cars for the sake of the Haiti relief effort is going extremely well apparently, as the carmaker announced there are now only five vehicles left.
Although US Grand Prix Engineering is on the verge of collapse prior to the season opening Bahrain Grand Prix next month, that doesn’t mean Argentine driver Jose Maria Lopez has to be in the same boat. After finally getting his country’s government to back him up for at least one season in Formula One, Lopez is on his way to joining Brazilian racer Bruno Senna at Campos Grand Prix.
The Lexus LF-Ch concept displayed at the Frankfurt Auto Show last September will attend the 2010 Geneva Motor Show as well, but this time in production form and using a new name: CT 200h. Lexus struggled to keep things secret until the Geneva event opens its doors to visitors but the editors over at worldcarfans.com got their hands on what seems to be a full brochure prepared for next week’s venue. Obviously, details and photos are included.
The 2011 Hyundai Sonata has already made many people consider it as an option even before reaching showroom floors. Unfortunately, it seems that it has tripped a bit while making its first steps: Hyundai was forced to pause Sonata sales due to a potential fault in the front-door latches that could affect 5,000 units, as autoblog reports. 
Following the appointment of Mike Kelley, Carl Edwards’ crew chief for the No. 60 car, as competition director for Roush Fenway’s Nationwide Series endeavors, Drew Blickendersfer, will become Edwards’ new coordinator. 
Just like last season, Force India decided to do a little reorganizing before the new Formula One campaign. However, as compared to the 2009 season, prior to which team co-owner Vijay Mallya proceeded to fire both Colin Kolles and Mike Gascoyne from their positions in his team, this season will only see a new technical director at Silverstone.
SEAT has just confirmed the delivery of 500 Leon Ecomotive units to British utility company Centrica, one of the largest supplier of gas to domestic customers in the UK and one of the top electricity suppliers. Operating under the trading name of British Gas, the company represents the largest buyer of ecological cars for SEAT, the Spanish company said in a press statement.
General Motors yesterday announced that it will introduce a third shift at the Lordstown facility, a move supposed to help the US-based manufacturer keep up with growing demand for the Chevrolet Cruze. The third shift, which will add 1,200 jobs at the plant, is expected to generate $47 million in additional payroll, $470,000 in local income taxes and $1.4 million in state income tax, Mark Reuss, President of GM North America, said in a statement.
Ford’s range of vehicles which have received a five-star rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has increased with the addition of the 2010 Lincoln MKT. The luxury crossover got the acknowledgment after it was subjected to both frontal and side-impact crash tests and proved it offers the best possible protection in both cases. 
Ferrari’s attack over the International Automobile Federation (FIA) and its former president Max Mosley was not left unanswered 24 hours after its publication on the Scuderia’s official site. Curiously enough, it wasn’t the FIA to hit back to Ferrari’s comments, but the very international media.
Just as we told you yesterday, GM planned to add a third shift at the Lordstown Complex to boost Chevrolet Cruze production, a model that posted unexpected sales figures in the United States. The US-based manufacturer has just confirmed the report, saying that the third shift will come into effect in the third quarter and will increase the workforce from 3,300 to 4,500 employees.
In a very exciting news for the Trollhattan manufacturer, American manufacturer GM announced today it has completed the sale of Saab to Spyker Cars NV. Simply put, from today, Saab is part of Spyker and the new life for the troubled Swedish brand begins. To make things even clearer, GM announced the wind down of Saab operations has ended.
Daimler has finally found a partner for the development of the next generation smart cars – the company has agreed to start a collaboration with the Renault-Nissan alliance to create the a new smart by 2014, as Automobile Magazine reports.
Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) was recognized as "Best Places to Work in New Jersey" by NJBIZ Magazine, the carmaker announced today. The company was elected from a group of 25 large-sized companies and the ceremony is scheduled to take place on April 22, 2010, at the Hilton East Brunswick. 
We are already getting used to car manufacturers issuing large-scale recalls lately, and the latest to do so is Chrysler. The American carmaker posted a safety recall notice on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) official site, concerning 312,000 minivans that appear to have problems with the airbag system.
For those of you who adored the Fiat 500 Abarth and its even meaner esseesse brother, but were a bit disappointed by the fact that the little monsters were always left behind by most hot hatches when a straight line situation had to be settled, German tuner Hamann now provides an extreme solution.
The limited run, white and blue Daytona 675 color scheme special edition launched last year enjoyed a great deal of success among customers, Triumph told us, so the motorcycle manufacturer decided to introduce a new one, with an even higher specification.
Spyker’s CEO, Victor Muller is already preparing a new product for the brand’s line-up, in the form of a premium small car, as autocar reports.