1938: German race car driver Bernd Rosemeyer drives his Auto Union streamliner to the unheard-of speed of 268.432 mph on a stretch of autobahn between Frankfurt and Darmstadt. Never before has anyone driven so fast, and never again has someone gone so fast on a public road.
Rosemeyer was behind the wheel of an Auto Union, [...]
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Jan. 28, 1938: The Passing of the Silver Comet
January 28th, 2011 |
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Obama’s Daughter Sasha Practices Chinese With Hu Jintao
January 23rd, 2011 |
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President Obama’s daughter Sasha finally found the perfect study partner for her developing Chinese skills: Chinese President Hu Jintao, in town for a historic state meeting this week. According to Reuters, the nine-year-old developing polyglot is currently learning Mandarin with her classmates, and sought out the Chinese leader’s assistance in a language exchange, a moment [...]
Spencer Grammer Engaged: Kelsey’s Daughter To Wed James Hesketh
January 22nd, 2011 |
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Kelsey Grammer is trying his hardest to finalize his divorce so that he may marry Kayte Walsh as soon as next month, and now his 27-year-old daughter Spencer has confirmed her engagement to Life & Style. Spencer’s mom is Kelsey’s first wife, Doreen Alderman. (Kayte will be his fourth). Life & Style’s press release follows: [...]
Michelle Bombshell McGee To Kat Von D: Jesse James WILL Cheat On You
January 22nd, 2011 |
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Jesse James and Kat Von D just announced their engagement Thursday, and a source tells Radaronline.com that they plan to marry next month. “Jesse and Kat don’t see any reason why they should wait to trade vows,” the source said. “They are madly in love with each other and want to make everything official.” The [...]
Halle Berry’s Ex-Husband Eric Benet Gets Engaged
January 22nd, 2011 |
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While Halle Berry seems to be getting serious with Olivier Martinez, her ex-husband Eric Benet has done some settling down of his own. The musician, 44, whose divorce from Berry was finalized six years ago, proposed to Manuela Testolini in November with an antique diamond ring he designed, Benet confirms to PEOPLE. “During a romantic [...]
Larry Page to Become Google CEO, Schmidt Will Be Chairman
January 20th, 2011 |
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In advance of its Thursday earnings report, Google announced an executive shakeup whereby Eric Schmidt will hand over his chief executive officer duties to Larry Page, effective April 4. Schmidt will continue on as executive chairman, while Sergey Brin will continue on as co-founder. In a blog post, Schmidt said the shift has been in [...]
Eight arrested for auto theft
January 19th, 2011 |
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Eight persons were arrested on suspicion of involvement in an organized auto theft ring in Sarajevo, East Sarajevo (in the Serb republic), and Herzegovina. Police dubbed their operation Kum (Godfather), the local media reported on Tuesday evening.
China auto market drives up Singapore-listed parts suppliers
January 13th, 2011 |
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As China’s car sales surge, Singapore-listed auto parts suppliers with operations in the country like Amtek Engineering (AMEL.SI), which manufactures precision engineering, plastic and rubber components, are basking in market attention.
Shares of Amtek, which plans to double the space at its production plant in Shanghai to around 72,000 square metres in the next two years to tap on the increasing demand for cars, have risen about 25% so far this month.
MUP: Auto theft ring broken up
January 11th, 2011 |
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The police (MUP) have announced that they arrested six suspects in Serbia in connection to cases of “illegally gained automobiles”. Among them is one policeman from the central Serbian town of Kragujevac.
Surreal Reveals at the Detroit Auto Show This Year
January 10th, 2011 |
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Each year the Detroit Auto Show, also known as the North American International, reveals the year’s amazing new cars. This year will be no exception, as auto industry leaders unveil technological advancements, “greener†engines, and celebrity cameos in the mix. Although Nissan will not return to the show until 2012, Porsche and Infiniti are back [...]
Surreal Reveals at the Detroit Auto Show This Year
January 10th, 2011 |
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Each year the Detroit Auto Show, also known as the North American International, reveals the year’s amazing new cars. This year will be no exception, as auto industry leaders unveil technological advancements, “greener†engines, and celebrity cameos in the mix. Although Nissan will not return to the show until 2012, Porsche and Infiniti are back [...]
Surreal Reveals at the Detroit Auto Show This Year
January 10th, 2011 |
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Each year the Detroit Auto Show, also known as the North American International, reveals the year’s amazing new cars. This year will be no exception, as auto industry leaders unveil technological advancements, “greener†engines, and celebrity cameos in the mix. Although Nissan will not return to the show until 2012, Porsche and Infiniti are back [...]
Skoda Auto reports record sales in 2010
January 7th, 2011 |
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Skoda Auto, the Volkswagen-owned Czech carmaker, said Thursday that its sales rose 11.5 percent in 2010 year-on-year, in what amounted to the firm’s new record. The firm said in a statement that it sold 762,600 cars last year compared to 684,200 cars in 2009. “In almost all markets, we have had significant growth and increased [...]
Sensex soars past 20,500 points; Reliance Comm, Bajaj Auto climb
December 31st, 2010 |
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A benchmark index of the Indian equities market soared past 20,500 points level in the afternoon session Friday, the last trading day of the year 2010, led by buying support in realty, banking and auto stocks. The 30-share sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), opened in the positive at 20,412.76 points from [...]
Thor Actor Chris Hemsworth Ties the Knot
December 29th, 2010 |
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Forget engagements: Actor Chris Hemsworth got married over the holidays! A rep confirms that the 27-year-old star of upcoming flick Thor wed love Elsa Pataky over the holiday weekend.Spanish actress Pataky, 34, made a splash in the 2006 camp classic Snakes on a Plane. A source close the couple tells UsMagazine.com that the nuptials took [...]
Nicole Kidman Misses Her Kids With Tom Cruise
December 29th, 2010 |
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Nicole Kidman has the mommy blues. As the actress raises 2-year-old daughter Sunday Rose with husband Keith Urban in Nashville, her children Isabella and Connor spend most of their time in L.A. with ex Tom Cruise.”They live with Tom, which was their choice,” the 43-year-old Rabbit Hole star admits to Hello! magazine. Though she hasn’t [...]
LeAnn Rimes Shows Off Huge Engagement Ring
December 29th, 2010 |
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Rimes has got a ring! A day after announcing her engagement, LeAnn Rimes showed up at LAX on Tuesday with fiance Eddie Cibrian plus her new best friend: Her huge diamond engagement ring.While the singer is so far mum on ring details, Rimes, 28, and Cibrian, 38, were headed to Mexico to fete their wedding [...]
The Jolie-Pitts’ Namibia Christmas: All the Details!
December 29th, 2010 |
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It was a very Jolie-Pitt Christmas in Namibia this year. Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and their six kids arrived in the African nation — where Shiloh was born four years ago — on Dec. 19 and stayed for about a week at a private, rented villa at the Naankuse Wildlife Sanctuary and Lodge in the [...]
Charlotte Casiraghi: Riding High
December 29th, 2010 |
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Troy is a stallion; Tintero is a gelding,†says the slight young woman with the startlingly recognizable face. Troy is wearing fabulous headgear, and Tintero, her sweet-faced gray, has huge eyes that look like they were made up with a kohl pencil. “He is my best horse, my number one—he’s so clever,†says Charlotte Casiraghi, [...]
LeAnn Rimes Is Engaged to Eddie Cibrian!
December 29th, 2010 |
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Believe it this time: LeAnn Rimes is ready to get hitched again! “Eddie [Cibrian] and I got engaged over the holidays. That’s the news. It’s for real this time and the first time EVER!” Rimes Tweeted on Monday. The singer’s happy news arrives less than two months after she slammed engagement rumors. “Thank you for [...]