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It claims better fuel economy and faster acceleration

For the 61st Internationales Motorpressekolloquium Bosch presented an Aston Martin DB9 with two modular hybrid electric motors that it claims increased acceleration and gave 25.75km of pure electric range. A plug-in hybrid battery pa...

It will be the first production car on the road with the technology

Mercedes-Benz says that it will have Car-to-X technology available in its production cars by the end of 2013. It will be the first automaker selling cars with the technology. Mercedes says that it will even be possible to retrofit the technology i...

Mazda's European CEO led the procession

Mazda set a new world record on June 15 in Lelystad, Netherlands, when 683 Mazda MX-5s met in a procession around the RDW Test Center. It is a new Guinness World Record. The previous record was set in Essen, Germany in 2010 with 459 cars. Pres...

May just be an excuse to leave F1

Union Investment, the largest private shareholder in the Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula 1 team, is threatening to leave the sport if the team is punished for its in-season test with Pirelli tires. The FIA International Tribunal in Paris will decide...

It will go on sale in the fall

Chevrolet of Europe has announced that the seventh generation Corvette will go on sale in Europe in the fall for a base price of €69,990 including 19% German VAT. The price includes the Z51 performance package as standard, which is an option ...

Just over one million cars were sold in the month

After one month of hope that things might be improving with sales increasing in April, this month's report from the European Automotive Manufacturers' Association shows that the European auto industry fell even further in May with sales of...

The car is due in Europe in 2015

Suzuki is working on a replacement for its SX4 hatchback, and the car will change slightly to become a Nissan Juke-fighting compact crossover that will go on sale in Europe in 2015. It will be built in Hungary with the slightly larger SX4 S-Cross ...

Factory emissions have been reduced by a third in the last decade

Ford has released its annual stability report and announced that it has reduced its factories' CO2 emissions by 37% between 2000 and 2012, and it plans to reduce factory emissions by a further 30% by 2025 compared to 2010 levels. It is also de...

European auto suppliers pushing for stiffer standards to be a technological powerhouse

The European Automotive Suppliers Association (CLEPA) believes that smart regulation could give Europe a head start in terms of technology that would give the European auto industry a worldwide boost.  CLEPA is supporting the EU's att...

Qatar still owns 17% of Volkswagen Group

The Porsche-Piech family have regained majority control over Volkswagen Group after buying back 10% of Porsche Automobil Holding SE from Qatar. The acquisition means that the family owns 50.7% of VW shares "All of Porsche SE's common ...