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Honda has created a piece of technology that it says will prevent traffic jams. The system monitors the acceleration and deceleration patterns of the cars in front of you thanks to a camera mounted on the roof of the car. In testing in Japan, Hond...

We wrote a few weeks ago about AvtoVAZ, builder of Ladas, ending production of the Lada 2107. Now Nissan-Renault has created a joint venture with Russian Technologies to take a majority stake in AvtoVAZ. Nissan-Renault will pay US$750 million to t...

Edinburgh, Scotland-based, Imperium Automotive has tuned the Bentley Continental GTC into a limited edition, bespoke luxury car that it calls the Imperium Audentia GTC.  The cars get new front and rear bumpers with larger lower openi...

During the auto show in Beijing, Land Rover design director Gerry McGovern let slip that it is considering building a cabriolet and sport version of the Evoque.  “You can go too far with the Evoque, but what’s so right ab...

Volkswagen has set up a design competition in China that it calls that People's Car Project that allows Chinese designers to submit design ideas for the future. The concepts are not limited to cars, designers also submitted ideas for future ke...

Mercedes is bringing several of its classics to the Goodwood Revival this year. The 1937 Mercedes W125 that was driven by Rudolf Caracciola to win the European Championship of the Association Internationale des Automobile Clubs Reconnus (AIAC...

Aston Martin CEO Dr. Ulrich Bez has announced plans to build a new Aston Martin for the brand's centenary in 2013, and the car will be unveiled later this summer. The concept for the vehicle is apparently finished and lead designer Marek ...

The Polo R Line is coming to the UK to make the Polo look more aggressive and have a nicer interior.  The R Line adds deeper, more aggressive front and rear bumpers with lower side sills and 16in wheels. The rear windows have a 65% tint. ...

Nissan is building a production version of the Juke-R for a very limited run of build-to-order cars. Nissan says that the production Juke-R will be even faster than the one-off it made several months ago.  The production Juke-R is powered...

Since becoming a major sponsor of the Red Bull Formula 1 Team, Infiniti has been trying to increase its position in Europe. It is adding dealers and plans to introduce new models with smaller engines.  Infiniti has already opened new deal...