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The first steps are already in place

Mercedes is reiterating its promise that it will have an autonomous car on sale by 2020. While most of the technology is technically possible today, six years of development on software and sensors will make it even better and less expensive. ...

It believes new styling is the way to compete in Europe

Nissan and its luxury counterpart Infiniti believe that the way to grab a larger market share is to offer a stylish alternative to European stalwarts. If they cannot beat the Golf and 3 Series head on, then they will create cars in the segment tha...

It sponsors the car of Red Bull Junior Driver Antonio Felix da Costa

Red Bull has become one of the hottest names in motorsports over the last 20 years. The Austrian energy drink company started sponsoring cars in national series in Germany and Austria, and today it is four-time Formula One Constructors’ Cham...

It would sit below the A1 in its range

Audi is not ruling out building an electric city car based on the Volkswagen Up that would take on the BMW i3. The new model would be even smaller than the A1, Audi’s current entry-level car. "I can imagine a market for this car in ...

All of the models will share a similar look and platform

Mercedes says that it is planning multiple variants of the C-Class, including a coupe and convertible, that will be added in the coming years. The C-Class sedan was publicly unveiled at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Th...

The models include a flagship sedan, sports car, crossover and hatchback

Infiniti’s Johan de Nysschen discussed the possibility of four new cars at the North American International Auto Show, including two premium models, the Q30 hatchback and a crossover. Nissan and Daimler are co-developing a new platform t...

It is planning for a compact crossover in four years

Volvo says that the company has returned to having an operating profit after over a year of getting itself established in China. The company will not announce fiscal results until March, but for the first six months of 2013, Volvo had an opera...

It also gets a chassis with more carbon fiber stiffening

Gazoo Racing, one of Toyota’s racing teams, will return to the Nürburgring 24 Hours in June with a new, experimental version of the LFA. The LFA Code X packs a V10 that has been bored to 5.3 liters, up from 4.8 liters in the standar...

It is the fourth straight month of industry growth

The European Automobile Manufactures’ Association has released its monthly EU27 sales report and for the fourth straight month sales have increased. It is a good indicator that the worst of the recession may be over. There were 906,294 cars ...

Ecclestone says that the money was to pay for blackmail

Bernie Ecclestone cannot stay out of the news. A Munich court has ruled that there is enough evidence to try Ecclestone on bribery and incitement to breach of trust charges. He is accused of bribing German banker Gerhard Gribkowsky with €33 m...