Daily Archives: July 15, 2013

Fangio’s 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196R Formula 1 single-seater sells for a record £19M

Fangio’s 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196R Formula 1 single-seater sells for a record £19M

Iconic 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196R Formula 1 single-seater, that took five-time champion Juan Manuel Fangio in 1954 to the top podium spot in German Grand Prix and Swiss Grand Prix achieved a record-breaking figure of £19,601,500 (US$29,650,095) at the Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed, making it the most valuable car ever sold by auction.

Manual transmission BMWs might disappear

Manual transmission BMWs might disappear

When we talk about the now departed BMW M3 models, we can start to see a certain trend concerning the transmission choices of the buyers.

‘BOGO’ discounting threatens European car rebound

PSA/Peugeot-Citroen saw the biggest discount surge among automakers, market research shows. 'BOGO' discounting threatens European car rebound

Europe’s decline in car sales is showing signs of bottoming out but heavy price competition among brands and dealers threatens to kill any sense of relief for automakers struggling with excess plant capacity.

impala jumps into Toyota Land Cruiser to hide from cheetahs

Here we have a video filmed by a visitor to Kruger National Park. During the African safari an Impala (not the car produced by Chevrolet obviously) was being chased by two Cheetahs and to stay alive the Impala jumps through an open window into a Toyota Land Cruiser.

Unpaid internships exploit ‘vulnerable generation’

About 100,000-300,000 Canadians work as unpaid interns at any given time, according to estimates by student organizations and advocacy groups.

At least 100,000 young Canadians are working as unpaid interns — with an unknown number of others missing out on key, early work experience because they cannot afford to go without a paycheque.