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Automakers predicting it might be easier to succeed in than China

Now that Chinese growth is beginning to slow to more globally normal levels, automakers are beginning to look for the next major growth market, and one of leading contenders to be the location of the next boom is India. Not only is the market grow...

Will be restructured to build new Jeep

Fiat's union has agreed to accept temporary layoffs from two production lines at its Melfi factory to allow it to reconfigure to produce the Fiat 500X and a shared Jeep platform in 2014. Fiat estimates it will cost €1 billion ($1.34 billi...

First 10 cars will be on the road soon

A fleet of 20 Nissan Leaf taxis will be on the streets of Zurich, Switzerland, by the end of the year. New York, Tokyo, Mexico City, Amsterdam and Sao Paulo already have Nissan Leaf taxi fleets.   The first 10 taxis will be delivered in t...

Portugal, France, Germany, Austria and Turkey are all possibilities

Bernie Ecclestone is predicting that the 2013 F1 season will have 19 races since the New Jersey Grand Prix dropped out last year. However, he says that he is still in some form of negotiations with several European tracks.  Ecclestone had...

Rule proposed by EU Transport Commissioner

European Union Transport Commissioner Siim Kallas has proposed a rule that would force fuel stations in all EU member states to offer alternative fuels. The new rule would include electric vehicle charging as well. "Developing innova...

Each will be responsible for separate vehicle that will be shared

GM and PSA Peugeot-Citroën have released more details about their vehicle co-development joint venture that they announced on December 20. In a deal quite different from most automotive joint ventures, each company will separately development...

VW promising €785 million investment in Spain

The Spainish automotive market has been among the hardest hit in the European economic crisis, but the first hints of a turnaround are starting to come to the market. Volkswagen is promising a $1 billion (€785 mllion) investment in northern S...

Turbocharged six-cylinder will power new car

Car Magazine in the UK has gotten the exclusive images of the next generation BMW M3 and are confirming that it will use a turbocharged six-cylinder engine developing 444hp.  Like all of the modern M cars, it will get a carbon fiber roof ...

Bond Street and Hyde Park add luxury trim

Mini has yet more special editions coming to the Geneva Motor Show. The Bond Street is both on the Clubman and adds unique color and trim combinations. The Hyde Park is available as either the standard Mini or Clubman. The Bond Street comes in...

Also developing next generation battery

BMW and Toyota have officially agreed to a four-part deal that will have the two automotive giants co-developing next generation platforms and technology together.  “It is just over a year since we signed our collaborative MoU [Memo...