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Success propelled by CX-5 and new Mazda 6

Mazda is anticipating a very good year in Europe for 2013. In fact, it is predicting its first profitable year in the last five years in Europe. It is predicting a €250 million profit for the year. The turnaround is mostly due to attractive n...

Canadian and American investors under the name Scorpion Racing are interested

The 2013 Formula 1 season has not even begun yet, but the first news for a possible new team in 2014 has already arrived. A group of American and Canadian investors going under the name Scorpion Racing has expressed interest in buying the remains ...

Given current tech, lowering emissions further would be too expensive

A UK study done by consultancy firm Ricardo-AEA found that cutting automotive emissions beyond 70g/km of CO2 given current technology by 2025 is not financially feasible. The EU will have to increase the number of electric and hybrid cars to cut e...

Mercedes sponsoring latest "Die Hard" movie set in Moscow

The Die Hard movies are not exactly known for their car chases or even cars in general. There are car chases in the third and fourth movies in the series, but they are in a taxi and police car, respectively. Not much to get excited about...

Holds 8% of European B Segment marketshare

In December, the Peugeot 208 was the leading car in the European B segment market. Peugeot sold 19,400 208s in December, which gives it a 7.8% market share of the B segment market; that puts it above the latest Clio and Polo. The 208 topped sa...

Maxed out top speed at 210mph

Five Lamborghini Aventador Roadsters shot across the south runway of Miami International Airport reaching speeds of 210mph. The stunt was part of a 10-day introduction of the Aventador Roadster to North America and training North American dea...

New engine will top Zafira range

Opel claims that the new Opel Zafira Tourer BiTurbo it has created the fastest diesel compact MPV available in Europe. The new top-of-the-line model is powered by a 2.0-liter, twin-turbo diesel engine with 195hp and 400Nm of torque.  The ...

Fuel economy increased by 15% over previous generation

A few months after introducing the front-wheel drive, seventh generation Golf, Volkswagen is ready to debut the all-wheel drive 4Motion Golf with a fifth generation Haldex all-wheel drive system.  The latest all-wheel drive system gives a...

Lotus hopes to be third in championship in 2013

Lotus has revealed its 2013 Formula 1 chassis that it calls the E21. It is the first team to show its 2013 car, and the biggest surprise is how little change there is. As expected with few changes in the rules, the look of the car has not changed ...

BMW slowing service growth to remain profitable

BMW has decided that 2013 will be the first year that it earns a profit from its car sharing service DriveNow that it operates with car rental company Sixt. To make the two-year old service profitable, BMW will slow down the service's growth t...