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BMW believes that its i3 will be a major success in Europe

BMW head if the i-series sub-brand Ulrich Kranz gave a very enlightening interview to Automobil Woche at the debut of the i3 Coupe Concept at the LA Auto Show. He seems very optimistic about the success of the i3 perhaps to a fault.  We r...

Andrea Moda Formula

Andrea Sassetti clearly didn’t think his Formula 1 project through very carefully, in fact the story of the team that bore his name and the debacle that it represented defies belief. It’s one of those where we think: “you co...

General Motors believes that electrified cars, including hybrids and pure EVs, are going to play a large role in Chine in the near future and have sped up their introduction of electric cars to China.  “China has made electrificatio...

Famed fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld is displaying his collection of photographs of Rolls-Royces at the Home of Rolls-Royce at Goodwood as part of the brand's Icons of Art series. The collection is titled "A Different View" and ...

It displays 117 years of Skoda cars and bikes

Skoda has finally reopened its museum in its renovated original factory in Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic. It will display the company's 117-year history in films, photographs and many of the actual vehicles. The museum has 1,800m² of exh...

The Ram Trucks brand has announced at the LA Auto Show that it is adding a commercial van to its lineup called the Ram ProMaster in the third quarter of 2013. However, it did not release any images of the van, even as a teaser.  Ram says ...

No decision yet about which models will be built there

Mini will take over Mitsubishi's Nedcar factory in Born, the Netherlands, in the second half of 2014. Mini still has not decided which models that it will build there, but the factory has an annual capacity of 200,000 cars. Technically, the fa...

It appears they are grasping at the last possible straw

Ferrari appears to be grasping at its final straw in getting Fernando Alonso the 2012 World Drivers' Championship. It has requested a clarification from the FIA on the lap four pass of Sebastian Vettel on Jean-Eric Vergne at the Brazilian Gran...

Beetle Convertible will replace it in US

The Volkswagen Eos will not get a successor on the new Volkswagen MQB platform, which means that the only convertible Volkswagen available in the US will be the new Beetle Convertible. Europe will have the Beetle Convertible and Golf Convertible, ...

It appears that in the very near future Jaguar Land Rover might not be the only British auto company now owned by Indian interests. Aston Martin has confirmed to share holders that it is for sale, and that it is in "advanced stages" of s...