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The company has been in business since 1993

German boutique sports car maker Wiesmann has filed for bankruptcy in Münster, Germany, on August 14. Brothers Martin and Friedhelm Wiesmann founded the company in 1993 and its backbone was building classically styled sports cars with mod...

Designer Steve Mattin Previously Worked for Volvo

AvtoVAZ lead designer Steve Mattin was hired by the company in 2011 ahead of Nissan-Renault’s complete takeover of the company last year. His mandate is to create a new range of Lada models for 2016 that must be simple, robust and stylish. ...

Most cars still lack technologies like adaptive cruise control and emergency brake assist

Bosch is one of the world's leading third-party automotive equipment suppliers, so it is no surprise to hear it say that cars need more driver assistance technology because it is going to be the company selling much of it. But the company cond...

It claims that it reduces interior sound by 9 decibels

Performance tires are fantastic. There are few modifications that you can make to your car as easily that will have as much of an effect on how the car drives, but a common problem with them is that they make cruising much louder. Continental Tire...

They would share the platform from the third-gen Mini

We recently heard rumors that following the Mini Coupe and Roadster not being carried over to the third generation Mini platform that the company was considering developing a single front-wheel drive sports car that would replace both models. BMW ...

It shares a platform with the next-gen MX-5, but that is all

More details about the next generation Alfa Romeo Spider are coming to light.  First, the car is scheduled to be revealed in 2015.  Also, as we already knew the car's platform is being developed by Mazda. However, the two com...

It will also display modern models at The Quail

Cadillac will unveil a new concept car this weekend at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance and will be displaying its latest production models and historic cars as well.  Cadillac has not given any hint as to what the car looks like ...

Sales are still up for the year from January to July

Volkswagen Cars' sales for July fell 0.5% worldwide to 466,100 cars, but things are not completely bad for the company because from January to July of this year sales are 3.38 million cars, up 3.7% over the same period last year. “Th...

It also adds a sporty body kit and improves the suspension

The BMW 4 Series is not even on sale yet, but BMW will have a set of additional M Performance Parts ready as soon as the car hits dealer showrooms. The various M Performance packages include upgrades to the engine power, suspension, aerodynam...

They will be limited to 500 units

The Audi TT is in some ways the modern Volkswagen Karmann Ghia. Both cars use plebian platforms, the Beetle in the Ghia’s case and the Golf for the TT, but add radical bodies. When the TT Coupe debuted in 1998 it looked like nothing else on ...