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The Chevrolet Volt will stop production for the third time this year to make up for overcapacity and low demand. The Detroit factory where the Volt is built will stop production for four weeks between September and October. Sales of the Volt have ...

French automakers PSA and Renault continue to criticize the free trade agreement between the EU and South Korea. The latest row deals with allegations from PSA and Renault that Hyundai and Kia are selling cars in France at below cost to take a bit...

Ferrari predicts that it will have record profits for 2012 and beat 2011's sales record. Ferrari sales in the first six months of the year are up 7% to 3,664 cars compared to the same period last year. Its V12s are proving especially popul...

The Nissan GT-R entered the market as a budget-priced world-beater but is starting to get long in the tooth. In its first year, the GT-R was as fast as a Porsche 911 Turbo for roughly half the price. Since then the GT-R's price has grown a lit...

Bentley plans to reveal a sports car concept at the Paris Motor Show on September 27. However, early reports say that Bentley has no intention of producing the concept. Reportedly, the concept will play on the brand's sports heritage, which li...

Euro NCAP has competed a test of compact hatchbacks and a compact pickup. It tested the Ford B-Max, Audi A3, Kia Cee'd, Volvo V40 and Isuzu D-Max. All of them did fairly well, but the Volvo V40 is the safest compact hatchback that Euro NCAP ha...

Skoda has introduced new models to Russia during the Moscow Motor Show and is giving the Yeti 1.4 TSI DSG its world debut.  Skoda has new models of the Yeti in Russia - the Russian exclusive Yeti Sochi and Yeti 1.4 TSI DSG. The Yeti ...

Mazda has revealed the new, third generation Mazda 6 at the Moscow Motor Show in Russia. Mazda has teased the car relentlessly this summer, but it is finally revealing its technical specs including a new 2.5-liter Skyactiv engine and regenerative ...

Bentley has three new models at the Moscow Motor Show, although none of them are technically new for the entire world. Bentley is showing the Continental GT Speed, which debuted at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, Mulsanne Executive Inter...

Volkswagen is spending €250 million to build an engine factory in Kaluga, Russia, that will be completed in 2015. It will build VW's new EA211 engines. When completed the factory will be able to produce 150,000 engines a year, and the...