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Both companies have increased net income for the quarter

Fiat Group and Chrysler had a strong second quarter with increases in unit sales, revenue and net income.  Fiat Group as a whole sold 1,155,000 cars worldwide in the second quarter of 2013, 53,000 more cars than in Q2 2012. It had net rev...

It will be the only privately owned edition

The Aston Martin CC100 is no longer a one-off. Aston Martin says that a customer has ordered one at a price of £500,000 ($763,000 or €576,000). The second car is still being built for the unnamed buyer and will be delivered bef...

This year especially celebrates Spanish-made Citroëns.

Citroën’s annual celebration will begin at Motorland Aragon racecourse in Alcañiz, Spain, from July 31 to August 4. This the 20th year for the annual event, and Citroën is anticipating record-breaking attendance. With ov...

The Roadster is available now, and the Threewheeler will be in September

Morgan is celebrating the famous Brooklands Circuit in England that was the world's first purpose-built race circuit with banked corners by creating insanely cool special editions of its Roadster and Threewheeler. They will be limited to 50 un...

They will be built by Mazda in Japan and shipped to Italy

The next generation Alfa Romeo Spider and Mazda MX-5 are on the horizon for 2015, and the first plans for the car from Alfa Romeo are emerging. It plans to use the turbocharged 1.4-liter four-cylinder with 168hp that is already found in the Giulie...

There is still another half of the year to go

General Motors has retaken the title as the world's largest automaker through the second quarter of 2013, and Toyota has slipped to second place. It is the first time in six quarters that Toyota has lost its top position, and it is mostly attr...

All but one European automaker on the list had falling sales.

Volkswagen had the highest sales in Europe in the first half of the year with over 50% higher sales than its nearest competitor. However of the ten brands on the list, only one has had growing sales in the first half of the year. Jato Dynamics...

It sets a new record for sales outside of Japan

Honda has finally released its June sales information just as August is about to begin, and the company is not doing very well outside of one area. Sales in Japan are also doing poorly. For June, sales are down 20% to 59,996 cars. For the firs...

It built the engine to have good throttle response across the entire rev range.

Cadillac will introduce its first twin-turbo engine in the 2014 CTS Vsport and XTS Vsport this fall, and it is claiming that the new engine has no turbo lag thanks to its design. In both cars it produces 420hp and 430lb-ft of torque and is offered...

Nissan GT Academy takes podium as well

The Spa 24 Hours as part of the Blancpain Endurance Series for FIA GT3 cars was not the most watched race this weekend, but it had some great racing and some fantastic finishes.  Bernd Schneider made history by winning the Pro class with ...