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Fiat has increased its ownership level of financially struggling car-giant Chrysler. The company announced on Tuesday that its holdings in Chrysler have now gone from 25% to 30%. The increase was effective immediatley which now means that the other ...

So with the first two races already behind us, we now head to China. At the moment there has only been one man tasting the sweet flavor of victory, and that man is Vettel. It’s to soon to talk about it, with so many races to go until the end of...

Citroen has released a single teaser image of the upcoming DS5 ahead of its official debut at the 2011 Shanghai Auto Show next week. The image was posted on the Citroen Facebook page – where the DS5’s unveiling will also be live-streamed...

Polarizing is one way to describe the corporate face of Cadillac. Its masculine, straightedge, angular design language is largely a love it or hate it proposition. We find its distinctive looks a refreshing change from the rows of look-a-like automob...

Opel has just released a more economic and environmentally friendly variant of the Astra. The 2.0 Astra CDTI is now offered with the ecoFLEX Technology package which features Start/Stop functionality. Opel say this package, which can be fitted as a ...

Reuters is reporting that owners of the Nissan Leaf have complained to the manufacturer about the vehicle failing to start on occasion. Nissan has said it is investigating the problem, which is believed to be caused by either a component or progra...

On March 30th the 5 millionth Audi A4 rolled off the assembly line in Ingolstadt, Germany.  This particular milestone A4 was a Misano Red 3.0-liter TDI Avant, Audi-speak for sports wagon.  A4 production started in 1994, as a replacement to ...

“Kia sets new lap record at the Neurbergring!”  No, not really, at least not yet, but it’s not as preposterous as you might think. Without much fanfare, Kia has been developing a performance range to add to its line up with mor...

BMW will present a prototype plug-in hybrid sedan based on the long wheelbase version of the BMW 5 Series at the 2011 Shanghai Auto Show. As part of BMW’s joint venture with Brilliance China Automotive Holdings, the environmentally friendly ...

Subaru has announced that it will unveil the ‘XV Concept’ at the upcoming 2011 Shanghai Auto Show on April 19. Very few details are available at the present time, with only the one shadowy teaser image released by the Japanese manufact...