Hyundai sticks with Super Bowl ad spots, despite GM’s withdrawal
After General Motors announced that it won’t buy ad spots for the 2013 Super Bowl, other automakers seemed to have felt the need to reveal their plans. Hyundai said that the Super Bowl is... Read more
Daimler overhauling Mercedes-Benz product development
Daimler is overhauling its product development organization and will be revising its structure as well as some of its executives’ responsibilities. Daimler, the parent company of... Read more
Fiat ends dealership agreement with Tata Motors! Is Suzuki the new partner?
Italian car maker Fiat SpA and Indian car manufacturer Tata Motors have called it quits and have terminated a six year-old dealership agreement between the two automakers. The agreement... Read more
Lamborghini Aventador Triangle by German Special Customs
German Special Customs (same company that created the badass Mercedes-Benz CLS 63 AMG Stealth) focused their attention on the Lamborghini Aventador. Dubbed Triangle GSC, the new body kit... Read more
Smart USA to launch TV campaign in June for its ForTwo model
Smart USA is planning to launch a TV advertising campaign in the United States in June as part of its strategy to further penetrate a market which it just entered in 2008. If the TV ads... Read more
Mike Rockenfeller achieves podium finish for Audi at Great Britain DTM race
Mike "Rocky" Rockenfeller has taken the podium for the new Audi A5 DTM, with a third place finish in the DTM race at Brands Hatch in Great Britain. Meanwhile, in the overall... Read more
Rolls-Royce kills the electric Phantom
It seems that the world is not prepared for luxury electric vehicles yet as Rolls-Royce just pulled the plug on its electric Phantom. Dubbed 102 EX, this will remain only a concept as... Read more
Bentley models form official parade fleet for Nürburgring 24 Hour Race
A fleet of outstanding Bentley models led the 170 competitors of the legendary Nürburgring 24 Hour Race during the kick-off of the event. Chairman and Chief Executive Wolfgang Dürheimer... Read more
Vauxhall, Zipcar ink 6-month deal to include Ampera in car sharing network
Vauxhall has entered into a six-month pilot partnership to include its all-new electric Ampera into the fleet of automobile sharing network Zipcar, Inc., which provides self-service... Read more
Audi R8 LMS Ultra achieves one-two finish in the 2012 Nürburgring 24 Hours race
Audi Sport Team Phoenix has captured the top plum in the 40th running of the Nürburgring 24 Hours. Sharing driving duties for the winning Audi team in the new Audi R8 LMS ultra were... Read more
All-new Nissan Rogue to make its debut in 2013
Although the media was focused on the 2013 Altima, Nissan also made an important announcement: the all-new Rogue compact crossover will make its debut in 2013. As expected, the car will... Read more
Fiat Strada will not be available in the United States, although it should
The Fiat Strada won’t be available in the U.S., according to a Chrysler spokesman. Already, several people in the industry have expressed their dismay at this news. For this year, Fiat is... Read more
Demand for premium, near-premium cars uplift sales of 4 European automakers
Audi, BMW, Citroen and Mercedes-Benz have resisted the descending trend in new-car sales in the European region last month due to the strong demand for near-premium and premium vehicles.... Read more
2012 Mille Miglia marked the reunion of Sir Stirling Moss and Norman Dewis
The 2012 Mille Miglia marked the reunion of Sir Stirling Moss and co-driver Norman Dewis. Sixty years ago, they drove a C-type Jaguar at the 1952 Mille Miglia. This vehicle used a... Read more
Dealers will need certification to sell the 2013 SRT Viper
The new SRT Viper won’t be available at just any local Chrysler dealer. A dealer certification process is being put in place so that only those dealers that can offer a high level of... Read more
Vw considering new crossover to take on the Subaru Outback in the U.S.
In order to boost its sales in the United States even more, it appears that Volkswagen wants to introduce a crossover version of the next-generation Jetta SportWagen. Inspired by the... Read more
Cars with Wi-Fi technology drown out critics warning of a catastrophe
Amid the excitement of the arrival of Web-enabled cars at U.S. showrooms, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is pushing guidelines that attempt to control these in-dash... Read more
Rumor: BMW thinking about constructing plants in Mexico and eastern Europe
A source inside BMW told Reuters that Mexico is one of the places being considered for its new production plant. In a previous article by German business daily Handelsblatt that cited... Read more
Kevin Mayer moves from GM to Vw to become vice president, marketing
Volkswagen brand’s U.S. marketing is now in the able hands of Kevin Mayer, who will be making the transfer from General Motors. Volkswagen of America’s sales had increased by 38% this... Read more
Warren Buffett sought to buy Residential Capital from Ally Financial before bankruptcy
Before Residential Capital entered bankruptcy, billionaire Warren Buffett had wanted to buy it from Ally Financial Inc., according to three sources. They said that Buffett had assigned... Read more
GM will stop advertising during the Super Bowl due to the high costs
Don’t expect to see an ad from General Motors during the next Super Bowl. GM has said that this is part of the company’s plan to shake up its strategy. Just a few days ago, GM said that... Read more
Audi CEO Rupert Stadler confirms management reshuffle
As you may know already, we told you that Bentley CEO will go to Audi due to the restructuring of the company’s board but nothing was officially confirmed… until today. Audi CEO Rupert... Read more
All-wheel drive Audi R18 e-tron Quattro heads for Le Mans 24 Hours in June
On June 16 and 17, Audi would be celebrating a prestigious success with a hybrid vehicle, the R18 e-tron Quattro, that could be winning the Le Mans 24 Hours for the first time. The... Read more
NHTSA investigating Fisker Karma garage fire
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is conducting an investigation to determine the exact cause of a garage fire in Sugar Land, Texas. A $103,000 Karma plug-in... Read more
Toyota to invest $80 million for Huntsville plant expansion to boost V6 production
Toyota Motor Corp. will spend around $80 million for the expansion of its Huntsville facility in Alabama to produce additional V6 engines for the market in the United States, the... Read more
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