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*Update: Infiniti clarified that the premium compact car will be closer in style to the Etherea concept instead of the LE concept.  "Etherea concept showed a future direction of the premium compact which is due to be built in Europe ...

A user who goes by the name of Rossi on the Rennteam Porsche forum claims to have the pricing and specs for the 918 Spyder. He says that he is getting the information from a printed brochure. The standard 918 will start at €768,026, and t...

A brigade of Parisian firefighters received a unique gift on October 24 - the world's only Renault Twizy modified for firefighting. The prototype was developed by Renault Tech, the subsidiary that creates vehicle conversions for Renault, and i...

Daimler AG's total revenue was up 3% to €28.6 billion in the third quarter, but that all of the good news for the company. Pre-tax earnings were €1.921 billion for the third quarter of 2012, compared to €1.968 billion in th...

Ford has announced that it will be closing two more factories in addition to the Genk, Belgium, factory by the end of 2014. The Southampton and parts of the Dagenham factories will both be closed in 2013. In total, Ford will shed 5,700 e...

Skoda is doing quite well for itself this year. The company posted €7.9 billion in revenue, up €300 million over last year. Deliveries were up 7.9% to 717,200 cars. Like parent Volkswagen, operating profit was actually down by 1.4% ...

Toyota has demonstrated its hydrogen fuel cell vehicles at the two-day Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Drive ‘n’ Ride to European Parliament members and other dignitaries in Strasbourg, France.  The event demonstrates hydrogen...

Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton are not mathematically out of the fight for the World Drivers' Championship, but it would take a miracle for either one of them to win the title. However, the McLaren team is just six points away from tying Fer...

SEMA is not all about performance and concept cars, Chevrolet is introducing an actual production car at the show too. The Sonic Dusk is a new luxury-focused version of the Sonic that will only be available as a sedan.  The car gets a new...

Fisker is appearing at the SEMA show for the first time with a new partner - 3M. It is showing a Karma with a vinyl wrap from 3M and some new accessories for its luxury sedan.  The Fisker Diamond Protection Film is a paint protection...