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It has sold 2.41 million cars so far this year

Volkswagen Passenger Cars sold 503,100 cars in May, a 5.5% increase, and it has sold 2.41 million cars from January to May, up 5.3%. Volkswagen Cars delivered 1.07 million cars in the Asian region for the period from January to May, up 17.6%. ...

The judge said GM had the right to block Saab's sale

A US judge has thrown out Spyker's $3 billion lawsuit against General Motors that alleged that GM attempted to bankrupt Saab by blocking its sale to Chinese companies. The judge ruled that GM had the right to block the sale because it would ha...

Its decision will be published after the hearing

The FIA International Tribunal has announced that it will convene in Paris on Thursday, June 20, 2013, at 9:30am to hear the case against Mercedes and Pirelli and whether their actions broke the sport's rules. A decision on the case will b...

It has estimated emissions of 129g/km of CO2

Jaguar has some improvements planned for the 2014 model year XF with an upgraded engine and new standard features. The biggest change to the XF is the upgraded 2.2-liter four-cylinder diesel with 161hp and 295lb-ft of torque with start/stop. ...

The car features a custom wide body kit and larger intakes for supercharged engine

Ford is partnering with DreamWorks Studios for the upcoming "Need for Speed" film based on the series of video games. Ford will promote the film heavily when it is released next March, and it has built a special Mustang that will star in...

It set the World Distance Record for a diesel car last year

This summer Volkswagen is hoping that another driver can set another record in the US with a diesel Passat. Wayne Gerdes, founder of cleanmpg.com - an online community dedicated to raising fuel economy - and Bob Winger, an electronics enginee...

Qashqai is the brand's most popular car

Nissan has announced its European sales for May, and it sold 51,168 cars in Europe for May and has sold 271,557 cars from January through May.  "May has given Nissan another solid performance across Europe which matched our expectati...

The company releases new images of the car

The Mexican Vūhl 05 supercar will be unveiled at the Goodwood Festival of Speed on July 11 through 14. The company has just announced a new partnership with Michelin for the tires on the Vūhl 05. It has also released two new images of the car.&n...

Toyota in fourth and sixth

Audi led 24 Hours of Le Mans testing on Sunday, June 9, with its cars grabbing the top three positions. Toyota was relegated to fourth and sixth place in the overall standings. Their fastest laps were four seconds per lap behind Audi. The #24 ...

It is the highest since 2002 when 16.5 million cars were made

New forecasts from LMC Automotive and IHS Automotive predict that the US auto industry will have its highest production since 2002 in 2013. Total production is expected to his 16 million vehicles. It is a 500,000-vehicle improvement from last...