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Falling European auto sales have left German automakers, especially Volkswagen, mostly unaffected in terms of sales, but it appears to be having a significant effect on Volkswagen's strategy for the future. According to Automotive News, Volksw...

Mercedes is delivering a special version of the new A-Class is driving schools. The package costs €495 in addition to the cost of a standard A-Class. It adds a set of pedals on the passenger side, a switch that turns the extra pedals...

Nissan sees Norway as a major marketing opportunity for the Leaf and its future electric vehicles and has launched its Future:Today exhibition there. Norway applies no VAT, no car taxes, no parking fees, lower tolls and use of bus lanes to electri...

Porsche is finally releasing the second generation Cayenne Turbo S. It uses the same twin-turbocharged V8 as the standard Turbo but with 43hp boost and 50Nm more torque. Fuel consumption is identical to the Turbo at 11.5l/100km.  The powe...

Usain Bolt has teamed up with Nissan to create a special, one-off Nissan GT-R "Bolt" that will be auctioned for Bolt's charity. The car is painted metallic gold in recognition of Bolt's gold medal Olympic performance, and the int...

Sauber CEO Monisha Kaltenborn has taken over as team boss of the Sauber F1 team. Peter Sauber will remain with the team as an advisor but will no longer conduct day-to-day operations. Her promotion is effective immediately. She is the first ever F...

Sergio Marchionne has been beating the drum for months for a coordinated EU-wide reaction to the crisis in the  European automotive industry that would include governments.  "I am concerned that if we don't find a collective...

Lola Cars International was unable to find a buyer since going into administration and will shut down. Teams competing with the current B12/60 and B12/80 LMP1 and LMP2 cars respectively face an uncertain future. The cars will obviously no longer b...

Toyota appears to enjoy building extremely limited convertible versions of its top models. In 1967, it made two 2000GT convertibles for the James Bond film You Only Live Twice. Now, it has created an equally cool one-off LFA Spyder, and ...

Former Marussia test driver Maria de Villota has recovered enough from her accident on July 3 to begin giving interviews. She says that she remembers the entire accident.  De Villota was test driving the Marussia MR-01 at Duxford Aerodrom...