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Mercedes drivers with the optional COMAND infotainment system will get an app for syndicating news directly to the car. The new Mercedes-Benz News app is available from the Mercedes-Benz App Shop and can be downloaded from COMAND. The app rece...

Mazda produced its final rotary engine for the outgoing RX-8 last week, but it says that it has plans for rotaries in the future. Mazda has no plans to introduce a successor to the RX-8.  It has discussed plans to use a rotary engine on a...

Ferrari Chairman Luca di Montezemolo is worried about the near future of the Ferrari Formula 1 Team.  "I am worried, because I expect three very tough races at Silverstone, Hockenheim and Budapest and because we have seen that Red Bu...

The organizers of the 90th Pikes Peak International Hill Climb are postponing the event due to wildfires sweeping across Colorado, according to a press statement released today.  The organizers site safety concerns caused by the fires nea...

Fiat already gave Alfa Romeo a soft relaunch in the US in 2008 when it sold 90 8C Competiziones there. However, now it is planning to give the brand an official relaunch when the 4C goes on sale in 2013. Eventually, Fiat hopes to turn Alfa Romeo i...

Bernie Ecclestone supports the idea of holding a London Grand Prix in the future and says that he would give the event his financial backing. On Thursday evening, Santander Bank will unveil its idea for a London Grand Prix course during a promotio...

Bugatti's chief engineer Jens Schulenberg has been discussing the future of Bugatti. The company is currently working on the Bugatti Galibier sedan that will likely go on sale in 2014. However, the company is already imagining the future and i...

Like Volvo, Lancia is taking part in the European Field Operational Test (EuroFOT) in Brussels on June 26 and 27. It discussed the results of its test with its Driving Advisor technology.  It will test a Lancia Delta with Driving Adv...

Mitsubishi is planning a new five-door supermini for Europe and the UK next year that will take over for the aging Colt. The car is already sold as the Mirage in Asia and will be built in Thailand.  In Asia, the Mirage has 1.0 liter and 1...

A study funded by UK retailer Halfords found that bird poop appears on red cars more than any other color, and it came to the conclusion that this means birds prefer to poop on red cars.  The study looked at 1,140 cars over two consecutiv...