by Fast Machines | Mar 25, 2014 | Fast And Dangerous
It looks like MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi’s tryst with Fiat is about to get complicated—the Italian automaker sponsors Rossi’s Yamaha team—thanks to this special-edition Opel Adam VR|46. Like the Adam itself, the VR|46 is a Europe-only ride, but one that commemorates...
by Fast Machines | Mar 25, 2014 | Formula One Blog
Walker describes the engine sound as a “disgrace”, while he engages in a slightly bizarre pantomime act with Ecclestone in which his threat to sue is welcomed as totally credible and likely to succeed by F1’s octogenarian ringmaster. The story – which, I hear you say,...
by Fast Machines | Mar 25, 2014 | Spares
Toyota’s $1.2 billion recall fine could be a harbinger for GM. What Mary Barra can expect when she appears before Congress next week. By Doron Levin GM CEO Mary Barra FORTUNE — Chances are slim to none that Mary Barra, General Motors Co. (GM) chief...
by Fast Machines | Mar 25, 2014 | Exterior
“It’s an arbitrage opportunity,” says Robert Ray. “The notion that the dealerships are being victimized or are not aware of what’s going on is hard to believe.” Ray, a New York–based attorney, is representing Unicorn Tire of Memphis, Tennessee, which had 47 luxury...
by Fast Machines | Mar 25, 2014 | Auto News
If the public had access to automaker’s early-warning safety filings with federal regulators, lives could be saved. That is the thinking behind a new bill that has just been introduced by two U.S. Senators in the wake of the General Motors ignition switch recall that...