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We have not even seen complete images of the car yet, especially the interior, but Mazda has begun building the third generation Mazda6 at its factory in Hofu, China. The first car built is bound for Europe and is powered by Mazda's Skyactiv-G...

Volkswagen AG and Porsche finished their merger deal at the beginning of July, but they had to wait for the financial quarter to end before they could officially come together. Yesterday, August 1, the third quarter began and that meant the two Ge...

Mercedes is planning a limited run of the SLS AMG E-Cell in 2013 as a coupe, but now there are rumors that it might make a few electric roadsters as well.  According to a Mercedes spokesman, it is gauging interest, and if it is high enoug...

Mercedes has been celebrating the 60th anniversary of the SL at vintage races all over Europe this summer. For the Nürburgring Classic on August 10-12, Mercedes is bringing the earliest surviving SL among other important SLs.  Classi...

Audi has been rumored to be working on a Mercedes R-Class like six- or seven-passenger MPV. Now according to Autoblog Germany, Audi marketing boss Peter Schwarzenbauer has confirmed that the car will be built beginning in 2016.  Acco...

BMW is about to begin a huge experiment. At the Paris Motor Show, it will debut the 1 series GT, the first front-wheel drive BMW-branded vehicle ever offered. Will buyers latch on to a BMW that is not rear-wheel drive? The platform will also be us...

With its ART CAR project, BMW pays tribute to the flouroscent spectre of global art for almost four decades now. Looking at the collection of meanwhile seventeen ART CARS, it is fair to say they have come close to Robert Rauschenberg's dream o...

Ford is developing a virtual factory where it can hone its production process for future vehicles before they ever are physically produced. Ford says that this will allow it to cut costs and improve quality. Ford thinks that it will have the techn...

Vauxhall is releasing its new 2.0-liter biturbo diesel on the Astra hatch and Sports Tourer with 195ps and 400Nm. The cars have a 135mph top speed and accelerate to 100km/h in less than eight seconds. The engine produces 134g/km of CO2 and get...

BMW Group had a rough second quarter in terms of net profit. Revenue was up 7.3% to €19.202 billion, but profit before tax was €1.977 billion down 25.4%. Net profit was €1.277 billion down 28.1%. It sold 475,011 units...