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Races from the DTM, Super GT and NASCAR

After last weekend's weak slate of races, anything would be better. This weekend is not a major improvement, but it provides some respite until next weekend when Formula 1 returns.  DTM This weekend is the DTM's 49-lap race ar...

It offers strong welds and predictable quality

The Cadillac ELR takes the concept of the Chevrolet Volt and adds a dose of luxury and style. It will go on sale in early 2014 in North America, but Cadillac is already preparing pre-production examples. Cadillac is introducing ultrasonic welding ...

The Mexican factory will have 3,800 workers when it opens

Audi has hired its first 64 apprentices for its new factory in San José Chiapa, Mexico. The workers will be trained for mechanic and mechatronic work for the next three years. For now, Audi's apprentices are being trained at th...

They include the Zoe, Kangoo and Twizy

Renault has made a deal with Château de Versailles to exclusively use its electric vehicles. The deal comes on the 400th anniversary of the birth of André Le Nôtre who created the palace’s 43km gardens. The gardeners a...

It will also have active matrix LED headlights

Audi will unveil the refreshed A8 at the Frankfurt Motor Show, and it has been touting the refreshed models active matrix LEDs that allow portions of the lights to turn off while driving so that the high beams can be directed around oncoming cars ...

It has already built over 700,000 cars in the first six months of the year

Mercedes-Benz has built over 700,000 cars in the first half of 2012, which puts it on track to beat last year's record production of 1.34 million cars. From January to June, Mercedes-Benz Cars and Vans has sold 694,433 cars, a 6.4% increa...

It does not want to get into the luxury GT for now

BMW head of research and development Herbert Diess says that it will not make a decision to build a luxury GT like the BMW Pininfarina Gran Lusso Coupe for quite a while. However, he did not unequivocally say that the car would not be made.  ...

It is being developed on Audi's MLB platform

European automakers are going to be searching for every way possible to cut their CO2 emissions in Europe before the law takes effect that mandates a 95g/km of CO2 fleet average. The first details are emerging about the next generation Audi A4 tha...

In the US, laws would have to be changed first

A niche in automotive design has become making cars with ever-lower coefficients of drags. It is becoming more common for cars to have nearly flat underbodies and active grill shutters to knock the figure down a point or two. Tesla founder Elon Mu...

Its original concept debuted at the 1953 Paris Motor Show

The Karmann Ghia offered buyers lots of style and little speed. Underneath its curvaceous, Italian sheet metal, it was mechanically identical to the Volkswagen Beetle, and for many buyers that was ok. The Karmann Ghia celebrates its 60th anniversa...