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It is a very light weekend for auto racing

It is an astoundingly light weekend for motor racing this weekend. There are big races from the DTM and NASCAR and smaller races from the IndyCar Series and MotoGP; and that is all in terms of major racing series.  The IndyCar Series has ...

It will add production capacity for the popular compact crossover

GM Europe is bringing Opel/Vauxhall Mokka production to Spain’s Zaragoza factory in the second half of 2014. Previously, the cars had been built at GM’s Bupyeong factory in South Korea. The Mokka has been quite popular in Europe, and G...

It will have a slightly reworked front end

Kia is working on a pure electric version of the second-generation Soul for the world market. The electric Soul will get a slightly reworked front end with a new grill, headlights and hood, but otherwise it will look basically the same as the ...

Hybrid model sales up 67.5%

Toyota and Lexus sold a combined 413,043 cars from January to June in Europe, down 5.5% from the same period in 2012. However, models like the Yaris Hybrid and Auris experienced major gains in sales. While sales overall were down, some models ...

It will race in development races this year

  Bentley is revealing the first official specs for its new Continental GT3, and it will make its public on-track debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed running up the Goodwood Hill. The GT3-class racer is powered by a 4.0-liter twin...

European sales fall 3.5%

Volkswagen Group continued to be a leader in worldwide auto sales in the first half of 2013 with sales of 4.7 million cars, a 5.5% increase over the same period last year. For June alone, it sold 827,800 cars, a 3.7% increase. “The econo...

The car has been spied testing in Germany

Audi has been caught testing a refresh for the A8 in Germany, and it plans to reveal the car at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September.  Audi has already said that the A8 will be upgraded with active matrix, full LED headlights later this ...

China is already buying more BMWs than the US

China rise as a consumer nation is happening faster than anyone expected. BMW sold 800 cars a year in China in 1994; today it sells 900 cars a day. BMW is predicting that by the end of the year it will sell more cars in China than in the United St...

All seven generations of 911 will be on display

Porsche is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 911 at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, and it is also celebrating its turbocharged race cars. All seven generations of 911 will be on display including the new 911 GT3 car, which wil...

His contract would need to be renewed to stay with the team

Felipe Massa’s position at Ferrari next season is far from certain after two retirements and just one podium so far this season. Massa’s contract with Ferrari expires at the end of the season. Massa has a tendency to go on long str...