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Mazda has developed a new resin with a rubber/polypropylene blend to create a resin that allows it to mold parts with a 20% weight savings.  Mazda will use the new resin for the first time on the new CX-5 SUV. It maintains the same rigidi...

News of Ferrari having problems might not have totally true given that Fernando Alonso set the fastest time at Jerez testing today, despite the time being about 1.5 seconds off Nico Rosberg's time yesterday. Ferrari had claimed that it was...

Kia has finally shown its weirdly named Track'Ster hot hatch at the Chicago Motor Show. The all-wheel drive, Soul-based hatchback uses a 250ps turbocharged engine.  "We wanted to base the car in reality so people instantly knew i...

The Nissan Leaf will be available from Europcar for rental in Paris and London starting in February for a three month pilot program.  "For drivers currently unsure whether an EV is suitable for their needs. By renting a Nissan LEAF a...

Tesla's new Model X crossover seems pretty normal until you open the doors, and they turn out to be gullwings. The car is a true crossover. While it sits a little higher than the current Model S, no one will ever mistake it for a truck, an...

Average fuel economy throughout the US is finally inching upward. Cars in the US today are getting an average 14% better fuel economy than 2008. These data were calculated in a study done at the University of Michigan.  The weighted ...

Ford has had its B-Max tested, and it has been rated as the best vehicle in its class in terms of fuel economy and emissions for both its petrol and diesel engines.  The 1.6 liter TDCi diesel with 95ps delivers 104g/km of CO2 emissions an...

Toyota is sending a whole host of hybrids to the Geneva Motor Show. Sadly, only two of them are new.  Among the cars that we've already seen at Geneva will be the Yaris Hybrid, the diji, which had previously been called the Fun-vii, t...

For the second day in a row last year's Mercedes was the fastest car in Formula 1 testing at the Jerez Circuit. Yesterday, Michael Schumacher set the fastest times, and today it was Nico Rosberg.  There are two explanations for Merced...

Rolls-Royce is looking for a new crop of young people for its Apprenticeship Programme starting August 2012. Positions available include leather, wood, paint, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, assembly and finesse roles. The ...