TOP 10  -  Supercar club revving up

A NEW North East branch of a supercar driving club is making the world’s fastest – and most expensive – automobiles available to wealthy motoring enthusiasts.The Group 20 club already operates in other parts of the UK, but now young entrepreneur Ben Stephenson has bought the franchise to launch in this region.

[ Source : nebusiness ]

TOP 9  -  Fiat Second-Quarter Profit Rises on Brazil Car Sales

Fiat SpA, Italy's largest manufacturer, said second-quarter profit rose 1.9 percent as higher sales in Brazil offset a slump in its home market. Fiat rose as much as 8 percent in Milan trading.

[ Source : bloomberg ]

TOP 8  -  New Lotus Causes Supercar Fever

Over half a million Brits are expected to make the trip to the country's biggest car show - many of whom will be gagging to find out the motoring industry's biggest kept secret.

[ Source : news sky ]

TOP 7  -  Canadian Auto Workers Union to elect new president in September

The Canadian Auto Workers union will elect its new national president on Sept. 6 to replace retiring union headBuzzHargrove.The union announced Tuesday that the new president will take over immediately following a special convention to be held in Toronto.

[ Source : iht ]

TOP 6  -  Mini planning battery-car sales in 2009

BMW's Mini brand plans to have electric cars on US roads by the middle of 2009 though it's not sure yet whether to sell or lease them.There range is also unknown. Mini USA's Jim McDowell wouldn't say how far the electric car will be able to go on a charge and that recent reports that Mini would sell 500 electric vehicles in California in 2009 were premature.

[ Source : motoring ]

TOP 5  -  Nissan's Ghosn sees no 2009 US auto recovery

Nissan Motor Co does not expect U.S. auto sales to bounce back in 2009 after a sharp decline this year, Nissan Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn said on Tuesday. Ghosn said Nissan expected industrywide U.S. sales to be near 14.3 million units in 2008, down from 16.15 million in 2007. Next year's tally would be about the same at 14.3 million, he said, adding that the risk was for a lower figure.

[ Source : washingtonpost ]

TOP 4  -  Ford to retool truck lines to make cars

Ford Motor Co. plans to revamp some U.S. plants and bring six small vehicles to the U.S. market from overseas to meet customers' growing demand for more fuel-efficient options, a person briefed on the company's plans said Tuesday.

[ Source : ap google ]

TOP 3  -  GM plugs public car-charging stations

Detroit-based General Motors (NYSE: GM) made the announcement before the start of the Plug-In 2008 conference at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center, saying it will team with 30 utilities in 37 states, as well as the Electric Power Research Institute, on the project. The aim is to fine-tune the technology, safety and customer experience for car-charging stations by 2010 when the Chevy Volt is slated to debut.

[ Source : bizjournals ]

TOP 2  -  Mercedes-Benz launches new generation cars

Mercedes-Benz has launched new generation car models including a SL 63 AMG, CLS 350 and SLK 350 in Seoul recently.

[ Source : gulfnews ]

TOP 1  -  BMW to test alternatives

Over the next months, the BMW Group will be carrying out a series of tests on electrically powered vehicles to determine the alternative drive of the future.

[ Source : gulfweeklyworldwide ]