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The 2012 Mazda MX-5 Miata Special Edition

Mazda Asks, 'What Do You Drive?': Video

Mazda has always marched to the beat of a slightly different drummer. The brand embraced the rotary engine when other manufacturers had abandoned the design, and it became the heart of Mazda’s iconic RX series of sports cars. When other manufacturers abandoned the idea of a simple...

February 10, 2012 by  1
 
2012 Fisker Karma

Fisker DOE Loans Blocked, Work Stopped On Project Nina Plant

Fisker was forced to stop work on its plant in Delaware and lay off 26 employees after the Department of Energy blocked access to federal loans due to what it claims are... February 7, 2012 by 


 
2010 Renault Latitude

Renault Seeks Mercedes-Benz Technology For New Flagship

The effects of Renault-Nissan’s recent tie-up with Daimler won’t just benefit Nissan and its upmarket Infiniti brand, according to latest comments from the... February 6, 2012 by 


 
2012 Saab 9-3 Griffin range

Youngman Reportedly Rebuffed In Bid To Acquire Saab

There may be one final sad truth to the history of Saab: in bankruptcy, the pieces that once made up the whole of the brand are worth more than the brand itself. Saab’s... February 3, 2012 by 


 
1950 Studebaker Commander

Studebaker May Be Rising From The Dead: Report

As American manufacturing companies go, Studebaker had a pretty good run. Founded in 1852 as a wagon builder, the company switched to building automobiles (electric, at... February 3, 2012 by  1


 
Volkswagen's MQB Platform

Volkswagen Introduces Modular Transverse Matrix Platform

In today’s ever-changing global economy, reduction of manufacturing costs is the surest way to boost profitability. Each new platform, for example, requires unique... February 1, 2012 by 


 
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Sweden Repays Saab's EIB Loan, Becomes Its Largest Creditor

Sweden has stepped in to repay a loan between the European Investment Bank (EIB) and Saab, making it the single largest creditor of the now-defunct automaker. The loan, in... January 30, 2012 by 


 
Dany Bahar

Lotus CEO Bahar Seeking Buy-Out Partner: Report

While the new owners of Lotus’ parent company, Proton, haven’t come out and said that Lotus is for sale, it’s clear to all involved that the writing is on... January 30, 2012 by 


 
Bugatti Veyron Super Sport

Bugatti Orders Two More Years Worth Of Veyron Transmissions

Bugatti has ordered two more years worth of transmissions from Ricardo, the British engineering and motorsports firm that supplies the supercar manufacturer with advanced... January 30, 2012 by  1


 
Shelby SuperCars Tuatara

Supercar Manufacturer SSC Drops Shelby Name From Title

To avoid confusion and help it stand apart in the increasingly competitive business of selling supercars, Shelby Supercars, or SSC for short, has agreed to drop the Shelby... January 27, 2012 by  1


 
Land Rover DC100 (revised) concepts, live photos

Tata To Build Next Land Rover Defender In India: Report

The replacement for the Land Rover Defender isn’t due until mid-decade, but there’s already speculation on where the U.S.-bound next-generation, go-anywhere SUV... January 26, 2012 by  7


 
Gordon Murray Design and Toray technical partnership

Gordon Murray Design Forms Partnership With Japan’s Toray

Two leaders in the growing field of lightweight automotive engineering recently partnered for the development of a new electric sports car prototype. Called the Teewave AR.1... January 26, 2012 by 


 
Volvo's upcoming V40 five-door.

Volvo Seeks Partner To Develop Future Small Cars

At the 2012 Geneva Motor Show this March Volvo will unveil the long-overdue five-door version of its C30 hatchback, though this is to be just one of several new small cars... January 24, 2012 by  1


 
SARTRE self-driving cars during testing

SARTRE Self-Driving Car Initiative Enters Final Phase: Video

The days when you can sit back and enjoy reading the newspaper or eating your breakfast on the commute to work, behind the wheel of your car, has taken a major step closer to... January 24, 2012 by 


 
2011 Saab 9-5

Saab Cars North America To Be Liquidated

Following in the (likely) footsteps of Sweden’s Saab Automobile, the brand’s North American distribution company, Saab Cars North America (SCNA) has been marked... January 23, 2012 by  2


 
2012 Mercedes-Benz A-Class sketch leaked?

Mercedes-Benz To Build New North American Plant: Report

Mercedes-Benz is looking to build new plants in China and in either Mexico or the U.S. as it forges ahead with plans to double its sales by the year 2020. The information was... January 23, 2012 by 


 
 
 

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