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Ford has invested 3.34 billion RMB ($490 million) to build a 1 million square meter factory in Chonqing, China, that will build the Ford Focus. It will be the third factory that Ford has in China.  The Chongqing factory will boost Ford...

BMW will begin delivering the 640d xDrive this spring that combines a twin-turbocharged, 3.0 liter diesel with all-wheel drive as either a coupe or convertible.  Despite being a big, all-wheel drive coupe, the 640d xDrive has performance ...

The FIA is strengthening the ECU rules in Formula 1 to definitively get rid of blown exhausts.  The FIA wants to totally remove exhaust blown aerodynamics from Formula 1. It changed the rules earlier in the year to mandate a certain, gene...

Honda will debut the fourth generation CR-V for Europe at the Geneva Motor Show on March 6. It will go on sale  in the fall of 2012 in Europe.  Honda still hasn't announced power options for the new CR-V in Europe. In the US it c...

Apparently BMW's M Performance series of cars are more than just incredibly powerful diesels. The Bavarian automaker announced today its newest concept, the M135i Concept, for the first three-door version of the new F20 1-series with its now u...

Williams driver Pastor Maldonado set the fastest time on the third day of Formula One testing on February 23. Maldonado's pace was even quicker than Nico Hulkenberg yesterday by about 0.2 of a second. Most of the cars did long stints on the tr...

Ex-Formula 1 World Champion Alain Prost will become a brand ambassador for Renault. Prost raced for Renault from 1981 to 1983 and managed a second place finish in the Drivers' Championship in 1983. Prost drove for Renault again in 1993 and too...

Bentley is giving the Mulsanne some much needed updates in the guise of the Mulsanne Mulliner Driving Specification that adds 21in wheels, diamond-patterned leather and selectable suspension and steering.  The Mulsanne continues to u...

Giugiaro is quite sneaky. It had said before that it would reveal third picture of its Geneva Concept on Friday, March 2, but it revealed a new picture today on its Twitter showing the car's head light.  This is the third picture of t...

Mercedes-Benz is throwing a big Oscar party this year to celebrate the SL's appearance in film and TV. It is also making a donation to the Film Foundation to support restoring classic and forgotten films. Mercedes claims that the SL has appear...