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The company wants to take on the Golf directly in Europe

Nissan wants to take on the market leading Volkswagen Golf in Europe. It is a brash move given the Golf’s position and the weakness of the European market. Nissan plans to have the five-door hatchback revealed by late next year. The stil...

It will share an aluminum space frame with the R8

The next generation Lamborghini Gallardo successor and Audi R8 will share an aluminum space frame, and the Lamborghini will be unveiled first, possibly as soon as the end of the month. The new entry-level Lamborghini is rumored to be called the Hu...

The key is improved battery technology

Audi has gone back and forth on whether or not to produce the R8 e-tron that it is easy to lose track, but the latest rumor indicates that the car is back on the slate and could be on sale by late 2014. Production of the electric R8 will be in ver...

The company thinks that it will have the technology ready for 2025

Ford has teamed up with the University of Michigan and State Farm Insurance to create an autonomous test version of a Ford Fusion Hybrid. Ford believes that it will have autonomous cars on sale by 2025. “We see a future of connected cars...

The stock was sold for €250 million

General Motors is making some of the biggest business changes in its history this week. It announced Mary Barra as its next CEO, will shut down most of the Chevrolet brand in Western Europe and will end Holden production in Australia. While it ann...

It will mainly be aimed at China but may also be sold in Europe

Citroën is teasing its new DS5 LS that it says will be a premium sedan revealed on December 19. It released a single teaser image for the car showing its DS wheels and rocker panels. It is rumored to be Citroën’s notchback sedan ai...

The brand's success hinges on success in Asia

Volkswagen Group’s brands sold 828,600 cars in November, up 4.3%, and have sold 8.68 million cars from January through November this year, up 4.7%. "The Volkswagen Group produced a very robust performance despite the continuing econ...

It also offers Renault R-Link now

Renault is updating the Megane Coupe-Cabriolet with its new corporate face. It will also offer Renault’s R-Link infotainment system. The car gets the face of the rest of the new Megane range with a central Renault emblem flanked by a nar...

The car offers limited autonomous braking and steering

Mercedes has hired Michael Schumacher to test the safety systems of the new C-Class head of its imminent reveal. Mercedes has a test site that it calls SimCity where it can put safety systems through their paces. Mercedes calls its suite of ne...

The first of them will launch in 2016

General Motors and PSA Peugeot-Citroën have updated their plans for partnership and are now working on a shared B-segment MPV, a C-segment crossover and B-segment light commercial vehicle for Europe. All of them will use shared platforms, par...