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Smart had its annual meeting for owners in Antwerp along the city's port. The event drew 1,594 visitors and 1,114 cars, which is a new record for a Smart meeting. Cars came from 27 countries.  The event took place over four days, and ...

Rumors have been circulating all summer about Renault launching a large, flagship sedan or luxury brand rumored to be called Initiale Paris. Reuters has discovered that Renault is close to making an announcement about future high-end models. ...

Chrysler's Ram Trucks brand has an extensive list of upgrades for the 2013 Ram 1500 pickup truck. It gets new powertrain options, a new chassis, better fuel economy and new styling.  The new Ram 1500 comes with either Chrysler's P...

Porsche has taken the wraps off of the 991-chassis Carrera 4, Carrera 4S and Carrera 4 Cabriolet, which like all previous generations offer the Carrera with all-wheel drive. The Carrera 4 all-wheel drive system sends power to the rear in most situ...

Ford unveiled the concept for its Explorer Sport late last year, but it has finally unveiled the car's specs. The Explorer Sport is powered by a 365hp version of its 3.5-liter turbocharged Ecoboost V6. Ford has certified the truck at 16mpg cit...

Opel is cutting production at its Rüsselsheim and Kaiserslautern factories. This includes 50% of the 13,800 Rüsselsheim employees from both manufacturing and administration. Opel and the IG Metall union signed the agreement. The emp...

The Toyota TS030 performed well in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, but not great. It was still easy to be unsure of the car, its performance and drivers. Today at the Six Hours of Sebring the single car Toyota team proved itself definitively that the tea...

Audi showed its Quattro Concept at the 2010 Paris Auto Show and has been mostly quiet on the concept since then. However, the first rumors are surfacing that Audi might be planning to put the concept into production in 2015 to celebrate the 30th a...

Every little kid fools around with a remote control car at some point in his or her life. China's BYD has taken that to a whole other level on their F3, though.  The car, which is basically a copy of a Toyota Corolla, is offered with ...

The American Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has started a new crash test evaluating cars based on and offset hit into a narrow, solid object. It is meant to simulate hitting a tree, pole or similar object. The IIHS claims that a lar...