Before the current economic crisis, where all the news comes loaded with pessimism and force many families to consider an optimization of their expenses, the RACC makes available to all users a package of tips to save with the car related to maintenance, insurance, driving and purchase, where it is mainly affects the use of the vehicle in a slow way, without stopping and accelerating much:

In full fall in the sale of cars because of the crisis, the hybrid sector makes a wink to luck and presents a slight improvement. Although the economic factor continues to be the main value to take into account when buying a vehicle, many are already those that get into the energy savings car and bet on the environment. The automotive world has noticed the blows of the world crisis, but the future looks towards a car prototype that merges design, savings and utility.

300,000 Swarovski crystals carefully placed on a body as sophisticated and recognizable as Mercedes, make up the last launch of the German house, in which it has not accommodated for the word "crisis." Dazzing, thus reached a shopping center of Oshaka, to the west of Japan, the Mercedes-Benz SL 600 Swarovski, an example of excesses in the middle of the "skinny cows".

The Detroit Motor Show was the place chosen by Smart to announce that at the end of 2009 it aims to create a new electric version of its Fortwo model, with the aim of continuing a production with a lower impact on the environment. Lithium battery, lower recharge period and less pollution are the most prominent aspects of this new bet, with a view to a future without fumes.