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The production version will debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show

BMW head of marketing says that it has 100,000 people signed up to test drive the i3 when it goes on sale later this year. It also already has "significant numbers of deposits" on the electric car, but he refused to say exactly how many....

It needs to get buyers back into showrooms

Ford is spending $1 billion to revive the Lincoln brand in North America. It is a process that that been going on since the introduction of the second generation MKZ last year and continued with the second generation MKC concept at the North Ameri...

Automakers want to define their brand with their own look

At its Tuesday press conference, Apple announced that it had developed a special version of its iOS mobile operating system to be incorporated into cars. Using voice commands, the operating system allows users to plat music, make calls, read messa...

It would be limited to Europe, Asia and the Middle East

Pininfarina is looking for buyers for its Sergio concept from the Geneva Motor Show and believes that it can homologate the car as well.  We know the design can be homologated in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, so now we are looking for...

The factory has a 125,000 vehicle per year capacity

Audi has begun production of the A3 Sedan at its new factory in Györ, Hungary. The factory is Audi's completely new factory in Hungary in 20 years cost €900 million and includes a press shop, body shop, paint shop and assembly line. ...

Toyota, Ford and Honda are the top three overall

For a second year, automakers lead Interbrand's Global Green Brands list. Each year the branding company creates a list of the top 50 green brands in the world. This year automakers hold the top three spots on the list, compared to two of thre...

Deliveries scheduled to start on July 20

Mercedes-Benz has begun production of the new S-Class at its factory in Sindelfingen, Germany, and the first car is scheduled to go on sale on July 20. It has invested €1 billion in the factory in 2013 to begin S-Class production. Merced...

Engine also adds upgraded trim

Renault is adding its 120 EDC engine to the Clio GT hatchback and estate. In addition to the new engine, the GT gets trim-specific front and rear bumpers, tinted rear glass, 17in wheels, sport seats and R-Link infotainment system. The GT trim also...

The biggest harm would come to European luxury makers

China is strengthening threats of instituting higher tariffs on imported cars, specifically those with more than 2.0-liters of displacement. The move could harm European auto makers importing cars into China at the same time as China has been resp...

They are build built at the Saarlouis factory in Germany

Ford has completed its first Focus Electric at its Saarlouis factory in Germany. The Focus Electric has already been on sale in California for over a year, but these are the first fully electric Fords for Europe. The European Focus Electr...