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It will be the first time it has been shown in North America

The Formula E Spark-Renault SRT_01E will get its first public demonstration of the final car in Las Vegas on January 6, and it will also be the first time that the car has ever been shown in North America. The event will coincide with the Consumer...

Kia has its first true sports coupe

Two weeks since it released the initial teaser, Kia has revealed more info about its GT4 Stinger for the North American International Auto Show in Detroit on January 13. Kia says that it uses a 2.0-liter turbocharged engine with 315hp and rear...

Solar cells with a special lens are mounted on the roof

Ford is bringing a solar cell equipped version of the C-Max Energi for the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The concept called the C-Max Solar Energi Concept adds solar cells along the length of the roof to work in concert with the car&...

The European launch in scheduled for the first half of 2014

Chinese brand Qoros has delivered its first car, and it went to a buyer in Shanghai. The model was an Elegance trim level Qoros 3 in Macadamia Brown. “I chose a Qoros 3 Sedan because I like to try something new and understand that it sta...

It also wears a new Plasma Red color

Someone within Audi clearly loves the Audi Quattro concept. After first being shown at the Paris Motor Show, it was revived last year as the Sport Quattro Concept. Now Audi will show a further update with laser headlights at the Consumer Electroni...

It likely previews the next Maxima sedan

Nissan has released a teaser for the Nissan Sport Sedan Concept that will debut at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit on January 13. Nissan says that the concept previews a future production sports sedan in its design signat...

The deal is expected to be finalized by January 20

Fiat is celebrating a very happy new year with its announcement that it has signed a memorandum of understanding to buy the remaining shares of Chrysler from the United Auto Workers’ VEBA healthcare pension. In exchange for the shares Fiat w...

Electric cars in the EU are required to make a sound in 2014

Daimler has put engineers on the task of making electric cars safer for pedestrians, specifically by making them sound like they have combustion engines. Regulation in the EU mandates that automakers add some kind of warning noise to electric ...

It will launch the X4, new X6 and refreshed X3

BMW is giving its SUV range a major upgrade in 2014 with the launch of the new {TOOLTIP, a refreshed X3 and second generation X6. The X4 is scheduled to launch at the New York Motor Show in April and will look very similar to the concept versi...

Toyota's Chairman wants it to be a hybrid successor to the Supra

BMW and Toyota have taken the next step in their jointly developed sports car project and agreed on an architecture for the platform. They signed the agreement to develop the car as part of their June 2012 deal to research lithium-air batterie...