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Sales down in Europe and China

Renault-Nissan Alliance sales hit a record 8,101,310 vehicles in 2012, a 1% increase over 2011. It was the fourth consecutive year of increased sales. Most of the growth came from North America, but sales fell in Europe and China.  Renaul...

Will be available as three- and five-door

Skoda will offer an upgraded version of the Citigo called the Sport available both as a three- and five-door. Upgrades include rally stripes, a lowered chassis, alloy wheels and striped seats.  The Citigo Sport is based on the Ambition tr...

Gets updated livery with new version of green and yellow scheme

Caterham has taken the wraps off of its new CT03 Formula 1 chassis, and it will take to the track at Jerez later today. It is the first car to come out of Caterham's Leafield Technical Centre. The first thing most people will notice w...

Biggest feature is a straightened nose

Toro Rosso is carrying over its drivers from last year, but a new designer has brought a new take to the STR8.  The 2013 car is the first designed by Toro Rosso's new chief designer Luca Furbatto. Furbatto was responsible for dev...

Saves company from shutting down

Geely will purchase Manganese Bronze Holding, makers of London Taxi Company TX4 black cabs, for £11.04 million (€12.8 million or $17.3 million). The company already owned 20% of the company.  Under the purchase, Geely...

First foreign automaker to buy into China

Daimler has bought a 12% stake in Chinese automaker Beijing Automotive Group (BAIC), which makes it the first foreign automaker to buy a stake in a Chinese automaker. The deal will also give Daimler two seats on BAIC's Board of Directors. Beca...

Will be revealed at Geneva Motor Show

Renault is bringing a refreshed Scenic to the Geneva Motor Show in March and a new variant called the Scenic XMOD that combines the Scenic MPV with a compact crossover.  Scenic The Scenic is getting a major refresh for the Geneva Moto...

Bentley teasing the car for now

It appears that the Geneva Motor Show is going to be a fantastic show for the ultimate level of luxury cars. Rolls-Royce will bring its new Wraith to the show, and Bentley has announced that it will be a new Flying Spur to the show.  The ...

New cars coming in GTE-Pro Field

The Automobile Club de l'Ouest recieved 71 applications for 55 spots on the grid for the 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans. Among them were brand new entries from Porsche and the SRT Viper. In the top LMP1 class, Toyota and Audi will go head-to-he...

Car gets a new nose and new sponsor

Mercedes revealed its 2013 W04 chassis at Jerez a day before Formula 1 testing will begin at the track. The car has three major changes for the new season but only two of them really affect the car - a new nose, Blackberry sponsorship and Lewis Ha...