General Motors Company and its Chinese joint ventures are displaying 37 production and concept vehicles, including three that are making their global debut, at Auto China 2010. This year’s leading auto show in China runs from April 25 through May 2 at the China International Exhibition Center in Beijing.
“We are proud to once again be [...]
Archive for April, 2010
2010 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition
Thursday, April 29th, 2010Two Difficult Races For The Ducati Xerox Team At Assen
Thursday, April 29th, 2010Assen (The Netherlands), Sunday 25th April: a difficult fourth World Superbike round for Ducati Xerox riders Noriyuki Haga and Michel Fabrizio at the TT Circuit of Assen.
In Race 1 neither Noriyuki or Michel got off the line particularly fast, Noriyuki in 13th and Michel dropping to 14th position from eighth on the grid. For the [...]
Fabrizio (Ducati Xerox) Secures Second Row Start For Tomorrow’s Races At Assen
Thursday, April 29th, 2010Assen (The Netherlands), Saturday 24th April : Ducati Xerox riders Michel Fabrizio and Noriyuki Haga will line up on the second and fourth row respectively for tomorrow’s Superbike races at the TT Circuit in Assen, Michel having qualified in eighth position, Noriyuki in fifteenth.
In morning qualifying, the lap times began to fall in the latter [...]
Haga And Fabrizio (Ducati Xerox) Confident After First Qualifying At Assen
Thursday, April 29th, 2010Assen (The Netherlands), Friday 23rd April : Michel Fabrizio and Noriyuki Haga (Ducati Xerox) concluded first qualifying at the Assen TT Circuit in ninth and fourteenth position respectively.
In the early afternoon, the riders kicked off the weekend with the first free practice session and concentrated on refining the set-up of their 1198 machines. Michel made [...]
Round Two, Take Two, For Ducati Motogp Team
Thursday, April 29th, 2010The second round of the MotoGP World Championship will finally take place on Spanish soil next Sunday, with the Jerez circuit welcoming the paddock to Europe following the postponement of the Grand Prix of Japan until October 3rd due to the eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland.
The Andalucian circuit has not traditionally favoured the [...]
Iron Man 2 drives an Audi R8 Spyder
Thursday, April 29th, 2010Robert Downey Jr. has returned to his role as the ingenious engineer and Super Hero Iron Man. The world premiere of Iron Man 2 took place on Monday in Los Angeles. Along with Robert Downey Jr., several other big names accompanied director Jon Favreau down the red carpet, including Gwyneth Paltrow, Scarlett Johansson, Mickey Rourke, [...]
Tom Kristensen’s exclusive Le Mans countdown – part 8
Thursday, April 29th, 2010In a weekly column Le Mans record winner Tom Kristensen gives some exclusive insights behind the scenes of the world’s most famous endurance race and the preparation by Audi Sport Team Joest.
“During the 30-hour test at Le Castellet this week we had the opportunity of driving plenty of miles in the Audi R15 plus. So [...]
Audi puts the DTM on the iPhone
Thursday, April 29th, 2010Right in time for the start of the new season Audi puts the DTM and all other racing series in which the brand with the four rings is active on the iPhone, the iPod Touch and the new iPad: the “Audi Sport” App is now available for downloading from the App Store – free of [...]
Auto Union Silver Arrows back on the starting grid in Monte Carlo
Thursday, April 29th, 2010The hearts of fans of historic motor sport will beat faster on the first weekend in May. They may have the good fortune to witness the moment when two legends meet up again: Auto Union racing cars from the 1930s and Monte Carlo, the jewel in the annual motor sport calendar. For the first time [...]
Top Hino Dealers Awarded
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010Hino dealers in Melbourne and Toowoomba have been recognised at the company’s annual National Dealer of the Year Awards.
CMI Hino in the Melbourne suburb of Laverton North was named the 2009 Hino Metropolitan Dealer of the Year at a function in Sydney on 19 April.
Vanderfield Hino’s Toowoomba branch in south-east Queensland took out the award [...]
Coffs Harbour – first taste of dirt for Team Hyundai Rallye’s i30
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010Hyundai Motor Company Australia will hit the dirt for the first time in Coffs Harbour next month, competing in the NSW round of the Australian Rally Championship.
Team Hyundai Rallye, lead by veteran rally driver Mick Gillett, will team with navigating partner of twenty years, Harvey Smith in an i30 CRDi turbo diesel to tackle the [...]
MSA requests nominations for membership of 2011 Specialist Committees
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010The Motor Sports Association is seeking nominations for individuals to fill the vacancies on the Specialist Committees that represent the interests of the various disciplines of motor sport.
The Specialist Committees, covering Autotest, Cross Country, Historics, Karting, Race, Rallies, Speed Events and Trials, meet two or three times a year, normally at Motor Sports House to [...]
MSA reveals new corporate identity
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010The Motor Sports Association has revealed a new corporate identity that will be introduced in the course of 2010. The new logo represents a fresh look for the modern Motor Sports Association and reflects the recent changes that have taken place within the governing body, including the creation of the MSA’s forward-thinking Whole Sport Development [...]
Psa Peugeot Citroën And Mitsubishi Motors Corporation Begin Production At Their Jointly Owned Plant In Kaluga (Russia)
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010Philippe Varin, Chairman of the Managing Board of PSA Peugeot Citroën, and Takashi Nishioka, Chairman of Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, have officially started vehicle production at PCMA Rus, their joint plant in Russia. The plant, which is owned 70% by PSA Peugeot Citroën and 30% by Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, is located at Kaluga, 180km South-West of [...]




