INGOLSTADT, Germany – Dual distinction for Audi in the “auto motor und sport” (ams) reader survey; a level of success unmatched by any other brand. The Audi A5 Sportback and Audi A1 outpaced top-class contenders from Germany and abroad. Leaving the competition trailing in the “mid-size” category, the Audi A5 Sportback was also voted the [...]

Chinese auto companies T10 electric vehicles in Beijing Leading Group held the fourth working conference. T10 electric car business leadership group members and relevant staff, the Executive Vice President and Secretary General Automobile Association, Dong Yang, Assistant Secretary-General Yesheng Ji, and technical staff of the Ministry attended the meeting. Ministry of Industry and Equipment Department [...]

This first racetrack appearance of the SLS AMG GT3 at the VLN event (VLN = Association of Nürburgring Endurance Cup Organisers, with 10 motorsport clubs) is a fixed part of the development and testing programme which commenced in June 2010. The four-hour race on the legendary “Nordschleife” (“North Loop”) of the Nürburgring will test the [...]

Stuttgart/Hanover – At the 63rd IAA Commercial Vehicles show in Hanover, Winfried Heckt, Head of Bus Sales at Mercedes-Benz Germany, handed over the original Travego M show vehicle to Günter Bohr, Managing Director of Bohr Omnibus GmbH, on September 24, 2010. The show vehicle is the first Mercedes-Benz Travego touring coach to feature the new [...]

Russia, Moscow – September 17 at the International Investment Forum “Sochi-2010″ in the future capital of the Winter Olympics presented the joint project of Land Rover and a consortium ATGroup – specialized mobile communications node on the platform of car Land Rover Defender. The culmination of a landmark event for both companies was a solemn [...]

Ennis, Texas — Matt Hagan hijacked John Force’s fairy tale ending Sunday with a final round victory in the 25th annual O’Reilly Super Start Batteries Fall Nationals at Billy Meyer’s Texas Motorplex. Force’s drive to retribution on the track that almost claimed his life ended just short of the 1,000-foot finish line where his Castrol [...]

Dover, Del. — Team Ford Racing driver AJ Allmendinger has had better Cup finishes, but he’s never run as well as he did in Sunday afternoon’s AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway. In fact, except for a flat right-rear tire near halfway the Richard Petty Motorsports driver likely would have challenged for the win. “Coming [...]

Dover, Del. — Barring several near-unfathomable developments, Team Ford Racing mainstay Carl Edwards will finish second in this year’s Nationwide Series standings. Following Saturday afternoon’s race at Dover, the Roush Fenway Racing star and 2007 champion was 320 points behind Brad Keselowski with seven races left. Even Edwards knows his chances are slim and bordering [...]

Ennis, Texas — A lengthy rain delay and the NHRA’s somewhat controversial decision to scrap a fourth and final Funny Car qualifying session has set up a first round showdown in Sunday’s 25th annual O’Reilly Super Start Batteries Fall Nationals that pits reigning Full Throttle Champion Robert Top Gun Hight against boss, teammate, father-in-law and [...]

Ennis, Texas — Robert Hight and his AAA Texas Ford Mustang raced to the No. 4 provisional position Friday night at the 25th annual O’Reilly Super Start Batteries NHRA Fall Nationals at the Texas Motorplex. Hight blasted down the all-concrete race track in 4.183 seconds at 287.66 mph. He was paired with provisional No. 1 [...]