Andrea Pininfarina dies in car crash
The world’s international auto industry and fans allover the world stands still today, as Andrea Pininfarina, the head of the famous Italian coachbuilder, Pininfarina, died in a motor-cycle accident. Apparently Andrea Pininfarina (51 year old) was involved in an accident in Trofarello close to Turin. The police in Turin stated that he was riding a motorcycle when he was .... . ....read more

Super Aguri withdraw from 2008 Formula 1 championship
Following weeks of speculation concerning the future of the team, Super Aguri announced Tuesday that they are to withdraw from the 2008 FIA Formula One World Championship with immediate effect. Super Aguri, founded by former driver Aguri Suzuki, had been participating in Formula One racing since the 2006 season. The Japanese team, who scored their first championship .... . ....read more

Etihad Airways sponsors Scuderia Ferrari F1 Team
Ferrari announced (today 13.3.2008) that it has reached an agreement with Etihad Airways, the United Arab Emirates national airline which, starting today, becomes an official sponsor of the Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro Team. “We are pleased to enter into this new partnership, that reinforces our links with the United Arab Emirates” - said the Chairman of Ferrari, Luca di .... . ....read more

Lexus LX 570 debuts in UAE
Lexus launched its luxury SUV, the LX570, through Al-Futtaim Motors, the exclusive distributor for Lexus in the UAE. . . ....read more

Aston Martin Racing Completes Pre-Season Test
Aston Martin Racing has hosted a pre-season test for both the factory team and private outfits at the Paul Ricard circuit in the south of France, following in the footsteps of the first such event that took place last year. As well as the two-car Gulf factory team of DBR9s that will compete at Le Mans, there were several customer DBR9s on track. The brand new Charouz .... . ....read more

Porsche Group still going strong
Stuttgart. Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Stuttgart, is still going strong. In the first six months of the current financial year 2007/08 (August 1, 2007 to January 31, 2008), a pretax Group profit of 1.658 billion Euros was achieved. The prior year result on a comparable basis was 1.341 billion Euros. This includes the proportional VW result for the fourth quarter of 2006 .... . ....read more