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Before it gets the green light for production, GM has to make sure the buyers are there.

General Motors is in the early planning stages for a mid-size EV sedan with a 200-mile range, but the car is still far from getting a green light. Doug Parks, GM’s global product development chief, said that the car would cost around $30,000...

It wants to make driving less stressful and safer

BMW is taking part in the German Ko-FAS research initiative that attempts to create new driver assistance systems to reduce driver stress in difficult traffic conditions and make drivers more confident. The project attempts to make detection o...

Nissan wants to have autonomous cars on sale by 2020

Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn was among the first people to experience Nissan’s autonomous Leaf being shown at CEATEC, Japan’s largest IT and electronics exhibition. The car was shown driving autonomously there from October 1-5. Nissan f...

It will have a seven passenger SUV and compact crossover.

The crossover market is one of the fastest growing vehicle segments in the world, and Skoda wants to get in on the growth with a seven-seat SUV and compact crossover based on the Citigo. The inspiration is based on the success of the Yeti, which h...

The company has been getting enquiries from customers

Rolls-Royce CEO Torsten Muller-Ötvös says that customers have been making enquires about whether the company will build an SUV, and it is seriously considering it, especially with rival Bentley entering the market. However, he says that ...

Great Wall opened a factory there in 2012

Chinese automaker Great Wall built a factory in Bulgaria in 2012, and now the eastern European nation hopes that it can become a hub for automakers looking to expand in Europe. The Great Wall factory has a 50,000 vehicle annual capacity and bu...

They play Happy Birthday using just the notes of the generations of 911

Porsche is not going to let anyone forget that this year is the 50th anniversary of the 911. The brand took over the Goodwood Festival of Speed this year, and has created a special edition of the 911 to celebrate the milestone. The brand's...

The model would celebrate the 1984 Rapid Coupe

A report from the Dutch auto Website Autoblog.nl, claims that SERIES Coupe in 2014 in recognition of the 30th anniversary of the 1984 Rapid Coupe. The new model would be based on the Rapid Space Back. In addition to the loss of two doors, the ...

The test aims to create a nav system that helps cars use less fuel

A more intelligent infrastructure is seen as the future of green mobility in many cities. The German Ministry for Economy and Transport is funding a new test called iZEUS (intelligent Zero Emission Urban System) that attempts to create a more inte...

It uses the same platform as the Citroën Wild Rubis

PSA Peugeot-Citroën is trying to dig itself out of a sales slump by broadening outside of Europe, especially in China. That means it needs to create more models to appeal to the Chinese market, and its latest idea is to create a large SUV usi...