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BYD tops February sales yet again
Automotive sales were slightly down in February 2010 due to the long holidays and the slightly shorter month. The BYD F3 has come in top of the ranks yet again. The F3 does seem to have pulled quite a lead over the nearest competition, but this is probably due to BYD’s relative fame for making good quality cheap cars. BYD is aiming to produce 800,000 cars this year and does have lofty plans to become the worlds biggest automaker by 2025. Both VW and GM are fighting it out in …
Mitsubishi to Wind Down Ralliart Division
Monetary woes are forcing Mitsubishi to scale down operations of its motorsports wing, Ralliart. As of April 1, Ralliart will stop supporting motorsports customers and cease production of new Ralliart-branded products.
The downturn won’t affect Ralliart-badged production vehicles, such as our long-term Lancer Ralliart, because the Ralliart name has been licensed and can still be used [...]
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Name That Exhaust Note, Episode 30: 2010 Tesla Roadster Sport
On Tuesday, we posted an audio recording of a mystery car’s “exhaust note.” To hear it again, click play above. This one didn’t get past many of you. The car in question was a 2010 Tesla Roadster Sport. And before you say anything, yes, we do realize an electric car doesn’t have an exhaust, but [...]
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Ford C-Max Spied Testing Around Town, But Why?
It was just a normal day in the Car and Driver offices when, during a (totally work-related) routine errand, I saw a fully diapered-up prototype car being led through Ann Arbor by a Ford Escape. “Gadzooks,” I said out loud, “that must be some sort of future Ford,” and immediately snapped [...]
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No Snow Days Here: We Head to Team O’Neil Rally School to Get a Handle on Mitsubishi All-Wheel Drive
Dalton, New Hampshire, is about two hours north of Manchester, at the crossroads linking the Boonies with the Ends of the Earth. From Los Angeles in January, it takes two airplanes and a car with good snow traction to reach it. The only real reason to go to Dalton would make a [...]
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Balestri confirmed at Team Magic for 2010
Electronic Dreams, distributor of Team Magic in Italy, have made it official that they have renewed their collaboration with Dario Balestri, despite rumors in previous months that former European Champion was set to change brands. He will use the new Team Magic G4RS this year and will be competing at this year’s World Championship in [...]
Hong Kong F1RCGP qualifying series
The organisers of the F1RCGP series were in touch to inform us that Waigo Hobby in Hong Kong will be organising qualifying races to take part in the 10th round of the F1RCGP Championships which will be held in Hong Kong in November this year. The qualifying series will have 8 rounds held in different [...]
Volkswagen promotes new Highline Plus to fleets
German carmaker, Volkswagen has launched a new advertising campaign on industry website, FleetDirectory.co.uk.
The campaign aims to promote the new trim level on its Passat and Passat Estate range, called Highline Plus. The carmaker expects that the new trim, which went on sale in January, will prove popular with fleets and user-choosers thanks to its [...]
Fiat Professional launch sitcom!
The commercial vehicle arm of Fiat UK has commissioned the filming of a new sitcom, called “The Fleet”, which will get its first three minute airing in a special centre commercial break during News At Ten next Monday (15 March).
In total 10 episodes have been filmed of the comedy, with the nine further shows to [...]