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Cadillac sales up by 50% last year

The Cadillac ATS has barely been on sale a year, and it is already partially responsible for Cadillac sales increasing 49%. Even better, the new buyers are younger than the senior buyers Cadillac had cultivated in recent years, which helps secure ...

It will allow suppliers to develop electric technology

Mercedes is the cue from BMW and Volkswagen Group and plans to begin iterating on its platforms than it ever has before. This strategy started with the CLA being created from the new A-Class platform, and Mercedes will go even farther in the futur...

CEO says robust production system has led to success

BMW's CEO Norbert Reithofer says that the company's continuing success in Europe is to due its robust and adaptable production system that allows it to react quickly to market changes.  "Instead of making forecasts that don&#...

Will debut in Mondeo at Shanghai Motor Show

Ford will begin using a new 1.5-liter EcoBoost four-cylinder engine in the Fusion in North America later this year. It will make its public debut on the new Mondeo at the Shanghai Motor Show on April 20.  Ford has not announced power figu...

Will make its debut at the Nürburgring 24 Hours

Aston Martin has finally revealed its hydrogen racecar for the Nürburgring 24 Hours, and it is not at all what is expected. Instead of using hydrogen to create power for an electric motor to provide power, the hydrogen will directly fuel...

There will also be races from F1, NASCAR, WRC and V8 Supercars

It is another great weekend for auto racing around the world. The two biggest races this weekend are the first WEC race of the season and the Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai. If you are a rally fan, there is the Rally Portugal that runs until Sunda...

Record breaking car will be on display at Shanghai Motor Show

Bugatti brought its Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse to the Ehra-Leissien test track to officially prove that the car is the fastest convertible in the world. It achieved its goal by hitting 408.84km/h (254.04mph) with Chinese driver Anthony Liu behind ...

Side airbag could suddenly deploy

Toyota, Honda, Nissan and Mazda are recalling a total of 3.4 million vehicles due to a fault found in the passenger-side airbags supplied by Takata. The airbags could suddenly deploy and cause injury to passengers due to a faulty inflator. Takata ...

Ford claimed three spots in the top ten

The R.L. Polk & Co. has completed its annual survey of the top selling automotive nameplates. For 2012, Ford led the list and scored not only the bestselling car world wide, the Focus, but also had the most cars on the list.  There is...

Find out some of the latest world records

Right in the core of every human being is the desire to be the best, to be right and to show he can do anything, no matter how extreme it is. This desire is so obvious that in 1951 a British engineer, Sir Hugh Beaver, got into a discussion about w...