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Models range from new Corvette to new Silverado pickup

General Motors has its eyes firmly on boosting North American sales this year by introducing 18 new or refreshed cars. The new models include big sellers like the Silverado pickup truck and Impala sedan, and GM’s halo car, the seventh genera...

It hauls air tanks and can launch a small boat

Land Rover has created a custom Defender for its new brand ambassador Monty Halls, a marine explorer and conservationist. The truck has been modified to serve as a mobile dive center for Halls. The truck gets storage for air tanks, a VHF ship-...

The factories will receive 600 gigawatt hours of energy a year

Volkswagen and Seat have signed a deal with Spanish energy company ACCIONA to provide 600 gigawatt hours of completely renewable energy annually to its plants in Martorell, Zona Franca, El Prat de Llobregat and Pamplona starting in 2014. The S...

It took suggestions from golfers all over the world

For this year’s British Open, Mercedes showed its concept for the next generation of golf cart. It calls the vehicle the Mercedes-Benz Vision Golf Cart, and Mercedes’ designers took suggestions from golf players on what they wanted for...

Formula 1 has not raced there since 2003

Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz that crafted a deal with Bernie Ecclestone to return the Red Bull Ring, formerly known as the Österreichring, to the Formula 1 calendar next season. Dietrich Mateschitz and Bernie Ecclestone reached an a...

The test will run through March 2014

Electric vehicles have been accepted more readily in Japan than in Europe or the US. The government has been pushing automakers to experiment with zero-emissions mobility. Honda just began testing a small, electric commuter car, and now Toyota is ...

The team last won there in 2004.

Ferrari is looking forward to the Hungarian Grand Prix with upgrades for its car, and it is followed by a two-week vacation for all of the teams. Ferrari expects to do well but knows that it will not be easy. The Hungaroring has 14 corners ove...

The name is no longer the EXP 9 F

No more rumors and no more speculation because Bentley has officially announced that its SUV will go into production and be on sale in 2016. Because it is now a production car, the EXP 9 F name from the concept has been dropped; Bentley only u...

A smaller crossover is likely in the coming years

Hyundai America’s CEO John Krafcik says that Hyundai is “under-represented” in the crossover market, and that needs to change. He is hinting that the company will add a compact crossover to at least its US lineup. "We ar...

He hopes to join Toro Rosso next season

Up and coming Portuguese racing driver Antonio Felix da Costa tested for a day-and-a-half with Red Bull at the Formula 1 young driver test at Silverstone last week. Da Costa believes that he is ready to make the move to Formula 1 next season, ...