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It delivered its 1.5 millionth car this year at a ceremony in Ingolstadt

Not to be outdone by Mercedes reaching its own production record for the third consecutive year, Audi has announced that it sold its 1.5 millionth car this year, 10,000 more than Mercedes. It also means that Audi has met its 2015 sales goal two ye...

It will run at the same time as the VLN series

The Toyota GT86 is getting its own class and one-make racing series as part of the VLN racing series at the Nürburgring in 2014, and Toyota is putting up €86,000 in prize money to the drivers. The one-make series will run within the ...

Vettel is going into what may be the toughest season of his career

Next year is shaping up to be possible the weirdest Formula One season in decades. The decision to double the points in the final round at Abu Dhabi has been met with ridicule from several drivers, despite their teams being the ones who voted on i...

It built around 1.49 million cars this year

Mercedes-Benz Cars has reached a new production record for a calendar year with 1.49 million vehicles built in 2013, and there are still a few weeks of production left. It is the third consecutive year that Mercedes has set a new production record...

It adds significant amounts of Nappa leather and wood trim

The luxury mavens at BMW have got their hands on the Z4 to create the new Pure Fusion Design package. The package adds hand-sewn Nappa leather in Ivory White with brown stitching. The same leather also covers the armrests, door panels and the ...

It will race in the Blancpain Endurance Series in 2014

In its first competitive appearance, the Bentley Continental GT3 took fourth in the Gulf 12 Hours of Abu Dhabi at the Yas Marina circuit. “In running an all-new car for the first time, our main goal today was to finish the race and be co...

McNish also won the American Le Mans Championship three times

Three-time 24 Hours of Le Mans winner and 2013 World Endurance Championship winner Allan McNish has announced his retirement from racing.  "You have to get out at some point and everything lined up to make this an extremely good time...

It represents the ultimate version of the next generation Mini

Mini revealed the third generation Cooper and Cooper S simultaneously in Europe, Japan and the United States at the end of November, and it is now teasing the concept for the next generation John Cooper Works version that will premiere at the Nort...

It also has new engines and technology coming to its cars

Ford has big product plans worldwide for 2014. It plans to launch three new factories worldwide and 23 new cars that will be sold globally. It is the most vehicles that Ford will launch in one year in over a century. Among the new vehicles 16 ...

Daimler is working with the German government to build a hydrogen infrastructure

German Minister President Winfried Kretschmann have received a Mercedes B-Class F-Cell has his official vehicle when he performs government duties in Berlin. It is meant to show that the car’s technology is ready for the real world. &quo...