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Already taking deposits in Europe

Honda is already reporting strong demand for the NSX despite the car not being on the road for two years. At Geneva, the company said that it has already taken 25 £5000 deposits in the UK for on the hybrid sportscar. The NSX is still in ...

Based on Geneva Concept

Opel is set to add two new variants of the Adam next year. In addition to the convertible with a sliding canvas roof, a package based on the Adam Rocks concept will also be added.  The production version of the Rocks is easy to add to the...

    Ferrari – Manchester United Ferrari’s R&D budget was recently exposed as being €279 million for 2012, and it doesn’t look like slowing down. Not only are they investing in technology but t...

Topping the Forbes List year-in year-out, a hand full of illustrous men are piling up unimaginable fortunes for the perception of mere mortals like us. One is left wondering what people do with billions over billions and arrives at the conclusion ...

Platform to support two wheelbase lengths

Mercedes is planning a crossover even smaller than the upcoming GLA crossover. It is roughly the size of the Volkswagen Taigun concept from last year.  UK auto magazine Autocar claims to have talked to an engineer on the project...

Nearly doubles employees at factory

Porsche is nearly doubling the number of workers at its Leipzig factory to prepare for production of the Macan SUV to begin. The Leipzig plant currently has 1,150 workers, and Porsche is adding 1,000 more permanent jobs to build the smaller truck....

Has built 11.66 million cars in the last century

The Oxford factory that builds nearly every modern Mini on the roads today is celebrating a century of building cars on March 28. In that time, it has built 11,655,000 from 14 brands and over 2.25 million modern Minis.  The Oxford fa...

Shows where each new car is going

Audi has added a gauge outside of its Ingolstadt factory that displays when each Audi has been completed and where the car is going.   The digital panel covers 500m² of the outside of the assembly building and is visible to people pa...

Will be tested for next few months

Vauxhall is testing the Ampera as a rapid response ambulance in York, England. It is a test to see how low emissions vehicles can be used in emergency situations and is part of the Yorkshire Ambulance Service attempt to reduce its CO2 em...

13,500 employees will receive the money

Porsche is paying 13,500 employees an €8,111 ($10,475) special payment as a reward for the best financial year in the company's history. It is thanking its workers for its increases in unit sales and earnings.  Porsche announced ...