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It allows iPhone owners to install some apps to their Mini

Mini is months away from revealing its third generation car, but one of the advantages of modern auto development is that elements like infotainment systems can be constantly updated. The 2014 Mini is getting Connected Apps from Apple that allow i...

The decision hinges on a free trade agreement between Mexico and Europe

BMW is considering following the lead of several automakers and opening a factory in Mexico, but it makes it clear that it will not make a final decision until it sees whether Mexico will enter into the free trade agreement that the United States ...

It will debut in a new model from Mazda

During the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance an insider at Mazda USA announced to Autoblog that the company is still working on the 16X rotary engine, and it will debut in a a yet-undisclosed new car in two years according to current plans.&nbs...

The game will be out around the time of the PlayStation 4's release

Sony announced during its press conference at Gamescom in Germany that the PlayStation 4 will go on sale on November 15 in North America and November 29 in Europe for $400/€400/£349. One of the most exciting games for auto enthusiasts t...

It is being used on vehicles worldwide

Ford has introduced a new dirt detection technology used during the painting process to create a better finish for its cars. It uses high-resolution cameras to scan the cars and look for dirt and particles as small as a grain of sand. It believes ...

Cadillac will still move upmarket in the coming years

When Chevrolet launched the sixth generation Corvette in 2004, it launched almost simultaneously with the Cadillac XLR, which used the previous Corvette platform and was built at the Corvette's factory but with a different engine. With Cadilla...

They lower emissions to 49g/km of CO2 and 69g/km of CO2 respectively.

Peugeot is showing the future of its hybrids with the 208 HYbrid FE and 2008 HYbrid Air at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The cars are not in production yet, but are meant to show the future of hybrid power. Peugeot says that 208 HYbrid FE has a go...

They are otherwise the same

Peugeot is upgrading two of its crossovers at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The 3008 gets a very slight upgrade with a new face, and the 5008 gets a more upgrades as well. The 5008 is offered as either a five- or seven-seat version. It also has th...

The Ilyushin Il-76 jet weighs 170.9 metric tons

The Nissan Patrol has won a Guinness World Record for ‘Heaviest aircraft pulled by any production vehicle' – the 170.9 metric ton laden Ilyushin IL-76. To win the award, the truck had to be unmodified and tow the plane 50 meters. I...

It wants to sell 300,000 cars a year there by 2015

Mercedes-Benz is giving its Chinese model line a massive revamp with 20 new or refreshed models over the next two years in order to increase sales by a third to 300,000 cars annually by 2015. The investment will cost Mercedes around €2 billio...