news

The C-X17 crossover concept may preview the design future

Jaguar Land Rover design director Ian Callum has big changes ahead for the looks of Jaguar. He says that he is dropping oval-shaped grills from Jaguars in the next generation of cars. Instead, the oval edges will be cut off to create a more up...

The main focus will be new Fiat brand models

Fiat Group has announced that it will invest €9 billion ($12.3 billion) in Europe over the next three years to reopen closed factories and build new models. The main focus of the investment will be the Fiat brand, which will get new varia...

The new engines would be to meet global emissions standards

Ford says that it is willing to consider diesel and hybrid versions of the new, sixth generation Mustang in the future to improve the car’s emissions and efficiency. It is clear that there are no firm plans at the moment, but it is not rulin...

Sales for the year are already up 7.4% for the year

Audi exceeded last year’s total sales in November and will have a record year of sales in 2013. Audi sold 132,050 cars in November, up 6.8% from the previous year. Its top three markets were China with 17.9% growth, the UK with 13.6% growth ...

It will be based on the LF-LC concept

Toyota engineer Haruhiko Tanahashi says that the company is in the early stages of prepping a successor to the LFA. The new car will be based on the LF-LC concept, if it goes into production “I have the expectation that car will be launc...

It will be testing this week at Sebrig

has unveiled its 2014 World Endurance Championship racer, and despite the major change in rules, the car does not look that much different on the outside and keeps the same R18 E-Tron Quattro moniker.  The 2014 E-Tron Quattro is still ve...

It follows several other automotive locations in Street View

Google Street View has added another automotive attraction to its service. This time it is the McLaren Technology Center in Woking, Surrey, England. Unfortunately, it might be the most limited among the automotive locations so far. The tour is...

It will visit 10 cities in 2014 and 2015

The Formula E racing series is moving along and has just had its first season calendar ratified by the FIA and announced its ninth team of ten.  The official schedule will take the series to ten cities in Europe, Asia, North America and S...

Tightening safety rules have made it obsolete

The Volkswagen Transporter finally ended production in Brazil this year, and the Fiat Uno will follow it due to the country’s tighter auto safety laws. The second generation Uno was introduced in Europe in 1989 and went on sale in Brazil...

VW built 500,000 in its first year

The seventh generation Volkswagen Golf has been on sale for a year now, and in that time, the car has garnered 24 awards around the world, including European Car of the Year and World Car of the Year 2013. It was also the first imported car to win...