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Car will debut about 2015 for equivalent of $8,500

Volkswagen is reportedly prepping an entry-level car for the Chinese market for as soon as 2015, according VW Head of Product Development Dr. Ulrich Hackenberg. The car is expected to retail for 53,650 Yuan or the current equivalent of $8,500...

Announcement at Circuit Jerez

Apparently today is the day to announce the announcement of new Formula 1 cars. Ferrari was first this morning and said that its 2013 car will be revealed on February 1. Lotus was next when it tweeted a picture of the E21 and said that more inform...

New stakeholder Investindustrial wants to take advantage of old connections

Daimler Chairman Dr. Dieter Zetsche says that he is open to supplying components to Aston Martin as long as it is limited to a few thousand cars and does not interfere with AMG's work.  "If a company that sells a few thousand veh...

First new car will be XC90

  Volvo's poor sales in 2012 cannot entirely be blamed on the poor European market. It is also partially its own fault. The company began phasing out the C30, S40 and V50 without having proper replacement prepared. Volvo CEO Hakan Sam...

Claims it would allow company to break even

Renault wants to cut 7,500 jobs from its French factories by 2016 to help the company break even. Most of the cuts will come simply by not replacing retiring workers, but Renault believes that about 1,900 of the jobs will come from cuts to current...

Team Discusses Hopes for New Season

Ferrari has announced that it will unveil its 2013 Formula 1 car on February 1, which will make it the first F1 team to show its new car for next season. The announcement came at Ferrari's International Ski Meeting where the F1 team was given ...

It's a bit miserable at this time of year. We get in the car for the morning's drive to work and we're immediately faced with an icy windscreen and a steering wheel that would make Father Christmas shiver. So, there are two options, on...

Offers better fuel economy and more power

Opel has revealed a new 1.6-liter diesel, four-cylinder engine today that will replace its 1.7-liter diesel and some applications of its 2.0-liter diesel.  The 1.6-liter CDTI Ecotec diesel has an aluminum block and adheres to Euro 6 emiss...

Special edition painted yellow and black and limited to 2400 cars

Smart has a new special edition ready of the Fortwo called the Cityflame with a body painted yellow and a black safety cell available on coupe and cabrio models.  The Cityflame has flame yellow body panels with black wheels and a black sa...

Each model will be limited to 100 cars

Aston Martin is celebrating a century of building cars in 2013 with Centenary Edition models of the V8 Vantage, DB9, Rapide and Vanquish. Each will be limited to 100 units.  Aston Martin was originally called Bamford & Marti...