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They are known as the four takumi of the Yokohama plant

All of the Nissan GT-R street cars and some of the racecars ever made have had their engines hand assembled by four men. They are known as the takumi, the Japanese word for master craftsman, of the Nissan Yokohama factory. Their names ar...

Pricing will put it directly against the Nissan

The Kia Niro was unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show last week as a compact crossover. Now, we have learned that Kia is planning to put the production version of the Niro on sale in 2015 for a price on par with the Nissan Juke, which leads the ma...

It allows for smaller engines with the same amount of power and an F1 link

Ferrari is rumored to be switching out some of its V8 engines next generation with smaller displacement turbocharged units. The switch would allow for better fuel economy, lower emissions and a marketing link between next year's turbocharged F...

It is the first time ever that it has achieved that milestone

Volkswagen Group sold over 6 million cars in the first eight months of the year for the first time ever. Deliveries were 6.17 million cars for the period from January to August, up 4.5% since the same period last time. For August, Volkswagen Group...

The crossover will be built in China and sold as a DS model

CEO Frederic Banzet says that a production version of the company’s Wild Rubis crossover is in the works, but it will only be offered in Asia. The production version will debut in April 2014 at the Shanghai Motor Show and go on sale in very...

The company believes that net income will be up for the year

Mitsubishi Motors is hoping to raise $2 billion by offering new shares of the company on the Japanese stock exchange in the first quarter of 2014. Mitsubishi is hoping to reorganize the company after Mitsubishi Financial, Mitsubishi Heavy Indu...

It is still awaiting a reply

The group of German investors that are attempting to buy Fisker from the US Department of Energy have submitted a bid and is waiting to hear back on the results. "I am proud to tell you that we just sent our detailed offer including a sig...

It may increase the company's cost for Fiat to buy it.

Chrysler says that it plans to file an initial public stock offering this week in the United States. The IPO may raise the company’s price and make it more expensive for Fiat to buy the remaining stock in the company. Over 90% of Chrysle...

President says he will use blocking vote to force change

FIA President Jean Todt says that he will use his power to force cost cutting in Formula 1 in the new Concorde Agreement, despite protests from top F1 teams. Next season, F1 budgets will expand because of new engines and new regulations. The t...

It scored 99 out of a possible 100 points

The Dow Jones Sustainability Index now lists Volkswagen as the world’s most sustainable auto company. Of the 31 automakers on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, Volkswagen ranked the highest after analyzing its corporate, economic, environm...